Christmas Week

Well, I guess that I will start with the most exciting news, for me at least. God blessed us with two new investigators! one each week. Their names are Lucy and Kalen. Lucy is actually a former investigator who was only taught one lesson. She loved the Plan of Salvation because she had a miscarriage and both her and her husbands fathers have passed away. She is really excited to learn more and everything about religion is starting to make so much more sense for her now. She grew up catholic but never really knew what was going on half the time.

Kalen is one tough cookie. Just imagine trying to teach Isaac haha. jk. Isaac I love you. But he has done a lot of intensive research on everything. We met him while we were teaching the Bosveld family. He just walked in the door with their son and we struck up an intense conversation about religion. We got his number and we were able to meet with them all Saturday night. It turned into a two hour lesson haha. He has a lot of preconceived notions about the church so we had to clear a lot of them up. He is a very logical thinker adn we don't feel like he wants to Bible bash but is really searching. He will have to gdt to a point though where he will have to exercise some faith. He came to church on Sunday though and really liked it. We could tell that he was starting to warm up to everything. The awesome Poly's took him under their wing hehe. We dropped by at their place last night and there were about 50 people in the house and he was just sitting there jammin on his guitar with them and their ukes. It was stinken awesome. We have a really awesome return missionary who is really good at fellowshippping so ha has been a life saver. While we in the lessons there were a million things that I could have said to contradict his thinking but I came to realize that he will be converted by the Spirit and not my arguments. we really do receive so much light and understanding when we have the Spirit with us. If anything, his arguments against whatever we talked about strengthened my testimony of the truthfulness of the gospel. To me it just plain old makes sense the more I learn and study.

Anywho, now to the fun stuff. We had our ward Christmas Party last Saturday. It was seriously the best ward party I have ever been to. The Polynesians hosted it this year and man oh man, they went all out. There was a ton of really good food and you know how happy and energetic they can be hehe. It was Christmas in the islands themed so we all got to wear out Hawaiian shirts and put flowers in out hair. 

We also had an amazing experience at the St Denis church. They were all so nice and so welcoming. Their church was huge! First we sang and then their choir sang and then we all sang together. It was such an amazing night. We had hot chocolate and cookies after and everyone was just talking up a storm. It was too bad that none of the other churches wanted to join in. they missed out. 

We also had our Christmas devo with the valley missionaries. The young women made us all hats so people went a little crazy with there cameras but they had a fun slide show and dinner. 

This Christmas has been extra special for me. It has been the first year that hasn't been focused on the things that really don't matter all that much. I've had the chance to whole heartedly focus on what this season about and that is Christ. We had a chance to carol at a boat parade and at a neighborhood Christmas light show. it was awesome to see how peoples hearts were softened as they for a moment realized what it was all about. I have seen the difference of how I have felt and I can honestly say that it is one of the best Christmases I have even had. I will be home before next Christmas but  I'm so grateful that I was able to spend one here. Our ward members have really reached out to us and have been so thoughtful. They seriously melt my heart.  I love my Savior and I'm so grateful that His birth meant that I could one day return to our Heavenly Father again. Give something to him this Christmas.

I love you all to death and can't wait to talk to you all! 

Love ya lots,

Sister Prows