Merry Christmas everyone! Christmas this year was a blast,
and it was definetley different than all of my other holidays at my house
hahahhaa. This past week has been filled with great times and fun moments in
remembering the birth of our Savior and also being able to appreciate His power
and influence in our lives.
Ok so this past week was filled with mission and ward
parties all week. Last Friday we had a party as a mission down in the mission
office with all of the Elderes and Hermanas, so that meant that I got to see my
old companion Elder Jones! It was great to catch up with him and talk with him,
as well as some of the other friends I have made around the mission that I do
not get to see very often. The party was great, we had a talent show, and then
we had a present exchange, and we wrapped it all up with a Christmas devotional
where we told the Christmas story with songs and scriptures. Overall it was
awesome, and I cannot wait to do it all again next year! On Saturday we had
dinner with a member family from our ward, and I loved it because this family
is like my favorite people here in the ward, so it was good to relax with them
and eat some cake. On Sunday we only had one hour of church, and the men from
our ward sang a Christmas song, so Elder Topalda and I joined them too! And of
course, later in the afternoon I got to talk with my family which was awesome,
and also a little weird because I think my brothers voice dropped.
Overall I am so grateful to be a missionary and to be here
in Santiago. During the last month of December I have really thought a lot
about Christ and how when we do the things that draw us nearer to Him, we
recieve more of his love and light in our lives, and we start to change. I am
so grateful for His sacrifice and His birth. It is because of him that I can be
saved from my sins and the the opporotunity to live with my family forever in a
state of peace and joy with my Father in Heaven. I hope you are all doing good
and that all of you had a Merry Christmas! Next time I write it will be
January, so I will see you all next year!
Love,
Elder Tilghman
3 Nefi 17
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