Hey all!

Guess who gets to spend both her mission Christmases in Ventura... with the same family?? This sister! Crazy right! I am so excited this is officially my home away from home! #75degreechristmasround2. So yes this means that sis kemppers and I are together for one more transfer! I am pumped! we have already started to make plans for what we are going to do!!! I LOVE GOALS! seriously a bit to much some times. As we walk around I probably tell sis kemp like 5 new goals that I want to work on every day! haha yeah now I just have to master to follow through!

Speaking of walking... fun story. We were walking down the street and saw a man a ways down doing yard work. So of course we crossed the street so that we could coincidentally be on the same side as he was. We said hi and made small talk. no success so we offered to help... he thought that was funny because we are two girls in skirts offering to do yard work. I guess that is all that he needed. We talked and cracked jokes with him for the next 20 min. He is now "The King of the Corner" and we see him and talk and have a good time.

So this week went by really fast and so did my email time. So here is a great little quote about joy that I found in my studies this week!

"HIS GIFT TO THOSE WHO TESTIFY OF HIM IS NOT FREEDOM FROM HARD WORK OR SORROW OR STRETCHING BUT SURETY THAT EVERY OUNCE OF EFFORT IN THIS NAME IS AN INVESTMENT IN JOY!"

Work hard for the Lord and receive as a thanks a fullness of joy. It is promised to us and our loved ones. We will not be free from sorrow or pain but we will be glorified on the right hand of our Father. #Invest in joy! share the joy!

Love you all and wish you a very merry Christmas from sunny California!