Hola everyone!
This
past week has been quite interesting. We had Zone Conferences,
activities, flash mobs, you name it. It was a very busy week with lots
of stuff going on, but relatively slow with our investigators. Weird
how that happens...
So
last friday we had a special Christmas Zone Conference. One word:
yummy!! Yep, we had a really good dinner. Sister Douglas made turkey,
stuffing, rice, pumpkin dessert, rolls, and some other yummy food. I
was very happy and content after the meal, but we even did more stuff!
We had a same devotional on testimonies by President Douglas followed
by a very long testimony meeting. I felt like every missionary thought
they needed to bear their testimony, but it was good they had the
chance. After the testimony meeting we practiced for a flash mob we did
on Saturday (more on that in a minute). Then we finished off a
wonderful day with a Christmas Program with singing, and reading the
Christmas Story. Yep, Friday night was a really good day.
So
Saturday! We had a interesting morning, but a really interesting
evening. So there's this huge mall in Santiago with a Movie Theater, 3
floors, stores, food court, all around big. Sister Douglas had the idea
of doing a flash mob with the missionaries singing Christmas songs. So
that's exactly what we did. Saturday night as 6 we all busted down and
broke into song and dance. We, the missionaries, sang Joy to the Word,
In Judea, Silent Night, and Feliz Navidad! We had a really good time
and the people seemed to enjoy the little moment of caroling with 70
mormon missionaries scattered throughout this mall. Sister Douglas had
some people record, so hopefully in the next few weeks I'll have a link
you can use to watch it. It may not look very well done, but we had a
fun time doing it and helped bring alittle Christmas Cheer in people's
lives.
So
with Christmas just around the corner, many people start thinking about
presents, movies, money, food, and family. However, what about that
little baby born in a manger? In Lucas is one of my favorite parts of
the Christmas Story. The Sheperds in the fields are just minding their
own business when an angel suddenly appears. They were scared, really
scared. Honestly, if an angel appeared to me, I think I would too! But
then this angel shared one of the biggest moments in earth's history.
Christ, our savior is born. Then even better, a choir of angels
appeared and sand to these sheperds. Picture MoTab singing to you
personally, but on heavenly steroids. Yep, kinda a big deal. So
anyways, after all the heavenly music went away, the sheperds said to
each other. "Come, let us go done to Bethlahem." You notice they
didn't say, "We'll go in the morning." "Let me sleep first." "I'm
hungry, can we eat first" "Oh Christ is born? That's nice" No these
sheperds left immediately to find the little baby Jesus to respect and
worship our Savior. It made me wonder, do we immediatley leave and find
Christ when we hear the good news? Or do we sleep, eat, watch that
movie, send that text, post that status, or watch that game before we go
and hearken the call? I testify that we all have heard that call! We
as members of the true church have heard that heavenly chorus sing, and
now we must leave and find our Savior. At times it may not be easy, and
we might struggle, but we can all find him! No task is impossible to
pass when we are in the way toward our Savior. I hope we can all
remember the reason Christmas a little bit better this year. It's of
time of Love, Family, and our Lord. I beckon the call to each of you.
"Come let us go and find this savior, Christ the Lord!"
Merry Christmas!!
Love,
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