Sister Larson in Leeds: Chapter 43: He is the Gift

Dear family and friends,

Hiya! I hope that all of your Thanksgiving celebrations were fantastic! For our actual Thanksgiving, we ate turkey soup from leftovers from our big feast last p-day. :)

This week has gone by so fast it seems! Last Wednesday, after the Internet started working again, I went to South Shields for a little field trip! Or exchange. It was great fun. South Shields is beautiful and we had fun meeting with the sisters' investigator there. It was so cute because her little 7 year old son, who attends a Christian school, was telling us all about Jesus and how we should pray and whatnot. He even offered to say the closing prayer for us!

Then this weekend, miracle of miracles, Zhang Yi was baptised!!! It was so great. He was excited and the baptismal service went really well. It was hard to think that this was our investigator who at first said that he would never be baptised, ever. It's showed me a lot how the Spirit can work in people and bring about a mighty change in their hearts.

Zhang Yi's baptism

As Christmas begins, I'm sure you all have heard from your own missionaries and ward leaders about the He is the Gift initiative. I would just second everything they say and encourage you to share with your friends all about Jesus Christ and the true meaning of Christmas. Being on a mission has helped me re-evaluate what the most important things in my life are, and Jesus Christ is at the centre of it all. The holiday decorations and music are fun and exciting, but the most exciting thing of all is that 2,014 years ago Jesus Christ was born on the earth and came so that we could live again and return to the presence of God the Father.

Snowflakes that i made to decorate our flat

I love you all and hope you have a wonderful first week of December! Go sing some carols and spread some Christmas cheer by singing loud for all to hear!! :)

Love,

Sister Larson