Hey guys!
I first want to wish
you all a Feliz Navidad and a Happy New Year! I hope that this email finds you
guys all doing great and enjoying the holiday season! As far as here, besides
the few houses that have Christmas trees and Christmas lights and the
actividades we have done with people for Christmas it’s still hard to
believe navidad is casi aqui.. wanna know why? There is NO snow... and it’s
80 degrees... so yea that will take some getting used too! But it’s
all good! So this week was crazy busy with all different holiday and Christmas shenanigans.
But it was a blast!
So this past week we
had the Christmas party for the mission with the missionaries, and that was a
blast! So so much fun! Got to see all the boys and have a great time! We also
got to watch a movie with the President- dispicableme 2! That was a very funny
movie, so that was great! We also had a gift exchange and I got this
pretty cool stone statue- it’s legit. So that was good too!
Presidente shared some really spiritual videos and his thoughts and testimony
about Christmas- the spirit was very very strong and it was such a great
actividad! We also had the actividad de nuestro estaca loarque. That activity
was amazing as well, it was on the temple grounds and the spirit was sososo strong.
The spirit at this time of year is like no other. I love it. I am so grateful
to have really learned what the holiday season really is about this year- more
so then any other year in my life. My view of the Christmas season has really
changed- especially with the conditions that some people live in here. I am
truly grateful to really understand the true meaning of the holiday season.
So this Saturday we
had a baptizmo de un joven se llama Genesis- she is 9 years old with one of the
strongest testimonies. She is great! In the past few her testimony has really
grown and she was so ready to be baptized. She is great! The spirit tambien was
soo strong in the baptism! We have 3 more baptisms planned for this upcoming
Saturday so with Christmas and all, this week will be very busy! The majority
of the people here celebrate Christmas the 24th, tomorrow and some
the 25th so este semana is full of visiting people and sharing my love… HAHAHA
on Christmas or whatever day they celebrate!
So this past week I spent
a lot of time studying about Jesus Christ... what a great topic to study. I
spent the majority of my time studying Christ-like attributes. We all need to
try and be more like Christ. There is no other way to explain it. We can all
improve the people that we are. The Christ-like attributes that I studied this
week are: hope, charity, love, virtue, knowledge, patience, humility, diligence
and obedience. All the attributes we possess are things that we can always
improve and do better. It’s not easy, but it’s the right thing to do. Christ-like
attributes are truly gifts from our Heavenly Father. We will develop Christ-like
behaviors and receive blessings when we use our agency righteously day in and
day out. It’s not always easy – I know but we must ask our Lord to bless us
with the attributes - you cannot develop such great qualities without
His help. We all need to continue to develop these fine qualities.
The discipline
contained in daily obedience and clean living and wholesome lives builds
armor around you of protection and safety from the temptations that come
as you proceed through life.
I love all you guys.
I want you all to strive to be more like Christ. I love
you guys and think about you all each day! Make it a great week and a
happy New Year! With tons of loves, aim high in all you do, and put your
best foot forward!
Con Mucho Amor!
Elder Long
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