Hey guys,
Hope everyone had an amazing time during the holiday season. I know we are
all feeling a little more bloated than usual, I know I do. I think it is really
funny how people think that missionaries are starving during the holiday season.
We are probably the best fed of anyone. My favorite thing though has to be the
tamales that almost all Spanish people make during this time of year.
But we had a wonderful Christmas week. I love this time of year because
everyone is a little bit more kind and open. We were able to go to a members
house on Christmas eve with 8 other missionaries and they made us dinner and we
sang Christmas carols. It was a great time and it really reminded me of home.
That night I opened up my pj's (family tradition). We woke up and were able to
go over to the stake presidents house and have brunch. They gave us some little
presents and a lot of food. It was good to spend some time with them. We played
some card games and it was really good to just relax. But I have to say that I
would rather be out working. Its crazy how much my desires have changed. We made
phones calls home at the same place that we did last year. That was cool. It was
good to talk to the fam and see how everyone is doing. We then visited some
investigators that had nowhere to go for Christmas. It felt really good to make
them feel a little less lonely. Begin away from your family is hard during the
holidays but it was cool for them to have someone to relate to.
Martha's baptism was on Saturday. It was just beautiful. The Spirit was so
strong and many of the people of her ward were able to come out and support her.
We had some investigators there and it is amazing to me how people can receive
answers to prayers at baptisms. One of our investigators Manuel expressed that
he felt more comfortable about the idea of being baptised after seeing someone
else do it. Other peoples baptisms are great tools for other peoples
conversions. She is so funny and after the ordinance she didn't realize that we
still had more program to do. So she was taking a long time getting ready and
doing her hair. Reminded me of mom. Just kidding. But it was all such a good
experience. She later said that she felt like a new person. I got the privilege
to confirm her the next day at church and it was an awesome blessing. Repeatedly
it was said that Heavenly Father was proud of her decision and that he is right
there by her side. I love her and am excited to see her continue to progress.
She loves the new feeling of the Spirit and keeps telling us that she feels
"different", it's perfect. I love this work and will continue firmly in it. I hope that I can continue to grow in the ways of the Lord. I got a long way to go.
Mucho Amor,
Elder Kipp
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