Elder Mario Gaspar de Alba Mission Blog: Christmas week

Christmas week was interesting. We got a gift from a member family and when we opened it the excitement left even though we should have know what it was all along. Toilet Paper. We ate at Members house for dinner and didn't have a repeat of thanksgiving. They actually made our favorite meals and it was super nice of them. The weather is frigid and there is ALWAYS snow on the ground. Not too much excitement this week, but I do miss my family which I didn't think I could this much. (I didn't, however, cry. An attribute father has given me.) After all the chaos we did manage to visit an investigator we have been meaning to see for a few weeks and made huge progress with her and her family. We sadly though dropped two investigators just yesterday. Hopefully, we planted enough seeds for some future missionary work. It is a strange thing to drop an investigator. They really have to be no progressing for some time because as missionaries we are desperate to cling on to these guys. (we don't have any other friends). In a more spiritual sense this week I wanted to share how to obtain peace. Its something I learned because we had the chance to be lazy for a day. In reference to the song "where can I turn for peace" the turning implies an action. just believing that God exists will get us nowhere. Happiness comes from our desire to be like our Heavenly Father. If we are to achieve peace in this life it will have to be worked for like everything else. I hope I don't sound like a prophet, but it is true. "A smart man learns from others mistakes" so learn from mine. Becoming better is essential, its the only thing that separates us from the savages. That's it for this week, have a great day everyone!