Argentina Christmas

Merry Christmas from Snowflake 4th Ward Beehives!!

This week I am SUPER grateful. And not just FOR everything that my Heavenly Father has given me, because that is too much to count no matter how many times the hymn tells me to count my blessings. But this week I really worked hard to apply Dieter F. Uchdorfs talk from 2 conferences ago, in where he says in stead of being grateful FOR things, we can strive to be grateful in any circumstance that we are in, including the hard ones. So this is pretty funny haha but like 3 days ago my eye started to swell up real bad. I just tried to wash it and ignore it but Sunday morning I woke up with it completely swollen shut haha! No one wants to go to church looking like Quasimodo! But that was when I decided to be grateful in my troll-like circumstance and be happy that day. Even though I felt like Tommy Boy when everyone, the whole day, was asking me, "Whoa what happened to your face!?"

Hahaha I just smiled and told them that Hna Diaz has been beating me in the night. Haha so today we went to the Argentina doctor (quite the experience) and he told me to go buy some medicine and we're all good now. 

NEWS: Mayra and Emanuel got their transmit for their marriage! We're all super happy. They will be gettin hitched the 16 of January and want to be baptised the very next day. I admire their faith so much.

Lucy and Manuel accepted a baustismal date for the 10th of January! I can't tell you how much I love them old folks! 75 years and humble as can be. I love watching their testimonies grow. Manuel says he feels like Jose Smith is already his close friend, and Lucy just always says how cute he looks in the pamphlet haha. They're so cute! 

Today we had the FUNNEST Pday! After Bishop and his family took us to the doctor, we all drove to this giant famous park called Parque Pareira. It's HUGE and covered with giant trees SO stinking beautiful! I can't even tell you how much I love our Bishop. He is full of jokes, stories, and love for all people.

When we were driving back we found a family with their car stuck in the mud. We stopped and helped push while he revved the engine only to suddenly be completely sprayed with mud haha! We were a sight to see- a bunch of Mormons, Hermanas in skirts pushing that car. The family was super grateful and we ended up sharing a short message with them haha I'm never going to forget that. 

This Christmas has been my happiest one yet because I've never been so close to my Savior Jesus Christ. Perhaps I'm not fortunate enough to particiate in mom's rad TOY Christmas this year haha :) But I hope you all know how extremely happy I am. I am growing and learning in ways I never could have imagined for myself. This Christmas I am grateful. Grateful for the plan of Happiness. Grateful for being on the Earth in the times of the fulness of the gospel. Grateful for having a family like you guys :) Grateful for knowing my Savior Jesus Christ and my Heavenly Father in the way that I know them. Remember who the real gift is. Èl es la Dádiva. 

I'llllllll beeeee seeingg youuuuuu 

HASTA VERNOS ESTA NAVIDAD! 

  

This just shows how bipolar the weather is in Argentina haha. same sky. 

I LOVE HNA DIAZ! 

Hey Hudson Jacks! This one's for you. You could basically put me on your next T Shirt seller..... Peace out (Kip voice) 

A glimpse of the awesome rainstorms here in Argentina. Dad and Payton, I thought you would like this picture :) 

View from creeky tower Espeleta