It's beginning to look alot like Christmas!

¡Hola!

Wow this week has been CRAZY!! (Also it's snowing for the first time today hence the title) 

Every night when we get home I wonder how we even accomplished all that we did. The scripture D&C 123:17 sums it all up really well. We truly are doing everything we possibly can, and we're having lots of fun as a trio, and by the time we get home at night and take a second to breathe we realize how many miracles are happening each and every day. Last week we taught 26 lessons, and that was on a week that we had to be home by 7/8 because of the protests, and we had the Christmas concert downtown we had to help out with. We are usually double booked most nights, which gets crazy when we don't have members to split with us. BUT we've had so many amazing things happen to us. 

I don't have a lot of time to go into detail about all the lessons we taught already this week (I'm sure no one wants to read the novel at might become either) but I'm just going to share a few of my favorites. Freddy, one of our new investigators, told us he really wants to get baptized at our first real lesson with him! We got another new investigator named Milsia who is super prepared and adorable! I had a few instances this week too when we were on the bus, or knocking a random door I felt prompted to that we were able to share the He is the Gift video with and its amazing, the door is really being opened this Christmas. One of these was when we were knocking a few doors after an appointment juked. I felt like we should knock on 2B (there may have been a Shakespeare joke involved) a young kid ended up answering and we had a really amazing powerful lesson with him (he invited us in with him and his mom) we already have a return appointment for Thursday. It's incredible the people that are prepared during Christmas to hear our message. OH and also this guy game up to us at he subway stop saying he'd recently emergency moved here from, Connecticut where he was meeting with the missionaries and needed to be baptized!! Super cool. I'll have to let ya know what happens with him. Also both of those last two stories happened in what we call our miracle moment morning, because it was down pouring and crazy but because we just kept pushing through (sis hall even forgot her metro card we had to go back for and found the guy at the perfect timing) it was just crazy.

I also finally realized in church this week that I know who everyone in our ward is, it was a moment of confidence for me. Sometimes I still feel like I just got her and know nothing, but looking back on the progress I've made its kind of crazy. Even being able to understand so much more Spanish and everything, I just kind of had a reflection moment this week.

Well I'm sure this isn't making a ton of sense, but I hope it just give you a glimpse of all the miracles and the craziness of our schedule right now! It's awesome and crazy

We also had an really amazing zone meeting as well as the Christmas devotional Sunday night. Between both of those and the musical concert we helped out with downtown at the temple it's been such a Christmas focused week. It's incredible the Christmas spirit that is around as a missionary, even though it may be different to be away from family, I can already feel like this will probably be one of my favorite Christmases. Truly focusing in on the savior, and the true spirit of Christmas 24/7 is such a huge blessing. Sure I might be living in the craziest city (I mean someone even peed on the subway a few days ago) but amidst it all is the true meaning of Christmas and the He is the Gift video being shared with so many!! The work is moving forward! 

I hope you're all really able to focus in on Christ this Christmas. It doesn't take much just a little more simplicity and focusing in on what's truly important. It's so amazing the gift we were all given, discover and embrace the gift of our savior Jesus Christ! 

I love you all and wish you the best week, I promise I'll have more pictures and stories next week (we went to the temple today so didn't have too much time) but I love you!! Feliz Navidad!

xoxo

Hermana Smart