Merry Merry Christmas to All!
I miss you all so much! But I am not sad that I am here! Last night for dinner we had what was probably the saddest attempt at tacos that I had ever seen! But I enjoyed them, it is definitely a Christmas Eve dinner that I will never forget! Last night all of the Elders in my district wrapped up our pjs in paper towels and opened them! It was hilarious! And I got lots of pictures, don't worry! Thanks for getting all of those letters and presents! They are awesome!
Even though this has been the hardest Christmas that I have ever had, it has been very special! Now more than ever I have a testimony of Christ. I am so grateful that God loved us enough to send his Son. And Christ gave us the best gift, His life. I have come to learn for myself, that Christ knows us personally and He suffered for us personally. When He was suffering in the Garden of Gethsemane for a brief moment He thought of me. He experienced the pain of having to say goodbye to the people that I love most knowing that I wouldn't see them for two years. He suffered through the incredibly difficult first couple of weeks here in the MTC. All of my pain, all of my sorrow and all of my trials. He knows. He loves me, and I love Him.
I have been blessed with the most wonderful family in the world! God loves me so much that He sent me to you! And the least that I can do to show my gratitude and appreciation is to come here and feed His sheep. I will try my best, I want to live up to your expectations and I want to live up to the expectations that the Lord has for me. You mean the world to me! I know that here in Brazil, I will find a family that loves eachother as much as I love you and I want them to know that they can be together forever. Just like us.
I love you so much!
Elder Stringer
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