So guess what this new
transfer is bringing to us? Well, I'm staying here in Hondo Pass! This is the
longest that I've stayed in any area so far, so that's kind of crazy. We are
also going to be trio training this transfer! Which means that we are going to
get another new missionary and Sister Dummar and I are going to train her
together while I finish training her during her second transfer. How is that
going to work? I have no idea. But we'll figure it out I'm sure.
This week has been
full of singing! We haven’t been caroling almost every night and on Saturday we
sang at the mall for a few hours. It was pretty cool I have to say and the
institute was super kind and feed us after. I really do feel like people are
way nicer to us than we deserve. We also had an awesome ward Christmas party
and Charles and his wife came. Ha, she was like "I didn't know Mormons
celebrated Christmas!" A comment that became even funnier because just the
next day we were talking to a member who told us a story about how she told some
guy Merry Christmas and he response was "Don't tell me, you're a
Mormon!" Apparently Catholics don't like Christmas? At least here in El
Paso apparently?
We had two lessons
with Charles this week that both went really well. Our lesson yesterday we read
over the baptism interview questions with him. He still has a long way to go
until he's ready (prophets, tithing, and Word of Wisdom) but he has the desire
to be baptized. He is doing really well and keep pretty much all of his
commitments.
We also had a good
lesson with Molly and will hopefully be able to schedule something really soon
for her baptism. We're going to have dinner at their house on Christmas though
so that will be awesome!
Other than that it's
just kind of been the same old same old. Sorry that I don't have too many
exciting adventure this week. Maybe with a new person we can get into more
adventures.
This week I have been
studying humility and how it helps with personal growth. I guess I don't have
anything really interesting or enlightening to say about it, but really just
the thought that it encompasses so many things. I think especially when we see
something as either an exception or we think we know better. Of course there
are going to be some exceptions to things but in the long run we have to ask
ourselves, who knows better? Me or God? Or, what do I gain by "being
right"? Sometimes you do need to be right, but sometimes you don't. In the
talk We'll Ascend Together it talks about how often we have a choice, to be happy
and progress or to be right. Pride also goes both ways. It can be in putting
yourself above everyone else but also in putting everyone else above you. A
sort of false humility. Anyway, I'm sure you all knew that already. I hope you
are having a merry Christmas season and a fantastic week!
Love,
April
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