Christmas?

Picture: A "C" For Christ :)

 

We were talking to a former and we said that we had a Christmas message that we wanted to share and she said, we don't celebrate Christmas because that is the birthday of a pagan god. So, that was that. :) I have always thought it was funny that there are so many different traditions that come up around this time of year, but I think that my favorite one is the New Year. There is such a peace that comes from Christmas, but I have seen that it is often over shadowed with others things, so, that I sometimes lose sight that it is suppose to be about Jesus. The new year on the other hand is something that helps me to look over the things that I have done in the last 12 months and reveiw what I want to do in the next 12.

 

So, because next P-day will be on Tuesday the 1st I've decided that I will come up with a few things that I would like to do next year and write them next week.

 

As for this last week, I was great because we got the car back and it looked like nothing had happened! I was so happy and it was at the right time because people started to go out of town so we didn't have people that we could get ride from. We are so happy, I feel so free!

 

We have been able to do so many good things! Oh, the greatest part of this last week was that we had investigators come to church! I was so happy! There is a lot of good happening up here! Oh, and I almost forgot. Last week I didn't get my email sent out it seems, I pressed send, but I guess it didn't go. . . But we were on trade-offs and we were using a different computer so I don't know what happened there.

 

I love yall and I am happy that it is such a great time of the year. I hope you can enjoy the snow for me:)

 

-Sister Sheffer(2)

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Oh happy day!

1:The Bishop's wife made these, her daughter was wearing them and she let us try them on!

2: Yes, this is me and a hairless friend. . . :)

 

Wow, so this week was amazing, we had our mission Christmas party and we had the ward Christmas party. Something that I have thought was amazing about the ward that I am in is that there is a lady that decorates and she hasn't just done the Relief Society room, but she did the entire church it is so beautiful, I wonder if I can take pictures.

 

Anyway so this week was full of parties. For the Christmas party I was in the talent show, I told some stories from childhood of my time with Dean and Angie's family. Everyone laughed and most people I saw throughout the day after that kept thanking me for sharing my talent. I think that the best one was called missionary life, it was a song that an Elder wrote, I recorded it, maybe I can send it in an email. . .

 

For the ward Christmas party we were told that the missionaries would be singing Silent Night, I thought they were joking, but after the food was eaten the little Ross boy came and informed me that it was time to go to the front to sing. Well, we recruited some people including Sister Weeks the recent convert and Andri the daughter of a member who is looking to get baptized soon, that is when she can get up and make it to Church. . . We are working on that. :)

 

I hope that you are all doing well, I know that I have been so blessed to know all of you and I hope that if there is anything that I can do, send a letter, picture, ANYTHING. that ya'll will let me know! I love you!!

 

-Sister Sheffer 2

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Sorry, the Computer wasn't working

This is Haylee, she is the little Angel who has been giving us rides after school, she is super great!

 

So we have been riding the bike to the library and we have been walking places too, but Haylee has been giving us rides and going to lessons with us, she is a super great missionary who is really good at sharing her testimony with the people that we meet.

 

We have been doing really well at getting new invistigators, I just hope that we will be able to keep them and help them grow closer to Christ!

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A sad week. . . yet bitter sweet.

I am actually really happy still, but I have been given some hard things to over come here in St. Marys.

Everything was fine, until I asked Sister Crowton to ask Heavenly Father help me feel his love--bad idea--next thing I know a truck comes and takes off the car's bumper. That night my camera's memory card gets erased and I learned the next day that because I was in a wreck I need to get checked out by a doctor and I have to go to the E.R.!! WHAT!

We won't hear about the car until today/Monday is what we where told and we won't be able to get the police report until Wed. so we have mostly been walking around and my legs are sore. I think my prayer has been answered. I'm SORRY! I won't ask for it again!!! :(

But on the plus side we are getting more members to help out with missionary work. They are really great here. We have been so blessed! I just wish I had better shoes, I would show you a picture, but . . .

I have been able to continue teaching the Ducks, but they are so far away that I'm not sure that we will be able to get out there anytime soon. I wonder what will happen they are set for the 29th, but they haven't come to church yet. they have been reading.

I am so excited for this month there are so many things that we can invite people to and I hope that we will be able to get to them ourselves. . . :D We did make it to the Christmas devotional by the first presidency last night! I was super happy and the Ducks came and sister Weeks too!

Oh, and the sisters sister Crowton and sister Scott were up here last week too! Sister Scott is companions with Sister Crowton who is our sister leader and they do trade-offs here. Sister Scott's family had sent her a Thanksgiving package and it made it a few days before Sister Scott was coming! So exciting! It was great!

I have been so blessed with so much love especially Katie, so amazing!!!

I love all of you so much and thank you for all the warmness that you have given me!

--- <3 Sister Sheffer

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