Boxing Day

Christmas just happened!!  I got to Skype home which was awesome!  The Cox family invited us to come over Christmas day to eat dinner and Skype my first evening in Apple Valley.  They were awesome to let me do that.  It was weird to call home, it didn't feel like I was gone at all when they answered it just felt like we were facetiming and nothing was out of usual.  It was a good time and we had chill vibes.  It was weird to see so many people all there at my house.  It was funny to see my brother pretend to steal all my stuff cause I know he ain't gon touch none of it.

An interesting lesson I had with Elder Reilly while on exchanges happened this last Wednesday. It was with one of our investigators named Mama Nita. We read from Alma 37 and had a very spiritual time. She confided in us her fears, she has open heart surgery coming up in January and asked us to pray for her. We invited her to church and that going to it will bring her peace. She ended up not coming but we will not give up our efforts!!

While we were out knocking doors one day.  We ran into this guy as he was downing a bottle of bourbon.  We got into a conversation with him and he told us he was a milk truck driver and his work gave him eggnog to get rid of.  He offered it to us so that we could use it and give to our church.  We gladly took it but the second we got home we were both checking the ingredients looking for the alcohol.  All of it was non-alcoholic and we both just celebrated in our hearts for the free eggnog

Tender Mercies of the Lord come when we do what he wants us to do.  Missionary work during the Christmas season is quite the experience.  I've seen so many miracles the past month here.  I bear testimony of the realness of the work.  It is incredible the way it has changed me so far.

Elder Ellsworth

Psalms 23 4-6