Happy Christmas!

Hello family and friends!

I am so grateful for all of the birthday and Christmas wishes that you have sent me, thank you SO much! If I didn´t reply to you, I am so sorry! But know that I am thinking about you and hoping that you also all have a wonderful Christmas. Thank you, I love you so much!

I have been thinking about one of my favorite Christmas songs the past few days. I can´t listen to it, but it´s been ingrained in my memory ever since I was 6 years old or something like that, so I can still sing parts of it in our free moments. It always helps me to 1. cry like a little baby and 2. remember what Christmas is all about...

"Sir I wanna buy these shoes for my mama please, it´s Christmas Eve and these shoes are just her size. Could you hurry, sir? Daddy says there´s not much time. You see, she´s been sick for quite a while and I know these shoes will make her smile and I want her to look beautiful if mama meets Jesus tonight."

These past few days have been some of the sweetest days of my whole mission. First, my birthday, I felt SO much love from you guys, the people here, and my Heavenly Father of course. It´s been such a wonderful week, the people are happy and a little bit more willing to listen to us. We went caroling the other day with some members of the ward, and we visited all of the members that are a little bit less-active. It was so sweet to see how their faces lit up as they listened to us sing. I got choked up a lot, and I´m sure my voice sounded beautiful, but what really mattered was that these people could feel the Christmas Spirit.

I received some great news the other day! We had a little meeting in Cieneguilla with the bishop and the Elders, and as we were leaving one of my old investigators, whom I loved SO MUCH, just showed up out of the blue. We were teaching her for about 5 months, and when I left in May up until now she has been listening to the missionaries. We said hello, and she said, "Sister Scott, I have some news for you. I´m getting baptized on Saturday!!" I couldn´t believe it, I just started bawling out of pure happiness, and a bunch of the ward members came up and said hello. That same day, the brother of one of the people I taught was getting baptized, and the Spirit that we felt was so strong. We never know what can happen to someone if we share the gospel with them. Maybe we see the consequences right away, maybe months later, or maybe even years. But I feel like a genuine testimony is something that someone doesn´t forget. What a great birthday/Christmas present, right??

I just want to share with you my testimony of the Savior. I want you to know that I know my Savior. I know that He lives, and that He came to save us. I can´t think of a better way to celebrate Christmas than talking about Him everyday. I love Him so much. I´ve felt His presence with me in the mission; I know that He´s always been here to keep me going. Remember Him this week; remember why we celebrate.

I love you SO MUCH and I can´t wait to see you on Skype this Thursday!!!! I love you so much, and I am grateful for all that you have done for me.

Merry Christmas! Or better perhaps, as Harry Potter & friends would say, "Happy Christmas." :)

All my love,

Hermana Scott