10 More Sleeps

I can count how many sleeps I have until Christmas and Skype on my fingers...10!!! :) I am SO EXCITED!!

Monday night we taught DJ the Restoration. She totally understands the pride cycle and prophets and has a desire to be baptized (which will probably happen next semester). Ruth came and was a great help to us in bearing testimony.

Tuesday we made cookies. like not as many as last year (over 300 items for the branch) but we made and frosted 70 or so cookies. I've also decided that I'm never to play with wheat ever again. I was itchy the rest of the day! No bueno! That night we were invited to dinner by a recent convert, Brice, and his wife, Kalisa. I'm pretty sure I've told yall about them but they took us out for Chinese. I'm converted. Chinese food is pretty amazingly great. We were able to invite both of them and their friend to the branch Christmas party. 
 

Wednesday we were able to help Alma better prepare to go to the temple by helping her to eliminate things out of her life. It will be a process...but it will be worth it! We contacted went to Kruze, gave cookies to our neighbors and had dinner with the Beards. We also got rid of a really old (like 30 years) couch. It was a relief.

Thursday we had weekly planning, visited a few potentials, and did service at Gazebo. More finding/visiting potentials. Quick dinner and then sports night.

Friday we had district meeting, service at New Beginnings, and a member visit to Sis Tieman. We had to hide her coffee pot...again. She had someone take it down and out for her. Tisk. After, Sis Llewellyn invited us over for dinner. We also learned how to make Sauerkraut. Aunt Barbara, you'd be happy to know that she is going to give me some to try.

Saturday we had another lesson with DJ. She wanted to be baptized before she left to go home from school and she wanted to know all the commandments. We gave her a mini Law of Chastity talk and Word of Wisdom talk after we had gone over the Plan of Salvation and Baptism. She's so golden. We are coming up with a date for her that will help her to be prepared for her first covenant! :) That afternoon we did a lot of finding and trying to visit less actives. that night was the Branch Christmas party. We dressed the part. and so did the Elders (they were Santa's elves).

Sister Carling & Sister Pugh

Elder Fa'a and Elder Knight

Priceless!! 

Sunday was kinda crazy. Meeting in the morning, then church, then a child baptism,then lunch, then choir and we finally left the building at 4. We did some finding at the parks and dropping off goodie bags at some members who weren't at the party. We ended the night at the Carlile's with a late dinner.

Today has been pretty relaxed. (Which is good.)

We've got a big week planned. We will be having Christmas conference on Friday with the WHOLE mission. It will be awesome!!!!

Share the gift with someone this week. 

Keep moving forward!!

--Sister Carling