Hermana Kirsten Anderson: Christmas adventures

I don´t have a ton of time to write due to some crazy adventures with President today (including lunch at McDonald´s with him and his wife), but I´ll try to explain briefly my wonderful week. Christmas was absolutely fantastic!! I think I ate more food than I have ever eaten in my life. Everyone just wanted to feed the missionaries! We ate posole, pig head and feet, tortas ahogadas, egyptian food and an array of other things. My favorite was probably on Christmas Eve when we went to eat with a recent convert family. The moms of our two recent converts were there and we were able to share with them the Christmas initiative videos and talk a little bit about the Gospel. At the end of the night we were able to give them their own Books of Mormon as a Christmas gift. They both came to church on Sunday and said they were interested in learning more. Neither of them live in Guadalajara, but we´ll be sending the missionaries to their houses soon.

We also have a whole family that we were able to teach Christmas Eve. It a family that has some less-active members, recent converts, and now investigators too. We watched the Christmas videos with them as well and did some fun Christmas activities and shared stories. The Spirit was so strong and while they didn´t have any Christmas presents, or much to buy a big Christmas dinner, they recognized the real meaning of Christmas and we could feel that there with them. And then they all came to Church yesterday :) Did I mention I just love Christmas and the mission?

Well, I´ll try to attach some photos to show some of the other highlights of my week!

I love you all and thank you for your support, love and prayers.

HAPPY NEW YEAR :)

con amor,

Hermana Anderson