Week 62: Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Hey everyone, I hope everyone had a good Christmas! Things have been going good for me. Still visiting lots of missionaries which is a lot of fun! 

Christmas was a lot of fun this year! Our foursome went to Texas Roadhouse for our Christmas eve dinner which was bomb of course. On Christmas day us 4 Elders choreographed a dance to "little drummer boy" by Justin Bieber that we performed in front of our zone. None of us are very good at dancing but it was fun. We watched Frozen 2 which was fun and played some games with our zone.

We also had the opportunity to hear from Elder Holland on Christmas day. He did a Devotional just to our mission and it was very special.

Elder Salmon and I spoke in our sacrament meeting on Sunday. Of course the week I had to speak a General Authority Seventy was there. That definitely added some nerves but I think we did alright hahah. I spoke on how we come to know and become like the Savior. I love that topic and it has been on my mind as of recently with Christmas. When we have Christ in the center of our lives and in the front of our mind and hearts we are happy and feel joy. That is what makes the Christmas season so amazing.

Elder Holland said some amazing things. One that touched me was when he said that sometimes hard things are okay, and maybe they are supposed to be hard. They shape us and make us who we are. He related it to the Savior when He was in the garden and He asked the father if there was any other way. The atonement was hard on the Savior but he did it. Elder Holland also said "Anyone can do easy things, not everyone can do the hard." 

As we end this tough year, and we begin a new one. I hope that we all might stay positive and endure well. Elder Holland shared a verse from D&C 122:9 which says "hold on thy way..." as we hold on through tough times we come to see that we are better for it and more like the Savior. I hope you all have a Happy New Year!

莫長老

Elder Miller