This week was a great one! You would think that because of Christmas things would be harder because of homesickness. But that is the great thing about being a missionary, you are so focused on others that you totally forget about yourselves. I LOVE IT!
On Christmas eve and Christmas day Sis Snow and I went caroling with two other sisters that serve in the same word. We got TONS of referrals and were able to spend about 9 hours all together caroling!! It was so much fun!!! (and we sounded pretty great too) our christmas eve dinner appointment got sick (like everyone around here is) and so sis snow and I ended up taking ourselves out to eat! That was so fun!
As I have been studying the atonement I have gain a light that has been such a blessing. I love learning and understanding more about what my Savior did and does for me. I have started to put a red box around atonement scriptures that I am able to flip and find them easily. 1 Cor 15 is AMAZING and WONDERFUL and FABULOUS!!!!!!! READ IT AND LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!! In vs 10 it says... "But by the grace of God I am what I am; and his grace which was bestowed upon me was not in vain; but I labored more abundantly than they all; yet not I but the grace of God which was with me" I love the first part, by the grace of God I am what I am. It is got that builds us. If we allow him he will make us into a masterpiece, but of ourselves we can only make a smudge. He wants to shape us into an amazing masterpiece but we have to let him. He will NEVER take away our agency and I am so grateful for that. Because then I can say that I followed him. And because I follow him he blesses me more then I could ever hope for. (1 John 3 is also amazing!)
On the investigator side of things Sarah and Charlotte came to church yesterday!!!!!!! So happy! Sis snow and I went to primary with her (which was really different then utah primary). And then the teacher was gone so sis snow got to teach the class (with an other adult in the room of course). It was amazing and the other girls were able to bear their testimonies as they talked! The girls in this class are AMAZING!!!!! Like seriously we helped them teach the lesson because there were two of the girls that had already read the lesson in advance so they would be able to answer the questions better! AMAZING right??????
Daniel is keeping the word of wisdom!!!!! Happy day! He loves learning about the gospel and totally eats it up every time we teach him! He has a hard time studying though. He has an awesome power house day of study then he takes a 2 or 3 day brake to "let it all soak in". We told him how important it is to read every day even if it is only a verse. So that I what we committed him to. To read at least one verse everyday. It really is amazing what our Father in Heaven will do if we put forth the effort. I know that he has so many blessings in store for us and he is just waiting for a chance to give them to us. He is waiting at the door with so many gift that he cant even hold them all. He sits there waiting and wishing that we will just open the door so that he can give them to us. So open the door! Open the door and let him in!
I love you all! Send me more pictures and letters. If you don't want to write a letter then at least send me pictures!!!! Fast Sunday is coming so think this week of something or someone you can fast for. Write it down and then pay attention to the spirit as you fast and be ready to write down the thoughts that come to your mind because they will surprise you! Happy new year! I'll talk to you all next year ;)
Sister Draney
Psamls 119: 105 Amazing scripture I came across today :)
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