Hey
Dad!
Awesome.
I found a sweet saints colored tie today as I went through a box of them that
was in our apartment. It was great to see y'all on Christmas! I do need to
start cutting some weight though so I'm going to be working on that. The
Guthries are pretty freaking sweet and Bro Guthrie has been teaching me some
sweet songs he wrote. Did you like the pictures?
Tell
me about your Christmas.
Christmas
was the bomb.com. We woke up at like 6:20 and
started opening presents and then at 7, Bro Evans came and picked us up and we
ate at his house. We hung out there and Elder Sorenson talked with his family
while we were there. I tried to play a recorder (flute thing.) I got pretty
good, but still working on it. Then we went to the Bowens house and ate there.
We had nonalcoholic wine that the Elders quorum president had and it was awful
haha. We weren't there for too long, but it was still fun to chill. Then we
went to the Guthries and we all did our skyping/facetiming. That was fun
because we were having a Nerf war the entire time. We then went to the Morks
house and had dinner there or supper in the south. That was pretty good. We
have been helping them move into their house and the Dad got a sweet
smoker/grill, so we will be getting steak soon! Then Elder Misi and I dropped
off Elder Sorenson and Elder Smith at the Guthries again and we went and
visited some investigators. Will and Paige gave us this sweet sculpture/picture
thing of the last supper. Lastly we went to the Guthries and that is when I
talked to Mom one last time.
1.
Who did you get
packages from and letters? I got a package from everyone
in the whole family. The Nilsons young and old, Y'all and the Hendricksons too.
One from Andy. Then a Christmas picture from Andy's family, the spencers, and I
think the Nichols. I got a book of Mormon from Misty Anderson and a couple
letters from bro Moyle, the Randalls, bishop, and I can't remember who else.
2.
What kinds of
foods did you get fed? We
got fed hog jowl and grits and biscuits and gravy. That was super good. Then we
had Mexican at the Bowens. Then ham, field peas, corn, cornbread stuffing and Hawaiian
rolls.
3.
Tell me how
your companionship is going? Elder Misi and I get along great. This transfer has just
been hard number wise because of holidays and stuff, but it will pick up and
get going. We are working on being better missionaries and I am trying to get
him to enjoy his time on a mission.
4.
You look happy.
Why? I'm
happy because there is nothing to not be happy about! I
am on a mission and the
Lord is constantly helping me and guiding me. I see the light of
Christ light
up in someone’s eyes every day and it is fantastic!
5.
What did you
put in your stocking for the stocking exchange? I put in a dart gun and some
candy and a letter to Elder Hill
6.
What are your
thoughts of you for Christmas from home? I am not sure what the question is asking so I am going to
go ahead and say Christmas as a missionary is very different because I am more
worried about other people than myself so it is just a whole lot different.
7.
What did you
miss and what did you love about this Christmas? I missed being with the
family and hanging out with everyone and just chilling, but I loved being with
the people here too. They are all so awesome and I feel like I have lived here
my whole life and I've known these people for a really long time.
8.
How is your
district? My
District is doing really well. They work hard and are awesome teachers.
My
message comes from a story called the file room or something like that in a
book I got for Christmas. Look it up on Google like "the file story about Jesus"
and you should find it but it taught me a lot so! I love ya Dad
Ofa
Atu Oi
Elder Wilson Atagi
