Hey everybody! Well on Monday we just played soccer so that wasn't too exciting. On Tuesday we had a great training on how to commit our investigators more in order for them to try their faith. On Wednesday we went on another three hours van ride to Tarapoto for the Christmas celebration. We got there at about 6 or so and we sang happy birthday to the elders that will have birthdays in December and gave our gifts and sang songs and played jeopardy and we slept with the elders from Tarapoto. The next day had a great training about how to use all of our missionary tools. And also how to just get more baptisms because we are so very close to reaching the goal as a mission for baptisms. We need only about 150 more, but the was about a week ago and we alone baptized in our zone like 6 on Saturday. So if the toughest zone can baptize a ton then I think we will get the goal. We then ate dinner with President and the zones, which was delicious chicken cordon bleu. Then elder Brown and I, who happened to be sitting by each other like always, received two packages each. And no other elder did. A few other gringos got little packages and man did we feel bad. I don’t know what the assistants were thinking passing out the packages in front of all of the elders, but let’s just say there were a lot of glares and Brown and I felt pretty bad. But anyway you know I didn't wait until Christmas to open my presents. I got a sweet package from the ward with a sweet hand-cut Christmas tree note. And goodies and really expensive looking leather bound Jesus the Christ, which I cherish. And then I opened the well awaited Christmas present from the family which was full of letters and pictures and all sorts of random awesome toys and treats which I enjoyed a lot. After all the fun we had to go and do an interview for the baptism on Saturday, but Hermana Clara decided that she emotionally isn't ready to be baptized. So that was a downer so we are just trying real hard to baptize Nils this week. We fast all the time and are always praying but when all is said and done the people still have agency. We are only here to invite people to come to Christ, not drag them. So we have faith in the Lord. It was great talking to dad and the short time I got to talk and hear my sister’s voices even though right at the golden moment the signal turned bad. But that’s fine. The world isn't going to end on Friday so I'll talk to you guys on Tuesday and Bain can tell me all the funny things she wants. Any who we thank you guys for your prayers they help a lot with the little things that pass on a daily basis. Just remember the meaning of Christmas think of what Jesus would be doing at this moment… probably giving someone a real big hug... so just give more hugs yea chevère
Peace sees you on Christmas-
O also we are changing P-day to Tuesday this next week for Christmas so I will not be writing a letter this next week…
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