I didn't die from too much Thanksgiving goodness

1 December 2014

I am happy to report I am still alive! I didn't die from too much Thanksgiving goodness. Turned out we only had 2 dinner appointments on Thanksgiving and then had roasted Starbursts, marshmallows, and s'mores. It was really good. We'll see what Christmas brings! :) They served us turkey, sweet potatoes, green bean casserole, pecan pie..the things we typically eat on Thanksgiving.

The weather over here is really nice. Not too hot, not too cold. It did snow a TON of Tuesday, but it all melted by the next day. Hna. Christensen and I are hoping for a white Christmas!

On Tuesday as well, we had a Spanish Forum, where all the Spanish missionaries get together to train and discuss things. One thing that got discussed was areas, the area each companionship serves. We talked about it so much that President Riggs said, "We need another Forum to finish discussing this. And soon, because December is going to be BUSY!" We're waiting to see what day he says we'll finish it on.

Also had interviews with President Riggs on Monday. That was good. He talked about a mission is the best place to become spiritually self-reliant. So, that'll be one of my goals throughout the time I have here on the mission.

It struck me again this week that I am not Wonder Woman. Adjusting to a new companion is hard, but it's good because if we didn't get new companions every now and again, we'd stop learning. So we're learning how to work together, communication, stress control, all that good stuff :) Hna. Christensen is so amazing, though. So full of energy. 

We're visiting a lot of people in our teaching pool that I have never met and on Saturday, we got 2 new investigators! We cleared up that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is different than Jehovah's Witnesses and we gave S____ a Book of Mormon. P______ already has one. We're really excited because we're sure they're going to read.

After that, we raced to the chapel in time to give a presentation in a baptism of an 8-year-old. This Saturday, the elders are baptizing a young man and the next Saturday, one of our investigators is getting baptized, too! We're just baptizing all over the place! It's great to see how many people are coming unto Christ.