This was a handwritten letter from Sister Carter:
My dear Family,
I need to make this quick, I'm already out of time, but I wanted to write a Christmas letter.
First, I want you to know how much I love and miss each of you. I never would have imagined it to be this hard to be away from you on Christmas. I already dread waking up Christmas morning, not being with you, but there's two things that will get me through. 1. I will get to talk to you on the phone soon. 2. There is nowhere else I'd rather be. I'm supposed to be here, representing my Savior, serving God's children. I am SO privileged to get to do this on the day we commemorate Christ's birth.
Sometimes, when I think of how uncomfortable, difficult, and frustrating, and exhausting missionary work can be, I'm reminded of Jesus Christ. I left my comfortable home and family, just like Christ left his comfortable heavenly home. He established His church, performed miracles, then suffered and died for me, for us. Now I'm lucky enough to represent Him, to wear His name on a black shiny badge and be a witness of the wonderful things he did for us. Yes, it's hard, extremely hard sometimes, but was it easy for Christ? Is our salvation and the good news of the gospel a small thing? No! Perhaps I'm only telling you this to remind myself of why I have to be away from you this Christmas, but I hope you all know the importance of what I'm doing and keep in mind on the day we celebrate Christ's birth, that the greatest gift we can give is of infinite value - to share His restored gospel.
I love you all so much, and I'd better hear soon about what you all did and what you got! You know what I want for Christmas? Letters! All winter long! Love you, Sister Carter
Thursday, December 26, 2013
Monday, December 16, 2013
December 9th - 16th: Brrrrrrr!
Hello everyone!
It's
been an extremely cold week here in Ohio. When people told me it's a
different kind of cold, I thought "What? Cold is cold, ya weirdo." but..
really. It's a different cold. The humidity makes it feel like 40
degrees colder at times. This week, I've been wearing about 6 sometimes
7 layers, BEFORE my coats, hat, and gloves. The cold just goes straight
through them. It sometimes feels like jumping into a frozen lake when
you walk outside. ha! But it doesn't stop us! The Lord will take care of
us and bless our efforts! and.. on the plus side, people feel bad for
us and let us in their houses and then we can teach them! :D
Another
interesting note, i've been catching myself this week talking like an
Ohioan. It's Sooooo weird. There's really no way to describe it, but you
might notice it when I come home. ha!
And what kind of missionary would I be if I didn't say
something about Christmas? This season is an incredible opportunity to
GIVE. Not typical gifts, but just kindnesses. Give yourself. Smile,
Serve, Share the gospel, Spread the joy and the Love. You have no idea
how many people's lives you can change.
The church Sister Carter goes too.
Sister Carter by her apartment waiting for the mail. She is begging for letters.
What she brought home to eat.
Her wall of pictures that keep her from getting homesick.
How beautiful the trees are there.
A service project painting for an investigator.
She says she misses everyone so much! She said it is harder than she tough it would be.
Below is Sister Carter and her companion Sister Hunger. They will be together for another 6 weeks. They kinda like each other.
December 2nd - 9th: Miracles
Hello Everyone!
First, I want to
tell you all about a miracle that happened to us this week. We were
driving home at night and in the right lane. There was someone in the
left lane and we were in their blind spot. Suddenly, without a blinker
or any warning, they decided to switch into our lane. We didn't have
enough warning to brake or honk. We couldn't have swerved out of the way
either. I screamed and suddenly everything was like slow motion. I
waiting to hear the crashing sound of them hitting us, but somehow it
never came. Watching it was like watching their car go through the
corner of our car and we were left with no damage at all. My companion
who was driving said she felt like there was a force field protecting
us. We both sat in shock wondering how our car didn't get hit. And
logically, there is no way. It really was a miracle. God protects His
missionaries.
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