Pre-Christmas Talk! December 23, 2013

So here's the deal! The moment we've all been waiting for! Well.. The moment leading up to the moment we've all been waiting for! Today is a half p-day, so this email will be short, and I won't be able to write all of you individually this week, sorry! But it's because the rest of the p-day will be on Christmas so that I CAN CALL YOU! AH! You have no idea how excited and happy I am. But here's the thing: I only have 30 to 40 minutes to talk on the phone. That's what it says in the White Handbook says and that's what my President said, so it's short. I will be going over to our Bishop's house and using their phones to call. So be ready! (: I'm super duper a lot really excited! We will open gifts in the morning and then do whatever we want until calling home. Yay! (: By the way family, thank you SO much for all the presents! Really (: You are seriously the BEST family in the whole entire world. I've taken a poll and gathered information and it's true, the Dunn family wins! We have a tiny little 1950's silver tinsel tree with a light bulb and rotating color thing to shine on it, and I put all my presents underneath it. It's cute! It looks perfect and makes me happy. Although, people around here all use fake trees. Say whaaa? No. I miss our good ol' Oregon tree! That smells delicious and looks perfect! I also miss our ornaments. That's weird, but I never realized how much feeling is put into ornaments. But it's true. Lucy, I may have opened your little package that I got in the mail. I was sitting by the tree Saturday evening, and just felt like I should open that one. And I'm reallyy glad I did. It had your letter from OCTOBER 24! Hahahah! Oh gosh. I'm just glad I got it. And then the most beautiful pin I have ever seen! Seriously. I just started crying. Ha! It just meant so much to me that you and Syd thought of me when you saw it, and then you got it and sent it to me. Thank you. I wore it on Sunday. On Christmas Sunday, which was perfect because I feel we would sometimes go see the Nutcracker on Sunday, so it was sentimental to wear that ballerina on Sunday (: Thank you SO much!

Not much happened this week. Still just learning how to be the best missionary I can be; the missionary that the Lord knows I can be. It's hard, but I'm learning a lot! I don't really know what to say... Seriously. Like nothing happened this week. Ha!Sunday was great. I really felt the Spirit in all 3 lessons, which to me is super impressive! Hahah, I feel that's hard to do. But I did it! This Christmas season is so different from the rest, and I've really felt so close to my Father in Heaven and to my Savior Jesus Christ. Christ has ultimately given us the best gift, the Atonement, and so it feels good to serve Him and give all that I can. I'm grateful for this season. And I'm grateful for you family. I love you so much! Thank you for making this Christmas special, because you really have. And on Christmas, it'll be even more special by opening your presents and being able to talk to you. I'm excited!

Oh! And let Tina Westlund know that her gift was the first under the tree and that I love her so much and that she's the best! So sweet. Thank you!

Well I've got to go. Sorry, this email is pretty lame, but it's just because I'll be talking to you in 2 DAYS! Woot woot! (:

Also! There was a Christmas Mission Conference this last week, and Sister Porter (the President's wife) took lots of pictures! And I was in some of them. So I'm hoping she posted them onto the Mission Facebook page, so look for those! (:

Family! I love you! So very much! And I miss you lots and look forward to talking to you! Even though it's only 40 minutes, it will be so very happy!

Thanks for all you do for me,
I love you all,
Sister Clara Kay Dunn.

1. P-day activity last week! We went and decorated cakes at a member's bakery! Classic Disney! It's Minnie Mouse!

2. Our cute little tree with Tina's present! Since then it's collected a lot more presents. Thank you!

3. I have honestly made so many friends out here. I am so grateful for them! And I had the chance to see them all again at the Christmas Conference!

4. A family, who was baptized a year ago and just recently got sealed in the temple, took us out to lunch to the famous Golden Lamb! It's really famous around here, and around the nation. It's a hotel and lots of presidents and famous people have stayed in it (:

5.The Golden Lamb sign!

6. Sitting by the Christmas tree! And behind me are lots of presents from the people I love! Thank you!

Know that I love you so much! Can't wait to talk to you! Love you with all my heart (:

Talk to you soon! (Do you see what I did there? I said TALK to you soon, because we will be talking to each other soon, and not just read you so soon! Hazzah!) HA!

The true meaning of Christmas:

http://www.lds.org/bible-videos/videos/the-nativity?lang=eng

These Bible videos really are amazing. Just watched this one! (:

Merry Christmas!