Hello from the Colorado, Colorado Springs Mission
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| Our Christmas Tree |
I can’t believe how fast time is going by! I guess just working hard through the Holidays
really makes time fly! We had quite a
few things happen this week. We had our
Christmas Zone Conference this week and that was a very...long...meeting. Sitting in a chair from 9-4 is just something
I'm not used to. There were a lot of
great messages that we discussed to help us work on inviting and scheduling
appointments with people. It was a great
conference overall and I got to talk to the Mission President for a while which
was really nice. He's great and I'm glad
I've developed a close relationship with him. The Academy Ward has been doing really good
and I'm glad I get to spend the Christmas season with them. We had our Ward Christmas Party this week and
it was a blast. I got to go caroling
with a bunch of families and wishing them all a Merry Christmas. It's so wonderful to see their faces light up
when they see us outside. I also got to
eat a TON of Pumpkin Pie at the Ward party so I was really ecstatic. While we were at the Ward Christmas Party, we
found a new investigator who came to Church yesterday and said he'd be
interested in learning more. Just as our
pool of people we are teaching was dwindling down to nothing, the Lord provided
a way for us to continue progressing His work. I'm not crazy
excited about the gifts, although I definitely appreciate them! But I'm more excited to be grateful for my
Savior and His sacrifice for me. I
couldn't enjoy these special feelings I have about this season without His love
and His mercy in providing a way for us to return to Him. He truly is the first
gift of Christmas, and is the greatest gift we could ever receive.
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| Christmas in Manatou Springs |
I know this letter isn't very long, but I just
want to share my appreciation and gratitude for what you all have done for me. I love being able to spend my time helping
others and enjoying the Spirit in their homes. The Mission
really is a great way to spend the Holidays. I am excited about Skyping with my family on
Thursday and know it's going to be great. I wish you all a Merry Christmas!
I am really excited for
Christmas this week.
Love you all so much!
God is Great!
Elder Gillingwater
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