Merry Christmas!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

This email is going to be pretty fast, because I get to talk to my family this week! I have to leave something for us to talk about!

This week we had the Christmas Party and that was really fun! We ate an amazing meal and then we played Minute to Win it games. You know the game where you put an Oreo on your forehead and then you have to get it into your mouth without using your hands? Well.... I'm boss at that game, I got into the finals and would of won if I had been sitting down but we were standing and I kinda lost my balance! It was a lot of fun to be with all the missionaries in our mission and just have a good time together! I realized that I may get a little competitive at those kind of games. But it was still fun! Then we got our Christmas letters from our families (a lot of sisters were crying but I managed to keep the tears in this time). After that we had a devotional with President Nattress and his parents were there so we heard a few funny stories from his childhood. Then we let go of 400 balloons with lights attached to them, these balloons represented the number of people our mission has helped bring to the gospel. IT WAS AN AWESOME NIGHT!

Then I went on exchanges with Sister Taylor. She's from Japan and we had an awesome time together. Its amazing to me how much I learn from the sisters I go on exchanges with. Each missionary has so much to offer and I'm grateful for the change that  I have to learn from sisters and they strengths that they have when doing missionary work.

We also got to go to the Mesa Christmas Lights 2 times this week. Both times I looked for Hermana Andelin but she was nowhere to be found. I talked to a few of the Mesa Temple Visitor Center Sisters and asked if the new Tempe missionaries had come in that week and they said there was one Sister in the group! It must have been Kathy! I could of seen her if I had gone the same day! Oh well. That's okay. Maybe I'll see her at the Easter pageant.

Next week is Nadine's baptism. She's an investigator from my last area but I see her all the time because I go on exchanges in that area and I attend the same church building. I can't wait for Saturday, this is going to be an awesome experience for her. Especially since her husband's family is

in town for Christmas and they're coming to the baptism to show their support! She's an awesome lady and deserves this!!!

I'm so excited for Christmas! I can't wait to talk to my family!

NO CRYING OKAY?

I don't know if that's possible but I'll try not to cry! 3 more days!!

All my love,

Sister Raubenheimer