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MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!! January 1, 2018

Guess who's staying in Miami longer than 6 weeks? This sister missionary! haha I'm very excited I get to stay in the Miami ward for another transfer :) I love this area and the people here so it will be nice staying another 6 weeks. However, sadly my companion is leaving and I will be getting someone new. I am excited though because my new companion has been here before so she already knows the area. It will be a great start to the new year! I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and New Years! 

We had James' Baptism on Saturday!! We are so happy for him and his desire to become a member of the church. He was so thrilled to be baptized and now he keeps saying he wants to get all his friends and family in the church :) It's amazing the Spirit we were able to feel that night as he entered the waters of baptism. It was just so touching to see someone making that covenant with God. :)  Funny story- In our ward building we have some suits for baptism and there is an old one with a belt and collar and as I joke I told James he should wear it and he actually did! It was so fun, but honestly it didn't matter which suit he wore, but it mattered about the covenant which he made with Heavenly Father, to take upon himself His name, always remember Him, and keep His commandments. It was so wonderful to be a part of James' special day! Now we are preparing him to go to the temple soon! :) 

Yesterday in Sacrament meeting a member gave a talk about our new years resolutions. She talked about how she usually sets goals to lose weight or go to the gym more and how she never seems to accomplish those goals. She went on to say that we should try making goals that will help us come closer to our Savior. Setting goals by thinking, "What would the Savior have me do this year?" How can I come closer to him? One of my goals is to read through the Bible dictionary under Jesus Christ and studying all the verses under His name throughout the year. I know this will help me learn more about my Savior and how I can become more like Him. I think the Savior would have me draw closer to Him so that I can help teach the people on my mission the way Christ would teach them. 

I hope you all enjoy setting goals for the new year and plan to stick with them! I know that we can use this time  to come closer to our Savior Jesus Christ and help reach out to those around us as He would. I love you all and hope you have an amazing week! Stay warm and enjoy the New Year! :) 

Love, Sister Burton  

​James' baptism!! He's the one standing next to Sister Knight. Darrell is the one on the left, he baptized James 





This is at the Coleman theater, where we do service. 



​This is our lovely neighbor and third missionary Sister Robinson. She has helped us so much with rides and lessons, plus she took us in on Christmas and New Years. We love her so much! 




​There's snow! We had a white Christmas! 



Christmas!!



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