I can't believe it's already Christmas!! whoowee! So crazy!
The Mission Christmas Party was a blast! We all got to hear from our beloved mission president. I performed in the talent show. But, instead of singing celtic style, my companion accompanied me with an instrument called the canjo. I think it went pretty well. And, as a gift to all of his missionaries, Pres. Hanks let us all watch 'Frozen'.
Many birthday wishes to you on Friday Dr. Daddy Mason! Wish I could be there to give you a big kiss and hug, but, that'll have to wait til 2k16 padre. Go see the Hobbit part 3 for me, kay?
We got to go caroling as a district to investigators, that was a really cool experience. AND! We received news from our Branch President that they've made a small branch in Smithville, which is only 5 minutes away from Amory, instead of going to church an hour away in Tupelo!! This is a huge blessing! Now when investigators ask about where to go to attend church instead of saying, "Drive an hour to our church in Tupelo and make it on time at 9:00 a.m." Now we can say, "It's in Smithville!! Come!!" So excited!!
So, this week had its ups and downs. We met an amazing family just down the street from us. Connie is a member of the Pentecostal church and her husband, Shannon, is non denominational Christian. They both are really interested in what other churches believe in and have been so kind to us, feeding us every time we walk through the front door. They always have lots of questions for Sister Robison and I and it's been really fun to do our best to answer them. We've taught Connie and her two sons the Restoration. Hopefully we'll be able to continue to teach them.
We also visited a lady named Donna who's met with the missionaries before. We ended up inviting her to be baptized. She said she'd think about it, but that she did want to visit our church.
We also met with Ken again and invited him to be baptized. We'd been talking about the Holy Ghost and how important it is to understand the HG's role in conversion. After asking him if he'd follow the example of the Savior and be baptized under the same priesthood authority He was baptized with he said "Well yeah!! Who wouldn't want that?" We ended with a prayer, but, before, we asked him if he'd pay attention to how he felt as we prayed. Afterwards he just sat in silence and then said "Yeah...I don't feel like there's anything telling me that there's something wrong with ya'lls church. I reckon I ought to read more of your Book of Mormon and pray about this baptism." Those were his exact words!!! How could I forget them cuz I almost started crying after he said it! He really loves his Savior and has been looking for the truth. Now, we've just got to get him baptized!!
We also decided we ought to go tracting some apartment complexes just down the road from where we live. Only black people live there. We met some really nice folks, but we had some others that weren't so nice. Right after having a man tell us to leave him alone and go away, we decided to knock on one more door. The one we knocked on was answered by a woman yelling for us to come in. Her name's Erin, she lives with her boyfriend William and they have a little boy named Jaxson. We felt prompted to show them the 'He is the Gift' video. Will looked it up on his laptop and watched it. Erin had been busy making Jaxson breakfast so we asked if he'd play it again so she could see. After watching it the second time through, he looked up at us and I could see the tears in his eyes. I bore my testimony to them and as I spoke I didn't even know what was coming out of my mouth. The Spirit took over and filled the room. They told us we could come back anytime.
I am so grateful for the miracles that we've seen this week. Even if people aren't always so nice or I miss my family, especially around this time of year, I know that what I am doing is so good. I need to stop being so selfish and be more concerned about the people around me. All of these people are children of God. And even if one of them slams a door in my face or tells me that I'm going to hell for being a Mormon, I can't help but love them. I know that this is the true church of Jesus Christ of Later-day Saints. I know that the gospel has been restored on the earth and the Savior is coming. He's going to come sooner than we think and I am going to do my best to prepare the souls of Amory, Mississippi to meet Him again.
Know that I love you all, this is the Lords work that I am doing and I will do it with fervent enthusiasm! I wish you all a very Merry Christmas! God be with you.
Love, Sister Michaela Mason
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