Elder Ryan's Christmas letter!

Happy Holidays Everyone!

So this week has been pretty spectacular. I shall tell you why…
   So on Tuesday we did a division with the zone leaders, and I stayed in our sector and had to lead the sector. I was with Elder Bravo for the day, he dies (as they say here, or rather he's finishing his mission) in a week. So the day was alright, I like teaching with a latin. Elder Bravo teaches with pure power, he is a very good missionary. He also gave me a lot of good advice for the mission in general. So that was a lot of fun.
   So the rest of the week was alright. We had a couple low points, one day we did contacts for 2 and a half hours straight and no one accepted a return appointment. So that was a bit depressing. But luckily we've been having a lot of the members come out with us, which is a great help. Members really do make all the difference in the world.
So.. Wednesday was the last day of English class til the next year. The people got little diplomas, it was cool.
   So yeah, this week was rather uneventful until Sunday. So this Sunday we had 2 baptisms! One of Maria, and the other of the little girl named Nicole. Elder Jorgensen baptized both of them (Nicole was supposed to be baptized by her uncle but he never came), but that doesn’t matter. What does matter is that these 2 people have now made this covenant with God, and are on the right path. And the other miracle, we had 11 investigators in church! This Sunday was the most stressful I've been in a long time. Between wrangling appointments with our investigators, getting everything ready for the baptism, setting up an activity for Tuesday, it was crazy, but worth it.
   So the investigators are doing well, Felipe came to church, which was really good. We are going to challenge him to be baptized the next appointment. Also the lady Carolina came, and I think she really felt the spirit.
   This week to come should be good, were gonna go caroling a couple times, one to a hospital and the other to our investigators. And Christmas! I feel like I'm forgetting a lot, but hopefully I remember if I am.
   So I don’t have much else to say, other than enjoy the holiday season! But don’t keep the real reason why we celebrate too far in the back of your heads. Christ was born, born to go what every one of us would go through, and also to atone for the sins of everyone who has been, is, and will ever be. Remember the real Christmas message, that Jesus was born, in the humblest of circumstances, to give us a perfect example. Really, He was born so that every one of us would have life to come.

And with that, Merry Christmas and Happy holidays
¡Feliz Navidad!
Elder Ryan Mayberry