Proverbs 32:21

Well this week flew by sooo fast. We had zone conference all day on Tuesday in Oshkosh and so that was fun and motivating and all, but unfortunately we didn't get any work done that day. Wednesday was a great day we were able to see Tristan and set a baptismal date with her for the 23rd of January so a ways away, but that is the day she feels like she will be ready on Friday we were able to go on exchanges with the Sister training leaders, this time I went to Menasha with Sister Kelley and Sister Hansen and Sister Dunlap came to Sheboygan with Sister Carlini. They are in a trio right now because Sister Kelley is leaving 2 weeks early so that she can make it home in time for school. Exchanges were pretty fun, it is always nice to see how other missionaries do things differently and it was so nice to be able to get some good tips from Sister Kelley, she is so awesome. 

Saturday was so great we were able to teach a lot of people and to see a lot of people and we volunteered at this thing called Making Spirits Bright it is where they have a light show that goes to the music on your car radio and you just drive through it, it is pretty awesome and then afterwards you can go see Santa, and so that is the part that we were helping with. We also saw Bennett and Holly on Saturday and we found out that Bennett actually wanted to be a rock star at one point in his life and he actually made a legit CD, so he gave one to me and Sister Carlini and we had him sign it, you know in case he becomes famous someday. He is actually quite good, we told him that he could drop his job as a Pastor, join our church and become a musician like David Archuleta, or Alex Boye. 

Also on Saturday we saw Sister Pollock who has been a member for 15 years, but has only been active for about a year and a half, her husband also just became a member about a year ago. They are the most amazing people ever, they have been through everything, heavy drugs, criminal activity, jail, teenage pregnancy, and a whole lot more, but they have completely and totally used the atonement in their lives and they have come such a long way. Sister Pollock was able to receive her patriarchal blessing this week and in it it said that she would be sealed to her family in the temple, and she is so looking forward to that and striving to be able to make that happen, she puts little pictures of temples all over her house. And they are making a special trip to Salt Lake in February to see the Salt Lake temple, I told her that if she is going to see it then she needs to see the inside of it, because it is the most amazing thing I have ever seen in my life, so that is what she is striving for. 

We were able to teach Tristan about tithing on Saturday as well and I was really pretty nervous about it because she is a single Mom and she is always saying how hard it is with money. But I had received a prompting to teach her about tithing, so I prayed that she would receive it well and she did it was awesome, the Lord had prepared her way before hand, and she was ready for it. She willing accepted the law of tithing because she knew that it would bless her and her boys. 

Also sorry this is so long, but there were just so many awesome things this week. But Sunday there was a little 8 year old boy getting baptized from the ward and we invited Holly and Bennett to come see it, and Bennett was able to come and watch it, and watch the boy get baptized and receive the Holy Ghost as well. So that was a really cool experience and the spirit was really strong. Now we just need to get Holly and Bennett to do the same, he is reading the Book of Mormon, which is the converting power, so it will happen eventually. 

But I hope you all have a wonderful week and a very Merry Christmas and I hope everyone is enjoying the snow for me. 

Love,

Sister Koyle