Week 50: Una Navidad Diferente
Hey guys! I dont have much to say but I feel super grateful to be able to write to you guys. I had a great christmas. We had a posada with a bunch of missionaries and we had a great time. We had a gift exchange and everything but, we did something that was more meaningful. We read the Living Christ together line for line. It was pretty amazing to feel the spirit of every line and every word spoken from the living prophets. The spirit was felt very strong and it was a great experience. I am so grateful for the Savior. I know that he knows us and loves as we are but, he also wants us to be better. I am grateful for the Atonement that I can use everday. This Christmas was pretty amazing. We were able to talk with our families which was a fantastic experience. We were able to give away food to homeless people the whole night. I can't express that feeling that we had as we helped others on that Christmas night. True happiness and Joy comes from serving others. We went to also give away candies to people (thanks to all that sent me candy I have eaten a lot but the majority I am going to give away jajaja). My favorite experience that night was the last couple minutes of the day. We were just about to go home when a lady came walking towards us. We could tell that she was a little drunk and held a bottle in her hand. She looked really sad. We asked her why she was drinking and she told us that she didn't have anything else to do. Her parents had died and she roamed the streets without any purpose. In my bag I took out a giant bag of chocolate and we told her "We want to give you this chocolate. But you have to do something also. You have to throw that beer away and promise that you wont drink again." My companion said "Whats greater your desire to change or you desire to drink?" She looked at us, then looked at the bottle, then tossed it down the dark alley where we were. With tears in her eyes she thanked us for helping her and I imagine that she didn't have one person to talk to that whole Christmas. That experience made me remember the Savior. We just have to leave everything and trust in him. She then left. The changes that we are doing here aren't big things in the sight of man. Most of the time people don't even see what we do or even care. Most people might ask why we do want we do. Most of the time I think they are things normal people would laugh at. But its what he would do if he was here. Thats why we do it. Thats why we are proud to wear his name. I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and I love you all.
Giddy Up,
Elder Smith