Well, last week I got to watch the UTAH byu game at President's and it was awesome besides the fact I was in a room full of byu fans. UGH! It was nice when we won though!
As of last night, it started to snow and has been on and off since then. We have about 2 inches, and everyone is freaking out! We are way excited, because that means Christmas is finally here! It is funny because S. Allen and I are used to at least a foot of snow, and everyone is so nervous about 2 inches. It is mostly about the ice that stays on the roads here. Yay for ice...
So we went to a member's house to help them set up Christmas decorations and I am not kidding when I say they had every nook and cranny filled with decorations. It reminded me so much of mom, and we had a blast setting everything up! I love Christmas!!
So in our area there is a town called Bethlehem (oh little town of). So every year they have this huge fair and we went to talk to people and hand out dvd's to people. IT ended up being so much fun! They had a nativity scene and lit a huge tree and Santa was there! We talked to this lady about her life, and she seemed interested and ended up talking to her for a half hour about the gospel which was way cool. We hope to contact her soon and set up an appointment. The town was way old so the history was incredible.
So since yesterday was Sunday, and it being tradition that the past few Sundays have been a complete rollercoaster of chaos, yesterday wasn't any different. We were at church and Monique never showed up. We look at our phone and there were like 10 missed calls from her. So I left sacrament and found out her ride never picked her up so we had to go pick her up (spirit of the law) and bring her to church during sacrament. By the time we got there, sacrament was over, and she said, "wait, does this mean I missed the sacrament? I HAVE to take the sacrament! Is there anyway I can still take it???" It was incredible for me to see how much she truly appreciated the sacrament and how she knew of its importance. So they had a mini sacrament for the 3 of us. It was a really neat experience, and the spirit was so strong as we were able to take the sacrament. It gave me a greater appreciation for the sacrament and why we go to church each sunday.
So a few days ago, we had asked Angelo if he would come to the Christmas devotional where the prophet speaks. He said he would try, and every day we went into his restaurant reminding him to come. So sunday we went over after church to remind him and he told us he didn't think he was going to make it. We were so sad. We want him to come and feel the spirit and listen to the prophet so badly! So we started driving to the church still hoping he would come, and we noticed a white van driving in front of us, and we thought "hey, angelo has a white van!!!" so we got sooooooooo excited thinking it was him, we even recorded how happy we were in the car. So as we are pulling into the church, the white van drives past the church and goes on. We were so mad! So then a few moments later, the van pulled into the parking lot and it was ANGELO!!!!!!!!!!! Seriously, I haven't been happier on my mission than that moment! He is always in his work clothes and apron, but he dressed up really nice and really wanted to look good. The devotional was great, and he loved it. He wanted to see the baptismal font, and he thought we were going to push him in which was funny. We couldn't stop smiling the rest of the night and he told us he had a great feeling while he was there. He is devout Catholic, so the chances of him being baptized are very small, but our faith is strong, and we are moving step by step.
So one of the sisters in our mission was having huge back problems so she went home. So, we have gained a third sister, Sister Barben. WE don't know how long she will be here, but it will be fun. President called us on Friday telling us she was coming on Sunday, so we had to put our futon to use and make room for her in our apartment.
I love you all and hope you have a wonderful week!
Love, Elizabeth
So we went to a member's house to help them set up Christmas decorations and I am not kidding when I say they had every nook and cranny filled with decorations. It reminded me so much of mom, and we had a blast setting everything up! I love Christmas!!
So in our area there is a town called Bethlehem (oh little town of). So every year they have this huge fair and we went to talk to people and hand out dvd's to people. IT ended up being so much fun! They had a nativity scene and lit a huge tree and Santa was there! We talked to this lady about her life, and she seemed interested and ended up talking to her for a half hour about the gospel which was way cool. We hope to contact her soon and set up an appointment. The town was way old so the history was incredible.
So since yesterday was Sunday, and it being tradition that the past few Sundays have been a complete rollercoaster of chaos, yesterday wasn't any different. We were at church and Monique never showed up. We look at our phone and there were like 10 missed calls from her. So I left sacrament and found out her ride never picked her up so we had to go pick her up (spirit of the law) and bring her to church during sacrament. By the time we got there, sacrament was over, and she said, "wait, does this mean I missed the sacrament? I HAVE to take the sacrament! Is there anyway I can still take it???" It was incredible for me to see how much she truly appreciated the sacrament and how she knew of its importance. So they had a mini sacrament for the 3 of us. It was a really neat experience, and the spirit was so strong as we were able to take the sacrament. It gave me a greater appreciation for the sacrament and why we go to church each sunday.
So a few days ago, we had asked Angelo if he would come to the Christmas devotional where the prophet speaks. He said he would try, and every day we went into his restaurant reminding him to come. So sunday we went over after church to remind him and he told us he didn't think he was going to make it. We were so sad. We want him to come and feel the spirit and listen to the prophet so badly! So we started driving to the church still hoping he would come, and we noticed a white van driving in front of us, and we thought "hey, angelo has a white van!!!" so we got sooooooooo excited thinking it was him, we even recorded how happy we were in the car. So as we are pulling into the church, the white van drives past the church and goes on. We were so mad! So then a few moments later, the van pulled into the parking lot and it was ANGELO!!!!!!!!!!! Seriously, I haven't been happier on my mission than that moment! He is always in his work clothes and apron, but he dressed up really nice and really wanted to look good. The devotional was great, and he loved it. He wanted to see the baptismal font, and he thought we were going to push him in which was funny. We couldn't stop smiling the rest of the night and he told us he had a great feeling while he was there. He is devout Catholic, so the chances of him being baptized are very small, but our faith is strong, and we are moving step by step.
So one of the sisters in our mission was having huge back problems so she went home. So, we have gained a third sister, Sister Barben. WE don't know how long she will be here, but it will be fun. President called us on Friday telling us she was coming on Sunday, so we had to put our futon to use and make room for her in our apartment.
I love you all and hope you have a wonderful week!
Love, Elizabeth
TAWANDA!
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