"This is Real Life" is our new "term" as a companionship. Whenever
something unbelievably amazing happens, we say this to each other! And
since we have quite a few unbelievably amazing things happen to us,
this is said hourly! lol!
This week we had a "free day" as missionaries as we
were able to travel from Grand Central to upstate New York in Ossining!
It was GORGEOUS up there! No tall buildings, taxis, or people. There
were hardly any houses! Haha... it was great! I felt like it was home.
I miss seeing grass. I miss clusters of trees (Central Park trees DO
count, but it is so much better when they are planted by mother nature,
not by man). I miss quiet, small towns. So, this was a wonderful treat
for me. I began to get scared though, knowing I have been saying for
the past few months that I would like to go upstate to the boonies so I
could have a taste of "home" life back. When we traveled up there, I
was in awe. How do they do missionary work up here, I thought in a
panic?! They cannot just walk out their door and have a BAZILLION
people to talk to. They have to travel forever to find someone, and
they have to tract. WHAT?! This was real life too! Haha!
It was a WONDERFUL Christmas devotional though,
complete with fabulous music from our missionary choir, and a Christmas
dinner. I loved seeing all of my friends throughout the mission. We
only come together once a year, and this was it! So we made the most of
it! My trainer, Sister Martin, is heading home to the Philippines now.
She said her family will be sealed in the temple just a few days after
returning home! What a wonderful Christmas gift for the all!
There are several baptisms that are happening
throughout our zone it seems! We had Larry and Travis get baptized last
week, and Rie Denning was baptized this week in Elder Wang and Smiths
area. Katherine will be baptized this weekend too from Sister Khong and
Awerkamps area! Simply wonderful to be apart of!
All of us missionaries here on Manhattan island were
able to sing in a HUGE Christmas Concert at the temple building this
week. What a wonderful experience that was! It has been such a
fantastic week with all of our friends (missionaries, members,
investigators, etc). These people have become like family to me and I
love them all so much! Sister Jensen is such a blessing to me as a
companion! We have fun in all we do. We teach well together. We get
along. We laugh. We share. We serve. We love. We reach out to
others. We encourage each other. We are missionaries, and we love it!
I would love to have you watch this wonderful Mormon Message about the true reason for the season https://www.lds.org/
Love Always,
Sister Weyandt
Pictures:
#1-
My first district ever was reunited at our mission's Christmas
Devotional this week! Elder Smith, Elder Holzer and my trainer Sister
Martin are going home this coming Monday! They will be missed!
#wonderful missionaries
#2- So... we bought ourselves a Christmas tree :D We just had to!
Christmas just isn't the same without it! We found some decorations
from last year in the clerks office at church, and he gave us permission
to have them! SCORE! This made for two VERY happy sister missionaries
#3- Lorraine is AWESOME! She decorates her hallways each Christmas
in wrapping papers, lights, ornaments, and "snow". She even had a
nutcracker out! I DIED with happiness as I walked through her little
winter wonderland!
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