Hello family,
I would like to assure you that I did not forget to write you this week. It is just that yesterday, the sixth, there is a holiday here in Spain called, Los Reyes Magos, where it is like Christmas and the children get presents from the kings or wise men that come to every house. The Spaniards celebrate this one a little bit more than Christmas as it is an original holiday, and Christmas is an American, as they say. So with this holiday being on our normal preparation day Wednesday, the mission made a change to have us work on Wednesday, as it was a national holiday and a lot of families were home, and have today be our preparation day. Cool huh!
I loved Los Reyes, the holiday. There were parades all around the country where every one in the parade would throw candy out into the public. That actually was all they did. The people in the parade would throw candy and everyone would try to catch as much as possible. We were in Valdemoro, one of our pueblos, that is actually very city like, while this parade went by. Let me just say it was like a goldmine. Every single family that lived in Valdemoro was out in the street with all of their felatives having a great time. I loved it. We caught some candy and contacted 12 families afterwards. Hopefully, we can teach a lot of them.
Here is the newsletter mom.
Newsletter
Well this Christmas and new year season has been wonderful. I love the feeling I get as I celebrate these more common holidays, along with a couple other uncommon ones, in a country very far away from the U.S. I love being in a country where every country of South America is represented. It was especially different as I was walking home on new Years Eve with huge fireworks whistling and bursting through the streets. If these had been the normal fireworks that we are accustomed to in Utah, (if you remember, the ones that don´t shoot in the air, have no power, no risk, nearly no sound, and are in simpler terms….no fun), then it wouldn´t have been a problem. But as my companion and I were walking home this cloudy, drizzly New Year´s Eve, the memories of all of those WWII movies came quickly to mind, and I felt as if I was in the middle of a historic battle where there were grenades going off every 2 minutes. These Fireworks really are that bad or good, however you want to look at it. And as people never go to bed on this crazy night of the year, it was a little rough going to bed as the sound of machine guns and explosions were clearly heard from within our room, into the wee hours of the morning.
As we start a new year in the service of our common Savior, I would like to share with you one of my favorite Christmas quotes, that I hope will bring you gladness, courage, desire and hope for a brighter and even better year. Short and simply it has been said; ¨WISE MEN STILL SEEK HIM!¨
I hope and pray that all of us will seek the will of our Father in Heaven and our Perfect Savior Jesus Christ, as we labor this last time in His ripe vineyard. May we always be wise and learn to come to know a little bit better this year, the Messiah.
I am sorry that this week is a little short, we have to run to a lesson and catch a bus and train. Thank you for the birthday wishes, and I feel your love. I know I am in the right place trying to do the right things, and I love it. I hope you all are doing and feeling the same.
I love you all and pray for you often.
Love,
Elder Driggs
Have the best week ever, and feliz año nuevo!
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