We're now on the Christmas
Count-Down-O-Meter: 39 days and counting! Woo Hoo!
Hahaha. I love this time of
year...and since the Guatemalans keep their Christmas decorations up all year
I'm already in the Holiday Mood. It's weird because before my mission I was
kind of a Nazi about only celebrating Christmas between Black Friday and New
Years Eve....but now I'm listening to all of the Christmas-Related-Hymns I can
find.
It's great.
All of the stores started putting
up their decorations and all of their christmas-related promotions, which is
really fun because now I can go to the bakery and by Christmas Cookies!
It's the season to be jolly and
being the missionary is one of the best ways to be able to share the gospel
with an extra smile.
Although this week wasn't so great,
we're here, just chugging along, trying to see what we can do to share the
gospel with all the world. Our good buddy Jose has had his phone turned off all
week, so we haven't been able to talk to him, and that's been a bummer. And as
far as all the other investigators go....
They aren't going.
Like...at all.
I dunno, but this area has really
gotten me stumped this week. We've been trying our hardest but really just
haven't been seeing any results. Apparently, the missionaries have been
teaching the same investigators for the longest time and they're all pretty
sick of us. They've all heard us tell them the same story a thousand times and
yet they remain, appallingly uncommitted.
Who knows.
But what I do know is that we need
to find new investigators!
What's been really fun this week is
being able to be a District Leader and have an active role in the work of all
of the missionaries in my district. I love being able to see how their lives
are going as well as my own. If I don't have the greatest day I can know that someone
else is!
San Cristobal II, my last area just
brought a family of 4 to church yesterday, it was the biggest, best miracle I
have seen all week. San Cristobal I had a baptism of a Sister who I was able to
interview, she was so prepared and so happy that she was able to make this
covenant that it really moved me! And the Sisters in Panorama II are just doing
so well working so hard.
It really reminds me of a scripture
I read this last week "And moreover, I would desire that ye should
consider on the blessed and happy state of those that keep the commandments of
God. For behold, they are blessed in all things, both temporal and spiritual;
and if they hold out faithful to the end they are received into heaven, that
thereby they may dwell with God in a state of never-ending happiness. O
remember, remember that these things are true; for the Lord God hath spoken it."
(Mosiah 2:41)
We're happy when we do what the
lord commands.
So let's do it!
Love all of you and hope you have a
great week!
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