Hey!

This week has been great! Always full of adventures. First off, we have found that the Christmas Season isn’t the reason for more doors opening to us, but the descorations covering their eye-hole. Whatever works, right? haha\

I swear my back tire is cursed – there is no end to the flats! Im pro at tire changing now! Those crazy sidewalks that just end turn into a path of never-ending thorns and satanic stickers.

This week I hit my 8 month mark! Hannah Montana say whaaa? (Shoutout to Brother Bonham).

We also got to go to the Temple this week! It was awesome! Lets just say going inside I saw some people I knew and it freaked me out. Select few will understand that…haha

     On the way to the temple the member that took us hit a curb and totally got a flat, so we changed that – with white shirts and suits and came out clean, what up!

We’ve been caroling and its been awesome! People record us and hold their kids tighter, “We NEVER get carolers!” Twas like a movie – crazy stuff! We shared a scripture and game them a “He is the Gift” card. Yall probably have a couple of those. Give them to friends!

We are teaching this big 400 lb black guy and he always says, “I wanna be Mormon, I just don’t know when yet!” “Why not Alex?” “You know what? EVERY Mormon comes in here and asks me that, but I just don’t know when yet!” “Alex, do you believe this is the same church Christ set up?” “I don’t know about that!”  Then in our minds: “Uhmmm theres the issue brodda!” We are going in depth with Christs church: Ephesians 4:11-14, Hebrews 5:4 and the Apostasy: Amos 8:12-13. Its starting to make sense to him. He is gonna get bapatized, we “just don’t know when yet!” ;]

I feel like Will Smith in a sea of sick people…too bad none of them are hiding….This week basically everyone is getting sick in my zone….Zoneleader A (ZL-A) has the Flu. ZL-A went on exchange with my District Leader (DL) and got him sick, DL’s companion has bronchitis, and my companion has the cold or something… Zoneleader B and I are holding on strong! but…. my Onguard just ran out this week…wish me luck!

The Christmas Devotional was really good this year! I loved Elder Christoffersons talk. There was a Young Women in the ward that was diagnosed with Leukemia this week, so we thought it was perfect for her. We’re all praying for her.

Yesterday I was asked to pass the sacrament and totally failed. But I looked cool doing it. just kidding. The deacons kept telling me to pass in the places that others were passing and it was no bueno. All is well, all is well.

Work has been pretty slow lately – everyone keeps rescheduling appointments and its not that fun, but the weather is nice, so biking around isn’t horrible.

Again, thanks for the letters! Hope yall have the best week ever!

Love,

Elder Householder

PS: Christmas still means meat and Football in Texas.

PSS: Most of Yall live out of Texas, so we all know it means Christ! Discover the gift, Embrace the Gift, #Sharethegift  Christmas.mormon.org Check it out!