I hope
that everyone had a wonderful Christmas! Thank you, Thank you, Thank
you to everyone who sent cards and gifts and such I very much
appreciated it.
This
week I gained a testimony of the power of Christmas hymns and caroling. I
already had a deep love and appreciation for the Christmas hymns in
fact I really feel that we should sing them all year long and Sister
Kalahiki agrees with me but I digress. On Tuesday we went caroling with
President Wakolo and his family, the Otter Creek sisters, and a girl
from our ward. It was so much fun! We went all around the Wakolo's
neighborhood and it was amazing the powerful spirit that could be felt
as we sang Christmas hymns to people. We were able to hand out many "He
is the Gift" cards and help others to really feel the spirit. We even
sang to a Catholic Priest though he didn't take a card from us :) The
next day was Christmas eve and we had some appointment fall through and
so we didn't have any plans for the evening. Since caroling had gone so
well the night before we called the ASL sisters and went again this time
in our neighborhood. Once again we were able to really bring the spirit
to people and share our testimonies with them. It is amazing how the
hymns can so quickly bring the spirit. I think that Buddy the Elf had it
right when he said "The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing
loud for all to hear."
I
am so grateful that the spirit of Christmas isn't just felt during this
season but it can be felt all year long if we continue to keep the
Savior in our hearts and minds the way we do at Christmas. We do this by
continuing to "Talk of Christ and rejoice in Christ and preach of
Christ" and serve one another. One of the very best parts of my
Christmas this year was getting to deliver the gifts from the angel
tree. We delivered gifts to one family whose situation is very humble.
We were met with tears of gratitude from the Mom and squeals of delight
from her five children. It was amazing! I am so grateful that the
feeling of love and joy that comes from serving and giving to others
isn't exclusive to Christmas time but can be felt throughout the year.
As always thank you for all that you do.
Happy New Year!
Love
Sister Aase
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