I love TOUGH things

Our district Elders brought their gifts to our apartment Christmas morning to open them and have breakfast

Our district Elders Cardon, Caldwell, Holyoak, and Muhlestein

Christmas morning cooking breakfast for our district Elders before going to church.

The following pictures are of our zone transfer dinner Monday Evening. We, the senior couples, give a dinner before the transfer meeting on Wednesday. This transfer many of our zone will be transferred, lots of changes are being made, and this will be the last chance to be together in this zone.

Elder Billings and Elder Boyd, Spanish speaking

Elder Oliver, one of our zone leaders but will be transferred

Sister Atkinson and Sister Berry

Wednesday, transfer day. It was cloudy and drizzling rain. These pictures of just a sample of the activity in the parking lot getting everyone back to their old or new locations. We received 19 missionaries from the MTC this transfer.

Sister Hunt works in the mission office over housing and her husband is over transportation

Elder Berry assisting a member load his vehicle for the return trip home with 6 missionaries, luggage and bicycles. There is even luggage tied and wrapped in canvas on top.

Sister Berry and Sister Lusk with her new companion. Sister Lusk was in our zone but was transferred in November. It was good seeing her again.

We have had a very busy week. We made two trips to Columbia, South Carolina transporting missionaries because it is transfer week. We have visited with many wonderful people and had experiences that will change our lives. We have seen and felt the outporing of the spirit of giving in the ward and in the community. Although we missed our family this holiday season we are thankful to be serving the Lord at such a special time as we celebrate the birth of our Savior.

As the New Year is fast aproaching we will share with your one of the standing quotes for our mission and a mission moto:

I love TOUGH things

I am first to do TOUGH things

I do TOUGH things first

I'm a finisher.

We wish everyone a HAPPY NEW YEAR!

Love, Elder and Sister Berry