WEEK 12!

 December 23, 2013

Friends & Family,

I am so excited I can't believe Christmas is so close. It literally doesn't even seem like it is almost here! I really am missing home! My first Christmas away from home.... but I know that I will be okay! It is really an amazing time to be serving the Lord. All I really even think about is the true meaning of Christmas. Yeah we always do, but especially cause I am serving the lord I am CONSTANTLY thinking about it! It is such an amazing feeling!! The spirit is always so strong in my life! Being a missionary is by far the best decision I have ever made!! I know I always say I love my life but I never thought my life could possibly get this great!! :) So this week was SO great! We just went around sharing the Christmas message door to door! It is so amazing the experiences I go through! We had a Christmas conference on Friday, so Thursday our whole zone drove down in a bus to stay in Virginia Beach with other missionaries! Then that next day we went to a Christmas thing! We were all so confused on what it was... but we get there and President Baker said you guys all need to relax.. so we watched the Mumpit Scrudge, haha It was so fun, then we had a bunch of people from our mission to do musical numbers!! :) I felt the spirit so strong and loved every minute of it! :) We went with a member and her two cute kids! Sister Anderson! ( The one we had thanksgiving with) And we delivered cookies to the less active!! and to see their faces lighten up made me so happy inside!! :)

 This week nothing really exciting happened, it was just some really cool experiences! I absolutely love the Christmas season! It makes me so happy! I'm so excited to Skype my family.... :) You all know that I loved my family before I left,  but being on a mission makes you understand how much you are BLESSED.... I thank Heavenly Father everyday for the family and friends I have! I couldn't be any happier!! Thank y'all for being the best!! :)

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!

Hermana Brugman