New and Improved December 4

Wednesday December 4, 2013

We Spent time at the center assembling lasagna and making cream puff shells for the dinner on Thursday.  It was much easier than it would have been normally because we had spaghetti sauce in the freezer from 6 weeks ago. 

We came back to the apartment and put up some Christmas decorations and listened to Christmas music.  I love Christmas time.  Then I crashed.  Maybe it is the very short days, but I was tired! 

We have had no internet access all day, and I am unsure when it will be restored.  It is amazing to me how quickly I have become so “connected.”  It is quite unsettling NOT to be able to get on the internet and ask questions, research a subject or just email someone.

By the way, one thing I did not write about on Tuesday night was the challenge President Sederholm gave the missionaries at the zone conference.  He talked at length about doing what Christ would do.  He has asked the missionaries to do missionary work on Christmas day.  He was tender with them….he asked what their first thought was when they heard that.  Responses:   “Who will open the door to us on Christmas?”  “It’s a holiday!”  and a few others.  He reacted to those with the truth and with kindness.

I looked at all those young people who sat there without complaint yet looking kind of serious.  I know that they probably will all be out tracting on Christmas day.  I pray that they will feel the Lord’s choicest blessings for their sacrifice.