Chapter 64: It's The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year

Happy Monday everyone! I hope you had a wonderful week! 

This past week has been full of a lot of Christmas festivities. It started when we went to a members house and after dinner we made gingerbread houses out of pop tarts. I am not an architect in any way, but I did whip up a pretty nice looking villa. It was a lot of fun to spend time with their family and it brought back fun Christmas memories with my family. Then we had our ward Christmas party this week! It was really fun and we got pictures taken with Santa! I love being able to experience Christmas as a missionary, and feel of the Christmas spirit with the missionaries and ward members I get to serve with. 

We were able to have a lesson with one of our friends Marie. She is really sweet and super open to the Gospel. We gave her a Book of Mormon and she said she will read it! She also told us that she has lots of doctor's appointments, but she will schedule them around our meetings because she knows that this is more important. I am so excited to continue to meet with her! 

We got to be in the Visitors' Center quite a bit this past week, and it was so much fun! One really cool experience we had was with a guest named Bryan. He said he hasn't come to church in 27 years, but he can feel that God is calling him back. We were able to talk with him and give him a Book of Mormon. Then we invited him to go inside the indoor garden that the temple has, and he came back and told us that it was what he needed. I love the Spirit that is on temple grounds and that I can share it with others. 

Spiritual Thought: "More than just a tradition or a holiday, Christmas is an outpouring of joy that comes from celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ." 
I read this quote and absolutely loved it! I love how we have this time of year to feel the joy that Jesus Christ can bring into our lives. It is important that we remember Him as we go throughout this very busy season of the year. He is always there for us, and we can find him anywhere if we are looking for Him. 

I love you all! Have a wonderful week!

Love, 
- Sister Willie 

Pictures: 
- My villa 
- Christmas party picture 
- Gresham West Zone: Hike edition 
- My Sisters 
- The Nativity




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