so that means we wait around all sunday for THE CALL!!!
guess who got changed... for christmas... NO ONE! i get one more transfer with my two best friends, in good ol El Bosque, with my ward family, and i get to be here for CHRISTMAS! it as an answer to prayers. i am so so happy. sniff sniff. happy sis Gonzales
we are also having a 2 baptisms this weekend SO EVEN MORE MERRY CHRISTMAS! and this baptism is A MIRACLE! Delia, and her teenage daughter Sheila. we had a lot of opposition with them, including the moms bible group TRYING to bible bash with us to prove us wrong. obviously, this is not of the spirit so we did not participate. but it was EXTREMELY uncomfortable, and it truly is a miracle that they are finally being baptised. i am SO PLEASED!
also, this week, President called me. he asked me to plan the Christmas Talent show for all the missionaries in Trujillo and Casagrande! ! WHAT THE!!!! but here is the catch.... i only have 2 pdays to plan it all. i have to fill one hour worth of talent. . . . but i am up for the challenge. so far we have a percussion group, and another group playing the spoons! AND slam poetry IN SPANISH! never heard of it before but it will be great. AND a break dancer. i got to pull some strings to let some people in. this is gonna be SWEET! and im having so much fun getting to know a ton of missionaries. it will be fun to see them shine.
also, got a sweet birthday package from mike this week. yes, still love him. he is still wonderful.
we helped our recent converts mom decorate her house for christmas. she is one of those who hates christmas because it is a sad time for her. so we are trying to make it a happy time. we invited some members to bring decorations, and we baught a few, and shared the primera navidad de la bibla con todo, shared testimonies, and after, decoraged, it was a blast! and i think it will be a memorable, happy christmas for them.
we have been inviting everyone to the show in the Plaza de Armas this Friday and Saturday! over 2000 peruvians go. we reciever ober 1500 revferences! WOOW! and hna downs and i will be doing a duet on the guitar BOTH days. also, hna marler )presidetns wife= asked me to sing a descant for the the number with ALL the missionaries. SO SWEET! i am LOVING PERUVIAN CHRISTMAS! we have had TONS of Paneton, and tried Cuzco hot chocolate for the first time. ok second time, the first time, i thought it was just a normal candy bar, and ate it. made me sick. too much sugar. turns out, yuoure supposed to melt hte bar in a pot of boiling water that serves 20 people..... no wonder i got sick.
the spirit of christmas is just as strong here as it is in the states. i love helping people remember why we REALLY celebrate christmas. if it werent for the savior, if he were never born, we would not have salvation .we would not have a way to return to our father in heaven, he really is the only way. with out him, we are hopeless. we are nothing. i have been reading a book called Believing Christ by Steven E Robinson. i would recommend it to everyone!!!! i think ill make it a tradition to read every christmas. PResident gave it to me to read. and it truly has been eye opening on who our savior is. how he SAVES.and WHY he is called our SAVior.
my life is rich. i am so blessed. WE are so blessed. and i am loving the christmas season. i fall more and more in love with peru every day!
Merry chrismas to all, pray with all the energy of your hear. repent every day, and never do anything WITH OUT the spirit. and you WILL see a differenc eint eh quality of your life. I PROMISE!
este es la verdad. este es el amor de dios. les quiero mucho
con mucho amor y cariño,
Hna Gonzales
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