A big late Merry Christmas! The Temple Square Mission is the most magical place to spend it I think. My favorite gift this year I think was a million flosses from my dentist dad. But seriously it was such a special day, on Christmas Eve, we got together in our district and read Luke 2 and other references to Christ's birth in the Bible and Book of Mormon (1 Nephi 11, Helaman 14). Christmas morning we had breakfast as zones and opened stockings, that evening we had dinner with our districts and then watch a movie as a mission! It was called "Christmas Angel in the House" and was so cute.
Other than Christmas, this week we had a training during Zone Council (yes u heard me right, zone council) about how to be harvesters! People tend to think, even Sisters here, that we are only here to plant the seeds of Christ in others hearts not grow them or harvest them. Well, I'm here to tell you first hand that's wrong. We came straight out of that meeting and we met this man named John. With questions out the WAZOO about the gospel and we were able to connect him with missionaries in his area to help him learn more about Jesus Christ. Harvesting ya hear.
This week has been interesting. Because I'm leaving for Argentina a week from tomorrow, Ive been saying goodbye and connecting friends I've been teaching for several months with other missionaries. It is hard to say goodbye! But it is so worth it to know their lives are changing for the better because of Christ, whether I'm part of the equation or not. This week we handed off a friend in Canada we've been teaching to his local missionaries. We asked him how he feels when he prays and he responded saying it felt like he had a friend to talk to. How tender is that? A culmination of sweet friends and memories will forever be what I remember of Temple Square.
Lots of changes are happening around here, our mission presidency was just reorganized. Today we had a going away party for them in the mission home and it was so bittersweet. You're hearing me talk about goodbyes today... well wait until next week haha.
But new beginnings await as well! A New Year and a chance to start fresh. That's what the Atonement of Jesus Christ gives to us. New beginnings and the chance to be a new creature.
In 3 Nephi 12:47 (or Matthew 5) Christ says
Old things are done away, and all things have become new.
So you have your charge. Let go of those things holding you back. Become new! I know everyday I want to grow and become more like my Savior and to have a closer relationship with Him. He's extended this wonderful gift to all. So Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!
Hasta luego!! Ciao!!
HermanaAmy
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