12/27/2021 Happy Birthday Jesus

Hello everyone! I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas & that you are looking forward to the new year! 2022?! Not gonna lie I feel really old thinking about that lol


Anyways! This week, what a good week but such an odd week! We couldn't do any finding on Friday or Saturday so I didn't really know what to do with myself haha. Hayes ward members are so kind and had us over for meals so I was super grateful for that! Even if it's not my moms food🤣 #feedyourmissionaries ;) 

Christmas day! What a special time to be serving the Lord and to focus fully on His birth and His life! I thought I would be super homesick but I am so grateful for the spirit that I have felt this holiday season. I know with my whole heart that Jesus is the Christ, that He was born, that He lived and established His gospel, I know that He died for me and He died for YOU, and I know that He lives today, guiding and directing His Church through His called servants! ❤
I can't ever express my gratitude for His willing sacrifice and His infinite love. 

Today we found out transfer news. I will be staying in Hayes and Sister Fennegan will be going to a new area to become an STL. I am super excited for her! I am grateful for everything she has taught me and for who she is! I know I have been really open about struggling with her but she truly is a great missionary, who loves Jesus Christ, and who tries her best to be her best! I am so grateful for the last 12 weeks I have had to learn from her and grow with her.

When I began my mission I made a goal, my one desire. To become all that the Lord would have me become. I have never been a patient person and I have a habit of always wanting to be in control. So becoming a missionary has been a lot of adjusting, letting go of all my norms and adjusting to living with a complete stranger. 
"Let go and Let God" is a motto I have to refer back to often. 
I have prayed day and night for patience and charity and I have learned that when you pray for certain things, certain charateristics... God will not just grant you with the skills, attributes, talents, you desire! He will give you oppurtunities to grow, to build those attributes, to rely on your Savior. I am so grateful for the oppurtunities and experiences I have had while serving with Sister Fennegan and as I have prayed for charity I have come to know that Heavenly Father truly loves her just as He loves me. And that makes it easy for me to love her! 

We are taught in Ether 12:27 that as we humble ourselves we allow the Lord to strengthen us, I love that simple yet powerful promise that Jesus Christ has made to all of us IS true! 

"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"

I never would've placed Sister Fennegan in my life if I was in control of my mission but I am so thankful that God has placed her in my life & I hope that we can be friends in the future :)) 

Okay back to 2022! That's crazy! I am so excited to see where this year takes me! I think about this year and although 2021 has been full of ups and downs I can see the Lords hand in every detail of everyday :) 
This year was a BIG year! At the beginning of 2021 I announced my decision to serve a mission! My family was able to witness God's mercy and the miracle of spending another year with Grandpa Fox ❤ I turned the big 2 0 🥲 We lost our dogs back to back /: I finally got my mission call! 🤠 We got sweet Timber! 🥰 and I moved to a foreign country to grow in the Gospel and stregthen my testimony of Jesus Christ, while helping others do the same! 😅

I am so thankful for my Savior and for this beautiful, crazy (wow I miss Luke Combs) year (life really!) that He has blessed me with! 
I hope all is well with each one of you and I hope you each can look back on this year and recognize the blessings you have received. God is there for you, you just have to trust that. I love you all so much! I feel like The Grinch sometimes... my heart feels like it's getting bigger and bigger because I have SO MUCH love for each one of you and pray for you all daily! 
Two thing I would invite you to ponder this week... What would your life be like if you didn't know of the birth of Jesus Christ? & How would you be different?
 I know my life would be dark without the knowledge and the light of Christ! And the knowledge of His restored Gospel! 😇

Pics! 
Christmas w the family 🥳
#happybirthdayJesus
Sister Fennegan & I 💛
Sister Madriaga & I 🥰
Beautiful pics of Jesus 💗

Happy New Year everyone! It'll be a great one as you center your minds and hearts on the Gospel and strive to be just 1% better each day, I can promise you that! ❤

Love love love, 
Sister Fox 












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