I'm glad that ya'll had a great Thanksgiving, mine was very good
as well and i'll talk more about it later in the E-mail.
So
exciting that the girls are performing the Nutcracker this week. They
are doing to do awesome, i'm excited to hear all about it.
Going
to get a tree every year as a family is something i'm so glad we did.
It was so fun buying a tree and then decorating it with all the
"decorations" we have made or acquire over time haha we always have the
best looking tree. Hands down.
Exchanges:
I
went on an exchange with a missionary named Elder Sant this week. Him
and I know each other pretty well, we living close by each other a few
months ago. We're good friends. The area he is in right now has been
struggling lately with finding people to teach and staying busy. So, him
and I decided to do everything we could and work as hard as we knew how
that day to find a family to teach.
We hopped on our bikes and peddled away (my first time on a bike again since about 2 or 3 months ago).
As
we were riding our bikes down his street, we saw a couple who started
jumping up and down waving at us. We both looked at each other, not
knowing who these people are haha. Turns out that they are members from
out of town visiting some family for Thanksgiving. The family they are
visiting are inactive and have an unbaptized daughter. The couple told
us how they had been praying to know hoe to help get these family active
again, and then we rode our bikes right past them. Haaha awesome!! We
went over and send up a lesson with that family.
At
another point, we talked to a man who was busy packing up his car and
seemed disinterested. I felt impressed to say, "Have you read the Book
of Mormon?". He stopped, and looked at me and said "no, but I want to".
So we taught him about the Book of Mormon, said a prayer with him and
his family and set up another lesson with him. Awesome!
In the
evening, we stopped by a man's house and he was telling us how he had a
really busy, hard day. We offered to share a message that will help him
fell better. He let us in. We then taught him and his family about the
Restoration of the Gospel, and gave them a Book of Mormon. We also set
up a return appointment with them.
The exchange was filled with miracles, and it was so fun to be working with Elder Sant.
Thanksgiving:
All
the missionaries in our zone did service at a Catholic Church for a few
hours. They were serving food to people who didn't have anywhere else
to go. So, we scheduled it with the Catholic Church, and they really
wanted us to come. We all showed up and helped serve food to these
amazing people We had so much fun, and it was a humbling experience for
all of us. At one point, I decided to just walk around and talk to
certain people. I would set down next to these people who have had hard
lives, you could just tell by looking into their eyes, and I would ask
them what they are grateful for. I probably asked that question to 50
people, all different ages and walks of life, and almost every single
one of them said, "my family".
These people who don't have
many clothes, or much money, or even a place to spend the holidays,
understand what is most important. I hope that it would never make me
get to that point to always remember what is truly important.
This
Thanksgiving, I was extremely grateful for my family. My family which I
haven't physically been with in over 15 months, but feel like they are
always near. I, like the hundreds of underprivileged people who had no
where to go on Thanksgiving, am thankful for my family.
Recent Convert:
Malik
Abdul is doing phenomenal! Just yesterday he get the Aaronic Priesthood
and was ordained to be a Priest. Only a week after getting confirmed,
he got the Priesthood! He is doing do good! He is about to get a calling
as well. He's just a powerhouse. I'm so proud of him.
I love ya'll!
Have a great week, and always be grateful
-Elder Giles
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