Week 16: Merry Christmas to All

So, recap: I'm in Nampa and my companion (Sister Campbell) is super fun! We had church yesterday, and now I'm only over 2 wards rather than of 3, so we only have 7 hours of church now whereas we used to have 9 (7 am to 2 pm). But, we stayed a bit later yesterday anyways because we stayed for the Christmas choir practice (Sister Campbell is a professional singer!... she's teaching me her ways) and now we get to sing in it next week for the Christmas Eve service. I'm excited- I love music!

Here in my new area we don't have as large of a teaching pool as in Middleton, so finding people has been our main focus right now. We're in a walking area (which, it snowed a couple of days ago!) and so we are able to stop by members' homes more to get them more involved in the work and to try to get referrals of more people to visit, but whenever we ask for names, most of them seem to not have any come to mind. So, we're really working with them to build their faith in the Restoration and the Book of Mormon so that they'll then be more excited about missionary work and to meet more of their neighbors and will hopefully always be more ready to share the gospel whenever the opportunity presents itself. Member's help is everything to missionaries!

Because our area is without a car (we might get one soon, though 🙏) we're always walking alongside cold, snowy roads from one subdivision to another to visit people, and so many members have randomly seen us, pulled over and given us rides! It really does touch your heart to see how kind and ready to serve people are when you're in need. Be the answer to someone else's prayers and always be willing to help light the world for the children Heavenly Father has placed around you. He knows you can touch their lives if you're willing, so keep your eyes open for an opportunity to serve and to love and you will be happy, too! 💛

Merry Christmas!

.:Mosiah 2:.

Jesus loves you all,

Sister Wilcox 🌝😸

P.S. Dear Members, missionaries need your help! Give the missionaries in your area a new referral this week and let the kingdom of heaven on earth grow! Amen and amen. 😉

A new way to meet people that we tried in Middleton