Hi family!
Things have been really crazy at the Visitors' Center this past week with all the lights, but its been good. On Saturday we had over 3000 people come into the center. Our daily average is usually about 200. Its fun being busy like that, but it takes a lot of energy. We've also been trying to get our ward excited about inviting their friends to the Visitors' Center as a way of opening the door to their interest in the church. Its been going pretty well so far. Mar Vista hasn't had very much recent success in terms of missionary work, so it is hard to get people to break out of that being the expectation for the work in this area and have the faith to invite their friends and get things going again. We're working on it though, slowly but surely.
On Saturday we had a Relief Society activity decorating wreaths to take to the less active sisters in the ward, and they asked Sister Dickson and I to sing, which was fun, and we also got to decorate a wreath. It was a good way to get to know all of the sisters in the ward. They are all really nice. There are so many beautiful, picture perfect moms that live in the UCLA married housing and are in our ward. On Sunday in Sacrament meeting they blessed a baby and announced that it was the eighteenth baby of the year. Isn't that crazy? Eighteen. There are a lot of adorable little kids. It is so interesting being thrown into what feels like a completely different world, but then realizing that the church is still pretty much the same, wherever you go or whatever the ward is like. How can you not see that its true?! Mankind can not do that on its own- there would be too many differences and changes in the church from ward to ward. The church truly is governed by God through his Holy Spirit.
So, I'm not really feeling up to writing much today, but I love you all! I feel like the weeks are going by quicker and so basically I just have less to write anyway. :P But I am doing really good. I'm loving sharing the gospel and helping people find the true joy of Christmas through following Christ, so, what more do I need, right? I'm very happy, and I hope that you all are too.
Have a great week! :)
Hermana Dansie
Pictures:
1-3 Santa came early this year to the sisters at the temple apartments. :) (aka Elder Hancock, the Vehicle coordinator/ one of the senior couple missionaries needed to practice for his role as Santa at a ward party.)
4. My wreath :)
5. The Reyna family! They came up to see the lights. They are doing so good! They're going to be sealed as a family next December.
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