A RayCay Christmas

Well hello! Hi! I sure had a super week this week! We had Noche Blanca on Christmas Eve and had baptisms all over the mission! We only had one in our area and it was this cute little Hispanic boy. But there were sooo many missionaries there and the spirit was just so strong and I got to sing Baby "What You Going to Be?" with one of the members I live with and it was all about the hope the Christ brought into the world when he was born. It was so awesome! But afterwords we went to a part member and her son's house. It really didn't feel like Christmas eve and when we went home we just went to bed. It was kind of weird but fine :) But Christmas was great!! It was probably one of my favorite Christmas's ever. I'm not even kidding. We woke up and I opened presents then we went upstairs and I got to Skype my family!!! It was sooo perfect. I wish I could've had more time but that's life. Specially missionary life. There's just never enough time :) But after we went to the mission home and spent and hour with the Bells and several other missionaries. Then we went straight to another part member family and had dinner/ lunch there, taught a lesson, and then went CAROLING!!! It was soo perfect. One of the sisters had a TON of candy. Like orange sticks and other boxes of chocolate. So we took a bunch of Joy to the world DVD's and headed out in the super creeper 12 passenger mission van. We gased up and sang to a few people while waiting. Totally found a new investigator there. Then we just visited people we knew and random houses next to them. It was so crazy! there was one moment when there was small puppy in front of our van that wouldn't move so one of the AP's got out and picked it up. Then a lady drove by and asked him for the dog and He said it was some one else's dog and she said well it's my dog now and took it and drove away!!! hahaha! He felt so bad! then we were driving and there was a scruffy looking man biking beside us so we leaned out of the window of our creepy van and gave him some Christmas candy and said MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! haha! Seriously the best ever! Life goal accomplished. We also met a bunch of people and got a ton of referrals :) Later that night we went to Griz's house. He really doesn't like Christmas because of all the commotion and was kind of grumpy when we saw him, but after a while with us he warmed up and was really happy. Especially when he gave us his Christmas presents! He got us hats to match his, grizzly bear socks, and a sweater that says RAYCAY (His real name is ray and CAY stands for cares about you) It was really the best Christmas ever :) haha! But we tried so hard all week to talk to steffanie. She was supposed to get baptized on the 24th by her son but was too stressed with family so we were shooting for the 28th, but that didn't work out either. Her son leaves on the 2nd so we might be able to get the 31st :) We'll see. We want her to be baptized by her son, but we don't want to push her. So we're really just playing it by ear. But last night we went over to her house and all of her kids are in town and usually they hide when we come over but we played a game with all of them. It was one of those where you make up a story as you go and it was so fun! we were all laughing. by the end of it I totally tied it into missionary work. haha! Her kids were like, ahhh! you sneaky! It was so funny! but we really bonded and I don't think they're scared of us anymore so hopfully we can talk to them more before they leave :) Well I was thinking of my dear sister Emily all of Friday and am so glad that the wedding went smoothly! When is Joe leaving? Tell my stinky brothers to write me! I miss them so much and they can just email me! I prefer hand letters because they're easier, but I'll take what I can get! Well I hope things are a little bit more clam a home and that you all have a super week! Love you!!! Love Sister Herrin