Christmas week was slower in teaching than other weeks but we used our down-time by delivering invitations to everyone we knew, inviting them to church on Christmas Sunday. Four investigators came.
On Christmas Eve we met with half a dozen families at the Womack’s home and shared cheese and chocolate fondue. Afterwards we read Christmas stories from Matthew, Luke and 3 Nephi.
On Christmas day, three people we’re teaching, Tambi, Rod and Grant, talked in Sacrament meeting. Tambi’s husband, Scott, who was recently ordained to the Aaronic Priesthood, blessed the Sacrament for the first time.
More about Patty and Rod: They’re rather poor after spending their money to go to the temple last month for endowments and family sealing. So Rod, who is a fireman, offered Patty a scalp massage. While Rod went after the towel and shampoo Patty thought it would be nice to light some tea-candles on the TV, which she did. When Rod returned he threw the towel on the TV, was working on Patty’s scalp and said “My goodness it's bright in here.” He turned and the entire TV was up in flames. He grabbed the burning towel and ran outside and threw it in the yard, on top of his tarp, and went back in to extinguish the rest, which was easily done. Then he noticed the brightness coming from the yard, looked out and saw the flames on his tarp. He ran out and turned on the garden hose, which was frozen, so he started shoveling snow on top of the fire. Meanwhile Patty was airing out the house wondering why Rod was out shoveling snow in the middle of a crisis. So Patty purchased Rod some battery-operated tea-lights and a new tarp for Christmas. Although half melted, their TV still works, which they consider a blessing from paying tithing.
Thank you, Meridian Fourth Ward, for all your wonderful messages and gifts. We decorated our apartment with your cards and notes. Steve and Rosie’s origami is taped to the kitchen cabinet. Thank you Rafe and Jackson and Emily (former Primary class members) for your cards, as well as the rest of the Primary. Our home ward spoils missionaries!
We love and miss our family, but being missionaries at Christmas is the best thing we could be doing. It gives us an opportunity to give a Christmas gift to our Savior. What we feel He wants for Christmas is all of Heavenly Father’s children to come back. We hope our offering is an acceptable Christmas gift to Him.
Love to each of you.
Richard and Linda, Mom and Dad, Papa and Nana
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