This week we had zone conference in
Billings on Tuesday so we left to go up Monday at 3pm...it was a long
drive we didn't get there till 9pm...bleh
Of course I have grown to like car rides, and so really it was nice,
but the ride home sucked because I got car sick and it was not fun.
Anyways zone conference was amazing!!!! Thank you all for the letters,
it seriously made my day. Seeing Josh's letter was the best haha, it
made me cry it was so funny. I can't wait to see all of you on
Christmas! I think I will be skyping at noon, I
think, just listen to mom, she will know the time. Oh mom I saw your
missed call on skype so it looks like you figured things out. Just call
that same one, and I will call also. Zone conference was full of
musicals and it was beautiful, but I do have to say what a couple of my
favorite parts were. The first one was right when we arrived and I was
able to see Sister Taylor. We literally ran to each other, and for the
rest of the day we were inseparable, since my comp had to practice her
solo with Sister Omealy who was playing the piano. I loved being with
Sister Taylor. I was also able to see Elder Rust and Elder Walch! My old
zone leader in Great Falls who is seriously awesome. I didn't realize
it was him because he had different glasses and a new hair cut, but
then I figured it out when he came up to say hi. Then all the Elders
from my mtc district were there!!! So we all got a picture with Santa
haha. Then another favorite thing was the slide show, I swear I had
never seen that little kid picture of me. It was so funny I loved it! It
was so fun seeing all these little kids pics of the missionaries I
know. Then of course my other favorite part was all the letters I
got..it took me two days to read them, everyone else had enough time
there, but I didn't...since mine were longer haha. Thank you so much :)
On Wednesday I got that package mom :) and we stopped
everything we were doing to set up our little tree, we had so much fun
decorating it and putting ornaments on it. We also got the lights put
up, and I think it looks pretty dang cute. All of our gifts are under it
haha.
Besides zone conference not a lot has gone one this weeks,
oh but on Saturday Sam got baptized, the girl that we had to hand over
to the other sisters to teach cause she goes to the college branch. Well
she was baptized! It was so speical..she has had a really really hard
life, harder than most people ever face, and it was so special to see
her be baptized and finally come closer to her Heavenly Father, and find
her real dad (her Heavenly Father) since her dad is not in the picture.
Her mom came also, and when the baptism was going to happen she didn't
really know what to do so I had her come with me and I took her up to
the font and let her watch. She started to cry, and then after she
started to tell me how Sam is her miricale baby, they told her that she
would not live, and look at her now. She also told me how proud she is
of her and that she finally found the place she has been looking for,
where she fits in. Sister Adams a older lady in the my ward started to
talk to her when I had to leave, and asked if she wanted to learn more,
and she said yes! I really hope she lives in our area cause I want to
talk to her. She was concerned about tithing and so me and Sister Austin
has a short lesson with her. She is great and I hope she calls us.
I know this is a short email, but nothing really happened this week haha, plus I get to talk to you on Christmas.
I
love you all so much and I can't wait to see you on Christmas. I am so
thankful for our Savior, I am thankful for his humble birth and for Mary
and Joseph who raised him. I love my Savior so much, I often think
about him and how he is our redeemer, I love knowing that he redeems us
from our sorrows and mistakes and sins, and that we can be made clean
again. Without that humble birth of our Savior Jesus Christ we would not
have the atonement, and we would not have the chance to return to our
Heavenly Father. I love my Savior and Redeemer and the comfort he gives
to me, that pure happiness. The safety I feel. I love my Heavenly Father
and the covenants I make with him. I so happy to know that he has
covenanted with me as well and that he loves me so much, more than I
know, and will never break his promises. It is all up to me to use my
agency and follow him so I can keep my covenants. I love the spirit of
Christmas and the REAL meaning of Christmas, our Saviors birth. I know
that Jesus Christ was born, and that he lived and suffered for us. He
died for us, and has been resurrected. I know that Jesus Christ is the
Savior of the world and that he lives.
-Love sister Andrea Draudt
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