Christmas and Weird Phone Calls

Christmas Parties Galore
We went to our mission party and it was sooo much fun. First we
had some musical numbers and then our stake president spoke to us.
We did training about how to help our investigators recognize
answers to prayers. We need to ask specific questions when we pray to
receive specific answers.

Then Sis Fluckiger talked about different Christmas activities that we

could do for Christmas. After, we played 'do you like you neighbor and

it was so much fun! :). We played white elefante :) I brought a
Portugal hat and I received a picture of Jesus and 5 euros. My comp got
a santa suit hahah. It was so much fun!!! Also we got a mission gift;
a little cook book, floss, Christmas cd, carmel popcorn,
cookies, nuts and chocolate. It was so great and so much fun. :)

Also, Jeniza is so sweet even though she was

super busy and had finals she wanted to make us lunch. She made us

luzana. We were stuffed and then our ward mission leader made us
dinner that night. He made soup and pork and rice. Ohhhhh I was soooo
full!!!!!! Two meal apt in one day!

This week we went carrolling with a member and visited some of her

friends :). I felt the spirit so strong. I love Christmas music. I love Christmas time.

So many people here in Portugal, Christmas is just another day... but I love it!

Also our ward had a Christmas party. So it was suposed to start at

6:30.... none of the ward members showed up until 8:30.... UGH! No one
knew who was in charge and it was really unorganized. But some of our
investigators came and I think that they had fun. We had dinner with
lots of random foods and then we had a talent show. :) it was fun.
Alot of people sang and one member got up and told jokes haha. My companion
and I did the thing where you draw faces on your chin and
turn upside down and we sang a Christmas song. hahah the Português
people didnt get it and didnt laugh hahah it was a little awkweird
hahahah. But overall it was good.

Then at church we had a ward council meeting and it was a big fight!!!

wow!!! Everyone was really mad about the party and our ward mission
leader was saying they need to be more united and help the missionaries
more...  It was interesting.

A lot of the people we have contacted in the street this week do not want to meet
with us until after Christmas!! ugh!!! But I have been making cookies
and I am going to give them to members and menos activos and
investigators :)!!!

Getting Proposed To

So we have gotten some interesting phone calls lately. Haha one was last

night and it was our investigator Iddy.... AH!! So he called and said to me " so I
have been wanting to talk to you. I think you know that I like
you....( awkwierd pause/I am freaking out...) And I know that we can
be one in heart... I understand that you cant have a relationship
until after your mission but I can wait and I just need you to email
 your family and I already have the papers ready... AHHH!!! Then I was
like I am sorry if i gave you the wrong impression, but I am a
missionary and I was just trying to bring you closer to Christ. Then
he was like I know but after your mission... then I was like I am
 sorry I have a boyfriend... then he growned for like ten mins and
hahah I was freaking out not knowing what to say so I passed the phone
to my comp to pretend to be me and she was like.. you should want to
come unto Christ for yourself and then he said no only for you... then
 she was like I am sorry Iddy I know that there is someone out there
for you but its not me... hahahh... then he was like no only you and
then it was awkweird..... that was basically what happened....I do not think we
will continue to teach him.
 
Another one was today. Someone that we had contacted in the street
and we had given him a Book of Mormon. He was in the elders
área so we passed him on to the elders. But he called this week and
said that he wants to change his life around and that he remembered us
and called!!!!!!!! Miracle!!!! I think we are going to teach him this
next week.

But I am so grateful for my Savoir, Jesus Christ. I am so grateful for

this day to celebrate His birth. He has showed us a perfect example of
how we should live our lives. He loves us and knows us and He wants us
to be happy. He wants us to come unto Him. I know that when we follow
Him we will be happy. We have been challenging our members to share
their testimony of Christ before Christmas. I Challenge you all to do
the same. :) I hope you all have a great Christmas. I love you all!!!