Monday, November 17, 2014

Miracles in Madison

Hello all!!! Guess what? It snowed.
Well... in North Madison it did, not where we live but still snow!!!! Wooohooo!
But, that means that it is cold. And it really is. 43 degrees is the average these days and that is nice weather. I am going to die.
This week was AMAZING!!!!! So many miracles!
Tuesday- We had a Relief Society Thanksgiving dinner and so many Less-Actives came! It was wonderful! I love stuffing and cranberry sauce. The theme was "His Hands" The story given by President Uchtdorf In April 2010.
 
"A story is told that during the bombing of a city in World War II, a large statue of Jesus Christ was severely damaged. When the townspeople found the statue among the rubble, they mourned because it had been a beloved symbol of their faith and of God’s presence in their lives. Experts were able to repair most of the statue, but its hands had been damaged so severely that they could not be restored. Some suggested that they hire a sculptor to make new hands, but others wanted to leave it as it was—a permanent reminder of the tragedy of war. Ultimately, the statue remained without hands. However, the people of the city added on the base of the statue of Jesus Christ a sign with these words: “You are my hands.”"

Isn't that so awesome?! We all got a pair of gloves and were encouraged to remember that we have the opportunity to serve and help God's children while he isn't here in the flesh. Good stuff. 
Wednesday- We had Book of Mormon night and we read a bunch of different scriptures about why the prophets in the Book of Mormon wrote what they wrote. So stinkin' cool. My favorite is Jacob 4: 3 and 4
"Now in this thing we do rejoice; and we labor diligently to engraven these words upon plates, hoping that our beloved brethren and our children will receive them with thankful hearts, and look upon them that they may learn with joy and not with sorrow, neither with contempt, concerning their first parents.
 For, for this intent have we written these things, that they may know that we knew of Christ, and we had a hope of his glory many hundred years before his coming; and not only we ourselves had a hope of his glory, but also all the holy prophets which were before us."
I made my favorite part my favorite part... I love the fact that in these days, we have to have faith that Christ did come and that he preformed the Atonement, but in their time, they had to have faith that He would! Not only that, but, that prophets like Abinadi say things like : "And now if Christ had not come into the world, speaking of things to come as though they had already come, there could have been no redemption.(Mosiah 16:6)" Where he had so much faith that Christ would come, he just testified as though it had already happened! Oh my lanta, the Book of Mormon is filled with just amazing people with amazing faith! What awesome examples to us now! 
Thursday- We taped a bunch of snowflakes on C's door, beacuse she is always adamant that it will not snow and I am always sure that it will. Then we got a voicemail from her that was all "It is snowing in my hallway and all over my door. I wonder who did that? I think that it was my darling sisters. Thank you." Oh my goodness our hearts melted. Then we went and saw her, after her surgery and she just stared at her door with this cute little smile on her face. #sisterpross. I love her so much. 
Friday- We started our exchange after District Meeting. I went to Bridgeport with Sister M and Sister S came to Madison with Sister G. Oh my goodness it was a BLAST! First off, They not only have roommates(the Spanish Sisters that also serve in Birdgeport) but they also have Elders serving there too! It was so much fun! We went and saw a bunch of families and we had dinner with the M's, who have a 10 year old and a 7 year old. The 7 year loved me. Want to know why? Because I know about Ninjago. We played Uno and he begged to be on my team. So stinking cute. 
Saturday- Sister Mo couldn't sleep, so I woke up because it was FREEZING in the apartment at 5 AM and so we just talked until 7. It was great. Then we went and raked leaves for 3 1/2 hours with the stake president and OH MY LANTA SO MANY LEAVES. Elder D(From my MTC District, and also serving in Bridgeport and from Gilbert) and I both were flipping out. "This is so not an AZ problem" , "In AZ we rake our Dirt to make it look pretty"<-- He almost died he was laughing so hard at that one, because it is true! I got videos and pictures :) Then we went back to our own areas and I missed Sister G! hahaha we both aren't touchy so we were all "Sup" with the whole head nod thing and then the STL's (Sister Training leaders) hugged and were all "First day of school after summer break teenage girl" esque and we were all dying of laughter. Sister G and Sister S had so many Miracles in Madison too! They had an Awesome Family History lesson with A and they were able to get in to see a bunch of people that even I have never met! Woot! 
Sunday- I woke up and felt like I had been hit by a bus. Raking leaves seriously uses more muscles than I think I have ever used in my life. I am still super sore. #wimp haha. We had church and guess what??? A stayed for all 3 hours!!! We were so excited!!!! Woohoo! We also went out tracting around the church to invite the neighbors to the open house that we are having on Wednesday and it started to snow/baby hail on us. It was AWESOME! I did a happy dance. Then, we had dinner at the MP's and their daughters drew us pictures of us... HILARIOUS. Oh my goodness, we were dying. I forgot to take a picture of them but next week for sure! 
And now we are here! It was such a wonderful week! Gah! I love it here! OH!!!! And guess what!!! So far, this month the mission has had 39 baptisms!!!! Gah! Can you believe it! Well you better because Miracles are happening! Oh!!! and guess what else? As of Sunday, I have been out here for 4 months! Can you believe it?! Seriously, the best 4 months of my life. God is good and He loves each and everyone of us!
Be good! Write me! 
Love, 
Sister Alexander
 
Picture1-Elder D, Me, Elder W and Sister M
 
Picture 2- Elder D  jumping a part of the giant pile of leaves. Seriously. So many leaves. 

Tuesday, November 11, 2014

Fear Not.

The Lord is Hastening his work!
You all probably hear that all the time but what does it actually mean?
For me, it means that now is the time. Heavenly Father has put everything into action so that we, right now have quite honestly too much to do! Like I said last week our mission has the goal of 70 baptisms in the month of November. We have 16 thus far and we still have 124 scheduled this month! I love this work. The people here are so prepared to hear the gospel! It is happening!!!
This past week we did a lot!
Monday- We went to the mall with some Elders from our Zone. They are obnoxious and they were looking for "Man uggs". Yeah...
Tuesday- We had a lesson with S and L! We talked about the Restoration and prayer. Speaking of prayer, pray for them! They are so close to seeing how important the gospel is!
Wednesday- We had interviews with President Packard. He is seriously the best. We talked about my "hatred for people" and he was so concerned as to why I used to dislike them. I explained my obnoxious brain and conversational and social anxieties and he was all, "Well that is why you don't like them! They make you sick!" Yuppers haha they sure do! But then he introduced me to my new life theme. It comes from Moroni, which is the last book in the Book of Mormon. 
Mormon 8:16 "Behold, I speak with boldness, having authority from God; and I fear not what man can do; for perfect love casteth out all fear."
Isn't that the best?! Gah! It just speaks right to me! I think that one of the best things about being on a mission (Personally, not for every other reason that has nothing to do with yourself) is how well I am getting to know the scriptures. Pay attention in seminary! I didnt and I am behind ahaha... yeah. We also had Book of Mormon night and a lesson with A. We found out that he is inviting his friends and coworkers to church. Go A!

Thursday-We had dinner with the P's. We got to talk to their whole family and we got to give A the study journal that I made for her. We talked about personal revelation and praying with a question in mind. It was great. 
Friday- We had District Meeting. Sister G was in charge of the Get to Know You question so she asked, "What Disney character is your companion most like?" I said that she is like Kuzco from Emperors New Groove, because she LOVES alpacas and llamas and she hates being hugged and touched. "No touchy" ahahaha She said that I am Rapunzel from Tangled (Duh) Because I am artsy and random and innocent. "I am a terrible human being." Good stuff. We also had dinner with the VDM's(E's Family) and E, E's Brother hung out with us! He talked! It was great. He is JUST like Brodie and Corben mixed together. 
Saturday-We went up to Higganum and visited as many people that we could up there.  We then had dinner at the Y's home. They have 3 boys and a little girl. So much fun haha, Always an adventure over there!
Sunday- We got to see S, and we had dinner with the Y's clan which is pretty much a Caldwell and Alexander reunion mashed into one. It was hilarious. Then we went to Young Women in Excellence. This ward is co cute! They give their Young women temple slippers when the get their medallion. So smart! 
Yesterday(Monday) We went to the Zoo and I let everyone else email before I did so I had no time haha. 
I love it out here. Pray for A and everyone here! 
Sister G is awesome. We are so alike it is hilarious. I am pretty sure that if I had been born more sporty and less nerdy that I would be her and vice-versa haha. 
Be good!
Also, If you ever run into David Archuleta, tell him that a bunch of missionaries in New England are in desperate need of a white handbook approved album. Just saying. 
Love,
Sister Alexander

Monday, November 3, 2014

Goals and Ghouls

Hello!! How are things?!
I hope that this post finds you all warm and cozy...because it is cold here! Boy oh boy am I in for a treat this winter. It has been about 40-50 degrees this week with a crazy rain storm on Friday and Saturday that had the possibility of being snow! But it wasn't...dang it. Oh well, all in due time right?
Here's what has been up!
Monday- I finally got a bunch of winter clothes. I got a pair of boots and some long sleeve shirts. Oh...and a cat shirt...yeah. We also had FHE with one of our Less-Actives and her son. We talked about the different things we can do to remember Jesus along with a little visual thing with rubber marbles and water. He loved it.
Tuesday- We had a follow up lesson with A, and he said that he will pray about a baptismal date that is before the end of the year, but, "No promises."...bah. It is okay, he is awesome and loves the gospel. He just wants to be sure.
Wednesday- We went and did service! I love working at the soup kitchen! People get so excited when we walk by and you hear, "That is the Sisters," or "Hey, it is the Sister Missionaries!"
Ahhhh we love it!
Thursday- We went and saw C and the O'N's are reading Parables and some of them are hard to follow! We definitely have been studying Parables more often now!
Friday- OH MY WORD. Friday was probably the best day ever. First off, we weren't allowed to be outside of our apartments after 6:00 because of the trick-or-treaters. Safety and stuff. We were at Zone Conference from 7:30 AM until 7:30 PM and it was glorious.
Saturday- Ward Halloween Party. We brought home more candy than we came with. This ward is wonderful and there were some HILARIOUS costumes.
Sunday- We got to see the S's, who are a part member family. Sister S asked us to find videos so that she can help her husband learn about the gospel. We also saw the E's and had dinner with them. They are adorable.
On Friday Elder Lawrence and his wife spoke for a good 5 hours. It was amazing. Zone Conferences are awesome and terrible at the same time. You get so pumped and excited about the work, but, you also kick yourself thinking, "Dang it, why didn't I think of that before??" Yeah. So Sister Lawrence talked about the House of Israel and the gathering of Israel. I learned so much, I can't even write it all out haha. It did, however, emphasize the FACT that I will marry someone in the temple, no exceptions.
President Packard announced that our mission has made the goal to have 70 baptisms. We are so ready. So far we have had 9 baptisms and it is only the 3rd!! The Lord is hastening His work!!
Elder Lawrence gave us a formula for Faith, so that as we work towards this goal we can achieve it.
1) Choose a righteous desire or goal.
"It has to be something that the Lord would be willing to do if He were choosing it. If you choose that you want to win the lottery...good luck."
It should be a desire with a gap. You don't need faith if you are doing something that you know that you can do. You should be able to see exactly where your natural ability ends and the Lord steps in and helps.
2) We have to be believing.
"You have to have faith to have faith."
THIS is my new mantra haha
3) Plead with the Lord.
Always have your goal and a prayer in mind.
4) Commit yourself fully to the accomplishing of your goal.
Do everything in your power to help the cause.
Make a sacrifice to show Him how important it is to you.
"Sacrifice brings forth the blessings of heaven."
5) Know that your faith will be tried.
Work through your challenges.
6) Expect the Lord to perform.
Jacob 4:6-7
6 Wherefore, we search the prophets, and we have many revelations and the spirit of prophecy; and having all these witnesses we obtain a hope, and our faith becometh unshaken, insomuch that we truly can command in the name of Jesus and the very trees obey us, or the mountains, or the waves of the sea.
7 Nevertheless, the Lord God showeth us our weakness that we may know that it is by his grace, and his great condescensions unto the children of men, that we have power to do these things.
"God will NOT permit His work to fail."
I KNOW that through faith, the Massachusetts Boston Mission can get 70 baptisms in the month of November. I KNOW that The Gospel of Jesus Christ changes peoples lives, it makes them happier, comforted and able to return to live with God. I am so blessed to be out here helping the people of New England come closer to Christ. Pray for them, pray for our goal, and pray for me, that I can be bold enough to open my mouth when I am prompted and share what I KNOW.
 
God is Great, Be good.
I love you all!
Love,
Sister Alexander 


Monday, October 27, 2014

Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes!

Hello from Madison Connecticut!!!
So new transfer means new planner and guess who left last weeks planner at home...
This Girl!!
Oh, well. Bear with my obnoxious attempt to remember what happened this week.
Monday- We had a lesson with the W's in our cat shirts. They appreciated them :)
We also went to the most darling little cupcake shop in the world. Twas a fun last hoorah P-Day for Sister G!
Tuesday- We essentially went around and had our usual appointments with L and then we had dinner at the T's home. We went straight to E's and said our goodbyes...I felt like I was the one leaving and then I realized that a part of me was...(Insert "AWW" or "how presh" here) But, it is true! We totally started finishing each others sentences and were pretty much one person. Oh well, that is the purpose of sharing/spreading Zion. Right on.
Wednesday- The highlight would have to be the INSANE storm that we drove through. Holy Cannoli! So Sister G and I drove up to Weston Mass for Transfer Meeting. Then, Sister Gr and I drove Sister G's stuff to Providence and then we drove home. We were in the craziest storm that I have ever seen. It was like we just decided to drive into the ocean. You know, cause that's safe. But, we got home at like 1:00 AM. Good stuff.
Thursday- We were supposed to wake up at 4:30 AM so that we could get ready and go teach seminary at the M's house, but the alarm didn't go off and we woke up at 6 instead. It sure felt like 4:30 though. So we hurried and got dressed and we were only five minutes late for class which was fine because our lesson didn't even start for another 5 minutes. That was great and then we went home and looked in the mirror and we were all, "shoot that was what we looked like while teaching that class...the poor things."
Friday- We had to be out of the house by 7:30 so that they could re-do our bathroom shower stuff...it was leaking or something? So we went and did our studies at the church. We then had a District Meeting and that was fun.
Saturday- We went and helped Sister P decorate for her Halloween party. I carved a pumpkin. So fun. Then, we went and saw Sister Go. By this time Sister Gr and I were exhausted from getting home late and waking up early. But, we carried on and had a wonderful meeting with our Primary President.
Sunday- We had a great day at church and we got to have a lesson with L.
This week was a little crazy with transfers and getting Sister Gr acquainted with the area, but, I love her and we are super excited to work with each other!
We are basically the same person. She is from Gilbert, AZ, that is right, an AZ companion! We like the same things and don't like the same things and she understands why Daylight Savings Time doesn't make any sense haha! It really was a wonderful week filled with adventure.
Transfer Meeting was wonderful. So, they have the missionaries who are leaving bear their testimonies and then President Packard and his wonderful wife talked to us. He read Ether 12 with us and dissected it. It was phenomenal.
Ether 12:27 " And if men come unto me I will show unto them their weakness. I give unto men weakness that they may be humble; and my grace is sufficient for all men that humble themselves before me; for if they humble themselves before me, and have faith in me, then will I make weak things become strong unto them."
TRUTH!
Oh my goodness. How wonderful is it that we have the opportunity to use our weakness to grow. That is something that I have been working on. I am trying to not put myself down when something doesn't go as planned but to instead humble myself and ask my Heavenly Father for help. And He does help me!
I know that He will help you too! If you ask Heavenly Father for help, it doesn't even matter if you think that the thing is silly, He will help you!
Have a wonderful week! Also, please pray for A, he is super busy and so he is, "too tired to come to church." It is a bummer, but, we have faith that it will work out!
Be good, crazies!
Love, 
Sister Alexander
 



 


Monday, October 20, 2014

AHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!

Hello Friends and Family! 
This week was T-Texts and guess what... I am Staying in Madison and Sister G is getting transferred to Providence RI!
What the What!?!?!
 It still hasn't hit either of us, but we are both excited because this is what the Lord wants! We can feel it in our bones!
My new Companion is Sister T's (My Spirit animal) Trainer. SO EXCITED! I will miss my mom a lot though... like A LOT a lot.
Let's see the run down for the week. 
Monday- We had the best talk with our ward's Relief Society President. I love this ward so much! 
Tuesday- We had our first lesson with E's dad and mom together! Oh my lanta that family is the best. They all are so kind and willing to listen! We also got to see A and she asked soooo many deep questions! The best part... they ALL are answered with the Gospel of Jesus Christ! What a blessing. I have seriously sung the song from that weird Johnny Appleseed movie that is all, "The Lord is good to me, and so I thank the Lord, for giving me the things I need, the sun and the rain and the apple seed the Lord is good to me," like 20 billion times this week. #nerdissues.
Wednesday-We saw Meet the Mormons!!!! They showed it at the Stake Center for all of the missionaries in the stake and Oh my goodness gracious! It was so good! The candy bomber was my favorite and the Navy Football Coach :) We also had a lesson with A and Book of Mormon night that was awesome!
Thursday-Weekly Planning went AWESOME. I am soooo pumped for this transfer! We also saw L, who is HILARIOUS. 
Friday- District Meeting and then we went and saw some people in the Ward in Branford. We got to see J, who has committed to praying every night and so far she has and she is seeing a difference! We were supposed to get T-Texts at like 1:30 but they were busy and President wanted to perfect the companionship's so they didn't come until 10:00 that night. We were dying. President called and I just about died when he asked for Sister G. She totally called it too. It will be good, she has always wanted to serve in a ghetto place and she never has. Until now haha. :) 
Saturday-We were soooo busy! We had breakfast with our STL's (Sister Training Leaders) and then we went and visited a bunch of people that we knew Sister G probably wont be able to see before she leaves. 
Sunday- Yesterday was soooo busy too! We had church and then we met with the Bishop, who is wonderful by the way. Then we went and visited some people with E and our phone totally died and we were late for our dinner appointment but its all good haha. Crazy adventures with the Sister Missionaries :) Then we had another lesson with A, about the Sabbath Day and guess what!?!?! A finally said the closing prayer and it was beautiful!!! Oh my goodness. He is changing and he can see it! It was a wonderful day. Oh! We had the best surprise on our doorstep when we got home too! It was a package from Sister G's mom that had a bunch of yummy treats and... two cat shirts! Oh my goodness! She feeds my obsession! So thank you D! You are the BEST!!! We will take a picture later and send it next week! 
It was a wonderful week! 
I have been so blessed to work with Sister G and to live here in Madison! This Gospel is so true and it truly does help people change and come closer to Christ and find the path that Heavenly Father has for them. 
I have a bunch of videos that I have taken that I will send next Monday. 
I love you all, and wish you all the BEST! 
Love, 
Sister Alexander

Monday, October 13, 2014

It was the Best of Times, It was the...Oddest of Times

This week... Oh boy this week. 
Here are the highlights:
Monday- We went to Woodbridge, which is like 45 minutes away for Zone P-Day, and they all canceled on us soooo... We went shopping! We went to Burlington Coat Factory and Target. I finally got a big ole winter coat. It is navy and it is darling. I still have yet to get boots, but, it is just because I am super picky and I haven't found any that I like enough haha. 
Tuesday- Yucky day. I woke up with a dark and stormy rain cloud over my head. It was awful. I just felt guilty all day for nothing! But, we did get to teach E and L and the Spirit was super strong! If you havent really read Joseph Smith History, I suggest that you do.
Wednesday- We went and did service at the Soup Kitchen. I had the most wonderful experience of my life. I will tell it in a second. 
Thursday- BEST DAY EVER. Seriously I don't know what it was that made it so wonderful but we were on a cloud! And two people canceled on us and it still was awesome! 
Friday- We got to see the W family! Sister W is a member who hasn't been coming since she got married and she started to with her two kiddos in April. Her husband is wonderful and he doesn't really know much about the church, but, we had a lesson on Loving Your Family and we gave them "The Family: A Proclamation to the World" and Sister Weaver was very excited about it. We also painted pumpkins... that was cool.
Saturday- We got to see J again for the first time in like 3 weeks. We made a deal with her that we get to teach her the lessons and she gets to make it as hard as she wants for us. She is a member but she has had a lot of trials that she has chosen to rebel against the norm because of. We love her. She texted us later saying that she wants us to teach her not a character, and that she doesn't want to rebel anymore. AHHH so cool! The Gospel of Jesus Christ helps people want to change! 
Sunday- Church was amazing. After we went to a R's house (A hobbit hole) and we talked to him about Prayer and how much Heavenly Father loves him. He was able to watch Conference and he and Brother and Sister R (who came with us) all agreed that Uchtdorf has,"got it all" haha we were dying.  R has a cat named Max. Max loves me. He fell asleep in my arms. Twice. :)
Today- Ahahaha Oh goodness today. Last night the heater in the basement was making the whole house shake and it was shaking the bathroom door which was driving me nuts so I went to go and shut it and I had this feeling that I shouldn't (One would think that by now I would listen to those feelings...gah.) and I did anyway. Instantly knew that it wasn't going to open up again... the handle just turned around and around. So this morning in my sleepy, drooly glory we got dressed and went shopping and used the ShopRite Bathroom hahaha. SAD. But one of the Less-Actives in the ward came by with his wife and he opened it in like 5 seconds. Pshhh. Whatever. 
Now the moment that you have all been waiting for: The top reason that Bailey-Errrr Sister Alexander is a total Creep
So, like 2 weeks ago Sister G and I were driving home from Branford and we passed by this old man that I pretty much instantly fell in love with... not really...but, he made me really happy just seeing him. He is like... ummm a gangster grandpa from Whoville. I just adored that man when I saw him. So on Wednesday of this week, when we were getting in our car from service, I have to back Sister G up in the car so I stayed out and I looked up and there he was! And guess what?!?! HE TALKED TO ME!!!  Oh my goodness gracious. He is from Eastern Europe and he told me that he goes to church every Sunday and we got to give him a bunch of pamphlets. But guess what, I was so stunned that I totally spaced giving him our card! Gah! He shook my hand and then he was off. Then, THEN. Here is where the creep status comes in. Sister G was all, "Why didnt you ask for a picture?" and I wanted to cry because I didnt even think of it, so on Friday, when we were driving through Branford, and we saw him... Sister G turned around so I could get a picture. I did. :) Life MADE. He is pretty much my most favorite person on the earth. Good old Connecticut. 
Transfer Texts are on Friday. Meaning if I am leaving I will know by next P-Day. I don't want to go. 
Thought of the week:
Sister G and I were talking about Faith and Prayer and I realized (It is kind of a Dur thing, don't judge) that we share the Gospel with everyone because they literally, "Know not where to find it," I always was just like, "Well they could pray, but what if they don't know how to pray???"
You guys, we have such a huge responsibility. We can help people come to the knowledge that not only are they Children of God, but that He always loves them. ALWAYS. What a blessing.
Well, I love hearing from you all and I hope that the flooding has died down. EVERY single person I tell that I am from AZ gets all worried that my family is going to drown. 
Be Safe, Be good. 
Love,
Sister Alexander
 
 
My best friend in the whole world
 
 The cutest kiddos in the world. The sass is real in these ones haha.

Monday, October 6, 2014

General Conference was the BEST!

Like seriously. But I will get to that in a second. 
This week was awesome. It started with us being really worried about scheduling because last week we were always gone and we didn't have a lot of time to do it but Heavenly Father loves his servants because Holy Cow we were soooo busy this week. Our planners were so stinking full. It was amazing. 
Highlights :)
Monday- We had dinner with one of the 3 "Young" families in the ward. They play a game during dinner where they each go around and ask yes or no questions guessing our first names. It was so fun haha. I highly suggest it. I also got a cat shirt.... It is a 3XL.
 
 
I love it so much.
 
Tuesday-We had a lesson with L and with A. For A's lesson we had dinner with an adorable family in the ward. Then their son talked about the first vision for Faith in God and we emphasized the importance of the Book of Mormon. It was great. 
Wednesday- We had Book of Mormon Night and 8 people came!!!! It was awesome! We read Enos and talked about personal revelation and the importance of prayer. It was great. Then we came home to our new car! It is white and we still have yet to name it but it is a 2015 Corolla. Ish nice. 
Thursday-We got to see 3 different less actives in the ward. They were all so wonderful we are planning on seeing them again soon :)
Friday-We had zone meeting and we found out that we get to watch Meet the Mormons at the Stake Center soon. Super exciting. Go see it! I dare you!!!
Saturday- Conference!  We watched it at the church. The crazy thing about Conference here is that morning session starts at 12:00 and afternoon session is at 4:00 I LOVED the different language speakers. Their talks were some of my favorites! Oh and 88,000 + missionaries!?!?! WOOT WOOT!!!! 
Sunday-We watched "Morning session" at a members house and pretty much had Thanksgiving dinner for brunch. It was AWESOME. One of the Sisters in the ward pointed out that the Apostles were speaking about following the Prophet and the Prophet spoke about following Christ. Good stuff! 
I LOVED Bednar's talk to non-members. Gah! Conference Rocks! 
Well I love you all! Be good! 
Love 
Sister Alexander