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Happy New Year

 ---Christmas---

Christmas was alot of fun here. We went and had dinner 5 times! Other than that I had to give a talk on the 25 and it was not prepared very well so it went fine.... Lots of fun during my only Christmas here.

---Not me this time!!!---
We had to go to the hospital this week. This time it was for Chaj. He's got old man back pain and something else up with his face. All should be well..

---Baptism---
Sofia finally got baptized. I found her with Alvey all the way back in September. It was great to receive all the help from the members. She has alot of friends so I think she is going to stay active and progress even more.

---New Years---
Christmas with less food and a lot more fireworks. We went up on our roof and uhhhh yeah. It was smoggy and loud and all of that fun stuff. I went to bed earlier (around 12:30) and had a good night. Chaj had to give a talk the following day and it was clear he had the same amount of prep time I did so yeah...

---Spiritual Thought---

“[W]hen you are being hammered on the anvil of adversity, when your soul is being refined with severe lessons that perhaps can be learned no other way, don’t cut and run. Don’t jump ship. Don’t shake your fist at your bishop or your mission president or God. Please stay with the only help and strength that can aid you in that painful time.

“When you stumble in the race of life, don’t crawl away from the very Physician who is unfailingly there to treat your injuries, lift you to your feet and help you finish the course.”

Elder Jeffrey R. Holland

We need to stick in when we have difficulties. Christ is there to help us and sometimes that is through trials. I love the line don't jump ship. We need to stick in there even when we might be tempted to give up. The blessings come based on our ability to persevere. Christ didn't give up and neither should we.













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