This week went by super quick!!
First off, Elder Trincado and I are staying together again!! 3 transfers in a row!! To stay with a companion for 3 transfers is pretty rare. He has never stayed with one companion for three transfers, and neither has Elder Gonzalez, my last companion, until I became their companions! It is pretty weird.
We had a lesson with Sam on Monday which went really well, we had our ward mission leader come in with us and he invited him to the gospel principles class. And then we also had a lesson with him on Tuesday night, of which our Mission President Skyped in our lesson!! It was super powerful, and our President invited him to be baptized on the 23rd. He said that he would pray about it, and the spirit was incredibly strong. We have another lesson with him tonight and tomorrow night as well.
On Saturday we had one of the Ward Christmas parties and it was pretty fun. They served a brunch that consisted of ham, eggs, hash browns, and donuts. And then someone read a book about how Santa and Christ are similar. Also, Coalville had their Light Parade on Saturday. There were so many cool and different lights. The fire department and sheriffs joined in and put Christmas lights on their vehicles, people rode their horses with lights on them, there was even a dog sled with lights on them. The videos I took are pretty dark and hard to make out what they are. They turned off all the lights in town to add to the effect and to be able to see the lights better.
On Sunday we gave a talk in one of the wards! We were asked to speak on taking Christ's name upon us. I just wanted to share a quote that I used in it from Elder Ulisses Soares. He once said, "As we take Christ’s name upon us, it is expected that we strive to emulate His attributes and change our character to become more like Him each day." We should all try to obtain the attributes that Christ shows to us, especially during this wonderful Christmas season.
Love you all!!
Alma 37:6
-Élder Wilkes
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