November 30, 2009
I'm SOOOOOOO HAPPY I get to stay in Lititz for another transfer!!!! :) If you all were praying for me to stay here, thank you so so so much! I was praying hard core too! haha. We are just having so many wonderful things happen here, working with great people, and this ward is so amazing. I did NOT want to leave. Sister Ferguson and I are staying together for another transfer too! We get to spend my birthday, christmas, and the new year together!!! I bet you could already picture this, but when I found out I was staying, I started doing cartwheels around the apartment because I was so happy.
Greg is still doing really well. He slipped again and smoked a cigarette :( He has to be smoke free for 2 weeks before his baptism. He is still set and excited for Dec. 19th, so I really hope he stays strong! I'm so excited to see him get baptized though! He's awesome and he knows the church is true! Greg even gave us a referrel a couple weeks ago. He had a friend named Gwen that he was very concerned about and wanted us to give her a call. But he didn't want us to tell her who was concerned. So Sis. Ferguson cold called her and told her who we were, told her a friend was concerned for her and asked if we could meet. She said yes, so we met her this past Friday. Greg also didn't tell us what he was concerned about, but we had a feeling it was going to be about money. BUT it wasn't! :) She is so prepared for the gospel in her life! She told us she just felt like something was missing in her life and she felt so alone. She cried as she was telling us too. I then asked what she felt she was missing and she said God. PERFECT! We shared all about the restoration with her, focusing it around how much the savior loves her, individually. She said she was really excited to read from the Book of Mormon and find out more. I am so excited for her too!
Thanksgiving was really good! We spent the day with a less active/nonmember family, the Rodriguez family. We actually invited ourselves over, but they were happy for us to come. They love us! But Sis. Rodriguez had a 21 lb turkey, 20 lb ham, 5 different desserts, and every thanksgiving food you could imagine! SO MUCH FOOD! It was really yummy though. We also went to two other homes and had dessert. Lets just say that I was full all day Friday and Saturday too!
Hope your thanksgiving was good too! Happy Holiday Season!!!! I love this time of year. Oh, one more thing. The day after thanksgiving, an older woman in the ward (who's husband is less-active, so it was legit) asked us to come put up her christmas tree and decorate it :) She made us cookies and hot chocolate and played christmas Mo-Tab. Then we shared a message about angels. Perfect way to start off the christmas season! Alright, I've really got to go now. I love you all and can't wait to hear from you! I'll talk to you REALLY SOON!!!!! :) Have a good week.
Love, Holly
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