Week 17 - Happy December
So as I thought about this week I almost decided not to
write a group email, but here I am. Nothing really happened and honestly I felt
pretty down a lot of the week.
With December starting Christmas is obviously pretty
important. People are decorating and in lessons people ask about what Christmas
is like in the US, or what my favorite part about the Christmas season is, and
then I feel sad.... My most favorite thing about Christmas is that I get to
spend time with my family. I want more than anything to be with them this Christmas.
I want to be shoveling snow and not sweeping sand. I want to go Christmas
shopping for presents for the people I love. I want to be wearing sweaters and
watching silly Hallmark movies and going to Maverick to get hot chocolate with
my friends. But I am here in Peru and I do know this is where I am supposed to
be even though it is very, very hard. I am reminded every day that Christmas is
not about the presents or the lights in Layton Park and temple square or the
snow. It is about Christ.
My brother wrote me a cute note that said if we look closely
at the word CHRISTMAS we can find Christ. I am so grateful for Christ. I am
grateful He came to this earth and established a church and worked miracles and
suffered and died for us. I am grateful for a Heavenly Father who allowed his
son to be born into this imperfect world where people would be not so kind and
not so accepting to the message and light He had to share.
Also talking about light.... the Light the World thing the
church has put out has started or here... ILLUMINA EL MUNDO. What an awesome
opportunity the church has come up with to help us focus on the true meaning of
Christmas and focus on others and serving those around us.
I am so grateful for Christ who I know lives and loves me
and as much as I have cried in the streets or felt like jumping on a
plane and going home this week, I am grateful to be sharing the gospel and I am
grateful for all of my many blessings.
Love Hermana Jacey Petersen
Here are some pictures that aren’t from this week that I may
or may not have already sent!!
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