Temple Trip

Hello good people! I hope that you are well and truly feeling the Christmas spirit! I kow I am! I had a pretty exciting week! On Monday we had lunch with my bishop and his wife! They expressed our appreciation for us and our characters! Aparently, they havn't had much luck with missionaries in their congregation in the past but our spirits have turn things around. Honestly I can totally feel the change in the members toward us and i've only been here 8 weeks! They are involving us more with teaching opprotunities! We are giving talks and doing skits for the young children. This weekend is the ward Christmas party and they asked me to dance! Of course I said yes! This past week our church hosted the annual interfaith Nativity Exhibit and they wanted us to help out hosting! It is such a blessing to feel their love for us because We really do love them! If you have cool ideas on how we can serve them, please write me!

Ok so unfortunately, I didn't get any pictures of the nativities because my film camera ran out of batteries but you will just have to take my word for it when I say that when you enter the cultural hall, It feels like you have escaped into a spiritual, Christmas Paradise! There were over 400 Nativities from all over the world! They also had amazing performances going on in between. Us Sister Missionaries got to bust out a few songs (trust me, I had no choice). One of our investigators came with a friend! She stayed to watch the Christmas Devotional. During, she whispered to her friend " You know when you feel like you belong somewhere? I know I belong here." I started tearing up! She is getting baptized next weekend! I have truly felt the Christmas spirit through helping others and eliminating my needs from the situation! My dear friends please check out this video and let us all remember the true spirit of CHISTmas.

2 Month Mark!!!!!

CHEERS EVERYONE!!!! I have now made it 2 months on the mission! I seriously can not believe how fast the time goes by! Did everyone have an amazing Thanksgiving? What happened? Write me, I really want to know! Thank you again for all of your support and love! I can't express to you how much easier it makes it being out here. the people in Alabama are really good at making you feel like one of their own!

Ok so things that have happened this past week! The day before Thanksgiving, We got to have a Southern Thanksgiving with a member and her family, Then we went to The Stake President's house for a Cajun Thanksgiving!!! It was absolutely delicious! While we were at his house, we got to hold a 1830s original Book of Mormon! It seriously was one of the most powerful moments on my mission! We also met a family earlier that day and they agreed to continue taking the lessons! We are beyond excited to work with them! Thanksgiving was amazing! The food was SO Freakin Good!!! Like I can't get over it! Don't worry I'm coming home with recipes!

Good People I love you so much! Please write me, I want to know how you are...like seriously! I am going to the zoo today and we are beyond excited! Stay rad my friends!
- Sister Cheryl Neufville
p.s.: I lost like 3 pounds...I don't know how that happened haha!