It was Christmas on Tuesday! It was soo good. It included a good American breakfast (with bacon and sausage, WHAT?) and a missionary district council with our district leader dressed up in a full out Santa outfit (We roleplayed with him, and I introduced Santa to the Atonement and then invited him to church.) And an miracle person that we found who wanted to learn more about Jesus Christ on Christmas.
Wednesday morning I got to Skype the family. It was the quickest 45 minutes of my life, and it was a good pump up to keep going for another year. We met with the family that we found last week, and they are still asking really good questions and are really excited to read the Book of Mormon!
Thursday, Sister Wang and the other Sister that stays at our apartment up, and left for Malaysia for the weekend. So Sister Elison and I, who have only been here for two weeks (four weeks of experience added together), took over two areas. It was a lot of exploring and guessing about buses, MRT stops, and malls. But somehow we kept the areas up and going.
Friday was a lot of traveling back and forth in between areas and finding things. But we managed to sneak in a lesson with a person being taught about the restoration who was really struggling. Even though she already knew the Restoration, and the story of Joseph Smith, she still bore a powerful testimony at the end about how she knows that God loves her and will talk to her.
Saturday, there was a baptism for the area that I was "substituting" in. Sister Elison worked really hard to put it all together after only knowing the members for a week. But by some miracle, everything fell into place, and even some people being taught from my area came to watch. Baptisms are always so amazing, the spirit is always there.
This Sunday was the last week of three hours of Church, and Sister Elison and I went to six hours of church. Gave a talk in one of the Sacrament Meetings, bore our testimony in one of the Primarys, and taught one of the Youth Sunday School classes. By the end we were leaning on each other for support to keep going. (Somehow, in between the two wards, we also got a collection like a pound of cookies. all shoved into our bags.) We made it through, and finished the day strong. But we couldn't of done it without the lords help.
Sometimes I feel like Nephi, like I am going out with no idea what I am going to do before hand. But the Lord guides, and he helps me serve the people around me. I am so grateful for his Atonement and his everyday presence so that I can keep going.
Keep going. God loves you. He will help you if you ask.
I love you all too! Have a good week! Happy New Year!
Sister Skinner
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