Malipay nga Paskoe akon Pamilya

Malipay nga Paskoe akon pamilya! (Ilonggo so if you said it to a Tagalog person they would not understand it. It means Merry Christmas....In Tagalog Merry Christmas is "Maligayang Paskoe" ) Things this week have been pretty good here in Roxas. My stomach has been going kind of crazy. I went to a 'gastroenterologist' doctor and she gave me medicine and thinks it might be a small ulcer or something. She thinks it might be from taking Ibuprofen my whole life and especially when I had my hurt tooth a few months ago I took it a lot so I wouldn't be in pain and could focus on the work. So it should get better fast. I feel good this morning.(I usually am emailing around 9-11am here.) On P-days, we do studies in the morning and then come straight to the email place. I will call as early as possible but it will probably be around this, normal time. I am loving the 12 days of Christmas haha I had the pizza last night. It was good. We do have pizza here but it’s not usually good so it was nice to eat it last night. I also love the pine nuts (sooo good), Hersheys chocolate (my roommates love you too, haha), necktie, toothpaste, just everything is way good so thank you! Regarding the typhoon, yes it affected the people of "Mindanao" a lot which is southern Phils. But it has not affected us. It just rained a lot this week. We have caught glimpses of news here and it is so bad there. A lot of people have died. I am really excited for your business mom. It sounds like you are putting a lot of work into it. I am sure it will pay off. I am excited to hear more about the new office in St. George. We are still going to have a baptism on Christmas Eve (possibly two) so we are excited for that. I also sent you a letter in the mail but don't open it until after we talk on the phone for Christmas, okay. :) There is one for each of you. Sorry I didn't have time to do one for the entire family. Just read them an e mail or something. Tell them I love them lots. Sorry but I also I also have a request from a district-mate from here in the Philippines. She wants a journal and she is really pretty poor so can’t afford one. Just the same one as the one you sent me. If you can, please send one in my next package. I told her it will be her late Christmas gift. I asked the sister missionary what kind of journal she wanted and she said she wants one like "cute" haha, so you choose mom what kind but it’s for a girl so try to get a "cute" one. She also said she wants it pretty small. So you don't have to buy a big nice one. Just buy a small, 'cute' one for a sister missionary. Maybe like the size roughly 6" X 4 1/2. I will trust you and Britt or Macy to buy one. Thank you. Love you. I have some extra time so I want to share a story....Last night we went to an investigator named C N, the sister in law of H who we baptized in October. She has had doubts about our message. I felt the impression to ask her this question. "If Jesus Christ was sitting here with us and you had to ask him a question, what would your question be to him?"...She thought for a while and then said "I would ask where the right path is for me to go to return to him".....When she asked that I immediately thought of 2 Nephi 32 which is about the right path returning to our Father. We opened and shared to them and I really felt the spirit in that lesson. It went well and now I feel strongly that she will be baptized. She asked questions about " What are the regulations of being baptized and stuff" I hope you like that story. One more awesome thing we found out about this week at zone conference (where president comes and talks to us in Roxas) was that Bro. Jim Weaver from Sibalom............IS NOW IN THE BRANCH PRESIDENCY! That is crazy huh?! I was shocked but so stoked to hear someone I baptized is now in a leadership position. It is so cool to feel like I helped someone like that and now he is involved so much in the branch there. I love this work here. All is well with everything and Christmas season is here. People here are doing funny caroling at night where the kids go from house to house asking for money and singing Tagalog Christmas songs. I love this season. I also can’t wait to talk to you all. I love you all. Merry Christmas. Elder Christensen Hey Britt I love you lots too! I am in Roxas city...pronounced (ro-has) and it is really “cityish” but fun to be here. That is cool soccer is done. I am excited for you to start track. I can’t wait to talk to you next week. Love you. Love you lots, I love you guys lots and the next time I talk to you it will be on the phone face to face haha I love you all lots and can’t wait to hear more stories and what’s going on. Love you, Elder G Christensen Hey papa what’s going on? Things here are going really well in Roxas. It is good to hear all the bowls. I miss watching college and NFL. I am glad the Dolphins are doing a little better. I hear the Packers are way good. Who beat them? That’s one thing a am excited for when I get home since it will be football season. Things are going well here and we are staying busy. My comp doesn't quite have the same desire that Elder Price and I did so I kind of have to keep him going and do everything but he is hanging in there. Our work is going well. We should have baptisms this week. I am loving it here. I can’t wait to talk to you all. I can’t believe it has been seven months! Love you and miss you. Elder Garrett Christensen