So ya Christmas was awesome! We worked hard all week as usual! I love it! Skyping was amazing and thanks for all the presents yo! I loved them all! I have so much candy now! I don't know how I'm not fat yet. I've only gained five pounds my whole mission and I eat like a starved pig! So me and my comp were looking at the price tags from the bishop and it turns out they probably ended up spending over $70 on ever missionary and there were 8 missionaries at his house that morning. Crazy! Don't worry we thanked him a lot! They're awesome! Well since Christmas, we have taught Selvin and Chad. The lesson with Selvin and his grandma and mom was amazing! The spanish missionaries came with us because Lucy and Laura have expressed an interest in going to the spanish branch just to check it out. The Spanish missionaries introduced themselves at the beginning of the lesson and set up a time they could come over next week. If Lucy and Laura start to go to the spanish branch, the spanish missionaries will have to start teaching them. We didn't really teach much, we just let Lucy and Laura ask us questions and we resolved a whole bunch of concerns. They have told us that they love church and that they love having us over because they feel peace and they know that this church will improve their family. Selvin already knows so much its so cool! By the end of the lesson, we got Lucy and Laura to agree on allowing Selvin to get baptized on January 25th! He was so excited and happy! Lucy and Laura said they would be baptized, but only once they felt more comfortable with the commitment that they make at baptism. Laura's main concern with Selvin is that she doesn't want him to go on a mission. Selvin keeps talking to them about going on a mission! He's so cool! Lucy had the same concern last week, but this week she told us that she thinks that it would be good for him. She said that way she could teach him how to be self reliant. Lucy told us that if she feels comfortable once the 25th hits that she will be baptized too. I think all three of them will be ready by then. They have been reading and praying and they "feel" that its true. They also want to start bringing their other kids to church--one is 9 and one is 13. That would be awesome! One of my dreams on the mission is to baptize a whole family and see them get sealed in the temple a year later! I can't wait until the Crosby's get sealed in a year! They are amazing! We taught the crosby's this week as well! Jamie just had her baby Luke James Crosby. Jason has still been having a hard time with health issues, but they are so strong and just an amazing family. We taught Chad as well. He relapsed on smoking, but he's not letting it get him down. We talked about repentance and the Atonement and I even offered to give him a blessing, but he declined. We taught him about tithing and fasting as well. He just absorbs everything we teach. It is so cool and it's fun teaching him. Other than that, we did a lot of finding this week and got a whole ton of potential investigators with return appointments for after the holidays. This week and next week should be stacked with new investigators so I'm stoked! We're going to start working with more less active and part member families too so that should be good. I can't believe how much I've grown in just 4 months. I'm loving it! It's hard but I'm loving it!
Well that's all for this week folks! Thanks for everything and I love you all!
Elder Nelson
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