1. Opening my pixie present on Christmas eve - thanks Seth! I love the scarf! And candy is always good too. :)
2. We didn't have a fireplace to hang our stockings by... so we (well, mostly Sister Morris - she's the artist in this companionship) made one.
3. Sister Morris and our awesome matching pajamas - thanks Mom! :)
4. Sister Morris and me having dinner with the Atwoods.
Hey y'all!
I hope y'all had a merry Christmas - I sure did. :) Thanks to
everyone who sent cards and letters - I always appreciate them, and especially
around Christmastime. Not to single anyone out or anything... but I got a
Christmas card from the Hyatts, and it turns out that my companion knows
Zach! They lived in the same building at Utah State! Crazy,
right? So ask Zach if he remembers an Aubra Morris. :) It really is
a small world that we live in...
Christmas was great - we spent Christmas eve dinner with the
Westbyes and the Melgarejos. (Brother Westbye is the ward mission leader, and
the Melgarejos are a less active family in the ward.) After dinner, the
little kids (Sven and Sara - both are about 2 years old) acted out the nativity
for us (with their moms helping them along, of course. :) ) It was really
cute, and a lot of fun. :)
Christmas day was awesome - We spent the morning with the
Schoenbecks (an active family in our ward) - helping them open presents,
and then we were able to Skype our families, which was awesome! :) I
loved getting to talk to my family, even if the time went by way too
fast. But mom - I agree: that was the best Christmas present - getting to
talk to you guys! :) We also went to the Albrights and had dinner with
them and their extended family, and some of them are less active, so it was
good to get to meet them and celebrate with them. We spent the evening
with the Adelmans (another active family) and decorated cookies and shared a
Christmas message with them. It was kind of weird, because it was kind of
a "day off" from regular missionary work - because we could only
really go where we were invited... but it was great - not the same as home, but
we had some awesome celebrations, and were able to help others come closer to
Christ on the day we celebrate his birth. :)
The rest of the week was back to regular missionary work - we
visited and tried to get in contact with our investigators and the less actives
we work with. We weren't able to get in with very many people, but we
were able to set up a lot of appointments for this coming week! So the
sisters here in the Westlake ward should have a really productive week. :)
Which brings me to the big news of the week: After serving for
almost 6 months in the Westlake ward, I'm being transferred! I can't
really say if it's good news or bad news... I am SO sad to be leaving the
Westlake ward - I know and love so many people here. But at the same
time, I know I'm going to where the Lord needs me. And I am kind of
excited for the change - As much as I love it here, I want to experience
different parts of the mission too. I don't know were I'm going yet, but
I'll figure out tomorrow morning at the transfer meeting and let y'all know in
my email next week. (So, don't send anything to my address in Katy
anymore, because I won't be living there... I figure that's kinda common sense,
but I'll just say it, just in case. :) I'll have my new address next
week. If you need to send something this week, send it to the mission
office (16623 Hafer Rd, Houston, TX 77090), otherwise it's probably best to
wait until I get my new address next week.)
I'm excited for the new transfer - I'm sure there are all sorts of
adventures in store for me, wherever I'm going. :) Stay tuned for next
week's email!
Oh, and I almost forgot to mention - we went to a baptism
yesterday! Brother Mills, a member in our ward, invited us to attend his
dad's baptism. Everyone there - his family and friends and the sisters
that taught him - said that it was a long time coming - Paul is 87 years
old! But he was finally ready to make the commitment and be
baptized! As you can imagine, everyone there was so excited for him.
Just goes to show that it's never too late. :)
I love y'all so much, and I hope you have a great week, and an
awesome new year!
Sister Ririe
Matthew 10:39
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