That's right! The countdown is on... three days until Christmas! We had a Zone Conference on Friday, and had the opportunity to watch the First Presidency Christmas Devotional. My favorite talk was from Joy D. Jones. When she told the story of her Christmas memory of her mother, it brought tears to my eyes. Memories flooded my mind of how my parents always made Christmastime so special for us growing up. Some of the memories I thought about were: decorating the house on the first Monday of December, making snowflakes with my siblings while mom and dad went on a date, Christmas Eve PJ's, Mom and Dad making us sit down and watch the Nativity, Grandpa Kershaw pulling us on a sled behind his truck or Dad pulling on the four wheeler, the annual Olive Garden on Christmas Eve... the list goes on and on of the cherished memories. It is a beautiful time of year to think of our Savior, and (because I can't be with my family now) to be able to think about those memories made with my family.
We met a man this week named David, and he is amazing. (Fasting and prayers WORK) His father was working in his yard, so we went up to him and started talking to us. He was not interested at all, but was thankfully very kind and respectful. He did mention to us that his wife died in 1999 and he has never remarried. He loved his wife a lot, and said he missed her, so we gave him a Plan of Salvation pamphlet. As we were about to leave, he said," My son David is in the house, you might want to go and talk to him." We went to meet David, and he was excited to talk and learn with us. We set a return appointment, and he basically taught us about the Restoration. He said there were some things that he had questions about, but when he was reading the spirit testified to him that even if he had a question, that what he was reading was true. He promised that he would come to church yesterday, but didn't show up... So we are praying that he wasn't too good to be true, and that he really does want to become a member of the church.
Godfrey is progressing really well! So well in fact, that he wanted us to send missionaries to his family in Harare. They went and visited her yesterday, so that was so cool! The gospel helps you to want it not only for yourself, but for your family as well. He will be moving about 100 km away from Mutare, but promises that he will be travelling every Sunday to Mutare for church... we will continue to pray that he can do that.
At our zone conference, we had a very special Christ Activity. Elder and Sister Graves set up pictures of Jesus Christ in quiet places around the building. President gave them permission to allow us missionaries to sit by ourselves and focus on our Savior and reflect on our missionary service. I got a picture of the last supper, and I noticed something that I never had before. I looked at how much the disciples and Jesus Christ loved each other. You could just see how tender they were. Can you imagine? Knowing that Jesus would die the next day, and you had only that night to spend with him? The spirit then whispered to me," That love that Jesus has for them, he has for you. And that is why he suffered and died for each and every one of God's children. His love is infinite." I needed that so much. I am grateful for that tender moment with the spirit and my Savior. I can promise you that he loves you and is aware of you, as well.
Have a very Merry Christmas. I love you!
Sister Kershaw
Making sadza in a huge pot!
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