Christmas Time is Here Again!

Good afternoon folk, and Merry Christmas! What's that I hear? It's not actually Christmas? Well, the Zone meeting we had this last week disagrees, because Elder Bradshaw decided to make it Christmas themed and get festive with it for no reason (see photo down below). But I'm heading to Utinga as I speak so I've gotta make this email quick. This last week was amazing! We had the baptisms of our friends Riana and Emilly this Saturday and so we were prepping for it big time during the week! Both of em are so great, they listened awesome during the lessons, showed their desire to follow, and their baptism was super sweet. I felt so grateful to be a part of their experience entering the covenant path, and so grateful I got the chance to help them arrive. That's what I'd like to share for the thought this week, is that I'm 100% sure this is the true church, because so much joy comes from living the Gospel. The baptism had such a happy feeling, and it was a confirmation to me again that this really is the church of joy. Not only has making Jesus Christ as my foundation for me proved to make difficult things easier, but there is a genuine, undeniable and personal happiness that comes from the Gospel of Jesus Christ. If you haven't got a testimony about the Gospel yet, the invitation is to seek! And if you've already got a testimony, the request is to share with others. Love you all, thanks for reading! Send me something por favor (little bit of Spanish mixed in there to keep everyone on their toes) and I'll talk to yall on the next one! 


Email Title is from The Beatles' "Christmas Time is Here Again," a track included in their single "Free as a Bird" 

1. Christmas-themed Zone meeting
2. Cleaning the font 🎸
3. Baptism of Riana and Emilly 🎉🎉
4. Shoutout to Aunt Nat for the magnetic dudes of whom I love 
5. We have the best members of our ward 🏆 the trophy goes to Paar 
6. Elder Mortensen❌️ Mortenden✔️
7. Moment of happiness 








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