Christmas Week - December 28, 2020

 
Christmas Week
December 28, 2020

Hola,
This week was a great Christmas week. It was lots of fun going to Boise and watching the Forgotten Carols and seeing the Missions talents as well. We also had a good Christmas Eve and Christmas day. Because of the holidays that came up we were able to make candy with a member family. We made Christmas crack, Martha Washington balls, and candied pecans. And those are amazing with vanilla ice cream and hot fudge. They then allowed us to take 8 plates of it with us and deliver to families we are teaching or less active families that could use a little more cheer. It was a great thing to do and many people loved that we have been thinking of them.
 
So on Tuesday we had a mission activity and went to Boise to watch the play The Forgotten Carols and pick up some mission presents. Tuesday was the first time I have been to Boise since June when I flew into this mission. It was a very good play that helps you focus more on Christ during the Christmas season.
 

Christmas eve was a good day as well. We started off with doing service for the food pantry and showing love like Christ through service. We then came home and had a mission talent show. It was very fun to watch everyone do something funny. I had the district sing Mele Kalkimaka. Then we went over to the Schulthies family to visit them and they fed us dinner as well of turkey and ham. We thought they were gonna do a nativity but it was a dinner. We then had another dinner scheduled after that and went out to the Wagstaffs and they fed us really good food. They had steak, prime rib, and king crab then all kinds of desserts. It was a good Christmas Eve. I do look forward to going back to the movie and snack tradition. I have been eating so much.
 
Christmas was a great day. I started it by talking to family and seeing them open presents and it was good. I am glad that next year I can be home for Christmas because it is different through a phone. We then had district council and took Christmas pictures. We then had some little studies and off to lunch we went then dinners and those last two days we ate lots of food. Now I must eat healthy and go on a few runs.
 

Those were the few majors of the week. We had some good lessons. Played lots of missionary impossible with families and some are starting to look on where to buy it and play. It has been a great way to connect with people. My invitation I want to leave is read 3 Nephi 1 specifically verse 12-13 and the words Christ tells Nephi. If we can remember those every day we will feel a lot more peace and happiness.

 
Love Elder Cormack