Smiley Potato!

Bonjour mes amis et ma famille! 

I hope you all had a very merry Christmas and were able to appreciate the greatest gift, ever given, Jesus Christ!  

Our Christmas was really fun! First, we woke up and honestly didn't know what to do with ourselves! We were all waiting for our parents to call to open our presents, so the first little bit was slow. After our parents called and we opened our gifts we played some football. I really enjoyed it! Then we got ready and we met up as a zone for some Christmas festivities! We did a white elephant gift exchange! I got a potato with a smiley face drawn on it! We then watched Princess and the Frog, which is a super good movie! The most heart-wrenching part is when Raymond gets crunched (the real fans will know what I'm talking about)! However, despite the heartache, hope shines on because, after his heroic sacrifice, he gets to be a star in the sky with Evangeline! After we watched the movie, we had the special privilege of Elder Holland dropping by and sharing a message via zoom! He shared some very good advice; "If you want to have the joy you had on your mission do the things that brought you that joy!" Keep on keeping on! That spoke especially true to me because after his message we went and delivered cookies to those we are teaching. Being giving on Christmas is something I want to continue for the rest of my life.  

 

As for the rest of my week, I was impressed by the Sacrament prayers.  

"O God, the Eternal Father, we ask thee in the name of thy Son, Jesus Christ, to bless and sanctify this water to the souls of all those who drink of it, that they may do it in remembrance of the blood of thy Son, which was shed for them; that they may witness unto thee, O God, the Eternal Father, that they do always remember him, that they may have his Spirit to be with them. Amen."

 "O God, the Eternal Father, we ask thee in the name of thy Son, Jesus Christ, to bless and sanctify this bread to the souls of all those who partake of it, that they may eat in remembrance of the body of thy Son, and witness unto thee, O God, the Eternal Father, that they are willing to take upon them the name of thy Son, and always remember him and keep his commandments which he has given them; that they may always have his Spirit to be with them. Amen."

When we partake of the Sacrament, we always Remember Him. In light of the Christmas season, this is how we can always keep the Christmas Spirit with us! The Sacrament can help make every day be like Christmas! 

Know that I love and care deeply for each one of you! I hope and pray that each of you feels His love every waking moment of your life! 

Till next time, au revior et a bientot! Je vous aime!  

Love, Elder Habel 

We burned some wood for our friends Megan and Eric! Their neighbor's fire started catching their lawn on fire, so I had to sprint over there and put that out with my feet. That was a fun adventure! Of course, it happened right as she started asking questions about the Book of Mormon lol!

The man, the myth, the legend: Elder Holland!