Feliz Navidad Familia!
I love you all! How is Christmas without me? Do you miss the
smell of cinnamon and chocolate or is the lack of a huge mess a good thing??
haha I hope you are all still keeping my kitchen in shape! Don’t let her get
too unused! haha
(Also, don’t you touch my knives! They are telepathic and they
let me know when they are being used! Don’t even think about it, Derek!)
Anyway! So, good news everyone! We had another baptism this last
week! Rene was so excited! He is a 47 year old single man living in his mom’s
house that has just been a party boy all his life but he says he finally has
purpose! It’s so cool! The thing I love is how every single person we have
taught has expressed in some way or another that they want to go and share this
gospel! He said that he just wants to go out and help people! Love it! I
will send a picture this next week though because we are on the virus filled
computers again! haha I hope you don’t mind!
So, I just wanted to share my Christmas experience with you here
in El Salvador! Right now, I am sitting in a cyber, typing. I am in church
clothes but I am sweating so I could easily be in shorts and a t-shirt! haha
But then when you walk outside, there is snow! But, it’s not normal snow! haha
it is snow of ash! This time of the year, they harvest sugar cane! And once
they have juiced it, they burn the woody part of it! Well, even though the
nearest cane field is about 15 miles away, the ash raises up really, really
high and falls here in Campos! It isn’t that much but every once in a while it
will get in your hair or something haha it’s funny! Also, to answer your
questions, yes, they use lights and Christmas trees! Not everyone has them but
some streets are just totally decked out in lights! haha it’s sweet! Also,
there is a Santa Clause in the place we go to eat on Wednesdays, in the
UNICENTRO mall thing, it’s funny! I bet he is so hot! Oh, also, they love to
dance at Christmas time! And everyone has been dancing a lot lately! Salsa
dancing to be exact! MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
Also, Kortnee, Happy Birthday last week! Sorry I switched the
letters! I actually didn’t mean to! haha I had them both and had the evil
thought to switch yours and Kolby’s b-day letters and then I was like…no, not
worth it! haha but then I guess I did it anyways! haha that’s so funny! My mind
just works on it’s own I guess!! muahahahahah :)
Oh, so funny story! I love the people here so much! For all of
you guys, this won’t be as funny, but just imagine it, yeah?? So, there is this
kid named Marvin Mendoza in our ward. He is the nicest most loving kid I know!
He is 16 years old and he comes with us to work like 2 or 3 times a week just
because he loves missionary work so much! Anyway, one day we were in the church
and I was like, Marvin, do you trust me? He was like…yeah…so I had him do the
whole fall backwards and I catch him thing. Anyway, he is about 5 foot 5 and
weighs about 115 pounds! Easy, yeah? Well, then he was like ok! So now, let me
do it to you! Do you trust me? I was like.... yeah, of course I trust you but I
don’t trust how big you are! haha anyway, he talked me into doing the faith
drop thing and as I started falling I was like.... oh bad idea! Well, needless
to say, I took him out! haha We both just fell flat of the floor laughing! haha
It was so funny! I love these people here! I am glad that I am serving here in
El Salvador! I miss you all but I will just say that I am in the best place to
be on a mission!! Love you all!!!
Also, about calling this next weekend I talked it out with my
companion and we decided that the best time for us is on Saturday right after
lunch…we will eat lunch right at 12 and then go to the church to use the internet
there (its the fastest :)). So, I will probably be calling at about 1 o’clock
my time…I have no clue what time it is for you guys. I get so confused with
time zones! haha but anyway, I hope that is all good for all of you! I think it
would be easiest to just call Lizzie’s account on Skype! Also, I think I
remember my Skype account name and password but Lizzie could you send me an
email to this account with my Skype account if not then I can just make a new
one :) sound good?? cooooool :) :) :)
Anyway family, I love you all so much! I hope that your week
went well!! Take care and make sure Lizzie gets home safe! haha I heard her
story... take care of her for me! I love you all!! Stay safe and remember that
Jesus loves you!!!!
Love,
Braden
Talk to you all on Saturday!!!
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