MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!!
Wow so much to say and not too much time but in short, it was an awesome week!! Especially this weekend:)) First, Christmas Miracle!! Starting Friday we finally started getting our white Christmas! I am so happy about that. Seriously, answer to prayers:D ( lol although I guess it was probably the opposite of what Sis Stepaiko was praying for... she loves when it's hot.. little awk but.. can't please everyone i guess..?!)
We had a super fantastic Christmas Zone conference. At Christmas time they do it a little different and it was probably the most fun I've had at a zone Conference. We got to sing lots of Christmas hymns. I sang also, a little different version of "What child is this" unfortunately my throat wasn't really warmed up so.. it's never as good as the practices( even though we actually had more time to practice this time hahah ) but oh well. We also played a game of special Book of Mormon charades which was really fun. Everyone was impressed with my BOM knowledge aha, (mostly cause I knew Abish's name :)-- thanks BOM videos when I was little aha) We also watched a slideshow of pics from the whole year which was really fun to watch but also even a little sad seeing all my friends I miss, most of the missionaries who were in it are all gone now, weirdddd. But I also felt the Spirit so strong at zone conference. It was a mission goal that our President gave us in October to read the Book of Mormon by the end of the year. I bore my testimony on that and how it is truly another testament of Jesus Christ. I've got one week left and I'm almost done so I will tell you next week how my experience was :) Zone conf was also all about JOY and how that's what Christmas and Christ is all about. After all the angel did say "I bring you great tidings of great joy, which shall be to ALL people"
Saturday we had interviews with President Sullivan which are always really good, and I learnt a lot.
Christmas Eve was a wonderful day:) We had a sacrament meeting full of Christmas talks and songs. I was in almost all the musical numbers: one by myself, "what child is this ?" again (they have it in the Russian Hymn book :)) and then the other one was a group number where we sang in Ukrainian. (Luckily not as hard as I thought.) Second hour we watched the First Presidency Christmas devotional which was really good and then we all a had a lunch together. After church we had a little snowball fight with the kids outside who rolled some giant snow..bales really.. ahah. The evening we went went with the elders and a member friend CAROLING to a few members and less active babushki -- I had to sing in Ukrainian again.. aha cause they decided to bring the Ukrainian hymn books but oh well-- it was really fun! And it felt like Christmas more this weekend, especially serving:)
I am really grateful for opportunity to have another Christmas where I get to be a representative of the Lord who's birth we're celebrating, and to have His name next to mine on my name tag :)
Today was good as well. Got to relax and spend it with friends. Our district had a Christmas brunch, which was pretty delicious, even if it wasn't really real bacon;) Perks of Christmas on P-day!
I want to tell you all especially on this special and happy day that I am so grateful for my Savior. For His birth, His perfect life and example and most of all for His infinite sacrifice and suffering for me and everyone. I can tell you honestly that I have felt the peace and joy that comes from Him though the Spirit. Life is sometimes really good and really hard but He is always with His lasting peace to comfort us. He truly in the Prince of Peace and the Light of the world.
I hope you all have an amazing Christmas and feel JOY. The good thing is we can have Christmas all year long when the Savior is in our hearts.
I LOVE YOU ALL ,
C рождеством!
Cectpa Horne
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