This week was great! We got a lot of good work done and were able to teach a lot of people. Sadly I still have a cold, but it's getting better.
We've arrived at the end of the transfer, and Elder Ebeling is getting transferred so I'll be driving from Indy with a new companion tomorrow. The weather up here has been SO good! It's been in the 50's and 60's for pretty much the whole week. So far it's been a very mild winter, but I keep hearing that when it hits, it's supposed to be bad.
This week, we picked up some former investigators that were taught a while ago. It's a young unmarried couple, F and A. They're in their 20's and they're a lot of fun to teach. We had a great lesson with them on Thursday and taught them about faith and the Book of Mormon. They talked with the missionaries a lot before, but the missionaries stopped visiting them because they weren't willing to get married or separate. It's unnerving how frequently we run into that problem with people. It just shows that the world is drifting more and more away from the idea of a family.
That's awesome that you guys got to meet Juan! He's such a great guy. It was nice of him to visit you and he told me he had a wonderful time in Utah and that he loved meeting all of you. Thanks for meeting with him!
I loved singing in the Christmas Fireside even though I'm not much of a singer. It was a great program and I love the wonderful spirit of the Christmas season. O Come, O Come Emmanuel has been one of my favorite Christmas songs for a while, so I loved singing that one. It was such a powerful fireside and the spirit could be felt very strongly. Between all the songs, Pres. Huxford from the Stake Presidency spoke of a Christmas on his mission when the only present he received was a bar of soap and a handkerchief. He said that looking back on that Christmas, that gift has helped him remember the real reason we celebrate Christmas. Just like soap, Christ cleans our sins, and as is done with a handkerchief, he wipes our tears. I love this time of year when everyone is focused on Christ. I hope you all have a great Christmas and I can't wait to talk to you guys next week! Love you!
Elder Thayne
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