12/26

FELIZ NAVIDAD! (sorry no pics this computer does not like my camera)
First off, I GOT TO SKYPE MY FAMILY YESTERDAY AND THAT WAS AMAZING. You guys are the best. For sure the best xmas present that I could have wished for. I completed 5 months yesterday on xmas!
I won the mission olympics for singing at the christmas conference! We had this really elaborate competition and then when I made it to the final 2 he said we had to sing silent night and improvise and make it different.... it was seriously so stressful. But I won so I get to go to Concepcion to a recording studio to record all the songs for the mission.
I sang probably a thousand times the past week. We went caroling to all the members homes and then would invite them to go caroling to their neighbors homes as well.
My fav scripture of the week was John 8:12. We would share this with the members and then sing them silent night to motivate them to go caroling with us.

"Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life."
Something I love about this scripture is He really is the light. In the first vision it says "I saw a pillar of light exactly over my head, above the brightness of the sun." If we think about how bright and powerful the sun is, with its heat and energy.... HOW CAN WE EVEN BEGIN TO COMPREHEND what we can recieve from Jesus Christ. We do not need to fear or be in the darkness with him next to us. He is always there to pick us up. Even though the program light the world is over, we can always light the world during the whole year to everyone in every moment.
I hope you all had such an awesome xmas and filled with joy, love, laughter, good food, xmas songs, and smiles. I miss you all! Thanks for all the support!

~ Elder Nord

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