Que tal a todos!??
First week of december already over! Its flying! I hope everyone is enjoying the season and sharing the gospel with everyone!
This
week was SOOOOO Fun!!! My comp and I were able to join president and go
to three different service projects that different zones in the mission
put on! The first one was in a hospital for kids. We were a part of
their tree lighting ceremony. We sang, danced, and gave out donated
clothes, toys, and wrapped book of mormons!! It was a huge turnout and a
lot of people got a good first impression on the church!
The
second activity was in the center of Actopan which is basically a mini
Pachuca. We got permission from the City Presidency to use the center
park with the kiosk and everything to show light the world videos, sing,
and give you free hot chocolate, book of mormons, and donated
clothing!! It was also a great turnout because 40 missionaries contacted
for like 2 hours beforehand inviting everyone to join us for the
program! While we were singing some Christmas hymns during the program,
there was a huge procession with cars, a parade, drums, and a huge
Virgin Guadalupe that took a stroll around the entire park and it was SO
LOUD!! It was so annoying haha, I really hope they didnt do it on
purpose. Its really interesting how the 12 of December is almost bigger
than Christmas here because everyone focuses more on the virgin
Guadalupe and they say her birthday is the 12 of December.
The
third activity was in Tizayuca, my previous area! We went to an
orphanage to sing for them, show videos, play soccer, give presents and
clothes, and help them have a good Christmas!! It was also a very
successful activity because it was more of a personal interaction than
the first two activities that was more in public. Im so grateful I was
able to go to all of the activities and be a part of the service that
all of our missionaries have organized, I feel the giving spirit super
strong and I cant wait for the three activities for next week!
Another
big part of the week was having to move houses!! Because of what
happened to some sister missionaries, they had to move areas and we took
their place! We had to move out of a house the the Assistants have been
in for 7 YEARS! That means that every elder that has gone through this
mission since 2013 has been in that house for at least one day. Can you
imagine all the gross stuff and clothes they all left behind? And
unluckily we were the ones who had to clean it allllllll up. It was more
than 10 hours combined of deep cleaning haha. But now we are enjoying a
better, cheaper house thats still pretty close to the offices!
I
hope you can all enjoy this season to the fullest by studying about the
person Christmas should be centered on! Study about him, try to be more
like him, and do what he would do if he were here!
I love you all!
Elder Millard
Pic 5: Super old catholic church in Actopan. from the 1500's.
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