This week went by really fast. On Tuesday i went to Puebla with Elder Sue Sue for his knee and wow his whole body is destroyed. Right now he is in physical therapy, but he has problems with both his knees and his spine. I also bought Krispy Kream and we had really good tacos de carnitas so that was a highlight. We also slept the night over in their house because of how late it was when we got back, so in mission tradition, we bought tacos. It was my comps first time trying tacos arabe and he was in love.
This week we found Marla and her sister. They didn't come to church because they both got really sick. We gave Marla a blessing (her sister wasn't there) and the next day we saw them both and Marla was like 100% better. Not a coincidence. We were also able to help Marla make some plans so she can live the word of wisdom. After a rocky start to the lesson (even us pros who have more than a year make mistakes in the lesson. I basically was reading in 1 Corinthians 6 where it talks about the body being a temple and the drunk people don't go to heaven and i accidentally started reading the verse about not fornicating, so that was fun), but she was able to understand the doctrine behind the word of wisdom and was excited to live it. We also watched the Elder Holland video about his broken down car (a personal favorite) and she liked that too.
On Thursday we had our ward Christmas party and we showed up 5 o'clock sharp with the people we had invited. Lets just say i totally forgot to adjust for the Mexican Mormon Standard Time (sorry for using the word Mormon). We were literally the first people to show up and the party didn't start until 6:30. It was a fun time though and we got to eat some good food. I also saw a 60 year old lady in a green sequin dress (not church appropriate i might add). Lip syncing to Spanish Christmas songs, so that was a first and something that you will only find in the boonies of Tlaxcala.
On Friday we had our zone conference and it was a really fun time. I remember last year i was super bummed at the Christmas zone conference, but this year i had a blast. We played games, learned from the President Barron, and ate some good food. We also broke piñatas, but that lasted all of 5 seconds.
Now for the sad news. Elder Bucio hurt his sciatic nerve and the doctor told him he needs to rest and walk as little as possible for the next 10 days. For those of you who don't know the sciatic nerve is basically right where his pompi is, so just the act of him walking is really funny. On the bright side we've had a lot of time to study.
In this Christmas season i cant help but feel extremely grateful for the gift of Jesus Christ. I have come to realize throughout my mission, and especially now that the birth of Christ wasn't the beginning of our salvation and it wasn't the end of it either. I would invite you all to read and meditate about the entry of Jesus Christ in the guide for the study of the scriptures. Jesus Christ was ordained to be our savior before he came to the Earth. He had all of the glory of Father as Jehovah, but decided to come down and live a mortal life. He was born in the humblest of circumstances and then lived a sinless life to perform a perfect atonement and save us all from our sins. Now everyday he is watching over us and cheering us on so that we can one day return to him and the father and become like them. We read a quote in our zone conference (I cant remember from who right now it was a prophet, but i promise its not apostasy) that if we put anything before Christ in our lives, whatever it may be, in the end it doesn't matter. Christ is the life and the light of the world and we all need to work on putting him first in our lives.
Les amo muchisimo y les extraño bastante, pero por la proxima ya voy a estar con todos ustedes. ¡Feliz Navidad! Rompen algunas piñatas
Elder Warburton
Elder Warburton
México Puebla Norte
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| Merry Christmas ya filthy animals |
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| The presents are wrapped |
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