Another Baptism coming up!

December 16, 2013
Dear Family,
I have some excitifying news. Talyia is going to be baptized this Saturday! WHOO! She's definitely ready and we love her to bits. She's also hilarious and she always makes fun of my Canadian accent. On my birthday we're going to have FHE with her and tonight we are going Christmas caroling. It's so fun to teach her as well.

Christmas Tree FHE with the Herns

     There are more miracles this week as well (as always...but this one is especially nice). On Tuesday someone rang the Bishop's office to ask about meeting times (miracle #1), then the bishop forgot to ask for their name and number (-1 miracle, haha), then Brother Jones dialed some magical code in the phone and got the number (miracle #2), and then gave the number to us. Then we phoned a few days later and made an appointment for the next day to introduce the church to her (miracle #3), AND she came! (miracle #4). We had an incredible lesson with her. Her name is Ashley and she's definitely prepared. We taught her the first two lessons and she accepted a baptismal goal! (miracle #5). AND Talyia came early for her interview so she sat in at the end of our lesson and, bless her, she testified so beautifully! (miracle #6). We are so happy and very grateful. And Talyia is as ready for baptism as she'll ever be. She's reading regularly and she has been having a great time at church. It's so cute because she wears her "I love Ed Sheeran" hoodie to church and comes on her Penny Board. She even came to church when she slept over at her friend's house the night before. She's really making it a priority. I will most definitely miss her when I'm transferred.

With Sister Munroe

     There have been more miracles. I found a warm coat! Sister Monroe and I bought the same ones so now we are all matchy matchy. And we are writing a most fantastic Christmas Carol melody. I will video it so you can see it in the future. Christmas is so soon! AND I am 21soon...argh...I want to be `5. I don't believe I've had a full year of being 20...that's not okay!
    No snow! (miracle #780921340978) and there is a lady in this library who is wearing a string of Christmas lights shaped as Santas. (-1 miracle)
   What else? Well I loveyou all.
   Happy Christmas!
Love,
Sister Lybbert

p.s. thank you for the girts, and letters, and cards, and thank you to Grandma and Grandpa L for the Mickey Mouse bandaids because I had a paper cut when I opened the card, and because I know when I was little I'd always use up all of your super durable fabric band-aids. :)