It's Christmas time!!!!! How are things
up there? Is the tree up? Have you got any snow yet? Are things cold
yet? That's exciting that Dad got a new car! It's nice and shiny too!
What's going to happen to his old red one?
I
got your Christmas package, Mom! I haven't opened it yet, but I might
give in before Christmas comes around. My companion knows that I've
asked you to send me another oil vial for him and he's been begging me
to open it. :P I've been getting some emails, but I haven't gotten any
letters yet.
So I haven't changed companions
yet and I'm with the same guy, but both he and I have this crazy hunch
that next change, I'll be transferred into the deep jungle. Guess we'll
see in 5 weeks!
So this week, all the
missionaries in my zone got together to begin a practice for a Christmas
program we'll be putting on, and one of the ward members who sells
musical instruments offered to lend us what we know how to play. So
guess who gets to play the violin? When I began playing it, I realized
just how much I really missed it. I can still play it too, thank
goodness! It's been a while, but holding a violin was like reuniting
with an old friend!
Along with a little string
trio and a violin solo I get to play, I also get to pantomime as a thief
trying to steal presents from a house and I get to sing in a choir!
Singing with 20 Latino Missionaries who've never sung in a choir before
was a little rough, but it was a neat experience.
Jim,
I love your emails! They make me crack up every time! Geoffery must be
quite the fun little handful sometimes! Shame about your mustache,
though. I'll bet Mom's happy that it's gone. :P
Emily
comes home in 9 days? But it seems like she just barely left! I'll bet
she's excited for that. I wonder what the little kids in China think of
her leaving?
I had a neat experience this week
too. Earlier, we had two less active members that were planning on
separating from each other. My companion and I decided to give them a
visit and invite them to church. This week, they came and after the
block, told us that they were beginning to have second thoughts about
separating because of our visit. When we had left after our visit, they
had decided to open up their old Book of Mormon again and see what they
had forgotten about. I think it's really neat how the Book of Mormon has
that kind of influence to bring the Spirit and give people second
thoughts as to a bad choice.
Anyways, I love you all! I hope you're doing well! I'll hear from you next week!
Love,
Elder Dixon
P.S.
My favorite scripture is 1st Nephi 3:7. Yeah, it's kinda primary-ish,
but I like it because of the perfect example of faith Nephi gives us,
and that he knows a loving Heavenly Father wouldn't give us a task to
fail. He knows we can do what he asks.
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