This last week was a great week. It was a
Christmas that I will never forget. Such a good time to remember all the
things that Christ has given us. Many of us think that Christmas is just about
gifts and decorations but the mission really helps you understand the true
meaning of Christmas.
On Christmas eve Elder Garcia and I wanted to
do something that we would remember for the rest of our lives. It was such an
incredible experience. We bought a bunch of food for a family in our
branch. We bought turkey, buns, chips, drinks, and ice cream. It was such a
good feeling walking into that house and seeing the attitude change of everyone
in the family. The father told me they hadn't eaten anything all day and
that they probably weren't going to have anything for dinner either. This
Christmas I learned that it truly is better to give than receive. Elder Garcia
and I started crying as we walked back to our house just thinking about how
tough life can truly be but how blessed we are that someone has walked in our shoes
before.
On Christmas we woke up STILL with no water and
no gas. We opened our presents and it was amazing!! I love my family so much
and I am so thankful for all the support and everything you give me!! Then
after went to shower at our ward mission leader's house. He made us
breakfast and we just talked for a little bit and shared a mesage with them.
Then we went and visted a family that invited 4 other families over. We shared
the story of Christmas with them and it went really well. Then after that I got
to skype the fam. WOWWW!!!! So good to see you all and hear your voices! I
can't believe how much all the young kids have grown up! So crazy!!! Man I love
you guys so much and I miss you like crazy but it seems like we're not so far
away...6 months!!!
The rest of the week I worked with a district
in our zone that is struggling pretty bad. They aren't having any success and
it was a super good expreience to be able to work with them. I learned that
through hard work and obedience anything is possible. We worked super hard and
we were able to find a bunch of new investigators. We had a super awesome
experience where we found a family of 5 and in the same lesson we put a
baptismal date with the family and they all accepted to be baptized in
February. We were able to see lots of success and hopefully the missionaries
over there can keep working hard and seeing success that they deserve!
It was a great week and this week should be
another great one. We are preparing four baptisms for this month coming up.
Transfers are next week so I'm not sure what's going to happen. I want to
stay here so that I can be part of all the baptisms that we have set up!!
Thank you all for everything!! I love you
all !!!!!
Elder Payne
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| Santa Clause in Chapala |
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| Opening presents on Christmas!! |
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| The Stong family. We ate breakfast with them on Christmas |
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| Christmas feast with sister Morgan and a bunch of her friends |
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| Christmas tree in Ocotlan |
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| My super muddy shoes |
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| Very muddy and rainy in Ocotlan |
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| Christmas Eve with the Guillen Aguirre family |
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