The Best of 2012

At the New Year's Eve party, I put up some graffiti poster boards so the missionaries could write down their feelings about the best things that happened in 2012. 

Here are some of the responses:

• 3,500 baptism goal
• Getting a new and awesome companion
• October General Conference and the missionary age change
• Loving everyone I met
• Learning the mission's "Called to Serve" - Let me be faithful!
• Ogdenite All-Stars joined our mission!
• I was trained by the very best missionary!
• Deciding to get sealed to my parents.
• I turned 23
• Baptizing a family of five
• My brother came back to the church.
• Making friends
• Abby received my letter
• "There are six weeks in every transfer"
• Serving with my boy - Elder Ma'asi
• TIWI doesn't work!
• Getting a car at transfers!
• New missionaries
• I survived not being able to see The Hobbit
• Snow angels in a skirt
• Pushing Bertha, the 300 pound desk, up the stairs
• DLB......? District Leader B!
• Blood may become exhausted, Flesh may decay, Bones may fall apart, But we will not leave this place until we have reached DISCIPLESHIP
• Elder Kaya running into a pole.
• There is no proof of that statement!
• Elder Lee and Elder Pulsipher ARE the proof!
• Christmas Eve Devotional
• Trek
• Songs about the law of chastity
• Layton Zone baptizing 34 people in December
• Seving a mission and baptizing people!
• Being born
• The first big snowstorm on my bike
• The world NOT ending!
• Killing violation
• Elder Xala's tacos
• Dear John......Elder Vital
• Getting Mike's Hard Lemonade for dinner from the members.  I have a testimony of dinners with members!
• Bringing home the spirit, baby!
• Getting stranded 10 minutes before curfew and calling a member for an emergency ride....and we made it!!!
• We love serving here, Uncle Bruce and Aunt Nancy.  Love, Alli Kingston
• Elder Mumford almost dying in his first transfer.....TWICE!!!
• Visa Waiters......Elder Roney
• Learning how to drive in the snow, after sliding through a red light.
• Elder Pew dropping the phone in the baptism font!
• Wendover's Casinos
• Serving with and close to the Winn family
• Prayer is the key to heaven.  Faith unlocks the door.
• Being companions with Elder Rasmussen
• Sweden vs. Russia
• Fun times!  "Clap Clap"
• Father Tanner
• Living in the mission home.....Elder Crowe
• The mission split
• Baptisms.
• Biking in the rain to the temple.