Week 71: December 24, 2018 - Christmas Week
Merry Merry Christmas Eve!!!!
There was a lot of going back and forth this week!!! I spent the first few days this week in Ponta Delgada with the other elders over there. We were in a threesome. It was tons of fun!!! It was neat to see all of the good work they were doing in Ponta Delgada. Elder Freeman, my new companion, came here this week. He is such a great elder and has such a huge enthusiasm for missionary work!!! Im already learning so much form him! He works with a lot of faith and believes that tons of miracles will happen. There was one morning we were walking around and he said how he really wanted to teach someone that morning. He walked straight to a door as if impressed to do so and knocked. Sure enough, someone answered and said that we could teach right there at the door!!! So cool!!! We then taught an awesome family that lived right next to them. They treated us so nice! I feel like it is getting easier and easier to teach to the needs of people. We started off asking a few questions and they sort of just threw at us what they wanted to know. It was so neat! I was sure to tell them how happy I felt there with them and how nice they were. We also went caroling with the members which was so much fun!!! WE got to visit a lot of less actives and members that don't really get too many visits. It was a super fun week!!! Im loving the spirituality Im feeling here on the mission. Elder Freeman is such an amazing elder and I feel so happy to be doing missionary work rn!!!!
Love you all soooo much!!!!
have a merry merry Christmas!!!
Elder Barton
Our Threesome with (left to right) Elder Harper and Elder Zamora
Caroling at a members home with a Presépio in the background. Only the people here in the Azores apparently make this type of Christmas decoration
There was a lot of going back and forth this week!!! I spent the first few days this week in Ponta Delgada with the other elders over there. We were in a threesome. It was tons of fun!!! It was neat to see all of the good work they were doing in Ponta Delgada. Elder Freeman, my new companion, came here this week. He is such a great elder and has such a huge enthusiasm for missionary work!!! Im already learning so much form him! He works with a lot of faith and believes that tons of miracles will happen. There was one morning we were walking around and he said how he really wanted to teach someone that morning. He walked straight to a door as if impressed to do so and knocked. Sure enough, someone answered and said that we could teach right there at the door!!! So cool!!! We then taught an awesome family that lived right next to them. They treated us so nice! I feel like it is getting easier and easier to teach to the needs of people. We started off asking a few questions and they sort of just threw at us what they wanted to know. It was so neat! I was sure to tell them how happy I felt there with them and how nice they were. We also went caroling with the members which was so much fun!!! WE got to visit a lot of less actives and members that don't really get too many visits. It was a super fun week!!! Im loving the spirituality Im feeling here on the mission. Elder Freeman is such an amazing elder and I feel so happy to be doing missionary work rn!!!!
Love you all soooo much!!!!
have a merry merry Christmas!!!
Elder Barton
Our Threesome with (left to right) Elder Harper and Elder Zamora
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