so as far as christmas is concerned. its not a very
big deal. its just a sort of major holiday for christians. (there are
bigger hoildays held by christians) but a lot of people will throw a
tree up, christmas lights arent very popular though. i'll have to
explain that in person haha.
but
this upcoming week is going to be an awesome one! like last year, as
many of the members as we can muster will be caroling to most of the
members homes. we'll do it two nights this week, and i know its gonna be
a blast! then friday we go to kuching for a missionary christams
conference, then saturday is the branch christmas party. party every
night! haha then of course next week is christmas week, and we already
have many invites to peoples homes on christmas day. cant wait. this is
surely the best transfer cycle to be finishing on. couldnt have dreamed a
better place and way to finish.
we
have been able to meet with our members, but not as many as we would
like, but were also to do some good ol tracting. met a few good people,
but mostly just waves of the hand indicating they dont want anyhting to
do with us hahaha. So this past week was a pretty exciting week for the
church in east malaysia. they had youth conference in Kuching, and ALL
branches from east malaysia were invited. so as always, the youth who
participated had an awesome time.
today
we will hopefully be playing a local sport called takraw. its like
volleyball with a shorter net, and you dont use your hands/arms. we just
saw a group of guys playing near our house and we were watching them
and asked if we could play with them. they obliged. so later today we
will be doing that. should be a blast! in addition we will be playing
badminton as a distrct of elders, and thatll be a blast.
in
answer to your question mom.. I think i went on a mission largely out
of duty, and also because of something that dad told me: you will be
setting the best example you can for your younger brothers by going on a
mission. once again out of "duty" to my brothers and family. I cant say
i really knew what i was getting into haha.
i stayed on
my mission because the joy and happiness i bring to others has has
reflected back on me 10 fold. i have learned so much about the gospel,
but more so about how people work and what things work and dont work in
trying to help them live the gospel.
my
mind has been opened to several new cultures, and a very different way
of life. I believe every aspect of my being has been greatly affected by
my mission. There really can be no other way to so dramatically improve
yourself. the thing that I cant really figure out is that i have
accomplished all of this while rarely focusing on myself. It is when I
truly focus on the needs of people i barely know that i increase the
most in love, patience and diligence. This is what must be understood by
anyone considering serving a mission, but at the same time can only be
understood by those who have served one!
I love you and cant wait to TALK to you about what we'll do when i go home.
Elder Giblette
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