Sister Burnham: Christmas is Coming to Town!!!

Family and Friends,

Christmas is a coming!! Even though it doesn't really feel like it here, it's coming!! I am so excited to skype! Though I won't lie, it's going to be hard to talk and then say goodbye, talk to you in May!! Man, weird how it works that way! But I am looking forward to it!

This week me and Sister Maagad went to training check up in San Pablo, it was really good. The best part was seeing Sister Reed and Sister Malig. I loved my first two companions, my greatest friends in the mission thus far...well and of course Sister Wilson, even though she's not my companion I love living with her. It was just a lot of fun :) Poor Sister Maagad, she was car and sea sick the whole time. And we travel a lot. Sayang, but we had some fun together shopping in Lipa and spending time together.

So I really only have one great investigator right now...haha Brother Ricky. I just love him, he's so great and has this very strong desire to be baptized and do everything he can to follow Christ. But we found out this week he is addicted to alcohol...ya. We committed him to follow the Word of Wisdom and he accepted, but a couple nights later we caught him drinking. Haha oh man!! He gave in while hanging out with some friends... We taught him the next day and he sad that he didn't sleep that whole night cuz he felt bad and he texted us that morning making sure we were coming over. Haha I think he thought we would give up on him. He felt really bad and wants to stop. He even asked us yesterday at church what he has to do to be baptized and it's all about stop drinking. I bet that's hard. I'm thinking about getting him another things to drink for encouragement and support and might ask my zone leaders to give him a blessing. I know he can overcome, through the atonement of Jesus Christ. It will take a lot of effort, but I know he can do it. If you have any ideas though how to help someone overcome an addiction, let me know! I want to help him as much as I can.

Today we had zone p-day and we went to the beach again! I loved it, so much fun!! We have a really fun zone and it was just a good time to relax and have fun. Haha But we totally got to the beach with 18 missionaries all squished in one truck. Haha Oh man, it was hott!! Haha But it was funny and hilarious. Wish I could've taken a picture of it but I'm sure you can imagine all these missionaries shoved in a truck. I'm sure we were a sight!!

Anyways, I better end this. I love you all and I hope you are all enjoying the season of Christmas. Enjoy the snow for me!! Because I won't be getting any! Haha :) Can't wait to skype you soon!!

Mahal na mahal ko kayo!!

Love, Sister Burnham