It feels like summer was
just yesterday, and now Christmas is almost upon us! Thanksgiving was a
blast, and I stuffed myself wayyyyy too full, but I've been walking a
lot, so hopefully I haven't gained too much weight. Things are going
well here in Fruitland, Idaho! The weather has been kind of confused
this week, going from record-high temperatures in the 70's to cold,
windy, overcast days. Last year, this area got hit with "Snowmageddon,"
receiving tons of snow that ended up collapsing hundreds of buildings.
People have been worried about another "once in a hundred year winter,"
so I'm pretty excited to see what the winter brings!
The
missionary work has been going super well here. This week we met tons
of new people who are open to meeting with us again. Missionary work can
get pretty depressing when hundreds of people in a row slam their doors
in your face or walk to the other side of the street to avoid you. But
friendly people who are open to talk with us are huge bright spots in my
day! I love nice people!
With the Christmas
season coming up, our church has released a Christmas service initiative called
Light the World. For those of you who haven't heard of it, it's a way
for all people of any denomination or faith to serve others and become
more like the Savior. For each of the 25 days of Christmas, a new
bible scripture and video is focused on, which gives you a new way to serve others or "light
the world." The website explains it much better than I can, so to learn more, visit:
My weekly challenge is to participate in the Light the World initiative, starting Friday,
and share it with others. You don't have to be a member of the LDS
church to participate, and it's a great way to become more like Christ,
the one that Christmas is all about.
Praying for you always,
Elder Doyle
