Dear family & friends,
Merry Christmas & happy holidays! This has been an eventful year for me! I will be graduating from BYU in the spring (April 2012) & I have been teaching fourth grade in downtown Salt Lake through a BYU internship this school year, & it has been both a challenge & a great joy in my life. I really enjoy it though, & my students teach me so much, especially about life. It has not been without serious difficulty at points, but I know I’m where I need to be.
I love my new student ward in Murray too;I have been called to serve as a ward missionary & really enjoy that calling thus far (though it also requires much of my time.)
May we all remember the true meaning of Christmas, as we consider the diligent journey of the Wise Men to find the young king, the Christ child. I have found true symbolism in their journey, as I search for the Savior & know that we all can & must seek Him in our individual lives, & give Him the only unique thing we can even offer-our will & our heart. As Ralph Waldo Emerson put it: "What you are is God's gift to you; what you do with yourself is your gift to God."
Merry Christmas & may you have a happy & prosperous new year!
With Love, (Ms.) Katie Bauserman
