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Hello Mom and Dad!

Yes I got the Christmas package with the little tree, ornaments, goodies, and everything else in there. Thank you so much for those festive gifts it'll make the apartment look much more festive! Me and Elder Olson have been doing the #LightTheWorld initiative in member dinners and also with contacting people wherever we go and its been pretty positive mostly! In our apartment its just me and Elder Olson but there are some missionary apartments or homes where more than one set of elders stay together. Awesome to hear how everyone is doing back home and holy cow that package sounds like a crazy one, this Christmas season I think in general is gonna be a crazy one regardless. 
Status Update for the Week:
Me and Elder Olson have been using the #LightTheWorld initiative wherever we go while trying to invite people to learn more about Jesus Christ and His church, so its been busy here. We were able to find a new investigator, Chip Mosely, who we helped plant some bushes and trees in his backyard and had lunch with him while discussing the Plan of Salvation because we learned his wife passed away about a year ago. On top of that while contacting around a mall we found a really awesome referral for Adelanto missionaries who wanted to have a stronger relationship with God. And the next day while trying to get into contact with another potential we met Robert who also lives in Adelanto but he has been praying and looking for a church for him and his daughter so miracles have been around every corner, even if its for other missionaries to teach. But on top of that our ward had a Christmas Party this last Saturday where we invited our investigators and everyone we knew and we had lesser active members show up where we had the opportunity to help them connect with others. District Leader responsibilities have been pretty interesting none the less, been trying to make sure everyone is alright and plan meetings with other missionaries so that's a blast. And not too long ago we had the opportunity to listen to the Christmas Devotional just yesterday and there were some really amazing talks!
But besides from everything, things have been fine and dandy here even though its been a pretty hard week. But that's faith for you, just keep trying and trying and hoping that something will turn out and the Lord has blessed our efforts.
You guys have any fun plans for Christmas this month?
From,
Elder Brimhall

- The reindeer hat was already at the apartment so I decided to take a picture with it. Me and Elder Olson are gonna be taking Christmas pictures for letters to send back home and what not so just hopefully I can get those done so I can send those soonish. Elder Olson loved those peppernuts and so did my Zone Leaders Elder Richins and Elder Akers

- Me and Elder Olson have a dinner appointment with the Land family tonight, sometimes we get dinners sometimes we don't but the Ward has been doing a really good job about these sorts of things. Today me and Elder Olson with the Zone Leaders are hanging out this Preparation Day but we'll find something fun to do.

- Elder Richins is from Logan Utah and Elder Akers I believe is from Park City Utah and they are pretty awesome guys. I get to go on exchanges with one of them this upcoming Thursday since Zone Leaders go with District Leaders for leadership training and just learning from one another.

- I don't know the details yet (about our Christmas Skype), but I'll make sure to let you know when I do find out. And yeah Transfers will be on New Years so that'll be pretty fun most likely, of course dependent if President Taylor keeps me here or moves me somewhere else because by the end of this transfer I'll have been here for 18 weeks.

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