I'm grateful for YOU.

Uhh it's December? What the...

Here's my gratitude list I promised. No particular order except the first three:

1 Jesus Christ

2 My mission--Seriously means everything to me & has changed my life

3 Alma 26:27

4 Mountains

5 Family history

6 The restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ

7 Not having to look both ways on a one way streets

8 Chinese food...aka fortune cookies

9 Chinese people

10 Living in the city

11 Riding the subway

12 Gum

13 A companion who knows how to drive in the snow

14 David Archuleta singing "Glorious" from "Meet the Mormons"

15 Companions who help my grammar

16 My mission president

17 Guidance from them Holy Ghost

18 Light

19 General Conference

20 My family

21 Kinder chocolate from Germany

22 Listening to others play the piano & sing

23 Feeling the Spirit because of that

24 Repentance

25 Raking leaves

26 Ugly-thrift-store-below-the-knee missionary skirts

27 Whenever my companions hold me back from stepping into the road when a car's coming

28 Flossers

29 Painting with water colors

30 Salt

31 People sharing their testimonies to me

32 Morrisville, PA

33 Swimming laps in a pool

34 Pretzels

35 Folk style hymns

36 All my missionary buddies: Elder Manson, Hermana Jones, Hermana Harper, Elder Lewis, Sister Steadman, Sister Menlove, Sister Cox, Sister Bailey, Sister Handy, Sister Wright, Sister Holt, Sister Winters, Sister Ririe, Sister Wiser, Sister Cost, Sister Bennett.

37 Chocolate chip cookies

38 Joseph & Emma Smith

39 Sacred experiences with my fellow sister missionaries..the spirit of discernment is real.

40 The Place family

41 The sun

42 The moon

43 The stars

44 THE BOOK OF MORMON

45 Missionary humor

46 Sisters who actually do their visiting teaching

47 Hearing what other people are grateful for

48 Heated seats in the car

49 Water/Amusement parks

50 My nametag

51 The number 100

52 Giraffes

53 Actually..all God's creatures-except spiders

54 Prayers

55 Going to the Chatfields for dinner every single week

56 Sister Chatfield using sour cream in everything

57 How the gospel can make bad men good & good men better #davidomckay

58 Not statues

59 Peter the Apostle

60 Sushi

61 Pottstown, PA

62 Sketchy places to eat

63 Priesthood blessings

64 Pizzapizzapizzapizza

65 Cat jokes---> what do you call a pile of cats??***

66 The many cultures here in Pennsylvania

67 Cemeteries

68 Running shoes

69 Hope

70 Curry

71 Scripture language---> notwithstanding, nevertheless, for behold, and it came to pass

72 The many murals on the sides of buildings

73 Mailmen

74 Sunflowers

75 Mesa, Arizona Temple

76 "Mormon Messages"

77 Trains

78 Balloons

79 Being able to share the gospel on Facebook

80 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Temple

81 BYU-Idaho

82 Preach My Gospel

83 Pretty tape

84 My kazoo

85 Kathie & Carmelina

86 Rainy days

87 The color green

88 The hymn "Ye Who Are Called to Labor" sung to the tune of "If You Could Hie to Kolob"

89 My glasses

90 Bishops & Stake Presidents

91 Oreos

92 Girls Camp

93 Philly slaaaaang "actin outta pocket"

94 Parallel parking

95 Beanies/warm hats

96 Turning out

97 Tithing

98 Sacrifices from previous generations of the church

99 Service

100 Patience from Heavenly Father with me

*** A MEOWntain

Hahah so funny.

Okay weeks just keep getting better and better here in this city.

We washed and vacuumed our car today at a super ghetto car wash place...I applied hand sanitizer immediately following it.

We had a good thanksgiving! Went over to the tabers and made pies and had a brunch, then saw some other Ward members.

 Went on exchanges this week with sister cox and sister winters. It was so cool being with sister cox again, it just felt like we were companions(: we teach really well together and we found this awesome and prepared woman who they are now going to start teaching. We taught the restoration and she shared how we were meant to be there that day because the day before her brother in law passed away, and she felt the spirit so strong! Sister winters is adorable. She is a brand new missionary and is just on fire about sharing the gospel! I felt bad though, it's her frist exchange and 2 people like flat out yelled at us when we tried talking to them...haha whatever though! The church is true and that's all that matters.

I hope you have seen "he is the gift" video that the church has put out. Me and sister Bennett found 4 new investigators last night from showing it and giving them that opportunity to feel the spirit. So incredible too because throughout the whole day we shared it and people were not having it! Didn't want to talk to us and were rude..but then the last people we talk to, these 4 girls Watched and wanted us to come back. <---- this is why I'm here to find those people who need the gospel. There are a lot of crazies here in Philly, but as me and sister Bennett are being literally DESPERATE to share the gospel Heavenly Father guides us to people who need us and need Him.

We had a missionary leadership council and I saw sister steadman, sister menlove, and sister Howard , sister ricks and sister Clark also. Like all of my favorite people :) we talked about really good things! About our hearts how they can be hard, soft, turned, changed, past feeling, how Heavenly Father looks at our hearts and spiritual gifts and some other things like family history and the temple. Me and sister Bennett are going to be training our entire zone about hearts and spiritual gifts. Keep me in your prayers I can teach well to these awesome missionaries haha.

It snowed alittle, but not much. I'm lucky here in the city it's like way behind winter schedule! Haha Heavenly Father loves me. It's like 60 degrees right now. But throughout the week it was like in the 30s..coooooold.

I haven't gotten sick yet! Yay and I don't plan on it

I love you! I'm going on exchange this week with sister Bailey and sister petrick. I'm excited!

I have been praying and studying about the gift of discernment, and Heavenly Father has totally hooked me up, because I am able to say things that are exactly what each of these sisters need to hear. It's quite humbling to see the lord work through and use me, little ol sister Manson.

Have a good week! Go watch he is the gift video! Share it and think of ways how you can better discover, embrace and share that great gift of our savior Jesus Christ.

{sister.manson}