"I'm dreaming of a White
Christmas..." but more on that
later......
This week we
taught quite a few lessons, but we also go to go caroling! On Monday,
we had a great lesson with V and J. We talked about the
importance of family unity and made a wreath out of their hands and
we connected them all with a red ribbon that symbolized Christ. We also
had a lesson with J and L and with their children! I love this family so much!
They are so wonderful! I hope and pray that they can be sealed as a family. Tuesday, we had a language study with the other hermanas. We love studying with the other hermanas because we can help each other better understand the grammatical concepts of Spanish. I have been so thankful for the background that I have had with French. It has made learning the grammatical part of Spanish a lot easier. We also went caroling with the ward missionaries and the ward mission leader. The members and the investigators love it!
Wednesday we had a wonderful lesson with a new investigator named Y. She is from Peru and she wants to be baptized and share this message with her family as well. Unfortunately, she is going to be out of town for the Christmas holidays. We are excited to see her again after Christmas! As we were doing harvest blessings we talked to a wonderful family that was kind of having a hard time. As we left a blessing upon their home the mother began to cry and told us that for the first time she felt at peace about what was going on. How wonderful the Holy Ghost is! I know that He can bring peace to our souls.
Thursday, had a wonderful harvest blessing
hour! We talked to a ton of people, sang some Christmas hymns while tracting.
We also went and talked to a family that we met while in Walmart on Preparation
Day. He has talked to missionaries before and his wife was so welcoming. She
seems very prepared! I can't wait to see them after Christmas.
Friday, we has a great lesson with V and J--we
played scriptural Pictionary--the little girls loved it! Then, we got a miracle
phone call--it was V! She said she and J wanted J to be baptized on Sunday! We
were so excited!! We also had a wonderful lesson with S in a member's home--we
watched the Restoration with her and she believes it to be true. Now, we just
need her to come to church. We also received a new investigator--A. She is a
friend of a member in our ward and we taught a lesson about Faith and got to
know her. We have a lesson this week with her and are very excited to help her
and her family feel more unity through the Gospel. We also went caroling again
with the other missionaries.
Saturday, was a great day! We had the branch
activity and everyone came. We had tamales and atole and arroz con leche. Yum! S, J and L, V and F and J all came. Hna W and
I sang "O Holy Night" --it was a special request from the branch. We
also got to go see El Salvador del Mundo (Savior of the World-- a musical
production that church members put on) again because we had investigators
that wanted to go see it. I love this production! We have seen many miracles
because the Spirit that was there touched the hearts of many people.
Sunday, was a miraculous day! Here is where the
"dreaming of a White Christmas" comes in..... Christmas came early this year in Ceres! The white was not of snow, but
of covenant and of purity. J was baptized yesterday. She was all dressed in
white and was so happy and excited! Her uncle baptized her. This was the highlight of the week! That, and
almost all of her family (the familia R) came to church! We were so excited!
Almost the entire capilla (chapel) was filled!
I love this work! I love this gospel! How
marvelous it is that we have a Savior that was born to be our Example and our
Redeemer. I love the words of
Isaiah at this Christmas time, "For unto us a child is born, unto us a son
is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder; and his name shall be
called, Wonderful, Counselor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The
Prince of Peace" (2 Nephi 19:6). I know that Jesus Christ, the Babe that
was born in Bethlehem so many years ago is our Savior and Redeemer! I know that
through Him we can return to live with Him and our Heavenly Father and our
families forever. What a wonderful time of year to celebrate this gift that our
loving Heavenly Father has given us!
Love you all so much! I hope you have a very blessed Christmas!
Los quiero mucho! Feliz Navidad!
Hermana VanWie
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