Temple Conference & Christmas Devotional

The mission is so amazing and it is such a great time of the year to be doing the Lord's work. We have an amazing investigator named Manuel. He is the brother of a recent convert. He is progressing so much and has gained an amazing testimony of this gospel. We are really excited and are helping him prepare for baptism on Dec 28. We are also making preparations for him to receive the Priesthood and go to the temple the following weeks. He even came to the ward activity on Saturday when his family couldn't make it. He is practically already a member. He told us Sunday: Thank you so  much for helping me with all of this. It was a really tender moment and I am so grateful for the opportunities I have ever day to bring Heavenly Father's children back to Him.

We got to go to the temple with a lot of missionaries and our Mission President and his wife last week. The Sacramento Temple is really beautiful. Before we went in we had a Christmas program and had the nativity story and music and it was just so fun. Our Mission President and his wife are the most loving and Christ-like people I know and I love being with them. They have 260 missionaries but they remember everyone's name and care about each of us. I am so thankful for them.

Other than that we have just been crazy busy lately! We have more investigators (people we are teaching) than we know what to do with. The Lord guides us daily to people that need to hear the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ. 

Here is a picture of us at the Temple Conference! 

I wish you all a Merry Christmas and I encourage you to consider what gift you will give your Savior this Christmas, knowing He paid for your gift, the gift of your salvation, with His life. Our Prophet, Thomas S. Monson, in the Christmas Devotional (can be watched here) lets us know that all He wants is our tender hearts.

Love,

Hermana Hurley