Letter and Pictures - Week 74

Dear Family,

     Sorry about the skype session. I wish I was feeling better. I was good at the beginning but gradually it hit me and I started feeling worse and worse. Even though my sick face didn't show it I was really happy to see and talk to you all. The sickness started to hit me Christmas morning. I slowly started getting ready but wasn't feeling good. I rested before church and felt a little better so I made it to the one hour of sacrament mtg and I felt good for that but after I started feeling sick again and then went hope to rest some more. After that hour of sleep I felt way better and we went to the Spauldings to skype. We had a great lunch and a good time with their family. I started getting the shivers while Elder Tye was skyping before me so I used a blanket to warm up. I still felt decent but as you know my battery ran low during the skype. We then went to the mission home with all the missionaries for a dinner and such and I slept in the mean time. I ended up throwing up my lunch... :( but after I felt much better again. It was like a rollercoaster for me of ups and downs. When we got home I was so ready to hit the hay for a good nights sleep. I was out of commission all of Monday. My fever grew from 100 to 102. I took medicine and slept all day. Suprisingly I was still able to sleep good too that night. I felt terrible on Monday though. It was a rough day but I started to feel a little better in the evening. After a good nights sleep I was good as new. I was able to work all of Tuesday and I still feel pretty good today. I wouldn't say I'm at 100% but I'm doing good. I definitely won't push myself too hard and get sick again cause I wouldn't like that. 

     The day of Christmas Eve we did caroling most of the day. It was so fun but it was heartwarming to see the impact that it had when we went and sang to some of the members who needed it. They were so happy and all their faces lit up. I love Christmas. I love doing good. I love seeing others happy. 

     It was great to hear of all the good times you had  on Christmas. It was touching to hear of the selfless, kind, and thoughtful gifts that were given. It is awesome. I wish I was there for it. Oh and I also with I was there for some mounds and mints :)

     With transfers we are both staying! Yay! I'm excited to serve with Elder Tye again. I'm happy that he gets to be here for the baptism of Thelma and Fred and they are too. We've been working with an lady named Meridith. She is a sweet old lady with a good heart. She attends a methodist church but since we've been coming(and she usually doesn't allow those of other faiths into her home to teach her) she feels torn between the two because she likes what she feels and what she is learning. She is a lot like Thelma where she was torn between the two faiths and it's hard for her to leave where she's been rooted for so long. She used to work with Thelma so they know each other so we invited them to come teach her with us. Thelma and Fred have come once before to her and are coming again tonight. They are good fellowshippers for her. She is reading and is praying hard to know what is the right thing for her to do which is great. The one big struggling though has been helping her to come to church. We invited Thelma and Fred to be the ones tonight to invite Meridith to church and so we are hoping that will help her. We think though there is a bigger reason or concern under the surface for not coming that we will have to help her work through. She did commit to coming to Thelma and Fred's baptism! That was great. I hope she does. I think she will be baptized.

    Thelma and Fred came to church. It was an act of faith that she came because she had a lot of christmas cooking to do and so she got up at 3:00am to get it done in time. Jennika came again with S. Cadet. We are going to see her today. We are going to set a date for her on Jan 28 so she can be baptized with another member's 8 year old daughter. 

     Enrico didn't come. He went with a close friend who invited him to another church which he promised them to go to. He has been struggling because he has a lot of stresses. We are doing all we can for him.

     It has been a good week though. There are a lot of good things happening. It's a wonderful time of the year. I love you all! Christ lives and loves us!

Love,

Elder King

 

This is Sister Cadet and Jennika.

 

 

This is Christmas at the Spauldings :)