First
off, Merry Christmas everyone, I hope you had a fantastic day!
My Christmas
went really well. The Lord helped us have 5 investigators at church, which was
awesome. Christmas Eve was good. We were able to have dinner with the Bishop -- some of the most food I've had in my life.
And then went home early -- we had to
be home by 8:00 PM to open a few presents. Thank you MOM and MISSIONARY MOMS. I
thought all was going well and just as we were getting ready for bed, the Zone Leaders
called me. They told me that I am going to Neiva, and right now, I am talking
to you from Neiva. And it is awesome!!
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| Christmas Dinner with Fusa Bishop's Family and Companion Elder Callejas from Venezuela |
I
was way sad to leave Fusa. I started crying a little bit when saying goodbye to
the members. They will always have a spot in my heart and I can't wait to
return one day. It was such a great area to begin my mission. The members
are fantastic and I am so grateful for the Lord for giving me this
opportunity.
But
now on to Neiva. This is the farthest spot south of the mission. It was 7 hours
in a bus from Bogota. And it is hot. I am kinda dying right now--it is about
105 with 100 percent humidity. It also is the only Stake in all of the "hot
land" in my mission. But the people here are awesome. We've already had two
lessons. I am way excited to start working here with my new companion,
Elder Vega from Ecuador. He is such a stud. Where he is from in Ecuador, they
keep their hair in a braid all their life, so he has a braid and speaks in Quechua. He has been in the mission for about a year and I am learning a lot from
him.
And
of course, it was so awesome to talk to my family from SKYPE. It was so awesome
to finally be able to see them after all this time. I love them so much and
can't wait to talk to them again. It definitely was the fastest 40 minutes of my
mission.
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| New companion in Neiva -- Elder Vega from Equador |
I
hope every every single one of you had a great Christmas. We had an activity
with the ward that went awesome, and it is so awesome to celebrate the birth of
Christ--that through Him, we can all find peace on earth and good will to men.
Have
a fantastic week,
With
love,
Elder
Parson
