Dear Family and friends,
Well I hope you're all doing
well this Christmas season. Today is Christmas Eve! Who would have that
that it would come so fast? Tomorrow is Christmas! Woohoo!
But yeah, I guess I'll get on with the update for the week. =P
So
this week I got my new companion on Tuesday night. Elder Palma, I think
I mentioned him last week, he's coming straight from the offices after
having been secretary and District Leader there, so he's got a lot of
good knowledge from having been very close to President Lopez and the
Assistants. He's been helping me out a lot to perfect our teaching form
so that we can really be Preach My Gospel missionaries, and it's going
great with him.
In the zone there are some new missionaries that are
a little... Worrysome... They've got kind of a past of disobedience in
the mission, but nothing that repentance can't solve! We had a good talk
with the zone on Wednesday after district class, and we told them that
their past wasn't important to us, because to God it doesn't matter who
we were, it matters who we choose to be NOW. So yeah, it looked like
they got the point and they have been working hard here in Teziutlán.
They're great missionaries, we just all have our weaknesses I think.
Anyway, on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday we were
just searching new people and working with the current ones we have. One
that I mentioned a while back is Edgar, or as he likes to be called by
his second name, Saíd (I think there's a character on Lost that has the
same name, so you can pronounce it!). He's a young man with a lot of
desire to change, but has been really busy with his work, so we've been
able to see him very little, but bit by bit we've been getting him
closer and closer to take the step of baptism.
Well, this week he came with us to church! Woohoo!
He has his baptismal date set for the 30th of December and his cousin,
Luís, who gave us the referral, will most likely be... ¿efectuando?
(help me, someone that speaks English!) the baptism.
As well on Sunday our investigator, Julia (don't
know if I've mentioned her) was baptized, I'll send a picture next week
because another missionary took the picture.
Aaaand what else? Well the week has been generally great! We had more
people come to church with us this week, so we're doing well and we're
pretty happy about the work we've been doing, we just have to keep
going.
Today I was listening to some church music while
cleaning the house, and I realized how grateful I am for this mission
experience I've had and keep having, I just had to say a big old prayer
of thanks because I really have come to learn and know a lot more about
my Saviour and Father in this time, and they have blessed me beyond
measure, and as it talks about it Alma 5, they've changed my heart. I'm
definitely not the same person that I was when I left. I'm not perfect,
and I have a LONG way to go, but I feel like I've finally built a
testimony that my life can be based on after this time.
For all those who are reading this, in whatever way
that you've had an influence in my life, I hope you know that I'm SUPER
thankful for you and your support in my being here. This is something
that every person should be able to experience to some degree in their
life, and the only way is serving and loving your neighbor. I hope you
all can keep influencing the lives of others and help others to come to
know the things that I've come to know.
I know that Christmas is really about Christ. The
very title states it. Let's please try to distract ourselves of the
material at this time, it's fun and great as well, and in some cases
very necessary, but NOTHING is more necessary than a true remembrance of
the birth, life, atonement, and resurrection of Jesus Christ. We must
remember that He still guides us in these times, and that we have to do
all we can to live according to His spirit, which is the very same
Christmas spirit. It's something that makes us want to give everything
we've got to those in need, so let's give them the Gospel! It's what
will bring true happiness to those who LIVE it.
I love you all and I hope you have a great Christmas! Remember Him in this season! See you all sooner or later. =D
Elder DeFreese
1. Our zone. The picture was taken with timing on it, so it's not perfect, but 's'all good. =)
2 The stake Christmas party, where they decided to go crazy on some Christmas-ish piñatas. ¡Híjole!
3.
Today, after playing basketball in the Stake Center, we went to visit
the Bishop at his Pet Vet place. Yeah, that's a Chihuahua! Adam, DON'T
SHOW THIS TO BRAVO. Heheh
4. Lookin' fly in a Bratz hat I found. Ahhh yeah.
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