I completely forgot to mention that last Monday, we went to a bakery! I will include a photo of us ready to go in. They wouldn't let us take pictures inside, but it was fun to go and see bread be made.
We have seen many small miracles in our work this week. It has been incredible, and I am so grateful that we have had the chance to work hard and serve our Lord.
Much of our work this week has been in the form of service. From folding shirts to picking up fallen beans to collecting firewood to wrapping a Christmas package, we've done it all! I love doing service. :) We also crossed a river this week. I definitely felt like a pioneer, hahahahaha.
I cannot say how grateful I am for the restored gospel. As I have been studying this week, I have been thinking about what it would be like if we only had the Bible to depend on. If we didn't have the Book of Mormon or Modern-Day Revelation. HIJOLE. So much of what I hope for and who I have become is thanks to this gospel.
President Dester invited us to study the words of our Savior during this Christmas season, so I have been reading a bit in Matthew. As I was pondering Matthew 6:25 (and the JST of that as well), I realized that that scripture has literally been fulfilled for me. When we have had nothing to eat in the house, someone has invited us or brought us food. When I have needed or wanted some sort of clothing, it has been given to me. How grateful I am for the goodness of other people!!
This week, we had divisions with the Sister Training Leaders. I love them so much!! I learned a lot from Hermana Ugarte. We bought some plain white shirts and decorated them to be able to take photos. :)
Saturday, we had a branch Christmas party, put on by the four of us missionaries. WOW so, so many people helped us to make that night special. It was a bit stressful, especially since our mission leader overslept and had to change his work schedule aka no pudo llegar a la fiesta. But the Lord worked miracles. We had a small presentation and had a Christmas dinner. We had decided to have something typical of Honduras, which included grilled meat. So we spent much of the evening grilling 36 pounds of beef on 3 rather small grills, hahaha. But everyone loved it! They said it was the first Christmas party they had had in years, and everyone left full and happy. :)
MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!! And God bless us, every one.
THE CHURCH IS TRUE! christmas.mormon.org
LOVE,
Hermana Grondel
En la panaderia
Our grills
We were covered with ash. :)
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