the day of incredibility

Sunday, December 2. I tend to like Sunday's alot. 

Church. The Sacrament. Friends. Baking. No school. The Sabbath day. 

Its my favorite day as all the roommates are together, and awake at the same time. 

This Sunday was terrific. 

It was Fast Sunday, and in fact, my last Fast Sunday in the 93rd ever. 

I have been in this ward since April, and have to come to really like it. I was grateful to come in the Spring/Summer time when it was much smaller so I could get comfortable with being in an off campus ward before herds of people came in the Fall. There are so many stellar sisters in the ward, that I really look up to. A great part of Sunday was baking with Hannah and then attending The Church of Jesus Christ's Latter-day Saint's Christmas Devotional at the Conference Center. She called me on Saturday night to ask if I wanted to go....I screamed for approximately 3 minutes I was absolutely ecstatic  My roommate thought my sister had a baby or something to that degree. 

We drove with her brother who was visiting from out of state, and her childhood friend, and another friend that has been in the USA for a week, originating from Guatemala  I tired her with questions about Argentina and Spanish. She served a mission in Peru and it was so fun to connect with her.

If you bake, you always must bake with the Russian doll, HELGA. 

23 Rows away from the Prophet was awesome. I cared most of all just to be in the same room as him! Such a treat!

I can just refer to this sweet girl as sis. I give her my credit card to buy my groceries. We take mental health breaks during the midnight hours of studying to talk. We give rides to strangers walking home. We have an unhealthy obsession with Honey Bunches of Oats. Basically, I am going to miss her and my 5 other roommates so dearly. 

And....since the iPhone 5 does a pretty sweet Panaroma view, here is the Conference Center. 21,000+ seats. 

I have listened to many Christmas Devotionals before, and for some reason, this one was just powerful. This Devotional has often landed on the same day as my birthday, and so I like to think of it as the Prophets Birthday present to me. I sure love to hear him and his counselors speak. 

Here is how you can watch this sweet Devotional from the Prophet. 

And if you love Christmas music like me....listen/ download free music of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir singing Christmas songs here!