Baptism #2

Rita got baptized! It was a wonderful service. Her boyfriend flew in from Colorado to perform the ordinance, and also confirmed her on Sunday. During her baptismal service Rita got up and bore her testimony. The Spirit was so strong! She was so prepared for the Gospel and I know she will only continue to grow and progress.

Our ward Christmas Party was also this week. It was super fun, there was so much good food and the children did a nativity. It was funny because for costumes they all just put different colored bath towels on their heads. It was very cute!

This year the church made a video about Christmas. #ASaviorIsBorn. You should all go watch it and share it on social media! Christmas time is the season that people's hearts are more open to hear about the Gospel and about Jesus Christ, and it's a time that we can also find a lot of common ground with people. A lot of times when we introduce ourselves to people we say, "Hi! We're missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints!" and they say "That's okay, I'm a Christian" .........as if we aren't Christian as well. The name of Jesus Christ is LITERALLY in our church's name, people. But with this Christmas message we've been able to invite a lot of people to go watch the video. Maybe they didn't want to talk to us, but hopefully when they watch the Christmas video they will get a better idea of what we actually believe and their hearts will be softened.

Anyway, it's cold here but not as cold as it in Maryland and Utah so I guess I can't complain. Stay warm! I love you all!

Sister Daelemans