I love you all so much!
So we're short
on time today, we're spending the day in Silverdale and spending the
night so we can leave early with the other sisters (they're helping us
conserve miles) to the mission Christmas party! It's all day Tuesday and
I'm way pumped. Me and another sister who plays cello are going to play
"o come o come Emmanuel" (piano guys version) as a musical number while
a couple other people put words to it! Pray it goes well, we don't have
much practice time haha
So as a thought, we were asked to
write a 5 minute talk on "A Savior is Born" for the mission Christmas
party (and we'll be called on at random to present them to the mission)
so I thought I'd share a couple thoughts with you of my feelings about
it.
First of all, I made a list the other day of "17 Things
I've learned in 17 months as a sister missionary" (I would read it to
you, but it's at the apartment) but I know that none of those things
that have become so dear to me would be possible without Jesus Christ. I
know I could have never overcome any of it without Him. I could not be
the person I am now and I could never become the person I want to become
if my Savior wasn't born. I know that He has all power and mercy and
love, and He gives it so graciously. It is only in His strength that I
can do anything, and I am only truly strong when I am weak, when I give
my everything to Him. I have done what I never thought I could do, and I
am becoming something I never thought I could become, but it's only
through Jesus Christ that any of that is possible. I can never express
the gratitude and love that I feel for my Savior.
In the
video, my favorite is the little African who is so passionate and HAPPY
to tell the story of Jesus, and I feel that this year more than ever I
feel so HAPPY to really celebrate the birth of Jesus. In church
yesterday (our ward's theme is "thinking outside the box" btw) they did a
"Christmas Hymn-along" and whoever wanted to would go up and ask to
sing a certain Christmas hymn and then tell what it means to them. It
was super cool and the Spirit was super strong - I felt so HAPPY. I am
so happy to have a testimony of Jesus Christ and His gospel and to have
it so much in my life. I am so grateful beyond words for all He's done
for me and His grace and love in my life. He came for us, and He died
for us. I know that He lives and that He will come again. I love Him so
much.
I love you all so much and I am so grateful to have you
in my life! You mean the world to me and I am forever grateful for all
you've done for me! I love you! Have the best Christmas!
Sister Wilson
exchanges with Sister Minnich and Sister Harward - I went to Kitsap Lake
/ Seabeck with Sister Minnich! A kind member gave us blazing hot
chocolate
here's our super quick super bad Christmas picture.. ha. Sorry.
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