Chino, California: Week 57

Merry Christmas!!!

I hope everyone has had a great Christmas day!

It's been a fun one for us! We all opened up presents together, and some members from our ward brought breakfast and dinner for us. Also, my companion gave me his old hair cutting set, then a member came over with presents for us and I got... another hair cutting kit! I think it's a sign, I guess I'm just meant to cut hair.

On Monday we went over to have a lesson with Don, who is from Sri Lanka, a country I had never heard of. When we left he gave us some amazing Sri Lankan food, which was really good but about as spicy as I can handle. I always love trying new foods and things from other countries. 

On Wednesday, we went and did a service project with Salvation Army handing out Christmas packages. Then last night, we went around to all the investigators we're teaching and dropped off some Sprite and popcorn with a little Christmas message "Thought we'd pop in and Spriten up your day" That was fun.

Finally, I just want to say how thankful I am for Jesus Christ and all that he has done, and continues to do for me. Christ's birth, life of miracles and teaching, and suffering and death for each of us is the biggest gift of all time. He truly is the reason for the season. Because of him, I can find peace and joy in my life. I have the opportunity to be saved from my sins and live forever with my family. I have a perfect example to follow, an example of service and love. God's plan for us is happiness, and I feel that happiness when I look to Christ and apply his teachings and atonement in my life. 

One of my favorite scriptures is 1 John 4:9

"In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him"

God loves us, he sent his son for us, and I am forever grateful for that.

Merry Christmas!

Elder Clayton

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Pictures:

Our Christmas tree 

Sri Lanka Food

Service project Christmas packages

Christmas Eve dinner

Sprite and Popcorn gifts