I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and that you all ate lots of food for me! My companion and I ended up going to a Chifa restaurant because our mamita couldn't feed us. It was really good, and felt very full afterwards, so it was almost the same.
Things are in full navidad here. Everyone has lights, trees, and Santa Clauses. The best is the new videos for the initiative #LightTheWorld are available to the public. If you haven't had the chance to see the new video, I would go and watch it right now. It is so good. I always feel the spirit when I watch it. I hope all of you can find opportunities to serve those around you in 25 ways during 25 days!
We had my last verificaciones, where they see if I can teach the first three lessons. I did really well. Everyone has things to work on and the suggestions I was given, I was working on at that point as well. Our ward had their primary program yesterday which was really good. Different in Spanish.
We also had a new baptism this last Friday! Her name is Emily Reinoso and she is the daughter of the Reinoso family that we baptized my first month in the mission field. It was such an awesome experience. The entire family has such a strong testimony and I feel that their relatives that showed up, that aren't members, and hearing the tesimony of their granddaughter helped them feel the Spirit.
Today, my first companion, mi papi, has left Cotacachi to go to Ipiales, Columbia and be a Zone Leader. He is such a great leader and I know he will do good in Ipiales. He and I did a lot of good work here, but now, I have to keep that up. He left a big legacy that I hope I can fill. But, I have a lot of work this next week and am ready to go to work!
We have had a lot of Noches de Hogar (FHE) with many of our investigators and less-actives. It has been awesome and interesting to see how different families do FHE's differently. One family we were with, has everyone share something they learned rather than having one person give a lesson. It was awesome and a new idea I kind of like. If you haven't been having your Family Home Evenings, do it! It'll help strengthen your relationship with the members in your family and also invite other families to join you. It is a nice, simple way to invite people to listen to the Gospel.
I love you all! Hope you are getting ready for Christmas like we are. Find opportunities to serve like our Savior did!
--Elder Ogden--
Baptism
New shirts
Shadows and fog
Thanksgiving Lunch
When a new shipment of Books of Mormon comes in
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