Dearest Family and Friends!
How is everyone doing?? I hope all is going well
wherever you may be! Can you believe that Christmas is only 17 days away! Wow
how time flies!! That is seriously so crazy!! I hope that you all have had the
chance to watch the He is the Gift video produced by the church! It is so
wonderful and I just love it!!!! If you haven't seen it take the 3 minutes to
watch it then share it with everyone else!! :D
Monday: Oh man! We have a very crazy P-Day! We were
running around like mad people! We did however get to ride in the transfer van
which is always the greatest! Also I saw Sister Morrison!!!!!! It was a
complete gift to see her!!!! It's funny because I've just been praying to see
her before I leave and I got to!!! Heavenly Father sincerely cares about the small
and simple things of our lives!
Tuesday: Alright, I was in a trio on MSU campus with
Sister Tate, Sister Chisholm and I and we personal contacted on campus all day
long..... lets just say it was a tiring day. Oh funny story we were door
knocking apartments and we talked to this guy named Franco and he really was
not interested in what we had to say so after talking to him just a bit we said
bye and walked down the hall to knock on another door but we realized that they
had shouted "Go Away" earlier at us so we walked back towards his
apartment. As we knocked on another door we heard Franco say "THey're
sisters! That's why they're so religious, they can't find a man!" Sister
Tate looks at us and says "We're not nuns!" I about died from
laughing! I had to actually leave the hallway so they couldn't hear us laugh!
it was a great moment! Memories!
Wednesday: We got to go to the hospital and take a
break from PCing which we were really grateful for! We sang Christmas hymns to
people in the hospital which was very sweet but I still find hospitals a little
eerie.... that's just me though.
Thursday: We finally got to pick up our new
companion!!!!!! YEAH!!!! Her name is Sister Lau! She is from Buckeye AZ which
is awesome! She was born in England which is pretty sweet and her dad is from
Hong Kong! Haha her first time door knocking we knocked into this man who
totally criticized the Book of Mormon and denied Sister Chisholm's
testimony..... now if that doesn't break you in I don't know what will! She is
great though!
Friday: We got to walk through the Midland Nativity
Exhibit with our investigator Jason! He loved it which was great! And we loved
it as well! It seriously was amazing. I've already seen it and this year it was
just great again! I would love to come back to Midland every year to see it!
You feel the spirit of Christmas so much it is amazing! It has a special
spirit.
Saturday: I just want to say that the weather in
Michigan has been amazing and I'm pretty sure Heavenly Father is giving us all
a break because of last year and I am so eternally grateful for this blessing
of high 30s! I mean I don't really even have to wear tights! When I come home
it's shorts and a short sleeve! We also helped at the Nativity that night as
well!
Sunday: We had a wonderful fast and testimony meeting
with both of our wards!!! Awww can I just tell all of you how much I love
Midland. It seriously is my home away from home! I love the wards and the
people and I don't want to leave it! I just love Midland Stake! I'm pretty sure
I'm just going to come back and live here (sorry mom and dad) :D Also I
realized that this was my last fast and testimony meeting on my mission......
what the!!! I was fighting so much about getting up but my heart was beating
and I couldn't hold it back any longer! I just had to share one last time and
it was with everyone that I love so it was a sweet treat that my Heavenly
Father gave me.
Spiritual Thought: I hope that you all enjoyed the
Christmas Devotional last night, I know I did! It was so great! I loved the
songs the Mormon Tabernacle Choir sang! It brought a very sweet spirit into the
chapel. I wanted to talk about a thought that came to me while watching. It was
"Service heals the wounded Soul" I have learned so much about serving
others while on my mission. It is one of the greatest healing balms ever. There
is nothing quite like forgetting yourself and helping another one of God's
children. We can be the Savior's hands while we are here in mortality. I feel
like service is one of the greatest things that our Savior was an exemplar of.
He served everywhere he went and as disciples of Christ we are invited to do
the same. I know that our hearts will be filled and the cracks that we may feel
during this season or anytime of the year can be healed and mended by our
loving service towards our fellow brothers and sisters. In the name of Jesus
Christ, amen.
Love Always,
Sister Smith
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