I am very happy to tell you all that I am going to have a white Christmas here in Argentina, the best kind of Christmas´s! Although it is not the white Christmas I am used to, it is still pretty great! This white Christmas is because of all the white shirt´s and my white skin! Even though it is the hottest it has been since I have been here I am still pretty white haha You all know me though so that is not much of a surprise! I
haven´t gotten sunburnt at all yet, so I am counting my blessings! Luckily my white shirts are still pretty white too! Washing all your clothes by hand is a lot harder to keep everything clean and looking nice but I am sure you can all imagine my ocd self spending lots of time scrubbing my clothes getting all the little spots out! Having this opportunity to wash all my clothes by hand has helped me realize how blessed I really am and how blessed we really are! I hope during this Christmas season we can all remember how blessed we really are and worry a little bit more about the presents that aren´t wrapped this year. I have enjoyed this Christmas season being able to help the people here in Argentina feel more of the love of Jesus Christ. I am so very grateful for this opportunity the Lord has given me to spend two short years of my life helping people have happiness for the rest of theirs! I have been focusing a lot these past couple weeks in doing everything I can to help the people here in any way that I can, even in the smallest of ways! I love seeing the increased joy not only that they have but also that I have as I focus all my time and work in serving others in any way possible. I know that as you serve others, not only this Christmas season, but all year you also will have this increased happiness in your lives! My challenge for this week is for all of you to go caroling! I miss being able to go caroling and sing Christmas song´s to neighbors and friends and see their smiles when they open their doors to carolers. No matter how bad your voice is or how much you dislike singing at least go caroling to one house this week! If you are really in the Christmas spirit, take some cookies with you and give them to the people! I promise you will be more happy this Christmas and it will not disappoint! Going along with this challenge during the month of December to be kind to everyone I want to share with you all a little quote I found. "Every good deed done to others creates a force of energy that perpetuates itself through time and eternity. We may never receive a word of gratitude or recognition for our efforts, but what we send out will come back to us in some form as naturally, as perfectly, and as inevitably as an echo to the sender. Perhaps not as we expect it or where, but sometime, somewhere, somehow, they will come back". I loved this quote and wanted to share it with you all to help you realize that it doesn´t matter what we get in return for being kind. The happiness we receive from just being kind will suffice! I had a really good friend teach me this lesson and it really helped me. We give gifts not to get one back but to demonstrate our love. I hope you can all demonstrate your love for other´s this Christmas just as hrist did his whole life! Know that I love and miss you all so much and hope you are all doing great! Until next week!
Love,
Elder Petersen
Elder Tingey and Elder Petersen Goofing around.
Jones´ baptism!
My First Package
A picture Emanuel drew for me haha.
This is Emanuel! He is so awesome! He also thinks Elli is pretty cute haha I told him I would set them up! The problem he is pretty short..
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