So
how was your week? How is Elder Porter doing, is he back to good
health? I am happy for you that you got assigned to a companion that
you like. It seems that you have had some really good companions
throughout your mission and gotten along well with them all, what a
blessing! I know that is not always the case for everyone. We have been
praying for Franklin this week and hope he is progressing in the
gospel. Looking forward to an update.
We rode the bus from my school to the high school, had breakfast, a visit from Santa, then back on the buses for a quick trip to Walmart. Those little kids were so thrilled to be the center of attention. What a great program, it really put me in the Christmas spirit! I think I will volunteer to help every year.
We had a
good week, the Lehi basketball team is on FIRE! We are now 7-0, can you
believe it? This week we beat Maple Mountain by three after a ten
point deficit. The Lehi gym was louder than we have ever heard it. The
fans are pretty excited, we are getting a bigger following every game.
So exciting!
You have another new cousin!
Luke Palmer was born on Tuesday morning. That is three new little
cousins you will get to meet when you return…Paige and Luke on the
Kindred side, and Lydia on the Smith side. We haven't officially met
baby Luke yet, I think we will go for a visit sometime this week.
Do
you remember Jazz Bear shopping at Christmastime with elementary
students when you were in high school? This year I was asked to be a
chaperone for the kiddos from Lehi Elementary. Oh my goodness, it was so
awesome! The entire high school gym was filled with LHS volunteers.
We rode the bus from my school to the high school, had breakfast, a visit from Santa, then back on the buses for a quick trip to Walmart. Those little kids were so thrilled to be the center of attention. What a great program, it really put me in the Christmas spirit! I think I will volunteer to help every year.
Last
night Dad and I went to Elder Glassett's home. Their family is heading
to Honduras on Christmas night so Sister Glassett offered to personally
deliver a package to you! Hooray! We ended up staying at their house
and visiting for over an hour. They are such nice people, we love them!
Zach told us lots of stories from the mission, he made us laugh so
hard.
It was such a fun week in my first
grade classroom! We had a school "Christmas Sing" for all the
parents--I got to choose and direct two songs sung by the entire first
grade. Then on Thursday we had a class party by three of the moms, and
on Friday we had a big assembly where Santa made an appearance. So fun.
Love you! Hope you had an awesome week! See you on Thursday! ~Mom