This week was pretty stressful, we had to get everything ready for the Christmas Conferences and it was the first time we had ever done a conference of this size. A lot of stuff went wrong, but in the end everything worked out and it ended up being a good experience. Christmas is awesome! I'm super excited to open up that little green package that Mom sent me.
We are getting used to our area, and the last missionaries that served in it didn't leave too much for us, so we're starting from scratch. We had some great experiences where we were able to find some people, we just need to find the time to visit and help these people progress. The other day we prayed to find somebody to teach and the very first door accepted us and said we could come back. God's preparing his children!
We got a huge gift basket from one of our recent converts the other day and I've probably eaten my weight in chocolate already. Maybe it's good that I extended the mish so that I can work off the kilos that I'm gonna gain during the Christmas season. On Christmas we're going to make a huge American breakfast.
In closing, I'm going to include a quote from my great grandmother, Jannigje
“Loved ones, in this Church we can learn where we came from, the goal of living on the earth, and where we are going when we shall leave this earth, and also many other problems will become clear to us, which we could learn from the bible but did not understand, because we did not have an explanation for it.
“Many mistakes have I made in these five years since I became a member of the Church, but this I know, if we sincerely regret the ill we have done to God and men and we confess our guilt not only to God but also to those we have hurt through word or deed, it certainly will be forgiven. May we always remember more the warning of our Savior given in the garden of Gethsemane: watch and pray so that you may not be tempted, then we will make less mistakes, and go through life happier.”
Much love,
Jack
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