Miracles

Familia,

Yes, I'm still playing the piano, so your dream has come true, Mom. The sister I replaced (who just finished her mission and returned home to Oak Cliff) played the piano. Wee.

This ward is AMAZING! It's the Monte Vista ward. Already we've gone out with several sisters to lessons. I think I met 5 sisters these past 5 days simply from teaching. Sister Fernandez is rockin' the member present lessons. We had 12 investigators to church yesterday, and sacrament meeting was wonderful. We ended a little late because so many people got up to bear their testimonies. A few families went to the temple to be sealed this past weekend, so it was beautiful hearing their testimonies.

We have a family of 7 who we're teaching--la familia C. They're beautiful! I can't believe how beautiful they all are. And they already look like members of the church. P (the mother) is set and ready to be baptized--we're just waiting for V to receive a confirmation. She feels the Spirit so strongly during our lessons and at church and when she reads and everything and he is waiting to have that same confirmation. We're hoping and praying that they are ready by December 24 to be baptized. We invited them to the Stake Conference in Stockton this weekend with Elder Bednar--Patricia told us that she'd like to have Elder Holland baptize her. :) She heard him in General Conference and was so moved by his power and spirit. Sadly I don't think Elder Holland will be here! ;) She's so great.

We're teaching R who is married to a member. He knows the Church is true and that the Book of Mormon is true. He drives his mother to mass during the second and third hours of church so he's not able to stay the whole time. He's very loyal to his mother and her (and his childhood) beliefs. He will be baptized--we just have to discern his needs and address them. He's also reading the Book of Mormon and is working on the Book of Mormon issue of the Ensign (Liahona). We'll get him baptized this month! We have a goal as a companionship to have 10 baptisms this month. Mom, we'll have to come up with something else other than scriptures if that's the case. And let's hope and pray that is the case!!!

Thank you for the package. Ahhh I love everything in it! I love the David Archuletta CD. I love the coat. The boots are so comfy and the headband and scarf are darling. With music, I have a lot of church music on my laptop--if someone could just make some burned CDs that'd be great. I didn't bring any CDs, just my iPod. I already have the music! The Christmas devotional was wonderful.

Ok I love you all. It's weird that this is my first Christmas without y'all. What's even weirder is thinking about how I'll be calling you on Christmas. I think of that once every week and still think it's strange. :) Hopefully I'll have something to talk about.