A New Year in Malawi

Well, my friends, as this year draws to a close, I've often reflected on how I have spent my time, and how I will be spending my time. I'm starting my first full year on mission, and somehow I feel like it's a very monumental thing. Some of the dying horses (missionaries going home soon) are excited that they get to start saying "I'm going home this year!", and even some of the new missionaries are going to start saying "I'm going home next year!"... I won't be one of them, at least not until I've passed my mid-way mark.

This week we had a wonderful event: B B got baptized! He was silent and his eyes were huge the whole time, and I could tell he was very excited! The only thing he was really nervous about was being totally immersed in water; they don't really do that sort of thing here, especially in Makatani!

In other news, Sister N is getting baptized next week! She's so very excited, and she seems to be glowing with the Light of Christ. This was a woman who would run away/chase us out in times past. At one point she even told us not to come again. But something changed in her, and we are so very happy that it did! I don't think I've seen her sad since we've come back from Blantyre, come to think of it. But because of this woman, I have a testimony that this Gospel will change your life if you let it.

We're starting something new with the new year: leaving the house at 9! It makes sense, because we have to come in earlier, but I like my personal study in the morning! My companion and i have decided that instead we're going to do our personal study at night, and the next morning do our companion study. We'll see how it goes but I'm hoping it works!

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Well, my lovelies, I hope this letter finds you all in good health on this, the last day of the year the world was supposed to end. I hope you haven't been raptured, or zombiefied, or apocolypsed, or what have you, and I hope you're finding the joy in your life that is promised to us by our Heavenly Father.

I know that this church is true, and I know that our Savior and Redeemer, Jesus Christ, truly lives.

Lots of love from your dear Sister Adams