Christmas was sooo good! So different but so good.
Christmas
Eve: we went to a member's home and ate amazing food with their
extended family. The best part of the night was when I begged the mom to
sing to us and she finally agreed. She sang with her mother-in-law. Her
voice is so beautiful. I recorded it and listen to it all the time.
Christmas
Day: Breakfast crepes at a members home and skyping!! My favorite part
was skyping my fam bam. I love my people. I always want to be with my
own family (and the Lord has shown me how I can).
Lunch with
our neighbors! It was the cutest, we walk in and he says I have
something to show you, and we go into his TV room and he has the MoTab
singing Christmas songs! It was awesome.
Dinner: Another member's family. We ate and then went around the area and sang Christmas carols to some neighbors.
My mission president asked us a question. He said, "Have you ever had a
birthday party where everyone that came got presents except for you?" I
don't know about you, but I have never personally had such a sad
birthday, thankfully... Just think about Christmas, though. We are
celebrating Jesus Christ's birthday and we all give presents to each
other but do we even give anything to The Savior, the person whose birth
we are celebrating??
Honestly there is only
one thing we can really give him, because He has given us literally
EVERYTHING. We are always in debt to him. When we serve him or do
something for him, He throws a blessing right back to us... But there is
one thing we have that he doesn't already have. Only one thing we can
give him. And that is our will. Our heart. We can give our hear and our
will to Him and do whatever it is that he asks. I'm trying to do that
everyday. It's hard. But it's the only thing He asks of us.
GUESS
WHAT??? I'm getting TRANSFERRED!!!! All the way to High Wycombe! (Not
very far at all...) Sister Grace and Sister Wiest are currently in High
Wycombe. They are in my district and ward. Sister Grace is going to
Quannana (Kwinana) (I have no idea how to spell that), and I am taking her place
and will be companions with Sister Wiest! I am so excited, but at the
same time, I cry when I think of Sister Grace leaving.
After I
email, I will be taking a DRIVING TEST!!! In other words, this may be
the last email you ever get from me......jk. I've mastered the
look-right-first-and-stay-to-
If
anyone wants something to ponder this week, ponder this statement: "By
the weak and simple, the Lord will thresh the nations with his spirit."
(paraphrased by some scriptures in D&C 1:23, 35:13, 133:59)
It's something I've been thinking about a lot this week.
I
love you. But most importantly, Heavenly Father loves you. I feel this
so strongly when I teach the Australian people. Give Him all you have
and He will give you all He has.
Love,
Sister Beardall
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| There was a fire near us and people were getting evacuated. Good old Greg taking pics on his roof... |
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| All the sisters and elders in our Zone had matching headbands and ties at the Christmas Conference! #unity |
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| Christmas morning torture session aftermath before the festivities began. |
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| Presents!!!! |
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| My view on Christmas Day. |
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| My Crew |
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| That View |
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