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So I hope everyones christmas was awesome!! Mine was so great. My favorite present was for sure skyping with my family that was amazing. THEN we got to go teach one of our investigators but she actually had to work so we talked with her aunt and her aunt is super super sick like she is waiting for a lung transplant and its really sad:( but we got to talk to her and she told us that we were here for a reason and we were gonna be here a long time.. so we will see but I just love seeing the look on peoples faces when I tell them that they can see their families again and have eternal life. its a hard road to get there but its there. :) Christmas dinner was interesting the family we were supposed to eat with wasnt there... so.. we left and went to Steak and Shake! the only place in Aurora opened on Christmas. it was great. Definetly a memory I wont forget! 

I cant believe is almost 2015!!! wow!! Time flies. I hope you all have made your goals and if you havent get on that! make this year AWESOME!! 

Alma 26;27

Love Sister Jones

Christmas time!!! yay!

So this week we had a Christmas conference and President and Sister Porter let us watch meet the mormons!! which was so awesome! Sister Chavez hasnt seen a movie in over 10 months so I was pretty excited for her... :) it was a really good day! Christmas season in the mission field is so awesome. Its weird cause you dont have the normal christmas music and hallmark movies and all that stuff that usually makes christmas feel like christmas but out here we really get to reflect Christs birth. And how AMAZING that is. And how Christmas is about family and spending time with loved ones and service! a whole bunch of service. 

There are so many families here that dont have any money. no money at all for their kids for christmas. But immediately they would say, "Christmas is about our savior and our family." How that line touches my heart EVERY TIME I hear it now. It is so important to reflect on Christs birth and life. And how important the people we love are. I love Christmas!! ho ho ho. 

also I learned that in 1 Nephi 13 it talks about Christopher Columbus and the Revolutionary war... PRETTY COOL. 

Yesterday It was a hard day for me and I was praying and praying for something to make it easier or just a sign or just SOMETHING to make me feel better. We were walking around a trailer park and there was a lady that was in our records from like 2008 so we decided to go see her. And she let us in and told us that she KNEW we were sent to her house for a reason and since the other sisters came by she never felt a connection or trusted and of the other missionaries, but she trusted us and she wants to change and she knows that in her heart she is a mormon. I love her so much already and I felt just a glimpse of the love Heavenly father has for all of us. He loves us so much and knows us by name. I love this gospel! 

Merry Christmas to you all!! I love you guys! 

its been 2 months today!

its crazy that its been two months. super weird. it feels like I have been out like 2 years to be honest!! but its also gone by fast... I cant explain it! anyways. this week was super hard. not many people wanted to talk to us and most of our appointments fell through it was a struggle. But we found a new investigator and he has 6 little kids:) they are so adorable!! We start teaching them this wednesday.

This morning I was trying to flip my preach my gospel up like a soccer ball and it flew and knocked over a lit candle.....so now there is read wax all over the carpet. so if anyone knows how to get out wax let me know so I dont get in trouble! hahah of course I did that who else would. 

I love you all. I hope you are all doing good! 

Love Sister jones

thanksgiving week!!!

I hope you all had a great thanksgiving! I sure had a great one:) 

All the families here are so awesome to us and take care of us great! We got 3 meals... I had to decide what I was gonna eat at each house cause I honestly felt like I was gonna explode I was so so full! But on Thanksgiving we were going to go see a potential investigator we ran into walking around so we knocked on his door and a old woman opened the door.. we were a little confused but I guess we got the wrong house! Anyways, she was super interested and asked us to come back so that was a blessing right there. She is super sweet.

On Wednesday it was a hard day every single house we went to there were no trespassing signs and Beware of dog signs all over. like 50% of the houses! It was annoying. But we went any way... there was no luck all day long and it was really stressful! So at 8:30 at night we pulled over and I said okay Sister Chavez we need to say a prayer so ask where in the world heavenly father needs us to be tonight. So we said a prayer and there was still no answer. I pulled out the area book from the back seat and a name stuck out to me so we decided to head over there. We knocked and a guy answered the door we talked a little and asked if he had seen missionaries before and he had:) He is a single dad with a daughter and super nice. We asked if we could come back and if he came to know the church was true if he would be baptized and he said yes. MIRACLE!!!! we were so happy and knew that heavenly father provided a way for us to be directed to who he has prepared. it was a good week! 

All of you guys need to go watch the He is the gift video! it really is amazing and puts the Christ back in Christmas. and I think we all need a little of that. :) I hope you guys are all doing amazing and I love you all!! have a great week!

Sister Jones

All the things I am grateful for :)