Olá! 

Happy December! This year the Church is doing the same Christmas campaign as last year, #LightTheWorld. I´m excited because our mission presidente really wants us as a mission to get involved with it this time around. 

Just to explain, this campaign is something that the Church is doing to promote the true reason of Christmas: Jesus Christ. Each day up until December 25th, there is something that we can do to bless the life of someone else. Whether it be writing a thank you note, spending some extra time with your family, or donating something to a homeless shelter, each of these things can bring more light into this season of the year. 

At Mormon.org there is a video each day and three suggestions of something that we can do for somebody else(based on one of Christ´s teachings). To me, this is a wonderful way that we can celebrate Christmas this year! 

As a mission, our mission president wants us to get out with our district everyday to sing Christmas hymns and pass out the special #LightTheWorld calenders. I challenge all of you to try to do one of the suggestions each day, and I know that this will make your Christmas even better!

As we were walking out of the store a few days ago, a man called out to us and said, "Elders! Come here, I need spiritual help." 

Now, just a little backround about this man. About a month and a half ago, we tried to give him a pass along card on the street, and he started accusing us of being of the devil and was shouting at us and being very rude. I´ve been yelled at on the mission before, but this was one of the ruder people that I´ve met. However, everytime that we would see him on the street after that, we would always say hi, or tell him good morning or something similar, with big smiles. We saw him maybe five times after the first "incident." 

Fast forward to this week and he requests that come and help him. Just by talking to him, I could see that he had changed a lot, and that he had become humbled. He started talking about how much he misses his two sons (they live with the mom), and how he is worried that he won´t get paid anytime soon (he´s a fisherman). We ended up saying a prayer with him right there on the street, and he said that he felt so much better, that he could tell that we were missionaries sent from God. A few days later we talked to him again on the street, only this time Pedro showed up randomly! Pedro told Paulo (this man) to listen to what we have to say, because we have helped him so much and what we have to say is true! 

We haven´t been able to meet up with Paulo since then, because he hasn´t been at home when he says he would be, but we have lots of hope for him! This just is another testimony that people can really change, and that no little act of kindness (like telling someone goodmorning) goes unnoticed!

I love this time of year! The spirit of Christmas really touches people´s hearts, and there is really a special feeling in the air. I´m grateful that I get to spend one more Christmas here on my mission, and I hope that I can be able to touch the lives of even more people this month. I love my Savior. We were talking to a man on the street yesterday (actually we sang to him and then talked to him, haha), and something that he said really stuck with me. He said that Jesus Christ is our best friend. I´ve heard this several other times, but this time I really felt the truth of it. He is our best friend and will always be there for us! 

I love you all and I hope you have a great week!