Happy Birthday Mom

Dear Family,
It was wonderful to talk to you on Christmas. Well Christmas for me, Eve for you. Either way I am so glad that we get to call home at Christmas; it really cheered me up. I am glad to hear that the family parties went well and that everyone had a safe, warm Christmas.
We went out to do member visits, focusing on the RC and LA but we worked in almost all of both of our areas and practically no one was home, everyone here goes to the "province" for the holidays so our numbers are exceedingly low. But it is not about the numbers it is about those we were able to share the Christmas Spirit with.
Health wise I am kind of really struggling at the moment. I was able to talk to Sister DeLaMare today, she says again that I am going to take my many meds and we will wait and see. Sigh. We do that with our investigators who aren't progressing, we will visit them again, give them another chance, wait again. Some stay in the other section for months without progressing just to make sure that they have their fair chance. It is a good method but for those waiting, it is a little hard to just wait sometimes. Random tangent.
Not much to report about the work, honestly we were only able to go out and work for a few days this week. Sigh. The Church is True. Our Christmas Conference was beautiful. I was the chorister and we sang just about every single Christmas hymn in the hymnal. I was glad that I could help out. I also had the opportunity to bear my testimony, that was a spiritually uplifting experience. Every time we go to meetings like that or district meeting this morning, I feel the Spirit so strong and all I want to do it go share this gospel. Then we go eat or take the long long bus and jeepney rides home and somehow that feeling wavers. I am trying with all my heart, might, mind, and strength to serve, I really am.
They love fireworks here, there are stands and stands for fireworks in the streets and kids are playing with them everywhere. When they come running at you with their ears covered I have learned that you should stop and cover your ears. If not you get a big headache from all the bangs and flashes by the end of the day. Also dodging firecrackers that people light and throw in the street make for fun work. We were advised to come in early New Years Eve. I am grateful.
I hope that all of you had a wonderful Christmas and really rememberd the reason for the holiday. Also as you plan for 2011 that you keep Spiritual goals in mind as well, Spiritual goals are just as important as your physical goals as well.
Well thank you all for your prayers and support, it is what is keeping me going. I am so lucky to have such a wonderful heritage of faith to come from.
Have a wonderful New Year's.
Mom, Happy Birthday. I love you so much, it meant the world to me to talk to you last week.
Mahal kita,
Sister Jensen