Christmas time on Temple Square is a wonder of beauty and busyness. We have completed all of our Christmas shopping, done mostly on Amazon.com as we did not have much time for shopping in the stores. We bought a "small" Christmas tree that sits on our end table. We got one that was fiber optic so we did not have to worry about lights. We did put some small colored balls on it. The pile of packages under the tree is larger the the tree. We really don't care because if we want to get in the Christmas Spirit all we have to do is look out the window.
We have placed our Christmas Stockings over the fire place with care knowing that Santa Claus will not be there this year. Christmas Day will be spent on the Square. We will be working until 5:00 pm. Christmas Dinner for all of the Sister Missionaries will be at 5:30 pm. We will be serving dinner, all of the Senior Elders will be wearing white shirts, black pants and black bow ties. The Senior Sisters will be wearing matching aprons. The Christmas Program will start at 8:00 pm. Mom is playing the piano for the Senior bell Choir, eight songs. Each zone of the young Sisters will be doing a song. So Christmas will be a busy day.
Some special things have taken place on the Square this week. Elder Scott came to Mission Conference and spoke. He gave all of the Sisters a Apostolic blessing that they could have the gift of tongues, that they would be able to speak the English Language clearly by exercising their faith and work.
President Stewart has completed his time as the president of the mission, as special for him, permission was given for all of the Missionaries to go in to the Tabernacle after closing. We then all sat in the Choir seats and recorded some of our special songs. The young sisters took up half of the seats and sang like angels. We have a CD with the songs.
We are going to Marty and Melody's home for making candy Sunday. We will go to the old neighborhood on Christmas Eve to carol and open family gifts.
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