Happy Thanksgiving

How was everyone's Thanksgiving?! Hope it was great and full of gratitude :)

Thanksgiving is not celebrated here but we went to the Johnson's, a family in our ward, and they gave us an American Thanksgiving (the husband, Deldin is from California)! They had American cornbread, American stuffing, and pumpkin pie! That family is amazing. Sister Firth and I were stuuufffed -- we took a picture of our food babies #swol. 

The Relief Society had a Christmas Party and a few less actives came so that was great! Do you know what a Christmas cracker is? Everyone kept talking about them and I was "what is so special about these crackers and where can I get them?" Turns out, they are not food. 

Sad.

They're little things you pull apart during Christmas time and there's a surprise inside. It's a cool tradition!

Friday night I taught my first full lesson. (finally!) It went sooo well. We are teaching Meghan (13 years old) and now her mom and granny! We taught The Restoration and the Spirit was so there! Sister Firth said it was the best lesson she's ever taught on her mission #winner.

Saturday our stake was having a Festival of Nativities. Guess who they asked to sing...the missionaries in our district. 

GOOD THING SISTER FIRTH AND I CAN SING.

...not.

Oh man, it was awful. 

All those people....listening..

Now I don't get embarrassed easily, but this..was embarrassing. We had zero kero practices and we tried to sing Christmas carols. We worked so hard but to no avail. It was t.e.r.r.i.b.l.e.

Oh well. Ya win some ya lose some amiriteeee?!

Yesterday we went to Giants Causeway. It was sweeeeeet. Margaret took us and treated us to lunch, I love her! She is like my adopted mom over here, so wonderful!

I'm loving being a missionary! I am learning and growing so much and I only have 16 1/2 months left. AH.

Line of the week:

8 year old reading Isaiah 7:14  at FHE

"Behold, a virgin shall conceive a bear..."

actual scripture:

"Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son"

hahahahaha.

Cheers!