Hello Hello!!!
I
want you all to know that I wore a jacket for the first time this
morning. I was really hoping it was cold enough for that, but not quite.
74 just isn't cold enough yet. I tried... haha
First
of all THANK YOU so much for that Thanksgiving package! My companion
and I came home SO tired that night and it really brightened up our day.
We had a lot of fun blowing up and popping the balloons. Ma-key, thank
you So much for the Christmas present! I have loved spoiling other
sister missionaries with surprise ice cream trips and such while we have
been on exchanges, to remind them that they are loved too and should
relax and enjoy the work :)
So on Wednesday
I was able to meet C for lunch. How neat is that!?! We had a great
time talking, and don't worry Mom, I was able to explain to her all of
those things that you were talking about in your letter. She didn't
understand it all, but she has a great curiosity about the church and
knows how great it is. I attribute her good attitude to the church to
Dad. Thanks for being such a great example Dad. Isn't it amazing to be
able to see just how far your example really does go in touching the
lives of others? We are going to be meeting with her again soon, and
helping her with a big service project that she is doing the first week
of December. We are really excited to teach her more about what we
believe. I also friended her on facebook so I have been sending her
little mormon messages and such to help her understand along the way
when we don't have time for face-to-face contact. That has been such a
blessing!
So R, found out early last week that he is going to be moving in with some family so that he doesn't have to worry about being
lonely anymore. However, he would not go until he had been baptized, yet
he was planning to leave before teh 30th which was his original date.
We were able to switch some things around and we had the wonderful
opportunity to attend R's baptism yesterday. It is such a blessing to
see someone change so much, and have such a desire to continue faithful
so that he can attend the temple and eventually be sealed to his wife
for time and all eternity. The gospel has brought him so much peace and
there's not a day that goes by that he's not reading from The Book of
Mormon to find that rejuvenation and comfort that he so needs through
this difficult time in his life.I hope that we can all learn from his
example and remember just how important it is to have daily scripture
study so that we too can feast upon the words of Christ and be filled.
The spirit was so strong at his baptism! Although they had to try to
baptize him 3 times, it finally worked after one of the Elders, Elder C.
was so great to run and change into white in order to help Bro. P
baptize him. With his age, bad back, and knees, it was a little more
difficult, but they finally got it. There
were SO many ward members there to support him and he was so grateful
for all of that love. We had everyone at the baptism write on these
Stars and we are putting together a photo book with all of the notes for
him to take with him. He is SO excited to go there and find
the church. It's such a blessing that the church is the same everywhere
you go! We are communicating with the bishop and missionaries there to
start with him where we left off. It will be such a great experience for
him!
This morning I was studying from Luke 17. In it it talks of
"losing ourselves so we can find ourselves". I learned so many great
lessons from studying this chapter, especially about gratitude and wish I
had more time to relate them, especially this holiday week. However, I
encourage you to read it and learn for yourselves. My invitation to you,
that I also took upon myself to do this week, especially this week of
thanksgiving: During your prayers throughout the week, focus only on
giving thanks instead of asking for what we need. I have done this just a
few times now and I have already been blessed with more faith and
gratitude and have recognized so many more blessings already today. I
love you all and I hope you have a great week! I am so grateful for all
of you and for your love and support. I love you and pray for you
always.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
Hermana Gillett
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