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My dearest family and friends,

It´s getting so close to Christmas, did it creep up this fast last year?? I am so excited to talk to you all and finally hear your voices! I will be ready to chat up a storm.

 

This week was pretty great, I got some more snowflakes to add to the ones you sent me and plastered them all over our piso. The other elders love it, always making comments about my Christmas spirit. I´ve been trained well :) 

 

This week started out super crazy. On Tuesday we were walking around on the streets contacting, when we got a call from the zone leader saying we had to be in our Piso´s at 3:00 because a huge storm is coming and we won't be able to leave. We found out a little later that there was a red alert throughout all of the islands for this storm and the stake president of the islands talked to president about keeping us in our pisos. It freaked me out a little but I was also a little excited--you know me, I like a thunderstorm once in a while. But sadly it hardly turned out to be anything, except in the morning there was a thunderstorm and one bolt struck right next to our building, illuminating our entire piso then followed by an incredible boom that stopped my heart. Besides that, it was just a little rain and wind which permitted us to continue working. 

 

Our ward had their Christmas dinner on Saturday and Pablo, Pilar, and Louis (our investigating family) all came! As far as I know they loved it. It was amazing to me how willing the members were to strike up conversations with them and make them feel welcomed and loved. Sadly only Pilar came to church yesterday, but I am praying and hoping that Louis and Pablo will want to continue coming. 

 

Now on to the funny stories: 

We were in a hurry to catch the tranvia (basically the train) which was just about to leave, and so we were scrambling to put coins in the machine right next to the train, by putting all the coins we could fine which were 1s and 5´s until it got to 1.35- the amount for one ticket. Right as soon as we bought the ticket, I grabbed it and turned around just in time to see the train leaving! Hahaha I felt like such a dork, someone was probably havin a good time watching us throw coins in the slot as fast as we possibly could. 

 

Some days we spend a little time docking doors, and a fun thing that we´ve come up with to do so that we aren´t bored out of our minds is pick a work that the other has to say during the conversation we have with them at the door. So Elder Wilson gave me the word bizcochon (that wonderful bread/cake stuff), so this was my conversation (translated):

 

The guy: Hello? 

Me: Hey, we are missionaries and would love to share our message with you, do you have some time right now? 

Guy: Yeah right, now I don´t have time

Me: Well could we pass by another day? I can bring bizcochon for you? 

Hahaha, well, it keeps us entertained. 

We passed a very serious looking man on the street with a complete samurai sword on his back...not sure if I should be scared or not. 

Okay that's about all for today. Once again, thanks for your support for me. I am very grateful for your love and sacrifices so that I can have this opportunity to be a part of God´s army and share this light that you have given to me, Mom and Dad.

Love 

Elder Franson