I hope everyone had an amazing Christmas this year!
Christmas was definitely different here. 1. its super hot. Over 100 with a ton
of humidity, definitely not a white Christmas. 2. the Christmas traditions here are way different! The 24 was insane. Everyone doing shopping for the huge
Christmas dinner that night, where most of the people eat it at midnight!
(honestly not sure why..) We celebrated that night with the Primary President
and her family! It was super fun, we had a great dinner with lots of meat (at
10 bc we had to be in our home at 11). It was super fun, and well, wet. Yes.
Wet, and not because of the rain. Merry Christmas too me, I was lucky enough to
be presented the present of pee. Yes, her 4 year old son peed on my while I was
sitting down. I turned my head just to see him pulling down his pants, and then
felt it. Allllll over my arm and my pants. What a lovely gift. Really made it
an eventful night! haha.
But, I loved Christmas. There really is no other place than
the mission to remember the true meaning of Christmas, our Savior. We get to
remember Him, His birth, His life, and all that He did, for US. For you and for
me, for everyone. He gave up His life, so that we could live again. He suffered all the pains and afflictions of the world so that he could comfort
us in our times of need. He is always there to help us, all we need to do is
remember Him and ask. He already felt our pains, and wants to help us! And
because he actually suffered through the pains, He knows what it takes and how
to help us push on! Not only did He suffer our pains and afflictions, but He suffered and died for our temptations and sins. Through these sufferings, He
made it possibly to repent of our sins, to receive forgiveness and to improve
each and every day. Imagine a world without Christ´s atonement, there would be
no meaning to life, no chance for life after death. But because Jesus Christ resurrected, ALL will live again, whether good or bad. And because he suffered
for our sins, all those who show FAITH in Him and repent of their sins, will
receive eternal life. Through his Atonement, we can live forever in happiness,
if we follow him and keep the commandments. I know that without our Savior,
there would be no meaning to this Earth, but I also know that our Savior, Jesus
Christ, atoned for our pains, afflictions, and sins so we might live again with
our Father in Heaven. I am eternally grateful for his sacrifice to me, and owe
it to Him to try harder each and every day to keep the commandments.
I challenge you all, this year, to look for ways to show
Heavenly Father Jesus Christ that you are grateful for Them, by following his
example and serving others, or keeping the commandments, or reading the
scriptures, or listening and following the promptings of the Holy Ghost.
Thank you everyone for the Christmas packages! They were so
awesome! I love you all, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Elder Zaugg
Step Stats
m 17061 9.3
t 25119 13.8
w 18508 10.1
th 27316 15.0
f 12943 7.1
s 20616 11.3
su 18853 10.3
140,416 steps
76.9 miles! wow.
Thank you Wood Family and others for the ornaments!
today at burger king.
my comp with a burger, me with a salad. #GFlife
Thank you Danielle!!!! His favorite
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