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mind. Do not be too concerned or overwhelmed with what is coming in
His life or in yours. Instead, take a peaceful moment to contemplate
perhaps the most serene moment in the history of the world--when all
of heaven rejoiced with the message “Glory to God in the highest, and
on earth peace, good will toward men” (Luke 2:14). - Elder D. Todd Christofferson
Time of renewal and recommitment as we prepare for His coming! In
district meeting we each gave Themas on whatever we wanted related to
Christmas. It was cool to see what was important to each person. I
chose to talk about the gift that He is. Everyday we have the
opportunity to use the gift of the Atonement He's given us. Psalms
29:11- He allows peace and strength to fill our lives! To accomplish
the 'I wants' in life. I rely on Him and I can be bold, obedient, and
blessed. Christmas is a time to look ahead, to recommit to use His
gift and be better disciples through it.
We had everyone share favorite traditions of Christmas and I got a few
new fun ideas :) One tradition that I've been missing this year is
definitely acting out the Nativity, but thanks for the video. Superb
y'all
Someone else talked about Angels preaching the word of God in Alma 13.
It's a song of joy and praise! Whose angels do we get to be?
Last PDay the Elders went bowling in Lederhosen and tourists stopped
them to take pictures hahaha
Christmas was wonderful!! Still kind of feel like it snuck up on me though...
Favorite Parts:
-We spent Heilige Abend (Holy Night--Christmas Eve) at the Schwabs and it was so much fun! I love their family :) We ate Raclette and watched Frozen! Everyone sang on
their own language and we sounded great haha
-No bake Nutella cookies are loved the world over! We visited several
members and investigators with them and had requests for the recipe
(thank you Sister Godwin!)
-Bruder Bopp made us Christmas mix CDs and we watched Mr Kreugers
Christmas. He loves loves classical music and has over 2000 CDs of it.
-Christmas Eve Gottesdienst was beautiful! Torsten, a potential from our street display, CAME! Great Christmas gift :)
-Plätzchen. (Cookie) I never knew there were so many different kinds! Members
have given us bag after bag, they fill up a whole shelf in the kitchen
haha
-Skyping! Thanks for the stories and jokes :) Still alarmed to realize
that Dad and I have the same sense of humor, it may take me a bit to
get over that one ;) I loved seeing you all and hearing how everything
is going. I was surprised to see Courtney but what an awesome
surprise!! Your song was beautiful and the flannel family photo is to
be envied by every lumberjack in the state.
-Singing! We've been singing nonstop and I'm sure our neighbors have
noticed haha
-17 Miracles. We watched it at the Ackermans and I realized halfway
through that I forgot to count the miracles... it's such a beautiful
film and a reminder of our heritage. It sometimes becomes just stories
but it really was them at the beginning of the restoration church and
we owe them so much. It brought me to thinking of what I would do and
sacrifice for this gospel that brings me so much joy.
I've loved this Christmas time but I'm definitely ready to have a solid
schedule again, holidays throw me off haha
We've been given the assignment to convert a new second counselor to
the FHV and a new ward mission leader because one is moving and theother we don't even have! With the Lords help, we got this!
So happy to be here, everyday is so full of miracles and things to learn.
Sister Riser
Wir können es nur mit dem Herrn lösen.
(Only with the Lord can we overcome.)
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