#HEISTHEGIFT if you haven't watched it do so now and then finish reading my letter.

Okay so I love the Christmas season. Everyone is so happy and friendly! Plus people are outside more putting up decorations and what not which gives us a perfect opportunity to talk to them because they are not going anywhere! they just have to listen to us... no but it is really nice because I love talking to people outside on the streets way more then I like knocking on doors!

Updates:

Tony: we had to change his date. He is still really trying to stop smoking but NEEDS heavenly help! So pray for him.

Allison: This is a new investigator who is one of the most prepared people that I have met thus far on my mission. Sis Kemp met her on exchanges then Sister Barns and I taught her this past week. She is a young mom with 2 little kids and one on the way! We had planned to teach her the restoration but when we asked her how reading the BOM went she was totally confused by it. So the spirit took us away from our lesson plan to the BOM. We read the introduction together. After each paragraph she would just express her love for it. "It makes so much sense." was her response many times. We invited her to pray to know if what we have been teaching her is true along with knowing if the BOM is true. She told us that she already has been. All week she has been asking Father to know if it is true and to know what path she should take. #GOLDEN

On sat I got to spend a day in Santa Barbra with (drum roll).... sister Hiapo! In our last hour of the day I was determined to end with a grand finale miracle to finish the day. So we stepped to a secluded part in the street and said a prayer. I know that God answers our prayers and the desires of our hearts, so I was determined to see this through. We went to doors that stood out to us and would knock. Yet door after door we were getting the worst rejections of the day. NO ONE would talk to us. not only that but they weren't being to nice either. We decided to walk to the next place that we had planned and knock as we go. Still same result. As we are about ready to head back to the car we see a man walking. We say hi and end up talking to him for 30 minutes! He wants to learn more and was so excited to talk to us! He was the last grand finale miracle!

I know that we should have the Christmas spirit all year long, but this is a time that we can reach out and share with others in ways that we don't always feel we can. Take advantage of it. Share the Gift of the babe who changed the world. Try a little harder and pray a little more fervently and then never give up on achieving what you prayed for, because after the trial of your faith the grand finale miracle comes.

I love you! Merry Christmas. Give a gift that will last eternity this year! you can do hard things!

Love,

Sister Draney