This week was a good one. Thursday we had our zone service
activity and we had a great time sharing food with the homeless around the
hospital in our area.
Christmas is interesting as missionaries because we don't
have a lot to do other than missionary work. I think these last two years of
Christmas has made me appreciate my Savior a little bit more. He who was
greater than them all, descended below all, coming into the world He created,
as all of us do, as a child. He came as a newborn wrapped in swadling
clothes.
Christmas #2 topped Christmas #1 for sure. Not having to
worry about all those normal Christmas things, and just focus on my Savior made
it the best one yet.
On top of all of that I got to talk with my sweet fam. Tait
is taller than my mom, and crackily voiced as ever. Odd to see clips of what
home is like every 6 months.
Tomorrow for our training with the zone we are focussing on
obedience. It's easy with a lot of time now in the mission (15 months) to get
relaxed about the little rules of the mission but to steal from Elder Hipster
Hortons email "The purpose of our being here
is "...to see if [we] will do all things whatsoever the Lord [our] God
shall command [us]", independent of what that may be and which servant of
God proclaims it. As we are obedient we are able to progress." We can't
participate in any part of the Lords work if we do not first begin with
obedience. I invite you all to ask the Lord as did the rich young man
"what lack I yet?" and make that your focus this new year.
Elder Draper
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