Steps: Sadly, the step counter broke this week... May it rest in peace
This
week was basically missionary Christmas! We had two ward Christmas
parties, and a multizone conference in Huehue. The first ward party was
wednesday and was for the Children. All of the children received a
present (A toy car for the boys and sand toys for the girls) and their
was cake! I had the opportunity to be one of the Tres reyes magos (Three
kings) and deliver the toys to the children. It was a great experience,
and they were all so grateful for a small plastic toy.
Then, on friday
we had our big branch christmas party. We ended up spending all day
setting up, and it was one of the craziest days yet.
The actual party
was really busy because I was incharge of all of the technology and
helping everyone feel welcome. On half of the people present were
members, and only half of those were active. That is pretty normal for a
party here if there is food.
The work is going very well. The family of
Agusto are all really interested in the church, and a family that lives
with them even came to church this week! Agusto and his wife have not
been able to come to church yet, but hopefully this week. That is the
hardest part, getting people to chruch. Tino and his family could not
come to church this week because they were out of town, but they
promised to come this week. As for the other two families we are working
with, it is a bumpy road but we are working. We were able to have a
lesson with the Grandfather of Manuel this week, and hopefully little by
little we will work into all of the family. Dennis, Manuel, Dennis´
brother, and one of their friends came to the Christmas party and
invited us to do fireworks with them but we were too busy... I felt
really bad. This week it is going to be hard to contact people because
Christmas here includes a lot of party and alcohol, but hopefully we
can spend time with them and their families.
Mejor Milagro:
This
week we had the amazing opportunity to listen to a member of the quorum
of the 70, Elder Duncan. He gave us specific instructions for our
mission during the time that we were together, and his spirit was so
strong I loved it. He talked a lot about goals, and how we needed to
start setting goals for our areas if we want to succeed. He also talked
about a study done by Harvard with their buisness school. Those who had
ideas of goals made 2x as much money as those just working hard. Those
who had those goals written down made 10X MORE than the original hard
workers. This can be applied in our lives, as we look at where we want
to be in the future. As we make goals that we have faith in and goals
that make us stretch, we will be successful. And, as we add God into the
equation nothing is impossible. This week we have the plan to make a
detailed plan for our area, and I am going to make a detailed plan with
goals for my mission. I would encourage you all to make goals, and most
importantly write them down. With new year coming up, it is the perfect
time to decide what you will change for 2015!
Testimony Time:
The
title of the email is from Moroni 7:47, and in this chapter Moroni
talks about faith, hope, and Charity. With the Christmas season, I
decided to spend the month studying the life of Christ and attributes of
Christ. One that I specifically have been trying better myself in the
aspect of Charity, and specifically love. Being in a new culture with
many people that I cant understand it has been a hard process learning
to love, but as I have prayed and fasted I have seen such a difference
in how I look at others. It also helps that I can understand people
better. My testimony of the power of prayer and the power of the
atonement has grown so much. The atonement is not just for grave sins,
it is through the atonement that we become like Christ, which is our
ultimate goal. As we work and pray and study, I know that we will find a
change and that we can change. I am so grateful for Jesus Christ and
that he set the perfect example for all of us. I am so grateful for the
opportunity to serve him and serve God, and I work everyday to be more
effective. I am also so grateful for this Christmas season. Take it as
an opportunity to demonstrate the pure love of Christ to others, and I
promise that this will be on of the most meaningful Christmases ever. I
am excited this week to serve more!
I love you all!
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