I had an awesome Christmas this
week. On Christmas Eve the Flores family made ph´am paku and
brought it over for dinner. I pushed the desks and our one table together
to make our dinner table. We had tumbo, peach, and guayaba juices with
dinner which were all very good. I love that family to death and was very
happy to be able to spend Christmas Eve with them. The parents bought me
ties, Arthur bought me a wallet and belt. The girls made me the big sign
you can see in the picture. They told me about 50 times that they don't
have money so they couldn't buy me anything.
On Christmas we had baptisms in the
zone at 4:00 which we went to and later that night we went to hermana Mercedes'
(our pensionista) for a couple hours. We played with my laser a
lot. I'm really loving that family a lot too. One day after lunch
when my companion was sick, Junior told me all about their life before they
were baptized 6 months ago. They've made massive changes and continue
changing and it's great to see.
My companion has not been doing well
at all this week which means I've had a ton of time to study and think.
The mission is incredible. It
allows you to think about religion all of the time. I feel the Spirit all
of the time. I'm able to learn unbelievably quickly. My mind has never been so clear and
sharp. I want to and am able to make changes to live more in harmony with
the gospel as I learn more. One of the things I've been working on lately
is doing good things because it's what God wants.
I also realize more and more
everyday what a huge blessing it is to have the gospel. People without
the gospel not only lack happiness and purpose but they don't even know how to
find it. There is a marked difference between those who have a knowledge
of God´s plan--especially an understanding of the Atonement--and those who don't.
Well, I'm out of time but I hope you
all have an awesome New Years! 2014 would be a good year to start writing
about your important experiences in a journal. If you have meaningful
experiences it would be a waste to forget them.
Love,
Elder Howlett
P.S. Mosiah 27:14
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