13 days till CHRISTMAS

12-12-16

WOW WOW WOW. I thought for a few days last week that I was living in Antarctica, but now I feel more like I am living in Arizona. Thats Alabama weather for you!!!! We were scared at the beginning of the week because   our heater seems to be broken but now its warm. Tender mercies! This week has been a blast!   We got so much done and were able to talk to SO MANY PEOPLE. We heart working hard <3

This last Tuesday we went to the Temple!! It was amazing. I have been looking forward to it all month.  It was my last time going to the Birmingham Temple which was bitter sweet.  I didn't realize that until I was in the celestial room and Sister Sainsbury asked me.  It made me really sad but so grateful for opportunity I have had to go to the temple so often on my mission.  I have been able to feel the peace and joy every time I have gone and it has been such a blessing. 

Remember that part member family I was telling yall about last week? They moved from Georgia and were so happy to see us when we met them.  There is an 18 year old, ******  and 15 year old *****  who are members but the rest of their family are not members.  We invited them to a laser tag youth activity the branch was having and their whole family came!! 7 kids....it like quadrupled the amount of kids there and they had a blast.  We met with them with some members and one of the younger girls, *****  who is 9 years old, was supposed to get baptized in Georgia with the other two girls but they moved to Alabama! She told us that she wants to be baptized and her mom is all for it!  We invited her and her mom to think about two baptismal dates!! We are super excited for them!!!

We had a really solid week this week and invited SO many people to church.  Less actives, investigators, people off the street.  We have been praying to get our investigators to the church building for either a church tour or to church to just feel the spirit that is there.

One of our really solid people we have been meeting with is O****!  He is hispanic and from Mexico City!  He is awesome.  He is really smart and interested in the Gospel.  He met us at the church Saturday night for a lesson and church tour and the spirit was so strong!  He basically went around to all the pictures in the building and told us what they were without us explaining it to him haha it was great.  He accepted baptism but wants to continue praying and learning more about the church before he gets baptized!  

Unfortunatley all those people that we invited this week to church did not come :( but hey thats agency!  We are here to INVITE others to come unto Christ and partake of this amazing gift of the Gospel.  

Sister Danes and I discovered that here in the South the phrase "they'll talk your ear off" is taken to a whole other level. They love taking life easy and talking slow. Most of the time they don't have teeth so it makes it a little harder to understand.  I LOVE THE SOUTH.

This week I found John 15:7 "If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you." 

How can we abide in the Savior this Christmas season? I hope you all have been on the Light The World because it is so neat!!!  

Thanks yall for everything and guess what...13 DAYS TILL CHRISTMAS HOLLA WOOOHOOOOO!!!  Seriously so excited to skype with yall!! Have a great week and be safe!

Steadfast in Christ and ROLL TIDE ROLL(dont know if you heard but Alabama is going to crush everyone and be 2017 national champs AGAIN) so roll tide

and LIGHT THE WORLD John 8:12

Your southern Alabamian,

Sister Moline