You never know how God will show you his love next.

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! We woke up to white flecks of satanic substance falling from the sky. They call is snow. I don't know what to say.

Well a little update on the mission business. We should be getting iPads at the beginning on next year. That's the rumor anyway. However, we should be getting Facebook by the end of the month! So that could be cool. We'll see what happens. Sorry about last week. Totally forgot to send an email. Haha haven't done that yet.

Well this past couple weeks have been ok. We got to meet with Bruce a couple of times. He is sweet. He talks our ear off haha. And he thinks he notices things about us but he really doesn't. He thinks I sit in the same chair every time we go to his house but I haven't haha. He is sweet. He says that the farm is his religion. We are trying to get him to say that this is his religion haha. He is super funny and always jokes around with us. The last time we met with him I feel like we left him thinking really hard about what we talked about. When we said the prayer he folded him arms and bowed his head. He didn't know why, he just did it. Then he saw us do it and asked why we did it. We said that it is something we do out of reverence and respect to Heavenly Father. He laughed and said, "I must have been a Mormon in the previous life." Elder Faimalo followed that up beautifully and said that maybe you should be a Mormon in this life too. Haha what a response! I feel that he was really thinking when we left though. It was a good visit.

We also met with a less active Marj. She is awesome. We got down to her concern last week. She broke down in tears and told us that she doesn't feel like she belongs at church because she doesn't have the proper clothes and because she doesn't have family that goes with her. She sees all the members there with their family and thinks that she shouldn't be there. We tried to tell her that the ward is her family and she just diverted back to the clothes issue. Well that one is fixable. We are going to see if maybe her Visiting Teachers can get her an outfit or something. All she needs is a little push. If she feels like she is loved, then she will feel like she belongs.

It is all about love. Love can change lives. Some people simply don't recognize love when they see it. God pours his love out to all of His children. If we are closed off however, we won't feel His love. If we don't feel like God loves us, then it is our fault. Because He does love us. If you don't feel His love, then you need to stop closing off to Him. Let Him in your life. Let him work miracles. Jona couldn't run from God and neither can you. Don't be scared of God, be scared of missing His presence. Without Him, we are nothing. Alma 26:12.

I hope you all know that God loves you. As do I. Take care and listen close. You never know how God will show you his love next.

Elder Anderson