Howdy y'all! How has your week been? This week has been bomb to say

the least! We have hit the streets hard and have seen the fruits!

We had some bomb lessons this week and a GREAT baptism to welcome

Sister Briggs into the area! Speaking of Sister Briggs, she's so

sweet! She's from Rigby Idaho and has been out for a year now, she's

awesome! Teaching me lots!

We taught Oscar this week leading up to his baptism! He is just so

awesome and fun! He was so excited to get baptized on Sunday, it was

rather funny actually because he wouldn't bend his knees to be dunked.

So Nils and Brayden Williams just had to lay Oscar down in the font,

literal death and rebirth symbology there. It was so funny when he

came out of the water the first time and realized he had to do it

again. The funniest part was I was standing next to Maurice whose

looking into the font and goes "On the other side of the world now."

Speaking of Maurice!!!! He got confirmed a member yesterday! My tears

were real and he received the Holy Ghost, the spirit just testified of

the truth has brother Williams gave him the greatest gift from

Heavenly Father! He came and joined Darren and I on our bench and I

asked how he felt and his response, "I feel so good. I could really

feel something coming upon me. I could feel the Holy Ghost." It was so

powerful. Bringing souls to Christ is amazing.

We met with Victoria again this week. She's so cute. She asked me if I

was leaving soon and I told her I'd be here until Jan 24th at least,

she then said "you're never leaving if I have anything to say about

it." Pointed at the ceiling and scowled. "I'll talk to Him if He takes

you away from me." I sure love her! She's just awesome, and is really

working towards her goal of the first of the year for church!

We met with Darren this week and guess whose getting dunked on January

8th?! Thats right the main homie, Darren! He's so awesome! He prayed

about the thing he was struggling with and knew his answer so decided

to cancel plans to allow him to feel the spirit! He's so awesome! We

didn't have a chance to talk to him after Oscars baptism but Brother

Mitchell did! We had dinner with the last nigh and he told us when he

talked to Darren that Darren said he'd felt really good, and he was

excited for his baptism. So we are getting there! Thank you for the

prayers you've said on his behalf and please keep praying for him!

We met with Vino & Anu this week. They've been reading from the BOM

and are looking to come to church to get to know people. They still

don't have an interest in being baptized but we know that the more

they read and pray the more they will learn and the more they will

feel the spirit.

Now let me tell you bout my miracle this week. My miracle came in a

lady whose name is Rose. We'd been having a rough few days knockin on

doors and trying to find people. We had been kicked out of complexes,

yelled at for soliciting, and had some doors straight up slammed in

our face. We were headed to a dinner appointment and decided to stop

by a former investigator. He wasn't home and so sister Briggs thought

we should knock on his neighbors door, so we did and We found Rose.

Rose is a lady who moved from New York about a year ago to be close to

family & for her husbands job. We shared the light the world video and

then spent the next 20-30 minutes talking with her about life in New

York and life here! She then told us that her mother in law would be

very interested in learning more! She set up a return appointment

right then and was excited to learn more! She accepted a Book of

Mormon and said she'd read it! She was so cool. Were pumped to get her

and her family dunked as we work with them!

We also went knocking the other day and found two people who want us

to come back! It won't be until after the first of the year but they

want us to come back and to learn more about Christ!

With less actives this week we also met with the Bangura family and

shared a message about the plan of salvation! Sister Bangura is

working on finding a new job because she knows church is important and

that she needs to come back! I love her so much!

We also met with the Taniguchi family for the first time! Her husband

is Hawaiian and so that's why she has a sick last name! She opened the

door and let us right in! We spend about an hour getting to know her

more and letting her get to know us! We shared the light the world

video and then we shared a few scrips about how Christ is the light of

the world! They were awesome! It's so awesome to see all the walks of

life we meet out here. Philly is the best mission in the world, it's

like serving all over the world.

As costmary we did spend time at the Seamans this week. Both for

dinner and then for their Christmas party which was so fun! I love

that family, it's like coming home every time I walk in the door.

Also still no snow here! It snowed a few days ago, just a light

dusting, and then it rained so it turned to ice and then it got warm

so it went away. Best winter ever.

This week we had the opportunity to sit down with Elder Kunz and just

talk to him while Oscar was being interviewed. At first it was a

little intimidating but we warmed up fast! Our conversation was so

spirit filled as we talked about when he was a mission president

before becoming the area seventy. He shared a lot of really spiritual

things that he learned as a president and how much he loves

missionaries because of his time as a president. He's so awesome!

I came across a really good scripture this week as I studied our

Saviors life. It's John 1:10-12

10 He was in the world, and the world was made by him, and the world

knew him not.

11 He came unto his own, and his own received him not.

12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the

sons of God, even to them that believe on his name:

The part that really stood out to me was "but as many as received him,

to them gave he power to BECOME." Wow. The power to become. What a

concept. As we believe in Christ, He gives us power to become, but to

become what? In the scripture it says the Sons (and daughters) of God,

but I think that He gives us the power to become a lot more than that.

He gives us the power to become wonderful followers of Christ. To

become wonderful moms, dads, husbands, wives, friends siblings. To

become a light in an even darkening world. To become better every day.

For me He gave me the power to become a missionary. The power to

become the person I am today. The power to become a teacher, a leader,

and a student at the same time. The power to become greater than my

trials, greater than my doubts, greater than Satans grasp can contain.

Christ gives us the power to become. As you've received Christ, what

has He given you the power to become?

I also was studying a conference talk today and came across this poem:

Although in agony he hung,

No murm’ring word escaped his tongue.

His high commission to fulfill, …

He magnified his Father’s will.

He dies a sacrifice for sin, …

That man may live and glory win. -Eliza Snow

Let's read those last two lines again "He dies a sacrifice of sin,

that man may live and glory win." Wow. Man may live, glory win. He

died for us, so we could live. He died so that Gods glory would win.

He died to let us become.

With a heart full of gratitude for our Savior, I wish you all the

merriest of Christmas's. Don't forget to keep Christ in your Christmas

this year.

As president Monson once said

"The true spirit of Christmas happens when we drop the last syllable.

It become ps the spirit of Christ."

I love you all & I love our Savior!

Merry Christmas!

Sister Jackson

Sent from Downingtown ❤️

Sister Briggs, Oscar, Josie

Sister Nutting's last day

Sister Briggs and Josie