Merry Christmas!

So Christmas was fantastic! Got to talk to the fam - whoop whoop, see all the crew at our mission wide conference and eat fudge at Christmas time for the first time in five years (wrestling demanded healthy eating). I'd say it was a success;)

Christmas aside, we had a really fun adventure this week with an awesome lesson learned - it goes well with Emily's letter this week:) So on the 25th we had had some commotion and people were running every where all day trying to fit all our schedule in. One thing our president says is "Don't do stupid things" so one of the gals ended up kicking down their door to get inside to get their keys which they had locked inside and the car keys tambien. Fast forward to the next evening as we (Elder Moss and I and two of the sisters) left from our dinner appointment to head home for the evening the sisters received a call from the other sisters. We got home to receive a call ourselves to head over to their place. What had happened was someone had broken in to the apartment while they were out and of course that only required pushing on the door hard and when the other sisters had come home they had walked into it, turned around, and ran out screaming. So we had been called to the rescue armed with a golf club, a metal bar, two hands, and an elder with PVC pipe to the recue. To our heart break the robbers had left and no action ensued... Nothing was really taken just all messed up and a few small things gone. Members came over to help with the door and the whole thing was sorted out. Right about now I feel I should say mom don't call the mission office all is well ;)

The initial lesson learned is don't do stupid things. But after we talked about it a bit, a greater lesson was learned. There is no reason to fear! One, we are on the Lords errand and if we are doing what we are supposed to be doing, where we are supposed to be all will be just fine. And two, and also something that goes hand in hand with what I've been studding this week is our relationship with God. It is so crucial to know that God really is our literal Father, making us His children. In 1Nephi 21:14-16 it says "For can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? Yea they will forget yet I will not forget thee." and it goes on to talk about this more. God listens to all and sees all. He is always mindful of us and his hand is about us I know this to be absolutely true! So pray and look for his hand it is there. Love you all!

CCM district reunited!

Two Elder Harkers in the middle

Back with Elder Stewart again! (comp from CCM)

Making homemade egg nog.

Rousing game of golf on Christmas Day.

The San Benito missionaries.