CHRISTMAS LOVE

Well it was fun to talk to the fam on christmas, i guess we'll be doing it again before you know it! It was weird to hear everyones voice but it sounds like pretty much everything is the same as you guys have been portraying it in the letters and emails. Christmas was good but it was way different than any other one Ive had for sure. We were able to see some families that we have been teaching and were able to have a big get together which was really fun. THere was a talent show and every companionship had to do something and so ours did a rendition on the guitar of some primary songs it was pretty fun. This transfer has been going by so quick! IT seems like yesterday i was in Hemet and the day before i was in the MTC and the day before that i was in Hamilton, Time flys when your having fun and time definetly flies when your doing this geat work. WE are starting to have more luck and are starting to reach a lot of goals which is always exciting. I was so blessed to have so much support from everyone you guys are always hooking me up, i have enough treats to last for like 5 yrs of food storage haha. O and dont worry about getting me a snuggie for my birthday, Our ward missionary leader's wife got me one! So the one-e is fine :) O and if you guys didnt know my birthday is on the 28th of january, remember im the kid that was born on superbowl sunday! haha i just thought id throw that out there if you want to build me a cake or something or maybe even send a card! WE have been able to have so much luck lately teaching and finding. I notice the holy ghost influencing me more in my life and letting me know where i need to be and what i need to say etc. I constantly realize that gods plan is bigger than our plan and i guess you can say ive had to be humbled a couple times to realize that. The Lord is willing to give us so much if we will just ask in faith and live a life that merits the worthiness required to receive such blessings. We had a training from both of our zone leaders that really changed my outlook on life it made me want to be a better person. They had us say a prayer and then write on a piece of paper what was holding us back from completely having the sprit to be with us and so we did and then put them in a ziploc and we went outside and dug a hole and threw them into it and buried them but like the anti-nephi-lehi's. It was such a good way to give up those things and realize where a scrub like me could improve. The whole meeting was jsut awesome. We also had president interviews and that is one of the best parts of the mission my mission president is so knowledgable and so loving and I always leave there spiritually uplifted. Well the blessings that i have received have been tremdous! and we all can be worthy to receive answers to our prayers. I know that as we ask in faith we can acccomplish whatever might be in the way. Love!

Elder schallenberger