Well it was a Holly Jolly Christmas here in Bridgeton. On
Christmas Eve we had the opportunity to go caroling to dozens of potentials,
less-actives, members, and whatever doors we felt like we should carol to. It
was an awesome way to help share the Spirit of Christmas and to see the Holy
Ghost work on some of the people who we sang to. After that, we went to 3
Christmas parties. Hispanics celebrate Christmas on the 24th. They all party
until like 4 in the morning and then sleep on for the rest of Christmas Day.
They call the 24th "La Noche Buena." We ate a ton! They make tons of
tamales around Christmastime and they are delicious. Mom, you gotta learn how to
make some tamales.
Christmas Day we went to our Branch President's house and
we ate up there. So basically we got to celebrate Christmas twice. Pretty
awesome. They gave us 4 missionaries some socks. Love it.
The day after Christmas, we looked outside our door and
there were literally 4 packages!!! We thought we had died and gone to
missionary heaven. Three of them were for Elder Morgan, but I didn't complain
one bit. Thanks for sending that sweater and sunshine ring!!!!
Super cool week at church. Our investigator Karla, who
was progressing, couldn't make it for one reason or another. That's ok because
she is already sharing the Gospel with people better than some of our own
members. We had one of our less-actives, Agusto, who we have been working with
forever, FINALLY CAME TO CHURCH. It has been a long time coming. He isn't 100%
there in the head but that's ok. Like one of these past weeks he told Elder
Morgan that he wanted Elder Morgan to live as long as Joseph Smith did. He
didn't realize that he had been martyred when he was 38. He has been a member
for 3 years and has been through the temple... That's ok. For our next lesson
we watch Joseph Smith: Prophet of the Restoration. Cleared up any questions
there. He is one of my favorite people here.... He is willing to come out
teaching with us every day of the week if he can. He is a branch missionary.
Carries around a white handbook with him. He sometimes calls in and safe at
night. Bless his heart I love this guy. Another less-active, Francisco Merida,
finally gave us a hard commitment to come to church. He realized that he hasn't
been "enduring to the end" very well, and he is finally resolving to
fix it. He also loves to come out teaching with us. We are super stoked to see
them both come back and to be fully and completely committed to living the
Gospel.
This week at church, President Miller taught the
Priesthood and Relief Society about Hastening the Work. Our branch is
struggling with that. We are going to get them all fired up and stoked about
sharing the Gospel with family, friends, and all that. Awesome things are
happening here. We are having faith and acting upon that faith. Way to be
having that open house and inviting a bunch of non-member/less-active
neighbors. SO many people are nervous about doing little things like that.
I'm not going to preach at all about the New Year and New Year's Resolutions. Let Elder Christensen do that. Here is one of his AWESOME talks. http://www.lds.org/ensign/1994/12/resolutions
Welllllllll I luv yall tonz. I love being a missionary. Keep being good. Keep covenants. Always follow the still small voice of the Spirit and He will direct us for good. Not too much to say. Talked to y'all like 5 days ago.
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