First of all, Merry Christmas! Hmmm.. can't believe it's Christmas again... weird. So we had a good week this week! On Wednesday we were trying to find a member of the ward, we talked to his wife and she said that he had moved out. He hasn't been active in years. We talked to her about the He is the Gift video and were able to share it with her. She said we could come back and share more with her. I really hope so. She seemed like she had some walls built up but I feel like she is prepared right now. On Friday at the Christmas conference, I was talking to a missionary who is now serving in the Melbourne ward. I asked him about Gilbert. Do you remember him? He got baptized in November of 2013 but stopped coming after about 2 months. Well, apparently he has been reactivated and is doing great! Definitely a pleasant surprise.
About 2 weeks ago we talked to a man who was outside his house. Before we left he promised to us that he would come to church sometime. Well, guess who came to church yesterday?! Yeah, that was totally unexpected. He loved it! He said he would be back next week and that we can come by this week and begin teaching him. His name is Mark and we are really excited to teach him. The sacrament meeting program was full of musical numbers. Including plenty from the primary. Mark got a kick out of that. haha.
The Christmas conference was great! The whole mission got together, President Mortensen spoke to us, we watched The Nativity, ate, sang songs (We're all still confused why they picked "I'll be Home for Christmas" as one of the carols, jerks.), and to close it off we all got a package from home! Twas awesome. I also got to see so many friends! Especially Elder Su'a and Elder Fa'amausili.
On Saturday night we went caroling as a district! It was awesome. We've been handing out as many He is the Gift cards as we can. Christmas is definitely the best time to be a missionary. It's very natural and people are receptive. I hope you all have a merry christmas! What an awesome time of the year. I'm so grateful to have the best gift given to me that anyone could ever have. I love you all and miss you!
-Elder Steed
The Bro's at the Christmas conference. Elder Hunter and Elder Fa'amausili
So a member gave us a $50 papa john's gift card for christmas. Yeah, it's all gone. lol.
Bed-time selfies. Lol
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