Well this was my first not white xmas but it was an awesome xmas. You all knowing that xmas is my favorite holiday for the spirit of xmas, the songs, the food, the family, and it all. Well, we were able to have a fun xmas here in beautiful paraguay. woke up xmas morning and i opened up the xmas gift that sally sent me that i put underneath my xmas tree drawing. we then studied a bit and got to church. sadly our golden investigator sergio couldn't go to church due to an allergic reaction of his daughter but he is going to go this following sunday si o si. after church we went to lunch and then got to work. me and my companion tried a new thing to get not only lessons but find people who would want to hear our message. we asked them if we could share a scripture about the birth of Jesus Christ and it worked!!! we found a bunch of new people who we can teach. that night we went over to a members house to eat xmas dinner which was a chicken friend stake (milanesa) a bit different but that's kinda what it is. a potato, beat, egg salad not to bad actually and sopa paraguaya. its a bread thing that you make with corn flour hard boiled egg cheese and onion. really good if cooked well. the big thing here is xmas eve or noche buena as they say here. all of the fam gets together and they start celebrating and eating around 10pm and all the big stuff goes down at 12am.
this week we worked like crazy it was awesome. the best thing though was the company of the spirit of the Lord and honestly how happy i was. we have been receiving personal revelation for our investigators so much and it was great!!! its such an awesome experience when your sitting there and your talking but its not you talking its the Lord working through you. one example is heaven inspired questions. we were losing the interest of an investigator and we had to do something to draw him back in. i sat and said a little pray and then thought. i ended up asking ¨what makes you most happy in this life?¨ a simple question. he responded ¨i don't know ive never really thought about that.¨ then he went into ponder mode it was awesome!!!! i sat there and was just like wow this works and its amazing!!!!! I feel that I'm becoming a better tool in the Lords hands and I'm happier and happier everyday its amazing!!!!
it was also a grand pleasure to see and talk to all of you I'm so glad that you had a wonderful xmas. i love the ¨brigham is my favorite¨ shirts. i honestly do want one hahaha. thank you for all that you do and i am so grateful for all of you and love you so much. i was reading the scriptures and found another great one that is in Alma i think 12 or 26 not sure but it is the one when they say that i am nothing but with the lord i am strong. to be honest i am nothing but with the lord on my side i know i can do anything and ill be doing his will.
love you all and pray for you everyday!!!
love
Elder Wilson
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