What a week! I hope everybody in America had a great Thanksgiving because we celebrated right along with them. :) Sister Brooks and I did our own little thing and I was pretty proud of our efforts if I do say so myself. No turkey, but we did have roast chicken, mashed potatoes, carrots, peas, corn, rolls, and for the finale we had apple pie with strawberry ice cream and whipped cream on top. It was delicious and while we ate, Sister Brooks and I counted our blessings. I'm especially grateful for my family and extended family this time of year. My mission has made me realize what a blessing it was to spend every minute with them. :)
We had a great opportunity this week to hear from Elder and Sister Teixera. He is in the Quorum of the 70 and gave us a great message about becoming a BOLD missionary and focusing all our efforts on baptism. That is our ultimate goal for all the people we come in contact with is that they will accept the invitation to come closer to Christ by receiving the restored gospel through faith, repentance, baptsim, and receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost. Our job is to give them that opportunity and helping them make the right decision. I've decided that to be a better missionary, I need to become a "purer vessel of the Lord." Sister Teixera talked about how frustrating it is to have a thought, and want to write it down, but she can't because her pen won't work. It's the same with us and the Lord. He needs us for His work and we are His pen, but I don't want to be the broken pen!!! Through the Christmas season, I hope and pray we'll be led and guided by the Spirit to bless a family that is looking for the gospel.
This week we saw a miracle while doorknocking. We went to an area to contact a referral, but there was no answer. One of the last doors we knocked, a tired middle aged man answered the door. He told us he reads lots of things but isn't set in any particular denomination. He willingly accepted the Book of Mormon and listened to us as we explained the Restoration. He told us he would read and that we could come back again this week! It was amazing to meet him and we felt the Spirit as we talked and testified to him of the truthfulness of the Book of Mormon. I can't wait to go visit him again this week.
It doesn't feel like December to me and I even keep writing October in my journal! I can't believe how fast the time is going. Maybe it feels like October because the leaves are just now starting to turn brown and fall off the trees. It's beautiful here. The lights are slowly starting to be hung up all around town, so that will help. Sister Brooks and I also bought a real tree to go in our flat!! It's a Charlie Brown Original. :) We decorated it with tinsel and jingle bells, and we always have the MoTab Christmas album playing. Joy to the World pass along cards are my new best friend for finding. I love the Christmas season and I can't wait to share my love for the Savior and His birth with all the people I meet this week!
Scripture of the week: "Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity." -1 Tim. 4:12
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