Hello and happy Wednesday/Thursday!!! And MERRY CHRISTMAS :-)))) 

Today, in Coles while we were shopping for groceries and Christmas decorations, the song "Ice Ice Baby" was playing and it made me feel so WEIRD. I haven't heard that song in SOOOO long. But you best believe I was rapping it to my companion...even though she wasn't too impressed. But I was and so was the old lady next to us so it's fine.

I have yet another thing that will absolutely blow your mind. I promise. Like seriously above all else this will just knock your heckin socks off. This talk called (idk which title is the right one hahaha), "Why 1820" or "Points of the Great Apostasy" by Hyrum Smith. Cool name huh? ;)

Sister Carroll and I listened to and wrote down every date for a companionship study and it took us hours. So multiple companionship studies. Because we write and then stop it, then back up, write again, go on, stop it, etc. But, let me just tell you HOW COOL it is. If you ever want to know FACTS about the church, where it came from, and WHY it's the only TRUE church on the earth, read through it!!!!! Not to say other churches aren't great and that they don't love and cherish God because some do and that's amazing. But facts are facts. And truth is truth. 

I'm going to insert pictures of my notes. Although they're messy and probably don't make sense if some of you are lazy and don't want to listen to the talk you can just read those. But it's CRAZY!!!! 

The church absolutely couldn't have been established at any other time and survived. It barely survived the years it did. But not without persecution, murder, betrayal, war, famine, etc. But it still survived didn't it? And now we have the SAME presithood power that Jesus Christ had when HE was ON the EARTH. 

I know this email isn't too juicy and I didn't eat anymore fish eggs this week (thanks goodness) BUT!! I got to see Paula, our friend, be baptised with the SAME priesthood that Jesus Christ once had. How special and how amaaaazing. 

Please please if you haven't started, read the Book of Mormon. Just try it!!! The introduction literally says that we invite all men everywhere to read it and ponder if it be true and then to ask God in the name of Christ if it's true. And guess what??? If you do that, and truly want to know, and have a sincere desire, you will know the truth of it by the power of the Holy Ghost. 

Moroni 10:4-5

And when ye shall receive these things, I would exhort you that ye would ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name of Christ, if these things are not true; and if ye shall ask with a sincere heart, with real intent, having faith in Christ, he will manifest the truth of it unto you, by the power of the Holy Ghost.

5 And by the power of the Holy Ghost ye may know the truth of all things.

So simple and yet so powerful. So TRY IT! I dare you. And see what happens :) I promise if you have real intent that you WILL receive an answer that the Book of Mormon is true and that the Priesthood was taken from this earth when the last apostle died and brought back, by Angel's of God, through Joseph Smith. Why would I be here if that wasn't true? I promise you I wouldn't.

So PLZ read the Book of Mormon, pray everyday, read Saints, and Read the talk I told you about!!! Your knowledge and testimony WILL grow. 

As a missionary all we do is invite people to learn. Always always. Never do I want to take away anything anyone believes, just simply add upon it, and this time I've got facts for you ;)

I love each of you tons more than I could even say. I hope you each can feel God's love for you as well, as it's a perfect love. Always follow the example Jesus Christ set, that's perfect too. 

Do good and be good and do Light the World!! Spread happiness and service simply. It's so easy!!

Here's a copy of the service Calendar as well. 

MAN IM MAKING IT SO EASY FOR YOU GUYS HAHAH

love you all heaps :-)

Sister Lockhart

Ps. Naquered means tired not naked hahaha. Say it with an aussie accent hehe

PHOTOS

-Paula's Baptism

-Thanksgiving

-Notes from the talk!!! (They'll be out of order prolly so you'll have to do the math)