This
week I've been thinking a lot about the prophesies of the birth of the
Savior, like the new star in the sky that would appear as a sign of His
coming. For example, when our car wouldn't start this week, it was a
sign of the arrival of winter. Or when we had to break out the snow
shovels. Or start wearing thermals. Personally I'd much rather enjoy the
arrival of baby Jesus than brace for the hash cold front, but I'm
grateful we get to celebrate His humble birth, even in the deep
mid-winter.
We've
had LOTS of opportunities to find new investigators! The roads have
been pretty nasty, so we've been opting to walk almost everywhere.
People go out of their way to tell us we're insane for tracting while
the snow is pelting down, so it makes for a great conversation starter!
And there's definitely no better time to be a missionary than the
holidays. Everyone is way happy and a lot more willing to hear our
message.
Yesterday
was Clois' third week in a row at church! She really loves it- and we
love her! She always has these wonderful insights she shares in class
and people just eat her up. She fits right in. I see a bright future in
the Relief Society...
Gene
and Rosemary are still struggling with keeping the Word of Wisdom.
Kicking a smoking habit is so hard! But they really want to make their
baptismal date, so please keep them in your prayers! We had a few
investigators and lots of less-actives at the ward Christmas party,
which was awesome! The only not awesome part? Everyone got food
poisoning. Sister Wilcox and I woke up throwing up, and later on the
elders texted us saying they were ralphing too. We kept hearing from
members throughout the week that they'd gotten sick, so basically
everyone who went to the party ended up with DEATH. EXCEPT the people we
invited! It's a Christmas miracle! If that's not proof God is real, I
don't know what is.
We
had Zone Conference this week which was SUCH a blast! Remember my
companion from FOREVER ago, Sister Peterson? We're back in the same
zone! So she and her companero sang "O Holy Night" and I accompanied
them on guitar. It was so fun seeing everyone since we're way out in the
middle of nowheresville Wisconsin!
**Awkward
moment of the week: we went on splits with a less-active member, and
she saw us on our AreaBook that has members labeled as "Active" or
"Less-Active". So she looks over and sees her name under "Less-Active"
and she's like "What's that?" Most. Awkward. Moment. Ever. BUT she and
her family were at church on Sunday! So I guess it all worked out.
Love you all so much! -Sister Brett
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