Merry Christmas from Spencer in LA!

We got to talk to Spencer this morning! It was wonderful to hear his voice! He is so happy and is excited at how much he is learning. Today he will spend most of his day at a nursing home serving the elderly. He had a great Christmas morning and received many packages. A little shout out to the White's in our ward who sent him a care package, he is very grateful and says "Thanks!" We echo that thanks! Spencer also got pajamas from his Grandma Smith which is our annual tradition. We open pj's Christmas Eve. This year we also included the missionaries serving in our area;and delivered three sets of PJ's to them last night. That was so fun!

Spencer had a wonderful experience last week. He was sent by their bishop to research members who no longer attend church but still have their names on record. It ended up that they knocked on the wrong door, but a lady answered and asked who had sent them? They had a feeling to knock on that door and replied, "God." The lady then told Spencer and his companion that she has a sick daughter and that the doctors can't figure out the problem and she was praying for help when they knocked on the door. She is a member of our church but hasn't attended in a long time. They were able to give the daughter a blessing and she is doing much better...

Spencer also has some neighbors from Israel and he is learning a little Hebrew. He also spoke Spanish to us on the phone and he knows some Samoan and Tongan as well as some sign language. His companion plays the guitar and Spencer has learned to play the song Oh Come All Ye Faithful on it. His budget consists of $130.00 a month and this covers his food, and laundry costs. He pays $2.00 a load to do his wash. He says his diabetes is under control and he is very healthy. We feel so blessed to be part of his life, and are so grateful for him!

I will upload some Christmas morning pics hopefully later today!
Merry Christmas!