Merry Christmas!
It was a great week and as you might guess the highlight of
my week was talking to the family on Skype. It was a strange experience to have
a cook-out outside and walk in the hot sun on Christmas Day but it was still a
good day.
Christmas Goodies
Boy did we luck out this week!! Since Santa's reindeer can't
stand the heat to make the rounds down to São Paulo the relief society put
together a Christmas Basket for us!! We got a bunch of chocolate, panatone,
assorted sweets, Ramen Noodles, etc. This ward knows how to make two happy
missionaries.
Christmas Party
Tuesday was the São Paulo Norte Mission's annual Christmas
Party. We had a secret friend gift swap (I think it's called a white elephant
in english) and I went with some tourist merchandice and chocolate and left
with a plastic pig bank with no hole in the top to put the money.... YET it was
a super fun party. There was a spiritual part and a talent show as well which
was pretty fun. I attached a picture of our zone with President Farnes and his
family.
Christmas Miracle
On Christmas day we left the home from which we had called
our families we went out to the street to try teaching some people, not knowing
how effective it would be. As we were walking to the place we had planned my
companion stopped and turned down a street we hadn't planned and said he had an
idea. We changed our route and came to a house of somebody that had already
been to church and whoever was home stayed in the house and asked who we were.
As we explained and asked to come in she stayed out of sight and made some
excuses but then we asked for water and she came out and then welcomed us in.
We taught her and she accepted what we taught and talked about how much her son
had liked his visit at the church a few weeks ago. She came to church this
sunday and is now preparing with her son for their baptism!
Have a great week everybody!
Feliz Natal e um bom Ano Novo!!
Elder DP
PS Pictures are from the mission party, my comp and I
celebrating our present and a picture of what the City I'm in looks like from
our area.
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