Light the World

So to esplain the week I will probably just share with fotos..

1. A few inside scoops of my companion..sleeping. It's a talent if you ask me. We go to bed at 11:00pm during our Christmas schedule so this is a good explanation of what everyone has been feeling the past couple days...

Just a random one..

2. For Thanksgiving we went to a family's home here in Salt Lake. There were so many cute crazy kids and lots of good food and they were so welcoming and sweet, so I felt right at home. We are so incredibly blessed to have this opportunity to still have Thanksgiving dinner even when our mission doesn't have a ward. Bless their souls. 

Also on Thanksgiving morning Elder Dallin H Oaks decided to visit the square so we all took a foto with him. Love that inspired, intelligent apostle of a man. Also, he has really soft hands.

3. She keeps me sane through the chaos of Christmas season :) 

And Sister Evaga is helping me to break my habit of biting my nails (I've tried to break this habit millions of times, it's true what they say...about breaking habits/making habits when you're a kid...)

So this is something we've decided to try out: GLOVES ALL THE TIME. Tbh It's kind of hard to type...lol. 

4. Every night, our different zones will sing Christmas carols either in front of the Tabernacle or in front of the fountain on the square. Last year a sister in my zone fell in the fountain during the coldest part of winter hahaha, so we decided to stay near the Tab:) 

5. We went to the german Christmas market today up at "This is The Place," and we also bumped into President Uchtdorf. 

Trying to finish our Belgian Waffle before the picture. failed.  

 

6. Aaaaand some of the lights, much better in person. My ipad quality could be worse, could be better. 

ALSO, last but not least, there is another new Christmas video LIGHT THE WORLD. It's similar to last year but this year the theme is even more focused on service and the example of Jesus Christ. There is a calendar with scriptures and ideas that are given for each day once it officially starts Dec 1. (Download the Calendar here: https://www.mormon.org/christmas/25-ways-25-days-calendar) Our mission President told us to make this the best Christmas we have ever had, and I plan to do that and I know that by serving and thinking outside myself, this is the best way to make that possible. My companion and I started doing it already and I have noticed a strength in our companionship and love for each other grow as we have been doing this. So I had a thought that I want to share with all of you people that I love so much: families and especially couples and those in a relationship I am inviting you to serve 25 ways EVERY DAY FOR THE 25 DAYS PRECEDING CHRISTMAS for those people in your life. I can promise you that your relationships will be strengthened and you will feel the love that God has for them. President Uchtdorf from the recent general conference said, 

"Those who love and serve God and fellowmen and humbly and actively participate in His work will see wondrous things happen in their lives and in the lives of those they love. Doors that seemed shut will open." 

Jesus Christ is "the light and the life of the world; yea, a light that is endless, that can never be darkened; yea, and also a life which is endless..." (Mosiah 16:9 in the Book of Mormon) 

One match can light a bonfire my friends, be the one to carry and share the endless, eternal light of Jesus Christ.

Here is the link for the video and you can read more about it on https://www.mormon.org/ as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_VRN7hcL_8#action=share

#LightTheWorld #25waysin25days

Merry Christmas Season Everyone! May your month be full of Christmas Miracles.

Love, Sister Cox