One more week TIL Christmas

December 17, 2014

¡Hola mi familia! 

Wow this Christmas season has flown by! I can't believe that next pday is Christmas Eve....so crazy!! 

Well I don't have much time since we decided to go shopping in the Bronx today but I just wanted to send a quicker message to let y'all know I'm still doing well! We've still been crazy busy with work, but the work is super awesome right now. We're receiving a lot of referrals and a lot of new investigators because of the He is the Gift initiative which is amazing! Even though people seem to be busier during Christmas, they are also a lot more receptive. 

We just started with the AMAZING new investigator names Guarina.....we've only had two lessons and didn't even get to the restoration yet. BUT she already came to church!! We found her tracting...actually we were on a split that night so Sis Dodson and Sis Hall found her. She had a dream that she was picked up and landed in our church!! She's so amazing and the ward received her so well on Sunday! We couldn't even sit next to her by the time we got to relief society she had already made too many friends :)

Also on Friday we got to go up to Ossining and have a Christmas devotional with the entire mission!! They had a musical program, sis Morgan read us an amazing children's book, president spoke, and then we had a delicious classic holiday meal including turkey and pumpkin pie. It was such an amazing time to feel of the Christmas spirit of our mission and catch up as well! I took a lot of pictures that I'll send :)

It's just such an amazing thing to be a missionary at Christmas I can't get over it! I've probably talked about He is the Gift and Christmas a lot, but it's just so incredible. I'm definitely thinking this will be one of the best Christmases I've ever had. I hope you all can really focus in on the true meaning of Christmas this week, to slow down and refocus on the ultimate gift of our Savior Jesus Christ. I love you all so much and am so grateful for you all!!

xoxo

Hermana Smart