Sister Houston was able to attend a Christmas Conference in the Kirtland Temple with her mission President and the other missionaries from her district!! We were asked as a family to send a Christmas letter from home so the missionaries would be able to open them up at the Conference!! She has truly been touched by the Christmas spirit this year!!
Winter Wonderland brrrrr!!!
Beautiful Kirtland Temple 
Sister Houston and Sister Lee
Lots of Snow!!!and this is just the beginning!!
Sister Houston's email
December 8, 2010
Well hello again my wonderful family!
It sounds like everyone had a nice fun filled week full of lots of yummy food, late nights, and lots and lots of laughter i'm sure!!! Im jealous!!! Sunday there were two baby blessings in the Solon Ward and so yes my mind was on home and cute baby Claire! I so happy the family was able to make it and that everyone had a good time! Oh and fun fact about the Solon Ward....there is a member of the seventy!!! He isn't there every week. His name is....Elder Seldon. Cool huh? Also another fun fact....a few months back Extreme Makeover was here and remodeled a home in my area! Its suppose to air i believe in December so you'll have to keep an eye out for it!
Anyways....its snowing. Its been snowing for THREE days non stop. I didnt know the sky could produce so much snow in so little time. In fact, on Monday we had to stay in doors ALL day because of how bad the storm was!!!! Its been crazy!! and cold.....We were so worried that we weren't going to be able to make it to our Christmas Mission Conference yesterday but thankfully everything worked out. We left extra early.
Oh my goodness!! Christmas Conference was such an awesome awesome experience!! It was held in the Kirtland Temple and in preparation, President asked us all to come fasting. To start the conference off, the sacrament was prepared and we were all able to partake of it! The spirit was there so strongly. Such a neat experience to be able to do that in such a sacred building where Jesus Christ himself appeared. I probably wont ever get that opportunity again. After the sacrament, we heard from different speakers. Then we all split off into groups to gather in the four corners of the temple where everyone was given the chance to share there testimony. We then drove down the street to the Kirtland Stake Center, had a delicious feast, took a group picture (bad thing about being short is that you are ALWAYS in the front, ALWAYS) and then gathered in the chapel. Ok so the experience so far had been quite fabulous but to top off all this amazingness they concluded the conference by passing out our Christmas Letters from our families!!!! Made the day even that much better!!! Thanks for being so proud of me and for loving me as much as you all do! Thank you for all the sacrifices you are all making so that I can have this experience!
I know I definitely don't fully comprehend the honor it is to serve in such a sacred, historic place but I did leave this conference with a greater love and appreciation for the opportunity given to me to serve here in Kirtland. It renewed and strengthened my desire to be a missionary for the Lord and increased the love I have for the wonderful family that I've been blessed with! Im excited and look forward for whats ahead of me.
Im doing great family! Working hard to share the gospel! I'm excited for you Mitchell to have this experience. You wont ever regret it so keep working hard to get your self out there!!
Well I love you all so very very much. Im so excited to talk to you on Christmas!!! Only a couple weeks away!! Yay!
I hope everyone has a great week!!
Love,
Sister Houston
It sounds like everyone had a nice fun filled week full of lots of yummy food, late nights, and lots and lots of laughter i'm sure!!! Im jealous!!! Sunday there were two baby blessings in the Solon Ward and so yes my mind was on home and cute baby Claire! I so happy the family was able to make it and that everyone had a good time! Oh and fun fact about the Solon Ward....there is a member of the seventy!!! He isn't there every week. His name is....Elder Seldon. Cool huh? Also another fun fact....a few months back Extreme Makeover was here and remodeled a home in my area! Its suppose to air i believe in December so you'll have to keep an eye out for it!
Anyways....its snowing. Its been snowing for THREE days non stop. I didnt know the sky could produce so much snow in so little time. In fact, on Monday we had to stay in doors ALL day because of how bad the storm was!!!! Its been crazy!! and cold.....We were so worried that we weren't going to be able to make it to our Christmas Mission Conference yesterday but thankfully everything worked out. We left extra early.
Oh my goodness!! Christmas Conference was such an awesome awesome experience!! It was held in the Kirtland Temple and in preparation, President asked us all to come fasting. To start the conference off, the sacrament was prepared and we were all able to partake of it! The spirit was there so strongly. Such a neat experience to be able to do that in such a sacred building where Jesus Christ himself appeared. I probably wont ever get that opportunity again. After the sacrament, we heard from different speakers. Then we all split off into groups to gather in the four corners of the temple where everyone was given the chance to share there testimony. We then drove down the street to the Kirtland Stake Center, had a delicious feast, took a group picture (bad thing about being short is that you are ALWAYS in the front, ALWAYS) and then gathered in the chapel. Ok so the experience so far had been quite fabulous but to top off all this amazingness they concluded the conference by passing out our Christmas Letters from our families!!!! Made the day even that much better!!! Thanks for being so proud of me and for loving me as much as you all do! Thank you for all the sacrifices you are all making so that I can have this experience!
I know I definitely don't fully comprehend the honor it is to serve in such a sacred, historic place but I did leave this conference with a greater love and appreciation for the opportunity given to me to serve here in Kirtland. It renewed and strengthened my desire to be a missionary for the Lord and increased the love I have for the wonderful family that I've been blessed with! Im excited and look forward for whats ahead of me.
Im doing great family! Working hard to share the gospel! I'm excited for you Mitchell to have this experience. You wont ever regret it so keep working hard to get your self out there!!
Well I love you all so very very much. Im so excited to talk to you on Christmas!!! Only a couple weeks away!! Yay!
I hope everyone has a great week!!
Love,
Sister Houston
A beautiful quote sent from Sister Houston:
"May this area become a great gathering place for Thy people from over the earth. May they come here, walk about with reverence and memories, feel the power of Thy Holy Spirit, and grow in faith and testimony concerning Thy work and Thy kingdom. May it be a place of spiritual refreshment, where hearts and minds will be touched by the power of the Holy Ghost to lead them to knowledge of Thee and their Redeemer, Thy Beloved Son. May it be a place where the stranger will be touched by Thy Spirit and come to know something of the wondrous workings of Thy cause and kingdom. May men and women from over the earth experience here a sure and solemn witness of the divine calling of the Prophet Joseph smith and of the divinity of Thy work established through him."
--Gordon B. Hinckley, Historic Kirtland Dedicatory Prayer, May 18, 2003
"May this area become a great gathering place for Thy people from over the earth. May they come here, walk about with reverence and memories, feel the power of Thy Holy Spirit, and grow in faith and testimony concerning Thy work and Thy kingdom. May it be a place of spiritual refreshment, where hearts and minds will be touched by the power of the Holy Ghost to lead them to knowledge of Thee and their Redeemer, Thy Beloved Son. May it be a place where the stranger will be touched by Thy Spirit and come to know something of the wondrous workings of Thy cause and kingdom. May men and women from over the earth experience here a sure and solemn witness of the divine calling of the Prophet Joseph smith and of the divinity of Thy work established through him."
--Gordon B. Hinckley, Historic Kirtland Dedicatory Prayer, May 18, 2003
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