December 8, 2014
Family and Friends,
Joy fills my heart as we dive deeper
and deeper into the Christmas season. As we come closer to Christmas, we should
also become closer to our Savior. "For unto us a child is born, unto
us a son is given and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name
shall be called wonderful counsellor, The Mighty God, The everlasting father,
the Prince of Peace" (Isaiah). I love the several names given to our
Savior to describe his nature and actions. One that has always intrigued
myself is The Prince of Peace. Peace is something that we all desire
greatly. However, how do we build a foundation to obtain this peace? What
must we do, where must we go, and how must we behave? Peace can only delight
our soul if we express an everlasting love for The Prince of Peace. There is
only one source of true and lasting peace. Peace is not exclusive, but open to
all of Christ's brothers and Sisters who embrace his open arms. “There is no
better time than now, this very Christmas season, for all of us to rededicate
ourselves to the principles taught by Jesus Christ,” President Monson said. I
simply love the CHRISTmas season:)
Our week has been nothing less than
rewarding. We are continuing to find new investigators, seven new ones this
week. Our Zone is encouraging us to get 10 oyms every day. An OYM means
"open your mouth." Therefore, we have been doing our best to talk to
10 new people every day. It's actually very difficult when you have so many
people to teach:0 I guess that's a good problem to have right?;) Elder Caskey
and I are continuing to the love the work here in Quincy. We had the
opportunity to put Billy Bob Joe on date this week which was a blessing from
the Lord. Billy Bob Joe is a made up name due to privacy issues. I'm pretty
sure all of our Hispanic investigators would not have the name of Billy
anyway:) One of my highlights of every week is playing RumiKub with our
Cambridge peeps. Cambridge is a senior living center here in Quincy. You'd think
that maybe I would have a chance of winning maybe once, but they school me
every time. "Come on whippersnapper, you can do it!:)" Man, they sure
give me a good laugh every week!
Well I hope you all have an amazing
week. Stay Classy and Choose the Right!
Love Always,
Elder Smith
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