Preparando para la Navidad

Hola,

Things have been going well here. This week we have been working on some projects for the mission for Christmas. First off, in December the mission will have 8 zone conferences in Rancagua, and as part of that the missionaries will be singing Christmas carols in a nursing home, rehab center, etc to share Christmas spirit. Elder Sawyer and I are in charge of finding 8 different places to host us. Those kinds of places arent as well organized here as they would be back home, so it has been a bit difficult, but so far we have found 3 places that will let us come. Should be a great experience for all the missionaries.

Also I have been working on our missions Christmas video for this year, which showcases pictures of everything that has happened in the year. A 15-minute slideshow is pretty boring, so we are spicing it up with a bit of a storyline and clips of the videos of Jesus Christ that the Church has made. My companion is also a piano whiz, so I planted the idea that he should record a custom soundtrack to accompany the video. We will see if we can do that.

Other than that we have been doing the usual: visas, travel plans, etc.

Also as Christmas approaches, we are sharing with everyone this years social media initiative, Light the World. It is a program of 25 ways to serve others over the first 25 days of December. I invite you all to check out the website and think of how you can serve others during this special time of year. I know that Jesus Christ came to this earth in the humblest of circumstances to be our Savior and Redeemer. I am thankful to be able to celebrate that event and share His light with the world.

Elder Richards