Happy 2015

WOOO!!! A new year full of new excitement and possibilities!! This year has lots in store for me. It's the year I come home from my mission, the year I start college, the year I get to have Christmas with my family again, the year my family moves to a new house, and who knows what else! I'm excited. I've resolved to work harder still during these last six months and a little that I have left. Not that I haven't worked super hard, just that I'm going to push myself more so and finish out strong!

This New Year's day wasn't too exciting. It was pretty much a normal day. I was typing up baptism records all day, then left and went to do an activity in another area where we helped them out by doing street contacts and lessons to strengthen the work there. Then we all watched a baptism there and went home. New Year's Eve was great, as I did an exchange with Elder Farias who is from Maceio, Alagoas! We did some awesome work and found some amazing people. It was cool to learn from Elder Farias' humility and see how he treated everyone with so much love! He talked to everyone he could as well to help spread the message of the restored gospel! It was awesome. Then we went home and went to bed at 10:30 just like any other night. I think it was one of the first times I've ever not stayed up untilmidnight, and it may very well be the last! It was fun though. I love being around the people who work here in the office and live with us. They're all super great people! It's been fun to pass the holidays with them.

I don't have much else for this week, but make sure everyone to make good goals this year to help change yourself into the kind of person God wants you to be! Have an awesome week!!

Elder Ashford

PS: Included is a picture of the mug that our family friend sent me!! Thanks Sheliah Safford!!