Happy December!!!!! It's crazy how fast time is flying by. I feel like I just got to Texas sometimes and now I'm already at my second Christmas season. Sometimes I wish it would just slow down, but I'm doing my best to soak everything up. I love being a missionary so much. These past months have been some of my happiest times in life and I'm grateful for all the opportunities that I have. God is good.
I'm doing pretty good down here in Texas. Our friends Kayla and Jon are doing great. Jon accepted a baptismal date this week and said it just makes sense to him. He's pretty golden. We are definitely going to need some Christmas miracles to make all this happen but I know that God's got our backs. Plus, everyone loves a white Christmas ;)
A super cool miracle we saw this week was when we were out finding one night. Elder Tebbs and I have really been trying to focus on finding a family in our family ward that we can teach and bring into baptism. One night we were out knocking and talking to people when it felt like nothing was going to happen. We knocked two entire streets with hardly anyone even relatively interested then we met our friend Areclia. She's is a super sweet mom who was in her garage cleaning up. We stopped by, introduced ourselves, and were able to share a message with her right then. She was super excited we stopped by and her eyes lit up when she saw the Book of Mormon. There's power in that book. Anyways, we are pumped about her family and should be meeting her husband this week so prayers for that.
I also got to go on an exchange with a zone leader in the Tomball Zone named Elder Johnson. He's been out almost a year now and it was fun because I was his first zone leader all the way back in my Conroe days. It was fun to see how much he has grown and become more like the Savior. That's truly one of the best parts about a mission. Anyways, we were just knocking away that night when we met a super nice guy named John. He offered us sandwiches after he opened the door so we accepted and then he brought the stuff out. I've never had a white bread, cheese, and tomato sandwich before and I probably won't ever again but our boy John is elect. He told us he just wants his family to be stronger. We read out of the Proclamation for the Family and then talked about the temple. His eyes were lit up because of the spirit he felt. It was a powerful lesson and I'm thankful Heavenly Father lead us to him.
Thanksgiving was good. Stopped by tons of people, taught some lessons, ate way too much (since everyone we stopped by insisted they needed to make us a plate) and felt the love of our Savior while doing His work. AND I got to talk with my whole family so all in all it was a pretty great Thanksgiving. I love holidays as a missionary.
I absolutely love being a missionary down in Texas. I just feel so much joy. I know that Jesus Christ is our Savior and redeemer. I know He knows each and every single one of us personally. I'm thankful for His grace and mercy. Texas is a holy place and a special land. This is His work and His glory. Grateful for every opportunity He's so freely given me. All of this work is true. Love y'all and God bless!!!
PS: Elder Tebbs and I are sending out Christmas cards so if you want one email me an address :))))
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| THANKSGIVING WITH OUR MAIN GUY PRESIDENT PETERSON |
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| Someone brought a HUGE cake to the office, and we caved! |
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| OFFICE BUDDIES |
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| We definitely bought matching sunglasses ... |
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| Late night protein! |
