First off, thank you for the fun packages to mom and dad. My companions, the sisters I go on exchanges with, and I are all really enjoying the entertainment and fun they provide. It makes Christmas so much more fun than it already is! Sister Wilkins and I had a ball making the ginger bread house..it was much uglier than the picture on the box...And before I forget, next p-day will be on Tuesday because of our mission Christmas party! We have a place to skype but no set time. I'll let you know next week what we planned. Are there any times that work best for y'all? It will most likely be morning or early afternoon.
Okay, so this week was amazing. I was just in constant awe about how wonderful every single day was. We asked for miracles and we got them! Monday night, we taught as many lessons as we had all last week! Tuesday Sister Carter and I were with Sister Lorrigan from Childress on exchanges in Pampa. We got to teach some new people and use the Christmas message from the church! Which is so fun to use. It truly opens so many hearts. The next day we had zone training in Amarillo and I actually instructed on the "A Savior is Born" initiative. Which, is you haven't watched it yet, watch it!! It teaches so much truth in such a short amount of time.
I had so much fun talking about it with the zone. I talked about the star that appeared when Christ was born and how it lead those who were seeking Him directly to Him. And then I went on to compare how this initiative is a star that God has given us to lead those who seek Christ to Him. It is truly so amazing to me!
After zone training I headed to Canyon with Sisters Jackson, Carter, and Perez! We had so much fun. They are in a trio too, so we did a weird 3 way exchange. Wednesday night I was with Sister Jackson. That was a weird night...we street contacted an old man and he kept almost falling over so he was using my shoulder as a way to keep from falling, but he was uncomfortably rubbing my back at the same time. And then, a less active girl from their ysa branch ran up and hugged me and kissed my neck when she met me. I felt a little weird by the end of that night...but hey, it makes for funny memories! We also got to eat at this delicious Texas bbq place called fat boys. And that's basically how I felt by the end of that meal. Thursday morning I was with baby Perez! It was so much fun to be with her again. And because I trained her to try anything that the spirit prompts her to, we decided to knock a sorority house right off of WTAMU campus. It wasn't a sorority house....it was a FRATERNITY HOUSE We were both not trying to bust up laughing the entire time. But it actually turned out really well!! We had them watch A Savior is Born and they loved it. The spirit was so strong as we talked about it. Only with Sister Perez would something like that happen...
As soon as Sister Carter and I got back from Canyon, we jumped right into a night of splits. I was so hectic and I was exhausted, but I was able to teach 2 lessons in Spanish with a few members of our ward that can speak Spanish. And I got homemade Mexican food out of it, which I am never opposed to.
Also, 2 huge miracles of the week--2 of our former investigators got out of jail this week and now REALLY want to fix their lives. It's totally safe, so don't even worry. It was 100% led by the spirit how we ended up finding both of them this week and I am so excited about it! One of them even came to church yesterday! It just truly shows me how Heavenly Father will never stop trying to help us get back to Him. If you are ready, He will lead you back to Him!
Now finally, for the best part of the entire week! We had our ward temple day on Saturday and ti could have not been more perfect. We got there for the 9 am session and I learned so much. The temple is seriously one of the greatest blessings we have. There is so much we can receive and learn and feel there. I love it! Plus the sisters who are now serving in Carlsbad were there and I got to hear all about the work there and even see some of the members from Carlsbad. We went out for a bit before out ward baptism session and I ran into the Borger ward! I was able to see some of my favorite people and a ton of missionaries. It was like everyone was at the temple that day. Even President and Sister Heap were there! Then, we went to do baptisms with the ward. Megan was able to come! And a woman named Pam who we have been helping a ton to come back to church. It was both of their first times! Another man in our ward who had been less active for about 30 years just went back to the temple as well that day and came to do baptisms also to do the work for his mom, dad and grandpa. I was able to stand in place of his mom, and we were all in tears. The entire group had brought family names to do, and we were all in tears. I have never felt the spirit so strongly in the temple doing baptisms. And it grew my testimony of the power of family history and the blessing that come from it. This gospel is so amazing! And so true!
We are back to snow here in Pampa, I am hoping for a white Christmas!!! Have a wonderful week and an even more wonderful Christmas season! I can't wait to talk with all the family on Christmas day:)
Hermana Peck
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