Hey Family!
Those videos and pictures were awesome! Congrats Bamuel and Josh for taking the W in the dessert contest! The prophets in the nativity look like the real deal, and Bar was a cute shepherd! First things first FaceTime will be probably at 1:00 on Thursday but I will send a quick text to let you know. I got the package and it is awesome!! I love it, thanks so much to everyone that helped with it! That's great that it's Christmas break for 2 weeks!
This week I became a district leader which is crazy! That means I have to give a training each week for district meeting! Haha I'm kinda nervous but I think it will be pretty awesome! This week was full of cancellations... But we went caroling a lot and had a lot of miracles happen from it! We gained a ton of potential investigators and we are going to go contact them this week! Elder Gardner and I are getting along super good! We teach with good unity and we have a lot of similarities! We taught Randy this week and he said he wants to start meeting with us only once or twice a week. That wasn't good to hear but the best news of the week was on Sunday when we called Randy to invite him to church he said he hasn't smoked in 5 days and that he's quitting for good!! We went absolutely nuts when we heard that! We are so excited and proud of him and we know without a doubt that the Lord is watching over him and strengthening him! This Christmas is going to be different but I can say one thing, that I didn't know the true meaning of Christmas until this year! I always knew that Jesus Christ was what we needed to focus on during this Christmas season but I never fully gained a testimony and fully understood why. I know that Jesus Christ is the greatest gift that has ever been given to any of us, and I know that He is the only way we can receive peace and happiness and joy in this life! I know that without Him we would not be able to be with each other forever, and we wouldn't be able to return to Heavenly Father! I also know that no matter what pain what trial what temptation we are going through in this life, Jesus Christ can give us strength, He can help make our burdens light and He can free us from guilt and shame! I am so incredibly thankful for Jesus Christ and for all He has done for my life! I know I can never repay Him but what I can do and what all of us can do, is show that we are grateful for what he has done for us! And the way that we do that is by serving others! I am going to give Him all my heart, might, mind, and strength this Christmas and I know if you all do the same it will be the best Christmas ever! I love all of you and I can't wait to talk to you on Christmas! Stay safe and keep doing the right things!
Love Elder Summerhays
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