year's Christmas initiative. There's an advent calendar of different
ways we can draw closer to the savior every day!
2. Thanksgiving was great! We just focused on how we could best serve
the people here. We visited 2 nursing homes and spent the day visiting
different families. We had lunch with a less active member and her mom
and sister, who has downsyndrome. It was really sweet.
We finished the day at Best Buy. We crashed Black Friday. We set up a
free hot chocolate stand and had the new Christmas video playing on a
screen. It was great! We made it 3 hours before we were kicked out.
Which was curfew anyways. So it was good.
We also made thanksgiving dinner for Arrica and her family with the
Kilgores! They're so sweet.
Last night we had our last family home evening at the Bennion's.
The people here are so good. I'm so grateful I got to come here to
serve along side them!
This is a great work. Yesterday we went to visit a less active. Her
grandson opened the door and told us she wasn't feeling good, but he
was so excited. He gave us pie and told us all about his family
history and about all the people he remembers from church and who's
active and who's not active. Haha as He was talking with us I had the
thought, "Jesus visited the lonely and so can you." I have loved the
opportunity to go out and be with so many of Heavenly Father's
precious children. He loves each of us so much. I'm excited about
#LightTheWorld because it's a reminder that each of us has the
opportunity to give service. Yesterday at church there was a great
talk about compassion and service. The speaker suggested that each of
us could find a large way to serve (through an organization for
example) once a month, a medium large (maybe dinner to a friend?) way
to serve once a week, and every day we should be seeking the small
opportunities to serve our family and those around us. There are so
many blessings for filling our lives with Love and Service! I think
that when it comes down to it- that's what it's all about. How have we
grown closer to the savior? How have we ministered to those our care?
How have we grown in His love?
I know that Jesus Christ lives and that He is our Savior and Redeemer.
I love and miss you!
I'll see you soon!
Love Always,
Hermana Wallis
