Taking the Shots: "JOY TO THE WORLD ✨🌎 "(Week 67: 12/12-12/19/16)

What a wonderful week that we have had! We have worked our heads off and seen so many miracles. :) Sister Olson and I have been able to help so many people this week come closer to Jesus Christ. We were able to teach Joseph every single day except on Saturday but that was okay!

I am so grateful for this Christmas season. One of my goals that I had this year was to finish the Old Testament by Christmas. And I DID IT! It was soo cool to see how the things we do here in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, went on long ago in the Old Testament times. I am so grateful for the scriptures and how we can continue to learn and grow to become more like our Savior Jesus Christ. This week I just wanted to share a scripture out of the Old Testament!

In Isaiah chapter 9 it reads;

"6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace."

How wonderful is it, that we have a Savior who brings us peace, allows us to feel good, is our Father of the earth who we can pray to daily, our God, a Counsellor who we can turn to when we are struggling. How Wonderful the baby boy, wrapped in swaddling clothes and laid in a manger.

I am so grateful for my Savior Jesus Christ and for his redeeming love. Without it there would be no Christmas season or any of us at all! Through the Atonement of Jesus Christ we can grow and become like Him! I invite you all to draw closer to Jesus Christ by focusing on the REAL meaning of CHRISTmas!

One cool thing that I was able to do this week was go to an Addiction Recovery Meeting with someone we are teaching. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints has a wonderful program for anyone who is struggling with an addiction. It has parts of the 12 Steps in the Alcoholic Anonymous program. Well we studied out of step 2 about Hope, and it was really cool. One of the people there talked about how hope is a feeling. I know as we have hope in things that our faith in God and Jesus Christ will grow and we will be able to draw closer to him!

Oh and we (mostly I) was able to give blood at the Red Cross blood drive. It was soo cool! Donated in 7 mins! Whooohooo!!!