Wednesday, December 20, 2017

Week 70 - Getting Ready for Christmas

   All seems well with Elder Schaff in Fresno this week, he and Elder Noyes have even decorated for Christmas. Here is his news, and let me tell you, I am counting down to the Christmas Day phone call. It's the best part of Christmas when you have a missionary out in the field! I can hardly wait.

  "Thanks so much for all your care and concern for me. I'm quite grateful for our family. I'll be fine until I leave the office. And even then, I'll just need your prayers that I can re-adapt to the full time proselyting schedule and all will be well.

  It's weird for me to look back and read my journals of last year. I'm setting a new goal to read last year's entry of whatever the current day is so I can reflect. I was still struggling to just do things right as a missionary then and was scared of breaking rules and making mistakes while teaching. I've grown a lot and now I'm a leader helping other missionaries out! The Mission Office has allowed me to develop great charity for those other missionaries, which is great because I will probably be serving them the rest of my mission days. Time certainly has gone by fast and the upcoming change will be interesting.

  I have attached pictures of our preparations for Christmas in our room. Time is short, so I'm sorry I can't write more. We had the Christmas Zone Conferences this week as well, which was a great planning success and a wonderful experience if I say so myself. Most of the missionaries enjoyed it as well.

  Elder Noyes and I are thinking probably 2:00-3:00 pm California time for the Christmas Day call, we'll confirm next Saturday. Also President said we can watch a Disney animated film Christmas Day. What do you recommend for that!? I have to make it count!!!

  Tell everyone thanks for the ties. I have opened David and Trevor's, Dad's, Nate's and Brother Hughlett's. I love them all. It's been a blessing to hear from everyone again.

  Alright, I have to go to make it to dinner on time. Have a good week! Get some rest Mom! Love ya!"




--Elder Schaff

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