Christmas Came Early!

Hello from the phone!!

Before I begin-- congrats Alex and Caroline for receiving your calls!! I am so excited for you and can't wait for you to experience this!

This week was full of little presents, one of them being the phone. Our zone set them up on Friday at Zone Conference. It was an awesome Zone Conference. We talked about the safeguards we have with our phones to help us be masters over our phones and not become slaves to our phones. They keep us safe from temptation and keep us focused on the Lord's work. I am excited about them because they are teaching us how to correctly use technology and we will be able to use these skills for our benefit and our family's benefit for the rest of our lives.

 

There was also a comment made that I loved. That any blessing we receive is always much greater than whatever it is we sacrificed. I love that and I know that to be true! 

The second present I got--I am no longer in a splint! We went to Solvang this week to see a hand specialist. I don't have to wear the splint because if I kept wearing it, my finger would permanently be stiff. That was great news to me! So I am free to move!

This week we taught a woman who is good friends with a lot of members in the ward. She is a preschool teacher and has always asked the members various questions. Our RS President invited her to come and listen to a practice lesson we were doing. She has a lot of great questions and we feel her heart is open.  We weren't able to set another appointment for a few different reasons. Pray for her!!

We also had our ward Christmas party. It was so awesome. The Spirit of Christ was so strong. It was simple. There were cute and funny parts of the program and also spiritual. The setup was gorgeous as well. I felt at home when our bishop started reading a Christmas story to the Primary kids. I felt like I was getting my Christmas book like we do at home when he started reading about Mr Toomey, the woodcarver who carves a nativity for a widow and her son. I was like "I know this book!!" It was great😊 

Light the World is happening and if you haven't seen the video or been following along, do it!! And invite someone to do it with you!! That's what it's all about. Lighting the World. There was also a comment in Zone Conference: If you are serving someone that's great, but only you are feeling the Spirit of Christ. If you invite them to serve with you, then they can feel that Spirit, too. Hearts are softened when they feel the Savior's Light.

Have a fantastic week! Enjoy the snow while we enjoy the sun!

Xoxo,

Sister G