Transfer 9 Week 5 December 31, 2012

 Dear Everybody,

For all you gringos out there, it is important to note that, in the Hispanic Culture, Christmas Eve is celebrated more than actual Christmas Day. 

 

Christmas Eve all 8 missionaries in Barrio Sexto (the 6th ward) were invited first by Los Velasco for dinner.  We started the evening with some Pozole a delicious soup that was more spicy than we thought. It even made Elder Sadler cry.  After that we were already full but we pressed forward and Hermana Velasco brought out the ham and ribs.  Then we sat down and shared a message in the living room.  We were about to leave when the hermana announced that we  hadn't eaten dessert yet, and out came the two cakes.  Then all 8 of us headed to Bishop's were we ate about a million tacos!  They were so good!  Only a handful of us were able to eat the ice cream, and pie.

 

Christmas Morning Elder Arauz and I opened our Christmas presents.  We got tons of candy.  Then we went caroling as a district.  And this one family let us in to sing another song.  Elder Sturgell and Sadler went back the next day and were able to add them as investigators!  That night us 8 missionaries met at the Calderon's to call/Skype and have tons of tamales. We also went to the Visitor's Center Sister's performance.  It was so amazing!!!!

I went on exchanges with Elder Hall this week.  He goes home tomorrow.  He is super trunky. But he still works very hard, he just talked about home alot.  We actually found a guy named Luis and he was very interested.

 

In District meeting this week we sang to Elder Hall both because it was his birthday and because it was his last one.

 

Because Elder Hall is going home a week early his companion, Elder Bradford will be with us for the next week.  We had to do our weekly planning with them.  That was quite an adventure.

 

Last night we passed by an investigator that didn't come to church.  After doing some chastising we she made us some pupusas.

 

I wish you all a happy New Year!

 

Sincerely,

Élder Luis González