Mid-December

Hey everybody!

I hope everything is going well for all of you! It's getting really

busy here during the Christmas season, but that's how it should be!

Also, it's been pretty warm over here. Everyday it's in the 60's or

70's..... It reminds me of home so much! But that's okay, I guess I

will have to wait for a cold, snowy Christmas next year. But still, it

was another good week!

Tuesday, we saw Brother Kpalie, a less active member in the ward. What

is so great is that he told us that he is going to be trying to get

back to the temple. I was so excited to hear that because he has come

a long way since I came to Moorestown. He didn't go to church in the

longest time, but here he is now, trying to get a temple recommend. I

probably won't be here when he goes back, but to see someone progress

over time is one of the greatest things to experience on your mission.

Wednesday, we saw Kevin, our investigator who is Muslim. It was so

great because he cooked us dinner, which comprised of seasoned

chicken, cooked green beans, and spaghetti with meat sauce. But the

best part about it was we showed him the Christmas website the church

set up for the holiday season. There was a video he watched called "A

world without a Savior" which really touched him. It just testified of

Jesus Christ which really brought the spirit into the house. All in

all, it was a great lesson on Jesus Christ!

On Friday, I unfortunately got sick with a cold. Needless to say, it

has not been fun the past few days. But the Zone Leaders did give me a

blessing, so I'm just waiting patiently, because I know I will get

over this soon! The work went a little slow that day, but we ended the

night very well because we were invited to a ward council Christmas

party. The next night we had our ward Christmas party as well! It was

great to spend time with the ward getting ready for the holiday

season. At the ward Christmas Party, Elder Harris played Jesus in a

Christmas story a woman in the ward put on.

It's been fun getting ready for the Christmas season. Less than two

weeks now! It'll be great to see the miracles come as Christmas comes

closer and closer. I hope you all are able to get ready for the

Christmas season! Just always remember what it's all really about.

Elder Cortes