There's this less active sister, Paulina, who hasn't come for nine years. but we happened to find her anyway!! She still believes the church is true and everything. She's just really old now, and hasn't really had visits from anyone apart from us in years, so it was nice to see her start going again; but her grandkids aren't baptized, so were working on that right now. But, the day after Christmas, we decided to do something special. The family is ridiculously poor, like many other families I've had the privilege of meeting. So, we used some of the money we receive each month, and we bought a small bag of gifts and little toys for all the kids there; we wrapped them and everything. We went and just handed them out. It was nice because the kids behave themselves better than most. They waited patiently in a line so they could each get their own toy. And soon, they'll be baptized. It will be really special when the whole family gets reactivated and everyone becomes a member. I'm getting better at not looking at people as numbers, but as really children of our real Heavenly Father. The ultimate goal is that they can be sealed in His house. So, I guess that was our Christmas act of service
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