Man, so many CRAZY things happened this week but I'll try to keep it all brief!
First
of all, we had no power until Wednesday night, so on Christmas Eve we
got to go to the mission president's house in East Lansing! That night
was so magical. Before going over to president's house, we stopped by
our pitch black and freezing cold apartment to pack a bag. Just as we
got there, Cassie Coltrin's parents (who lives in Michigan) showed up
with TONS of supplies to help us! Cassie's mom had read from my
email last week that we were out of power, so she brought us blankets,
flashlights, and tons of food (including muffins, clementines, Nutella,
and sparkling cider!!! What more could a girl ask for?)! It was a
Christmas miracle. I was so overwhelmed with gratitude after they left
that I started crying a little bit. It was so nice of them!
Then we went
over to the Hess home! President Hess' daughter was there with her
husband and 8 month old baby. Turns out, his daughter has an INCREDIBLE
voice. She's trained in opera, and right before we went to bed, she sang
"O, Divine Redeemer" for us. It was SO beautiful. We were all in tears.
It
was so fun to wake up with a family on Christmas morning! We opened
presents and made gingerbread houses and it was just way too awesome. I
will never forget it!
Okay
now for MORE good news... Transfer calls came and I am STAYING IN HOLT
WITH SISTER BREMS!!!! We are SO happy. We can't wait for the miracles
that we know are coming this transfer. Yay! So this means that my
address for the next 6 weeks is still:
Sister Carly Christiansen
2141 N. Aurelius Rd. Apt. 64
Holt, MI 48842
Okay
so the ice storm last week was crazy, but it had the most breathtaking
effect on the trees. Each branch was covered in ice. The trees looked
like white, sparkling, magical... I don't even know what to call them!
They were so surreal. I'll put some pictures here but they don't even
BEGIN to capture how gorgeous it was!
I
wish I had picture from when the sun came out and everything was
sparkling! But these will have to do for now. I have a new favorite type
of weather though, and it is ICE STORMS! The after effects were way too
beautiful.
Here
are all the sisters from my district! We're getting a new one this
transfer! SO MANY SISTERS! It's awesome. I thought we were supposed to
be doing a silly picture... This is how most of the pictures turn out
though. Everyone is smiling and I'm just a blur... haha.
What
did you think about the science video from last week? I LOVE OUTER
SPACE. I am so grateful for all of God's incredible creations. How
blessed are we to be able to enjoy them?!
I
love you all! The new year is coming and I can't remember if I've
already asked you to watch this but you should all watch it again! It's
an awesome, short video about looking forward this year, and now
dwelling on the past! I LOVE IT.
I hope you all have a fantastic week!
<3 Sister Christiansen
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