Thursday, December 6, 2012

Festival of Lights!

Wednesday, December 5, 2012 10:59 AM

Hello Everyone!
 
It's December! Christmas is everywhere and it's even cold here. How cool. :) I hope you all are not getting the annual flu/cold thing, that can be a killer. I've been stocking up on oranges and vitamins to avoid getting it. So....good luck! haha.
 
Well the Diplomat Night was really cool, we weren't allowed to say much as it is offensive in some countries to address them first, but I got to smile and nod a lot. haha. The best has been all of the nights after with floods of people coming from all over the world to celebrate Christmas. I was able to talk to a guy from Nigeria and I asked if he knew anyone that would want to learn more about the Gospel and he referred his sister in Nigieria....so I get to call Nigeria and talk to her and then send missionaries to her home. It is so amazing to be apart of the technology side of missionary work. I also met two ladies from Russia who spoke English but didn't understand very well and so they kept running away from me in the center. :) So I would come up to them again and again just trying to talk to them and I was able to share the Christ Exhibit (in Russian) and also a short silent movie on Christ. I tell you, the Holy Spirit can touch even the hardest of hearts, they walked out giving me not only their phone number to call them but also loving hugs and a promise that they were coming back to the Lights later. Many people have a perception that the Visitor Center is a place to get tours but there's a difference because the spirit is so strong and our goal is to help people receive revelations about the Gospel and their lives. 
 
Another cool surprise, I saw Elder Fast (Taylor Fast) at the Festival last night! That was so fun to say hi and crazy to think that he doesn't have very much time left on the mission. So he says. "Hi!". 
 
We have had some amazing performances at the Visitor Center, the one that I have love the most is Jenny Oaks Baker (Marissa!!!) and they did all of the old world carols, WITH A BAGPIPE, and guess who her guest singer.......one of the Celtic Women!! (Marissa I thought about you and someday we will go to their concert together). They are also having swing bands coming! (MacGyver!!) I can't dance though because i'm an usher but....I definitely had found flashbacks of dancing with you.
 
I hope you all are getting into the spirit of Christmas, because the spirit of Christmas really is the spirit of Christ. And all he asks is that we keep his commandments, the greatest of the all being, Love thy God and Love one Another. I love you all so much! I appreciate your prayers, and you are all in mine. 
 
Con mucho amor,
 
Hermana Clement 

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