Hey Everyone!
Dec. 23, 2013
Ok so not much
has happened this week. Not very many of our investigators had time for us to
give them lessons because it is so close to Christmas and when we go knocking
no one is home so it's also really difficult to contact people! We did have a
lesson this week with a guy named Matt and he is pretty cool. He was in the
army for a while and now he is living here trying to apply to either PA school
or physical therapy school. He grew up southern Baptist but he said he never
felt comfortable with all of the fire and brimstone that he felt the Baptist
churches sometime tend to focus on so he is currently just non-denominational.
However he said that while he was serving in the army he had quite a few Mormon
friends who he thought were really great people and he really looked up to them
so he just wants to learn more. The lesson went really well and he is a pretty
cool guy. Then we taught Marquita and her kids and that was an awesome lesson.
We went through the pamphlets using the pictures and the kids loved it! They
kept wanting to ask more and more questions but we had to go so we told them to
save their questions for next time! It was a really good lesson. We didn't
really have many lessons other than those two. We had a Christmas program in
church yesterday which was very nice. We also taught Young Womens again
yesterday and the topic was how to help your less active friends come back to
church but we actually had more investigators there than ward members so we had
to tweak the lesson a little bit. Then we went out and tracted and we met a few
promising people. There were actually people at one of the parks we went to!
Usually the parks around here are completely empty of people. Then we went over
to the Meachams for dinner and when we were supposed to leave it started
pouring rain and we don't like tracting in the dark and the pouring rain
because it's really not super safe so we just kind of stayed at the Meachams
and played games until it stopped raining. It was nice though to just kind of
hang out for a bit. We all visited with the other missionaries and they told of
how they all decided to serve missions. A
lot of them had stories of being rebellious and participating in not good
activities. Again I was teased for not
having experienced these activities but I am used to that and its not that I
don’t know or have not witnessed situations, I was just smart enough to know
that it really did not bring happiness in the long run! Elder Webb from
Syracuse who is just 18 and has been out here since July, he is one of the Spanish
speaking Elders said “Sister Price I think you would get along with my friends
so you can come and be with us when we all get home”. I thought that was super nice of him he has
been a righteous young man and they were teasing him also. He is like a combination of Gage and Jordan. For P-day today I splurged and Sister Meacham
and Sis. Tevi and I went and got pedicures it was pretty good. Then as a district we played basketball. The
Elders took pity on my basketball skills and never tried to block me when I had
the ball, chivalry is not dead! Sis.
Tevi and I are the only sisters but she is way more athletic than me and plays
a great basketball! It felt good to just run and get some exercise!
I am super excited to go caroling tomorrow!! I got the package and I am totally wearing
those great flashing glasses. I love the
paper Christmas tree, and my “Ornaments” are fantastic!! Thanks everyone,
especially Angela and your crafting talents! We are going to the Galans for dinner and
Brother Galan is Cuban so they are roasting a pig! It will be great fun. Then I
get to Skype on Christmas! Yay! I will skype from the Meachams as I want you
and Dad to see them, They have been great, I love them! We are going to the
Eller's for dinner and then in the evening we are all gathering as missionaries
at the Meachams and having soup. They were also super cute and got stuff to
make smores because I told them about our Christmas Eve tradition of hot dog roasting and smores but we don't have
time Christmas Eve so we are going to do it Christmas day. It was really nice
of them. I have decided Mom and Dad that you guys definitely need to serve a
mission so you can be awesome people to missionaries like me someday. You guys
get to choose how long you go, plus we can call each other and skype all the
time and I could even come visit you with my family! So you guys just pray
about that. Ha ha. It's cool because Elder Meacham didn't get to serve a
mission when he was younger so he likes being out here now. Anyway that is just
my two cents for you guys. :) I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and loves
and appreciates being able to spend time with your family in person! Being a
missionary has definitely made me appreciate a lot of things! Like family and also
keeping things clean! I feel like I will be a whole improved person when I get
home. I love this Gospel and being out here just makes me realize how simple
and how true our church really is! I love the atonement and I know I wouldn't
be able to last and stay out here without it. I love that through the Book of
Mormon we have such a knowledge of the doctrine of the atonement and how to
apply it. Getting to know other people and other religions, I am realizing how
they have an appreciation of the atonement and what it does for us but they
don't really understand how it truly is the center of God's whole plan! Nothing
would work without the atonement. I love everyone and remember this is a season
of love and joy so do something nice for someone!
Love,
Sister Price
P.S. Transfers are again in two weeks, I have been out for 3
months! Oh and for now my companion has started to feel better so more testing
is on hold. I still think it might be
some anxiety issues. But it is good she
is feeling better. Wow and thanks Lynnette and Barbara and Shannon (the wreath
is great, My mom does not have crafty skills so its great! I hope that Gary
does not eat it off his door, he does love to do that!!) Mike and Tammy tell Gage Merry
Christmas! And Merry Christmas Harrop
Family “Keep the Tradition Alive!!” I
love you all!
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