This week as we were walking around
we saw this house that had a huge pipe leaking water, but no one was home. So,
I crossed this couch in the middle of all the water to go over and try to stop
it. I couldn't do it, but I tried anyway and got a picture out of it.
Last p-day I found this odd fruit
called a pumello in the store, so of course I had to buy it and try it. It
turns out to be like a giant, green, less sour version of a grapefruit.
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Mini ping pong. Me vs. the high
school tennis master Elder Palmer. Needless to say, I lost every time!
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I did get your package this week!
And I also got the package from Grandma and Grandpa Coats. Thank you so much
everyone for sending me so many goodies! I am loaded up for now, and so I will
not be needing any extra food or clothes or anything. It was actually funny you
sent me some gloves. The first week I was here I was really cold, so we bought
some gloves at Walmart. Then like the very next day Cesar gave us some brand
new gloves too, then you sent me some more. So I am very loaded up. I also got your letter that
was sent to the mission home because we had a surprise visit from President
Heap in a zone training this week again. It was due to a Christmas initiative
the church is starting this Friday, the 28th. It is called "He is the
Gift." It's all about how Jesus was the first Christmas gift ever given.
It's about a 3 minute video and the website is going to be christmas.mormon.org You
should ALL invite ALL of your friends to watch the video. It is literally the
most harmless invitation you could ever make. During christmas, about Jesus.
What can be easier right? I think it's pretty awesome. From december 1st to
January 1st the church has bought billboards in NYC Time Square advertising it
and on the 7th of December the church will be the ONLY advertiser on all of
Youtube so I hear. That is pretty dang legit. Anyway, starting Friday you
should invite all your friends to remember the true meaning of Christmas by
watching the video with them. It'll be great.
We were able to teach Cesar and his
family one time this week. We had one of the members come. The spirit was
really strong, and all the little kids were even kept well involved. The only
problem was that we had like 3 lessons set up with them later on in the week,
and they've had to keep cancelling on all of them. Pray that we'll be able to
actually teach them again this Tuesday for our next lesson. Jessica keeps
coming to church. Last night we went over there, and as soon as we walked in
the door, Bro Bradley told us how we had the most perfect timing possible
because he was about to pick up a cigarette, but that he would never smoke
around us. Pretty awesome.
This week there were 45 people at church. Elder
Palmer and I gave mini thanksgiving talks in church. I also got a little
envelope from the Vienna ward activity days, and that was pretty cute. All of
the cards were for Christmas, but woops I already opened it. 
And these 2 pictures are from this
week when we did a few hours of service at a food bank that the local Catholic
church was doing. We met the Catholic Father and everything. It was pretty
sweet!
This week we had a branch thanksgiving dinner on Saturday night, and we are
invited to go to the Smith's home this Thursday for Thanksgiving.
I love you mom! I love you dad! I
love you Meagan! I love you Courtney!
