Sister Christina Thacker: Week 9

Hey Family and Friends!

I hope everyone is having a great week! I also hope that everyone took the challenge to sign up for the Daily service texts on Lighttheworld.org. The Christ Child Video just released yesterday and it is so beautiful, I invite all of you to watch it.

This week we got transfer calls! Both Sister Geddes and I are going to be staying here in Saratoga Springs for the Holdiays!!! We are so excited!!!

We got a lot of snow this week.. and it is all melted now... I am very disappointed because the snow is so beautiful!

HIGHLIGHTS:

TRISH IS GETTING BAPTIZED!!!!

She is on date for December 21st. She is so ready! She knows that this is Christs Church on the earth. She has a light in her that shines! She has changed so much these past few weeks!

One thing this week that I have been able to see, is how powerful the Book of Mormon is and its role in our conversion. We challenged Trish to read the Book of Mormon every day and she said challenge accepted. From Saturday to Tuesday, she read it every day and by Tuesday night, she texted us and said that she knows the Book of Mormon is true! As President Nelson has told us, there is power in studying the Book of Mormon daily.

I know that studying the Book of Mormon everyday brings power into our lives. We will be converted to Christ, we will have the strength to bear our trials, we will feel joy and know that our Father in Heaven loves us and is aware of us.

Joseph Smith said, "the Book of Mormon [is] the most correct of any book on the earth [...] and a man would get nearer to God by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book."

I know this to be true. As I have taken the challenge of studying it daily, I have been able to receive strength and help in all that I do.

If you have not read or are not currently reading the Book of Mormon, I invite you to start today and notice the change that happens in your life after even just a few days of consistent reading. Just as I have seen it change mine, and Trish's lives.

Seeing as this week is Thanksgiving, I want to list some things that I am grateful for:

My family, the Gospel of Jesus Christ, the scriptures, all those that are supporting me, my companion, snow, member dinners, warm coats, modern technology, and many, many more things. To the ward members who donate to the ward mission fund, thank you so much for your generosity and support! I love you all!

I hope everyone has an amazing Thanksgiving! Take notice of all the blessings you have received and then thank your Father in Heaven for them.

Love you lots!

Sister Thacker

Pictures!

SNOW! And a Waste Management can(your welcome dad)