December 22, 2006

  • Dear friends, family, and fellow xangans,

    Merry Christmas! Things here in Walnut are wonderful. So wonderful I don't have the time to write about all the amazing things that have been happening. Write me, and I'll write back, though. Three things you should know:

    December 10th: I watched as Jose baptized his mom. Wow. That was very beautiful. He had been a priest for 4 weeks. He had only been a member of the Church for 6 weeks. He had changed so much since baptism, though, that his mom wanted to experience it herself. I confirmed Jose's mom this past Sunday.

    December 12: To use mission slang, I gave birth to a baby boy! I found out I was expecting on the 9th, and now here I am as a trainer!!! This is a huge responsibility- to train a brand new missionary. My kid is Elder Vega, from Peru.

    December 17: A young lady we've been teaching was baptized! I was very impressed with her- at 13 years old she has not missed a Sunday since her first one 2 months or so ago. It was a neat Sunday. (Funny story about sacrament meeting: The Bishop handed me a binder and said, "the bishopric is going to be late, conduct the meeting, President Rowley presides". That was interesting).

    So, Merry Christmas again! Love,

    Elder Embree