Happy December!

Hi Mama!

Happy December! We don't have snow here either...and it rained yesterday. In December? mmm. :) It's nice to not freeze every time we go outside though. We'll have to get some good tracting time in before the weather changes again. :) 

Mission conference really was amazing. I forget if I shared this last week or not, but one of my favorite stories was shared by President Stacey--one of President Vellinga's counselors. He told us of an experience driving through Cleveland and getting lost trying to avoid a traffic jam. His son had served in Cleveland at one time, and as he was driving through one neighborhood, he had this impression come to his mind: "This is the place that was made sacred by your son's sweat and tears." How beautiful and special. At the time that he shared that experience, I thought of the Kirtland temple, and how it is the place that the Kirtland saints made sacred through their sweat and tears--but also of my own area, and how I want the same to be said of me someday. That means I have to keep working hard and being diligent--and that's what I'm here for :) We've been challenged to find someone during this Christmas season who needs Christ in their heart--and to help them put Him there. I can't imagine a better Christmas gift to give to someone! One of the new resources we've been using is a new addition to mormon.org:mormon.org/Christmas. It's all about Christmas, as you might have guessed. :) You should all check it out and share it with friends--there's music and Christmas videos and more. It's great. 

Thanks for the Atonement/Peter Pan analogy. I love it. :) And it's so true. I think sometimes I forget that I just need to slow down, simplify, and have faith. Sometimes I feel like I'm at "the age of not believing" (name THAT one!! :) ) and that I don't have faith that anything we try will work--and the thing is, it won't unless we have faith. "Whatever you think you can or cannot do, you are right." I studied a talk from Conference this morning--by Marcus B. Nash. It's so good--read it! :) He talks about faith leading us to hope. When we nurture even the smallest particle of faith, we make room in our hearts for Christ to fill us with hope. We also have this quote on our fridge: "Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see." I like that a lot.

I'm so glad that the concert went well and that you got to see all those people-and I can't believe Spencer gets home so soon! Crazy. Seems like he just left! And Stephanie Osborn definitely just left--where did the time go? For me as well--last week I passed 3 months in the mission field. What? When did that happen? As I looked back over the past 3 months, I hope that I've been productive enough and learned everything that I could. I definitely want to make the next three months even better though. Onward and upward! :) I'm also sooo grateful for that time with Coach. We did our Messiah benefit concert yesterday and Saturday, and I was reminded of just how blessed I was to have those experiences. I love music and singing anytime--but those years with Coach were especially incredible and amazing.

Judi is doing well. Keep praying for her! She is seeing the blessings and changes the gospel has already brought to her life, and that is so neat to see. She knows that she needs to make other changes in her life and is working towards that. Keep praying that she will be able to quit smoking, if you would. This week we will be praying and working with her to pick a date that she will quit by. I've never quit smoking before, so I don't know exactly what to suggest/do for her--but I know that the Lord knows exactly what she needs, and that as we approach Him in prayer with faith, we will be able to know how to help.

I hope you feel better soon. :( Hopefully Purrcy will assist you and sleep with you. :) Give him some extra snuggles for me! Know that I love you and am praying for you frequently. Thanks for the wonderful updates! Love you all!

Love,

Sister Wygant