On Tuesday, we had our Christmas conference. We got to go to St. Albans (which is a super posh town around 15 minutes from London) it was fun to drive and just see the roads and the country side. I really love his country. President Stevens and Sister Stevens gave AMAZING uplifting talks to the St. Albans and Northampton Zones (I am in the Northampton Zone). The spirit was so strong, and I learned so much! Them the Assistants Elder Burgess and Elder Withers (both amazing lads) gave a really good training. After that President Stevens bore his testimony and sang a song for us... it was incredible. This man sang in the Mormon Tabernacle Choir for a reason! The spirit was just tangible as he bore his testimony as well. I feel so lucky to have such a great mission President. Also, Sister Stevens may be the most Christlike person I've ever met.
Then the serious business was taken care of and the fun began! We got to wear Christmas Jumpers and to Jumper Olympics! It was so much fun! Then we did a white elephant gift exchange. Good times. It is a really cool thing when you get to gather with other missionaries. When you get to see MTC friends, meet new people, and just feel of people's great personalities! It was so much fun!
Then, later that day, we taught the Word of Wisdom to David and Laura. It was the first proper Word of Wisdom lesson that I've been a part of, and it was just humbling to see how the Spirit was there, and they accepted to live it. They are really changing their lives and it is just the best thing to see. They are getting baptised! We are watching Prophet of the restoration with them, and I am just SO excited for them to see it. They were having a rough day because they had to go to a funeral, so we stopped by with some gifts for them, with a list of Book of Mormon scriptures for them to read leading up to their baptism. It meant the world to them, they came to church the next day, and now they are just doing SO good!
Then we had an exchange, met Ian, who is amazing! He is just loving learning about the gospel! He reads the Book of Mormon for 30 minutes to an hour every day! He's just a legend! He watched the Prophet of the restoration and cried like 4 times. Amazing.
Yah, the work is going great! I am learning SO much, and I just love being a missionary.
Love you all so much!
See you next week! And have a Merry Christmas! Remember to focus on the important things in life!
Elder Draper
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