FAST WEEK!!!

Que onda?  This week went by sooo fast and I'm sitting here trying to remember what happened, literally went by in the blink of an eye.  I also wanna wish you guys a merry Christmas!! I am so grateful for all of you and all the support.  I'm so grateful to have such amazing family and friends.  Also on Thursday we got three baptism dates! Pray that they will go through! 

On Tuesday we had intercambios, that is where you work with a different missionary for the day, we switch companionship's and we sleep at their house for the night!  Its always fun to have a lil sleepover and work with someone else for the day.  I worked with Elder Turner!  He is my brother in the mission, which means he has the same time in the mission as me, and we were in the mtc together.  We are both super new so we didn't understand everything people were saying to us, but we got a couple new investigators!  its so cool how much the spirit can help us when we have faith.  

For the rest of the week we just worked like crazy.  We have a commandment in the mission to find 16 new investigators each week, as well as baptize one soul each month, and it isn't easy, we have to work like crazy but its so worth it.  Yesterday I could barely feel my legs, but i'm loving every day.  I feel so close to the lord and its such an amazing feeling.  Sometimes I wonder how I still feel happy, I miss my family, I barely know any Spanish, my house is a hole, I can hardly communicate, I walk so much its insane, but Ive never been happier and its because i'm in the service of the lord.  If any of you don't know if you wanna serve a mission, or your on the fence, i'm telling you do it, its hard but its the best decision Ive ever made!!

 

We bought a little Christmas tree this week!  Its like a foot and a half tall and I put my Christmas presents under it lol.  Good times.  We play our Christmas music at night before bed and the Christmas spirit is there haha.  This week I get to talk to the fam and I'm so excited!! We are having Christmas with the Sanchez family and they are amazing.  Mexicans are so funny jajaja, especially this family.  

 

During this time of year, don't forget to remember our savior.  He is the reason for this time of year.  Keep Christ in your thoughts.  Christmas is my favorite time of the year, its a little hard being away from home, but I know how worth it this is.  Don't take your family for granted during this time.  Spend as much time as you can with them, and remember that the greatest gift of all, is that we get to have eternal life, and live with our families forever, because of Jesus Christ.  The parties, the gifts, the lights, the music, are all awesome, but remember Him.  I love you guys and I hope you all have an amazing Christmas this year.  Love to hear from you all!  conner.atkin@myldsmail.net

 

Conner on splits with a missionary in his zone.  They were invited over to dinner by a great family in their ward.  Grateful for members taking care of our boy.