Week 28: Christmas Adventures And A Bike Wreck

Merry Belated Christmas! Here's the rundown of my Christmas adventures:

Christmas Eve

Besides just normal missionary work, we had dinner with the Waites and got to be the wisemen for their reenactment of the nativity! Then Elder Yardley and I rode around their neighborhood and looked at all the Christmas lights. FYI their neighborhood is mega rich, like gated with guards rich, so the houses in there had some really cool lights/decorations. After that we went over to the Bulverde Elder's apartment and watched Mr. Kruegers Christmas and had a sleepover. 

Christmas Day

We woke up, opened presents, had breakfast, and then I got to talk to my family! After that we stopped by our friend Mary who was alone for Christmas and gave her treats and sang carols with our bishop's family. Then we went to their house to play games and then we had dinner with the Jensens! Not gonna lie... it was hard to be away from my family on Christmas, but the members here were so kind to take us little orphan missionaries in and I'm so grateful for that. 

Soooo yesterday we were riding our bikes from one members house to another and I took a corner a little sharp and my bike slipped and I slid across the whole road. Whoops!! Surprisingly I only thing I hurt was my hand. My bike was a little torn up too but I'm alive and well... besides the fact that my hand hurts really bad and I can barely use it. 

Anywayyyy... I read this quote this week and I really liked it:

"The Christmas season is a time to reflect and act upon the blessings and opportunities we have because of the birth, life, Atonement, and Resurrection of our Savior, Jesus Christ. As our Heavenly Father “so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son” (John 3:16), we express our love toward one another and toward God and His precious Son by giving of ourselves."

Just because Christmas is over doesn't mean we can't keep the Christmas spirit with us! If we keep serving others and focusing on Jesus Christ we can have that happy feeling throughout the whole year!  

- Elder Christensen

Pictures

1. Christmas Eve at the Waites

2. Looking at Christmas lights!

3. #nofilter 

4. One of our members gave us a gingerbread house to decorate!! 

5. Christmas Eve sleepoverrrr

6. One of our member's Christmas village 

7-8. My broken hand