Christmas!!

Why did the chicken cross the road?

Because this is Barbados and there are no fences to keep them in!

We seriously almost killed about three chickens this week. They saunter across the road like the own it. But this week was great! Last Sunday I gave a talk in church about the role of the Savior. I think it went pretty well. And I told you about the wedding, yeah? Well, the couple got baptized on Saturday! It's really awesome because the elders who taught them have been waiting for this for five months, and finally they committed to be baptized. They are both so awesome; they will be a real asset to the ward.

On Christmas, the six missionaries in the branch went to Sister Brathwaite's for lunch. We had ham and steak and sweet potato pie and cheesecake. It was great. The zone leaders had an appointment afterwards, but then we and the Six Roads elders went to Sister Scott's. She asked us if Sister Brathwaite had stuffed us full, then proceeded to give us more food. It was pretty funny. They called sparkling cider "non-alcoholic wine" here. There was plenty for all, especially after she watered it down with some kind of red soda. It tasted pretty good.

Aaaaaaaaaaaand . . . *drumroll* Our investigator came to church! Yay! *Punjabi happy dance* Richie, the coconut guy, called us during the opening hymn (ooops), asking where the church building was. Sister Bennion went out to meet him and got back right in time for the sacrament, which was a real blessing. He stayed for all three hours and was not freaked out by it. We have to set another, later, baptismal date with him, but he came to church! It was awesome, because we called like five people that morning trying to get someone to church that day, and no one was able to come. But Richie came :) He's awesome.

BTW, forgot to ask on Christmas: did y'all carol at EMWD this year? And, how is the temple work going? I have some exciting pictures to show you, of names you can look up to see if we are related. They are obviously not ancestors, but they have familiar names :)

I love you all.

Have a happy New Year!

Sister Tibbitts

P.S. Role of the Savior outline:

Holidays vs. Holy Days

-Matt. 1:20-21  Jesus means "God is help" or "Savior"

How has Jesus Christ saved us? Alma 7:11-13

     -pains and sicknesses

     -death

     -sins

Pains and sicknesses

-He got sick too

-He had emotions

-He knows how we feel (Mosiah 14:3-4)

Death

-Adam and Eve; spiritual death and physical death

-Resurrection

Sin

-"save from their sins" vs. save intheir sins

-Alma 11:34-37

-How do we become clean from sin? Helaman 5:10-11

-We cannot expect to be saved if we do not repent

What can you do? Missionary work! Why do we do missionary work? D&C 18:10-14

It was really cool, because Sister Bennion found ways to use Hel. 5:11 like three times later that day. The Church is true! :D <3