Happy Christmas

This week was pretty rad! We have been doing a lot of service for the Salvation Army lately, and this week we were able to help give out everything that has been donated, it was really cool!  Being able to be on the other side of that bell was really awesome!  The people there are so great and there is so much love! Every time we went to help out, I got so attached, I dodn't even know the people that I was gathering stuff for but I loved them so much and wanted what was best for them.  It was actually pretty hard not being able to do more for them.... I am honestly so fortunate to have the things that I have and I don't ever give the thanks that I should, I need to do better at recognizing the things the Lord has blessed me with and give thanks for them.

We were also able to visit with a few investigators, there is so much potential, it's awesome!  This one guy, named Jesse, is so solid!  He had a bcd at one point, but didn't stop smoking, so we are working with him now.  He had a dream about the 3 levels of heaven, and knows that "as man now is, God once was, and as God now is man may become."  This guy is so profound as well.  H has been through a lot in his life and always says "something learned through pain will remain" because he learned a lot of things the hard way, but now he has never forgotten them.  Anyways, I am super excited to teach him and help him to receive the blessings of the gospel in his life.

We had a half mission Christmas Conference on Friday, it was so good!!  I really love seeing all of my missionary friends.  Plus there was some great insight that was given and there was an amazing Christmas program as well.  In the program, there were so many amazing musical numbers and I have realized that I absolutely love music!  Like so much!  I honestly feel the Spirit with good uplifting music.  President Smith sang and played the guitar for the song "Little Drummer Boy" and it was incredible, it is now my new favorite song because I now understand the meaning of it and I love it!!  One cool insight I gained from the conference was something that President Smith said, "It doesn't matter how bad life is, or how hard it rains, The Book of Mormon is still true, and Joseph Smith still saw God the Father and Jesus Christ, and nothing will ever change that!"

I love you guys so much and I am so thankful for all of the support that you have given me and all of the wonderful letters and packages.  I am so thankful for my Heavenly Father who loved me enough to sacrifice his only begotten Son, so that I can become clean, become stronger, and return to live with Him again.

Keep on keepin on and enjoy your week!

 

-Elder Skippy