Merry Christmas!   

I get to talk to my family in 2 days!

Today we watched two movies. Real movies. Haha we saw Monsters University and Remember the Titans. A Christmas from our Mission President but they werent very Christmassy... Haha We watched Monsters University with subtitles in english so that was good but Remember the titans we didnt. It was hard to understand because it was about football and they were yellling alot. Which makes it a bit difficult to understand. It is all good. After we finished watching them at the stake center we walked out on the street and it was like....Oh yeah we are in Uruguay. We forgot for a couple hours.

 On Christmas we are going to be working like normal. Maybe we will go visit some members and see if any of our investigators want to talk to us. Apparently there is a lot of drinking on Christmas and people stay up late and eat at midnight a big bbq. We are allowed to stay out on christmas eve until 10:30pm. We have plans to visit 2 families in the evening and spend a couple of hours with them.

We made Christmas cookies the other day. They are pretty good. There are pictures. Not my best picture but I thought I would share anyway. Hna Christensen is really into decorating for Christmas and that is good but it doesnt really feel like Christmas here. It is both a good thing and a bad thing.

This week we had 1 investigator that came to church. He came to all primary but left after the sacrament. arrhhg. We didnt used to have a primary but now it is doing good! I am so happy for our ward. The ward went to the temple in Montevideo the capital this weekend and I think it was really good for them. They had 3 sealings of couples and I hope that it brings the ward closer. One of our recent converts went. She is 12 and it was her first time but I think it went well. She was a little tired whenthey got back. The next day for church she didnt come because she had to work with her grandma at her store thing. I was kind of sad, I was hoping that she would be much more committed to the gospel now but I think it was a good experience and maybe they have a little more unity in the ward. Also on Sunday one of the young women opened her mission call. She is going to Mexico!!! She is pretty awesome so I am so excited for her. There is also a reurned missionary in our ward and they are friends. I think they should get married but apparently "he has a girlfriend". hahaha I am so thankful to have a temple here that members can go to and share in the blessings. I wish I could have gone. We didnt know we could have gone until afterwards but maybe next time. 

What are your christmas traditions? People ask sometimes and I would like to know what other people do. 

Here they have these little trees if they have one at all and the fireworks are big. The kids really like those. They dont have any presents under the tree. I gave a gift to one of my girls and she waited 3 days before she opened it. I guess it is not normal to have presents under the tree. 

Well I am doing well, I just need to pray for my investigators more. They dont want to progress, really. Oh well we will keep working. 

I have a testimony of Jesus Christ and the Book of Mormon. I know they are true. I have been studying the book of mormon in spanish every day. I know that it is from God for us in our day. I make sure that I read at least a verse every day. I challenge each and everyone of you to make it a goal to not go a day without reading the book of mormon. If you dont know what it is than we can talk.... :) 

I know that Christmas is when we remember our Savior. He died for us so that we might live. Remember Him at this time. His Birth. 

Love,

Krista

photos of me walking down the road, me and Guadelupe (recent convert) I am wearing a moto helmet. and me and our cookies.