Merry Christmas! Hope everyone is having a wonderful Christmas. I did get my Christmas package from my family back home! It was great to have that for Christmas - enjoyed opening the package and eating the Christmas candy included. This coming week we will have a mission/zone Christmas party at the mission home.
This past week we needed to go to Villahermosa to help with Elder Horn's green card renewal. We went and stayed with the zone leaders on companion splits/divisions. I was able to sleep in a hammock - not sure I will give up a good mattress for a hammock, however. Within those couple of days, I was able to help teach some missionary discussions and bare my testimony for those that we taught.
This past p-day we had a small Christmas party at the church building - played some fun games and had pizza.
Recently, I spoke with a man as Elder Horn and I rode in a taxi. This man is a Pentecostal minister - we talked about how we, missionaries and members of the church celebrate Christmas and how Jesus Christ is the main reason for the holiday.
This coming Friday we will have a multi-zone Christmas party.
I have thought recently about what I could be doing now rather than a mission - there is nothing I would rather be doing than that of a mission! I am blessed and grateful to be a missionary for the Lord! God bless you all!
Have a great Christmas! - and a Happy New Year!
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| Elder Smart - second from the left, back row. |
Luke 2: 1-14
1 And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Cæsar Augustus, that all the world should be taxed.2 (And this taxing was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria.)
3 And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city.
4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judæa, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)
5 To be taxed with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.
6 And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.
7 And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.
8 And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night.
9 And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.
10 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
12 And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
14 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
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