"And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger."
- Luke 2: 10-12
I have had to walk a lot here. It is a mission where there are no cars assigned to the missionaries, and we walk a lot, especially in my last two sectors. This one that I am in currently is closer to the mountains which means that I get to walk up and downhill all day long so, I have been having a lot of wear and tear on my knees. Consequently, now I have a knee brace. I sure am glad for modern day inventions that allow for me to have a knee brace and continue working in the service of the Lord!
Yesterday, I had a rough time with walking because of the pain in my knee. I’m not trying to be dramatic, but I was in a lot of pain. Each step brought me to almost tears, and we continued to walk up, and down... up, and down... well, all of our appointments fell through meaning we were still walking, and we weren’t able to get anyone to listen to us except for one person who gave us a follow up appointment. At about 8:00pm, we headed to another appointment that we had with a less-active member. We walked up the mountain (quite literally), and it was awesome to get to the house because I could rest my aching feet. We walked in and got to know this member. It was amazing. During the lesson, we taught about how everything we do in the church leads to the temple, and while we are teaching, this less-active member's sister walks in. She is also a less-active member but lives in a different home. Then, her mother who is also less-active and in a different home showed up, and we taught them along with their sister we were visiting about how they can enjoy of the blessings of the temple. It was awesome!!! They all committed to come this next Sunday!!
We also had a lesson this week with a man who is not a member. We were able to talk to him about turning our beliefs in God into action. It was amazing to see his receptiveness. At the end of the lesson, he told us what he had done to other missionaries that had come by before. Needless to say, we were protected by the Spirit of the Lord who was able to soften his heart to listen to us. Miracles do truly exist!! I am a living witness to it! I know this is the church of Jesus Christ, that He is at the head of this organization, and that we truly do follow Him. Yo les quiero a todos... y les animo a que puedan acercarse aun mas a Cristo en este temporado de la Navidad. Les amo! (I love you all, and encourage you all to come closer to Christ this Christmas season. I love all of you!)
Elder Gale
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