Joyeux Noel!

Joyeux Noel Family!

Isn't Christmas time just the best time of the year? Things are pretty insane in downtown Liege. There is always Christmas music playing and it gets us right into the Christmas spirit. We were at another sisters' artment just last week and they had the song, 'if i were a wiseman, i would do my part...' Not really mainstream here in Belgium so I was grateful for that sweet little tender mercy that reminded me of home. We got to watch the Christmas devotional last night! I absolutely love hearing theMormon Tabernacle Choir sing. They instantly invite the Spirit and remind us of everything we have been blessed with. I love when President Uchtdorf quoted the Little Prince, "One sees clearly only with the heart." I think that at this time of the year it is easier to feel and understand the significance of the birth and life of Jesus Christ. I was thinking about that idea of increased clarity with spiritual things. In Elder Scott's General Conference talk he said, "As you gain experience and success in being guided by the Spirit your confidence in the impressions you feel can become more certain than your dependance on what you see or hear." I feel like those two ideas are so closely associated. We can feel and see withour hearts and eventually learn to trust those things we learn more than the things we see. I think learning how to both feel and interpret the things of the Spirit is one of the most important things I am learning here. It is so essential to be guided in our lives and Heavenly Father is giving me the chance to learn how to follow. What a blessing! If you could call at 8pm Belgium time, which i think is 2pm Virginia time? President sent us an email about how to call us and I am going to forward it to you. I sent a package this morning for the family. Thank you for sending my package, i hope it gets here in time too! Do you have Josh's address in Ogden that you can send to me? I want to have a letter waiting there for him. I have also sent him a few letters since he has been at the MTC, do you know if he has received them? It snowed during our consecrated hour yesterday!!! I love Belgium! I love being a missionary and the opportunity to testify of Jesus Christ. He is our brother, friend and Savior. I love him with all my heart and know he is the only way back to our Father in Heaven.