"Merry Christmas ya filthy animals... and a happy New Year."
I testify of my best buds words. I just want my mom for Christmas. Haha! But Elder Sharp hit that one right on the ball! Man it's been a long time since seeing my wonderful Fam! I kinda miss em a lot this holiday season! It is going to be a good HOUR this Friday. Really good.
Well this week we had our Christmas party. It basically was a two thumbs up. Super stinkin' fun. We went to a ranch in Comayagua and played soccer, ate, did gift exchanges, and watched a sister missionary almost kill an elder trying to hit a piñata. Haha. But what was so great was talking and hanging with Elder Hale and Elder Garcia. Elder Garcia is in my old area in Sigua! But he's the other set of missionaries there. But nobody will ever know how much I love these 2 missionaries. They have helped me so much on my mission and are some of my best friends I've ever had. I'm so grateful for them. I don't get to see Elder Garcia a lot which is a bummer but he has such a good heart and Elder Hale is def. my best bud on the mission. We're like twins it's so funny! And because some things have happened that I've been frustrated with and it just felt so good to talk to Elder Hale. It's like when I would talk to my mom forever about things. Haha. #gettingpersonal But it really just clears my head and I feel the spirit stronger. Good talk!
But so I was thinking about something and a cool thought came to my head! So Adam and Eve weren't perfect in the garden right? They didn't know how to progress. But they were cast out and were then able to know good from evil. And then I thought of Christ when he commanded us to be perfect like His Father. And then I got it. To achieve perfection we need to know what it's like not to be perfect! Now I'm not saying that we can do every and any thing we want to do because we're "learning how to be perfect." That blasphemy and denying the Atonement. But to accomplish the journey of perfection we must know what it's like to try to be perfect and not get it! And that's great! because we're progressing! And, as long as we're doing our best and trying hard every day, it doesn't matter! Because one day we will achieve that perfection! And I don't care if it takes thousands or millions of years, and a billion 'try agains'. One day I will become perfect like My Father. If we all just do our best every day, it will happen. And that's awesome. It's doctrine that most of the world thinks is crazy and not true. But! It's true.:) And it's all possible because of our wonderful Savior. It's all possible through Him. Our amazing Redeember.
I love Christmas. I love all of it. Every thing! The lights, smell, snow, craziness, decorations, movies, music, gifts, family and everything else. I love it because it reminds me of
I testify of my best buds words. I just want my mom for Christmas. Haha! But Elder Sharp hit that one right on the ball! Man it's been a long time since seeing my wonderful Fam! I kinda miss em a lot this holiday season! It is going to be a good HOUR this Friday. Really good.
Well this week we had our Christmas party. It basically was a two thumbs up. Super stinkin' fun. We went to a ranch in Comayagua and played soccer, ate, did gift exchanges, and watched a sister missionary almost kill an elder trying to hit a piñata. Haha. But what was so great was talking and hanging with Elder Hale and Elder Garcia. Elder Garcia is in my old area in Sigua! But he's the other set of missionaries there. But nobody will ever know how much I love these 2 missionaries. They have helped me so much on my mission and are some of my best friends I've ever had. I'm so grateful for them. I don't get to see Elder Garcia a lot which is a bummer but he has such a good heart and Elder Hale is def. my best bud on the mission. We're like twins it's so funny! And because some things have happened that I've been frustrated with and it just felt so good to talk to Elder Hale. It's like when I would talk to my mom forever about things. Haha. #gettingpersonal But it really just clears my head and I feel the spirit stronger. Good talk!
But so I was thinking about something and a cool thought came to my head! So Adam and Eve weren't perfect in the garden right? They didn't know how to progress. But they were cast out and were then able to know good from evil. And then I thought of Christ when he commanded us to be perfect like His Father. And then I got it. To achieve perfection we need to know what it's like not to be perfect! Now I'm not saying that we can do every and any thing we want to do because we're "learning how to be perfect." That blasphemy and denying the Atonement. But to accomplish the journey of perfection we must know what it's like to try to be perfect and not get it! And that's great! because we're progressing! And, as long as we're doing our best and trying hard every day, it doesn't matter! Because one day we will achieve that perfection! And I don't care if it takes thousands or millions of years, and a billion 'try agains'. One day I will become perfect like My Father. If we all just do our best every day, it will happen. And that's awesome. It's doctrine that most of the world thinks is crazy and not true. But! It's true.:) And it's all possible because of our wonderful Savior. It's all possible through Him. Our amazing Redeember.
I love Christmas. I love all of it. Every thing! The lights, smell, snow, craziness, decorations, movies, music, gifts, family and everything else. I love it because it reminds me of
HIM.
Everything that happens in this season is magnificent. There's magic and a spirit in the air that doesn't compare to any other time of the year. And I'm so grateful for the chance to feel that spirit in a much more different way than I'm used to, here in Honduras. It's different, but it's the same. All of it reminds me of Him. So remember that this Christmas. Let it all point to Him and embrace it all! Enjoy it! Soak every moment in. Don't worry about the past because to achieve perfection, we need to know how to fall, get up, and move on, over and over again. So learn, and enjoy it all! This work is real, this church is true, and I am so grateful for my Savior and King, the Lord Jesus Christ. It all really is glorious.
This Christmas I'm thankful for torejas, Skype, my family, the spirit of Christmas, traditions, all my memories of Christmas's before, and our Redeemer, our Savior, the Mighty God, the Prince of Peace, Christ. Our Lord and King, Jesus the Christ.
Love you all. Have the best Christmas yet.
~Elder Alec Johnson
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