A beautiful day!

Today we went to the meetings in our Spanish branch. The brethren asked Zane to help them bless the sacrament. He said he can't remember ever doing that before today... he has done baptisms and confirmations... and today was a first. I thought that was neat to share.

We also started our choir practice for the branch Christmas program. That was fun! We had 4 brothers and about 6 sisters... and we went through and sang all the Christmas hymns. Hopefully in 2 weeks we will have a little more "animo" (excitement) about singing in a choir. Only one sister had heard "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" so we sang that one a few times. I definately think we should use that for the program. I am also going to have the young women and young single adult sisters sing "Mary's Lullaby" and would like to have the young men and single adult men sing also - but we will have to see how they feel about that the next time we meet!

In our gospel principles class we were talking about the signs of the second coming of Christ. There are a few non-members in the class, and that is always neat - to hear the questions they have. As members, we are taught to be prepared for that day. It seems like it is such a part of our lives and who we are, we really don't take the time to truly reflect on what it will take to be ready to meet the Savior. The question that was asked was "How do I know when I am prepared to meet Jesus?" Thought provoking. The answer was "I don't feel I will ever be fully prepared to meet Him".

It was a great opportunity to learn, and to see things from a new perspective.

A busy week!

This week has been a busy week. Wednesday night I met the Elders at the home of a beautiful couple who are investigating the church. We had a great lesson from the Elders, and it was a neat experience. Thursday night we had the Elders come for a dinner appointment... and what better dinner than pizza?! We had a great time... and even carved out some jack-o-lanterns. It was Elder Gordillo's first time ever ~ since he is from Guatemala, and that is not a tradition they have there. We had a few good laughs!

Saturday there was a family from our branch sealed in the temple. What a blessing! We also had a missionary open house that afternoon, followed by a baptism ~ followed by a reception for the family that was sealed! It was a marvelous opportunity to be able to participate in all the blessings of the gospel!

I had the opportunity to teach the gospel essentials class today, and the lesson was the law of chastity. That was a really neat class to teach. I loved seeing the people in the class as they began to understand the principle of the lesson - and how they realized it could change their lives. I am so blessed to be a part of this incredible work!!