Merry Christmas 😊

Hey y'all!! 

Thank you to everyone who wished me a happy birthday!! I had a really awesome day. My family and friends made it amazing! Shout out to my mother who ordered me my favorite cake. It was delicious. And Shout out to Trina Whittaker for kidnapping me and taking me to breakfast. You're my home girl and I love you a lot. And also shout out to the rest of the people because I had a great day. :) 

Transfers were this week, and I have the privilege to stay in villa de Paz for another transfer! Wahooooo! I'm also with sister Christley still, so we're gunna party and missionary like crazy. Since last week was a 5 week transfer, this week is a 7 week transfer... so we will be able to have an extra week of work! I'm excited to make this a busy transfer. 

We are teaching 3 people who we have put on date. They are such a sweet family and they feel the spirit so strong. They know that this gospel is true and it's amazing to see it in their eyes! 

I had many great experiences this week, and most of them being personal revelation or just feeling the spirit. It's funny, as a missionary I thought things weren't going to be as hard as they are. Being 100% honest right now haha. I have had really really great times, and really bad times. This week was a bit of a challenge for me. I was struggling with my morning studies, with being focused and being motivated. It frustrates me when that happens because I still want to do what I'm supposed to do, I just can't focus on the task at hand. President Griffin has recently given us a document to study about repentance/ forgiveness and mercy/ grace. It includes scriptures and questions on how we can be better or improve. I really love all of the quotes and scriptures that he has provided and I've found comfort in them. I love the quotes because they all talk about the atonement of Jesus Christ. 

"The Atonement does more than fix the mistakes. It does more than balance the scales. It even does more than forgive our sins. It rehabilitates, regenerates, renews, and transforms human nature. Christ makes us better, worlds better, than we would have been had there been no Fall." 

I love that!! I think I learn something new about the atonement every day. How blessed we are to know that we have a savior. 

I'm grateful for all of you. I'm grateful for the church, for my family and for this Christmas season. 

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!