A White Christmas

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR :)

I hope everyone had a good Christmas...but even more important...got to spend some extra time thinking about Jesus Christ.

Basically, our Christmas was like the best ever and also the worst. It felt so weird cuz it barely felt like Christmas (especially leading up to it), but it also was the best possible Christmas probably. Five of our friends we are teaching chose to be BAPTIZED and CONFIRMED a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. It's also sick cuz none of them are "children of record" or anything. Their whole families are not members of the church but their parents are supportive and some of their sibs and parents want to get baptized too, but have some other things to work out first. Pretty legit. What a cool way to spend Christmas. 

Jovani, Moses and fam getting baptized

Nick, Bean, Titus and fam at their baptism 

So as missionaries would say...we had a "White Christmas." Even though it didn't even snow...well it did...but not till the 26th of December (which is pretty funny and lame)

 Christmas Day chat with mom and dad.

A gift from Young Chap

Here are some things that happened this week......

- We had a few super WARM days (like literally in the 50s)

- One of the friends we are teaching relapsed :(

- There was lots of thunder and lightning on Christmas Eve!

- I had my first kiss on my mission...a dog kissed me lol

- Our friend Robert Comstock came to church! This is actually pretty crazy cuz he is pretty dang old and not in the best health. AND he sang a solo, Mary Did You Know? in front of the whole congregation 

Also...sad news. Our friend Sister Palmer died this last week. She was pretty sick and then we got a call from someone we are teaching and they told us:/ she is a really good friend of the guy who relapsed too. Which doesn't help his spirits and his motivation to bounce back from that hard setback. Pray for them, please!!

Selfie for baptism 

 We spent a lot of time sorting these toiletry gifts for the missionaries. Shoutout to the people who donated!

Song of the Week:

- Mary Did You Know? by Robert Comstock! What a beast. He like couldn't even see the words, but he wrote them app out by hand in a big green marker and brought the papers to try to help him out

Scripture of the Week:

- 1 John 4:19 (The New Testament). "We love him because he first loved us". I know that Jesus Christ loves us. He loves me and loves you. 

- Luke 2 (The New Testament). This chapter is wayyy good! Christmas story! 

Members helping out our friend Friday! 

Sincerely, 

Elder Ditto