My week was great! Christmas time is a magical time, even if I am away from people that I love. This week was transfer meeting! It was fun to see old companions and see where all the missionaries I know are serving. Sister Gregerson (my MTC comp) and I shared some good bonding over what the people we came out with are now doing. The only change in my district is a new tripanion with the Elders in my ward. And we got Christmas presents from President and Sister Murdock gave us each a present! Homemade chocolates and a Christmas book!
We had 2 lessons this week with members present! Woot! Our progress is slow but we are still helping it happen. I just really want to help the ward see that this really is their work.
This week I have been having serious falling-asleep issues! I fell full-out asleep while we were practicing teaching a lesson...oops. And the worst part was I kept talking. I apparently said some pretty ridiculous stuff! Good times. I have been doing better as of late. (Although I did accidentally pour milk all over my bowl full of vegetables one day...)
We had some good Hispanic interaction this week. We met Tere and a house full of Jehovah's Witnesses. That was fun! I love pretending that I can speak Spanish!
We had dinner with the Tilleman-Dick family again! (pronounced till-eh-mun haha) They are so funny. We ate at a Native American restaurant called Tocabe. Who even knew that Native American restaurants were a real thing. (I half expected pizza, pop, and chips with chocolate bar for dessert. JUST KIDDING) It was delicious and I am still full.
We finally had another lesson with dear old Wava (literally she is old. I think she's like 87!) She doesn't want to get baptized again because she already was but she knows the Book of Mormon is the word of God! It's an opportunity to help her gain her own witness that if the Book of Mormon is true, the Church is true and we have the priesthood that is necessary in order to make sacred covenants with God. She asked us to sing O Holy Night before we left and we magically made it through even though we both don't know that song very well. Woot!
Christmas Sunday was absolutely magical. We had three less-actives there! And Daniel and Ferneen Torrez spoke. For some reason, they love the sister missionaries and they always talk about how awesome we are (even though I feel like we haven't really done anything to warrant that love). Their granddaughter they are raising, Siriah, also spoke. She is 9 and adorable. At the end of his talk, Brother Torrez and Siriah sang "I'm Trying to Be Like Jesus" and I played for them. The Spirit was so strong. Even in the practice before they made me cry.
Funny moments of the week:
While driving home, a group of firemen were crossing the street. Without even thinking both Sis Fletcher and I gasped and yelled, "Firemen!" Apparently we were pretty excited. I don't know that I've ever seen real firemen in their outfits before. It was priceless.
We also met a Asian lady while trying to contact a less-active. We started talking to her and it was clear that English was not her forte. After a bit, I asked for her name. She stood their for what seemed like 10 minutes, humming and hawing. Finally she decided...."Chris!" Sister Fletcher and I are pretty sure she gave herself her English name right then and there. The best part is that our ward mission leader always talks about Asian people choosing their own English names so we were pumped to tell him about that part of our day!
Today Sister Fletcher and I decorated our Christmas tree! (pictures to follow…)
With the giant candy canes we got at church!
Sisters Fletcher and Turner
Decorating the Christmas Tree at Kathryn Wirkus' house. She's the best! 
With two of the Wood children while picking up some Christmas cookies!
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