So to start...Floriana shaved her eyebrows off this week. hahah I can´t even look at her without laughing. The good news, is that she laughs too and she´s like I don´t know what I was thinking...and I¨m like you obviously weren´t.. I thought you´d all get a kick out of that...eyebrows are essential people! Now for the more serious stuff..It has been such a crazy week of work here in Uruguay, and it DOES NOT feel like Christmas. Kind of sad, but it´s okay because I am super busy, so I don´t have much time to think about it!!!! Things are really good here, and we are finding more people to teach every single day! PREPARED people none the less!!! :) We have been doing a lot of service lately, we have a service project almost every day, and sometimes twice a day. We rake, weed, and clean for members, and people of other faiths. I really loved the weeding and raking..WHO AM I? But seriously, minus the sweat, I was loving it. We also did a lot of service in the church preparing for our Christmas Party. It was a lot of work..It made me feel so bad for not helping out more at my wards at home..If you have time...HELP. So much goes into every activity behind the scenes..and it is a lot of hard work. So if you can, make time to help out...not to mention, ya feel good doing it! :)
Today was our Christmas P-day so we got to watch a movie and go to the beach (no we didn´t get in the water.) We watched Despicable Me 2 IN ENGLISH!! I was laughing so hard..I was reminded that I´m a 12 year old at heart. Anyway, I hope you´re all having a beautiful holdiday season, and always keeping Jesus Christ in your thoughts..Afterall, it is Him whom we are celebrating this time of year and always!! :) We biked to a family in the branch´s house for the movie and lunch...it´s only an hour and fifteen minute bike ride both ways...so I am currently dying of heat stroke as I type this. Pray for me. haha
We found...well I shouldn´t say that. This new investigator FOUND US this week. It was incredible. We were tired from a long day of not much success...walking home at 9:00 PM and this man started yelling at us from his yard saying words like ¨OFFER, RELIGION, CHURCH, TEACH ME!¨ haha ¨Uh...okay...we can do that!¨ His name is Carlitos, and he is so awesome, he has so many questions and is sooo curious. We taught him The Restoration and he said he would pray about it. Then two days later, he walked two miles to our Church looking for us because he wanted to learn more about Christ!! Are you kidding me!? HE IS CAPO (awesome) We have another lesson with him on Christmas. What a good Christmas present for both of us!! We´re so excited about him, and he is excited about us. He is so great. More good news..remember the family I told you about my first week here that we found that has the picture of Ricky Martin on their wall? THEY COMMITTED TO BAPTISM!!!!!! The whole family! So that is happening on January 4th. The two boys have a problem where they can´t read or write...so the mom reads to them every single night. It´s truly a miracle! Want more good news? We reactivated this family..and they have a little girl named Angiolina (who I adore) she is nine...and the parents said we could start giving her the discussions...and their baby is being blessed on the fifth of January! THE WORK IS HASTENING HERE IN CARMELO URUGUAY AND I AM SO BLESSED TO BE A PART OF IT!
I got to teach dance on Saturday and it was a success...it started with all of the young women and then all the boys got bored of sports and came upstairs and attended dance class! haha I was loving it..To my surprise the elders were the most coordinated of them all. It was priceless..and I was truly having so much fun. It´s now a set activity for every single Saturday! Whooooot!
Remember that time I said I wanted to sing in church? Yeah...me neither. But it happened...yesterday..and it was T R A G I C. The missionaries got asked to sing ¨Noche De Paz¨ aka ¨Silent Night¨ and so we arranged this melody with like English and Spanish mixed...and it was going to be awesome..right? Well at the last second the branch president said that he and his wife were going to join us because they´re missionaries too...hahahah you guys. It was so funny. they were WAILING...say it with me. TONE DEAF. I was trying to hard not to laugh..but it was nearly impossible..I just stopped singing because I had to only focus on not laughing.
Sunday was a hard day for me...not sure why. I just was thinking a lot about home..and the holidays..and it was hard..I think that´s normal...ya know to have bad days. But during sunday school..the Holy Ghost prompted me to read Alma 17..and after ignoring it for twenty minutes because I was trying to pay attention to the teacher...it was SO LOUD...I needed to read Alma 17. It was about Ammon and his mission. His trials were far greater than mine..and he handled them like a boss! He didn´t cry about it! Instead he pressed forward with patience and faith! WHAT A STUD. I don´t have to heard sheep...and slay the arms of armies...I only have to learn a language...Miracles only occur when faith is present. My day turned around in a blink of an eye, and I was so grateful for my mission and all that I have been blessed with. When we are patient in long-suffering we receive so many blessings! I was comforted, and Jesus Christ, as always, was quick to come.
Everything is great here, I love the people...my capacity to love grows every single day. Thank you all for all of your love and support. Keep writing, I love hearing from you all! Have the best Christmas ever and remember what this time of year is all about behind all of the hype..The birth of our Savior Jesus Christ. I am so excited to spend this Christmas in dedicated service to Him..What better gift could I give him! I love you all, and I love my Savior!!! MERRY CHRISTMAS LADIES AND GENTS.
PS...the food here is disgusting. I am way sick after almost every meal haha. We only eat once a day and it´s always rice, potatoes, or pasta...carb wit it. haha but my bod just isn´t taking it well. I may or may not have a parasite. Merry Christmas Saffy Taffy! hahaha it´s no big deal though, some of you were just asking about the food..so there´s your answer.
Con Amor,
Hermana Sorenson
Our Christmas Party!!
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