I hope you all had a wonderful New Year's Eve with friends and family and those you love! ♥️
Here's a little story to start off your 2018...
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Last Tuesday, the day after Christmas, I told Hermana Aguilar I wanted to learn how to make tortillas. The skillet we have in our kitchen is not the best, so the moment we rolled out the tortillas and put them on the skillet they would stick to the pan. After a few attempts, Hermana Aguilar accepted the fact our tortillas weren't going to work out, but I wanted to try just one more time...
When we placed our final tortilla on the skillet, the accumulation of burned tortilla with fresh dough on top let off a MASSIVE amount of smoke. Logically, Hermana Aguilar thought it would be a good idea to air out the apartment by opening the door. Well, it just so happens that the smoke detector was RIGHT on the other side if the door and immediately the fire alarm went off throughout the entire 16th and 17th floor of our apartment building.
Lights were flashing and the alarm just kept repeating, "THERE HAS BEEN AN EMERGENCY. PLEASE EXIT THE BUILDING."
EVERYONE had to evacuate! Hahahahahaha Hermana Aguilar and I could NOT stop laughing. Then a couple evacuating the building walked by and asked, "Are you going down too?" In her little Spanish accent and with her Mexican flag proudly pinned to her shirt, Hermana Aguilar responded, "No... I think it was my fault... I burned a tortilla!" HAHAHAHAHA
Long story short, the alarm could only be turned off by the firemen and so they showed up at the scene also. Lesson learned? Just buy the tortillas 
As far as missionary work is concerned, this week was also on fire. We found two new families to teach and have already had two amazing lessons with both of them! Please keep them in your prayers.
I'm so grateful for everything that has happened in 2017 and I am excited to see what God has in store for 2018! I hope we all can take the time this week to make New Year's Resolutions. Set goals; make plans! And when we mess up, and we will, let us remember we don't have to wait until 2019 or 2020 to fix it. Christ has made it possible for us to start over EACH day--not just once a year.
The cute primary kids at our ward Christmas party!
"Wherefore, ye must press forward with a steadfastness in Christ, having a perfect brightness of hope and a love of God and of all men. Wherefore, if ye shall press forward, feasting upon the word of Christ, and endure to the end, behold, thus saith the Father: Ye shall have eternal life" (2 Nephi 31:20).
Because of Him, every day can be the start of a new year.
Love,
Hermana Hayes
Last day Festival of Lights
CUTEST little girl from our ward and her many ponies
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