So this week was transfers! And now I'm a trainer! My new Companion is hermana Calvac de Guatemala! She's learning English and she is such a sweetheart! It's definitely been an adventure to teach her English as she is teaching me Spanish but the gift of tongues is real and has helped a lot! I'm so glad that Heavenly Father gave me the chance to help her learn to be a missionary and to serve her brothers and sisters out in the field. Especially during this wonderful Christmas season.
The mission had a Christmas devotional on Saturday morning and we had a ward Christmas party Saturday night so we have had a bit of Christmas fun this weekend. And lots of yummy food!
This morning I was reading when Samuel the Lamanite stood on the wall to announce the signs of the coming of the Savior.
The people who believed in Samuel's words, that Christ would come, were being threatened by those who did not believe he would come. They would face death if Jesus did not come into the world but that did not diminish their faith in him. Then, the little baby Jesus was born and the bright star shown brilliantly in the heavens. As promised, there was no darkness in the night sky and the believers were granted life. Even Christ's birth saved lives. I cannot imagine the immense relief that those people felt when they saw the new star shining with the good news that the savior of the world had finally come. They were faithful and would die valiantly if He hadn't come into the world. But the prophesy of hope that Samuel had so sincerely promised, the tidings of great joy that were proclaimed by the angel to the weary shepherds, and the reason we have an endless second chance to be better everyday all testify that He did come.
I know that Jesus Christ lives. He is the light and life of the world, like a city set on a hill that cannot be hidden. He is our hope, our life and our joy. I know He came to this world because He loves us. That love is so powerful that He died for me and you. His love makes it possible for us to live and breathe again and overcome death. I know He will come again and He will reign with glory in His kingdom because nothing can defy His perfect love.
I hope you all have a beautiful Christmas!
-Hermana Barthlome
Fotos!
1. ¡Mi nueva compañera hermana Calvac!
2. Christmas church service yesterday
3. Found a giant Christmas tree at the train station!
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