'Twas the Week Before Christmas!

And this is why I am not an author.

Monday- We taught a member family named the Foots. They have a son who came home from his mission this week. They are such an awesome family. They would not stop feeding us food haha. I was stuffed, and they just kept bringing more. First World Problems.

Tuesday- We did a lot of service today. We helped one family move out, then we helped an elderly couple with some stuff, and then they helped Elder Brimley with a little project he's working on.

Wednesday- We went to a graduation for one of the soldiers on Ft. Eustis. He's so funny. We went and helped the Grimmius' set up Family Home Evening for the Night Hawks, but no one came. We were all set up for that night though. Family Home Evening with the Soldiers is so much fun.

Soldier Graduation

Thursday- I went to see the Doctor. He took a look at my knee. Bottom line, he isn't exactly sure what is wrong with me, but he has a couple of ideas. I will probably have to go and see a Sports Medicine Orthopedic specialist.

Friday- We had Christmas Conference, and it was a blast. President Baker let us watch The Polar Express. It was super swell. During lunch, my district performed a variation of 12 days of Christmas, called the 12 weeks of Training haha. It was fun, but exhausting. We had a chapel session. It was a bit of a talent show, but there was a lot of reverence shown. We heard messages from Sister Baker, President Baker, and President Hancock. We got some goodies, then scooted on home for our ward Christmas Party. They made sure to send us home with a lot of stuff. We have an entire ham in our fridge haha.

Goobering around at Christmas Conference.

Saturday- Today started out super stressful. We had apartment inspections, we helped somebody move a few items from a storage unit to on base, and we had District Meeting, all in the morning. We were hustling and bustling all over the place. Then, our ride back home from District Meeting had an emergency, so we were making a bunch of calls. We finally were able to get home and destress a bit. The Piggot's took us to a restaurant called Plaza Azteca. It is a super bueno Mexican place. Afterwards, they took us to see the lights in the Park. They were so pretty.

Sunday- It was the homecoming for Brother Tse-Sue. We were asked to sing with the Foots Family and we did really well. After church, we went to eat with the Marshall Family, then we headed over to the open house for Brother Tse-Sue. He's so sweet.

I've in the part of the Book of Mormon where Christ comes to minister to the people. I have felt such a sweet spirit as I've read through it. I want to bare my testimony, that Jesus is the Christ, and that He atoned for all of the pains, sicknesses, and sins of the world. He is the reason for our joy this season. Heavenly Father truly loves each and every one of us. Let us remember Christ's life, from the Manger to the Cross, this Christmas. Merry Christmas to everyone. Love you all.

Elder Dumont