Hey Woodward Family,
It
definitely does not feel like December down here. It is about 70s or
80s everyday. We got a tiny bit of rain the other day. Basically it
feels like we are forever stuck in September. It is kinda weird. My
body doesn't know what to do with itself. I think it is used to gearing
up for the cold at this time of year and I am hot ALL the time. We
will have it about 66 in our apartment and it is too hot for me. It is
awful. haha When I come home next year, I am going to freeze!!
Our transfers
are still going to be in the 16th of December. So the same week as
Camerons, just not the same day. So I will definitely be in this area
for the Chamberlins baptism. I am glad we got it during this transfer
:)
I am glad that
you got to help grandma put up her tree. That is one thing that people
will let us do out here. We have been and will continue to help people
put up Christmas decorations. It helps us remember it is actually the
Holidays and they are happening. Sometimes it just seems like everyone
else is having holidays, and we as missionaries don't get to enjoy them
(which is kinda true) but it is still fun. Today Sister Riley went out
and bought a little 2 foot Christmas tree and some lights. We made a
paper chain count down til Christmas, and we are going to decorate a
Ginger bread house if we have time. So we are trying to get a little
Christmas into our lives.
I hit my 7
month mark yesterday! I have been gone for seven whole months now.
Crazy huh? Time is just flying by. January First and I will be half way
through. So more then one reason to celebrate that day :) You better
have a big party!!
Well onto
missionary work. The Chamberlins are getting baptized on the 14th. It
is all set. We are working on getting the program together. It should
be good. Everything is falling into place. I don't think that the mom
will be baptized then, but she will eventually. She has stopped going
to the catholic church. She signed up to get a R.S. manual for next
year. She is volunteering to bring food to the Living Nativity and also
to the Ward Christmas Party. She has even started taking the
Sacrament, which at first she wouldn't because she didn't feel
comfortable or like she could. So she is making progress. We are
excited for her.
We finally met
with Sister Baro yesterday. She has her girls for the next two weeks
and so in those 2 weeks we are going to teach them as many lessons as we
can (most likely all of them) and after that they will be getting
baptized as well. From what she said, the dad was okay with it and was
planning on being at the baptism. So permission shouldn't be too hard
to get. So we will have those two girls being baptized shortly as
well. We had tried for 4 weeks to meet with them, and now we are
finally able to!! We are so excited. It made our day.
Thanksgiving
was really good. We did end up only having one thanksgiving dinner. We
ate with the best cook in the ward-still nothing compared to grandmas
or moms thanksgiving, but it was really good. She had 6 of her seven
kids there and two son in laws and her parents. So it was a bigger
thanksgiving then you had. We had a lot of fun. It was weird to only
have 3 pies (Apple, Pumpkin, and Pecan). It seemed like so few. Sister
Riley and I made a banana cream pie, but of course it was just with the
jello mix and not very good. So I am so happy that I will be home for
thanksgiving next year.
I don't know
what will happen for Christmas. The bishops family is having us for
dinner. They have a son on a mission though and I don't know when he
will be calling or if they are wanting us to call from their house. If
you want, I could probably even Skype with you guys. I will just need
Kelsey Skype thingy. I probably won't set up a time or anything until
after transfers. I have been in this area for 3 transfers now and I
could end up moving-I hope not. But just to be safe I won't set
anything up til after and I know where I will be. So the Monday before
Christmas we will figure it all out.
Well I think
that is about all for this week. I hope you are loving the long emails
:) I don't see them getting much shorter in the future.
Love you all
Sister Woodward
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