Chillin' With My Gnomies in Norway: Highlights from our Christmas Call…

What a delight it was to talk to our sweet missionary on Christmas morning! We were able to hear her beautiful voice AND see her lovely face via Skype! Grandma (my mom), Zack, Kaylee, and Baby Brooklyn were here with us. We conferenced in Clint, Aubree and Mora from Georgia! It brought instant tears to my eyes as soon as we were able to connect with Soster Neilson! :)

She looked wonderful and SO happy! It was awesome to hear about her wonderful week! It was a week focused on our Savior and service…caroling with the YSA youth; American style YSA Family Home Evening Christmas party; celebrated an early Christmas on Tuesday with the Arnes Family; celebrated little Christmas Eve on the 23rd with the Top Family; celebrated Christmas Eve with the Fyhn Family; celebrated Christmas Day with the Morgan Family! Saturday was a hike and picnic with the Isaksen Family! A week filled with families and so much LOVE!

Haylee had some sweet words for her Grandma. This is the first Christmas we've celebrated without my dad. It's been especially tough for my mom. Haylee shared with her times that she has felt Grandaddy near. It brought Grandma great comfort. <3

She and her companion, Soster Randall, sang a beautiful Norwegian Christmas hymn for us. Haylee also shared a scripture with us in Norwegain…3 Nephi 1:12-13 "And it came to pass that he cried mightily unto the Lord all that day; and behold, the voice of the Lord came unto him saying: Lift up your head and be of good cheer; for behold, the time is at hand, and on this night shall the sign be given, and on the morrow come I into the world,to show unto the world that I will fulfill all that which I have caused to be spoken by the mouth of my holy prophets."

We ended with a family prayer which set the spirit for the rest of our day and ended her day perfectly!

God jul Soster Neilson! We love you! <3