Dad you would be so proud of me

Sunday night means
Spanish movies for language study
and hot chocolate.

I know we did a lot this week, because I am so dang tired. But I truly don't even know what happened. I'll try my best to scratch my brain for any details of this week. Although, I do remember one detail pretty clearly. I ATE SEAFOOD SOUP. Dad you would be so proud of me. It was like octopus, crab, and a lot more, but we had her stop telling us so we would be able to survive eating it. Holy cow, I was terrified. First time I've been offered sea food on the mission. It wasn't as bad as I expected, but I did not like the feeling of the tentacles. Freaked me out. I'm just amazed that I survived. I think Heavenly Father helped me out with that one, because I didn't hate it at all. Although, it was a little traumatizing.

This dog scared me so bad.
He was like camouflaged into the dirt.
 Basically gave me a heart attack when I looked down
and he was at my feet. Luckily, he wasn't evil!

On Thursday, we literally were on our bikes for 5 hours without stopping. It was cold, rainy, and no one was answering their doors. We talked to a lot of people on the street that day. Which, is super good, because we really want to get the word out on the He is the Gift initiative! It's so much fun sharing the message of Christ's birth. People just love it. And I love talking about it. But that day was one of the longest I've had so far. We were out for so long, and my body was aching. BUT, it was all worth it, because that night we had an amazing lesson. It was with this woman who has investigated for like 8 years now. We had our branch mission leader and his wife with us. We shared an average lesson on scripture study, and when we were leaving, her husband came in, and she asked us to share a message with him. We shared one on family prayer and then all got on our knees to pray together. The spirit was so string and you could tell that their family was so happy. We stopped by a few nights later and she couldn't stop thanking us for the sweet spirit we brought into her home. It truly was one of the coolest lessons I've had, because you could feel their family coming closer together. This is literally the coolest thing ever. I love being a missionary!

On Friday we got to do service which is always so fun! We're supposed to do 10 hours a week, but there's never enough stuff to do. Although, we found out that this store in town needs service. It's run by a church and the people are so nice. We're going to start that this week!

We forgot to take pictures this week,
so we rushed a photo shoot before our dinner appointment,
whoops

Sunday was like the happiest day ever. We had 3 investigators at church! They are all so awesome. People are truly progressing and I love it, because it's becoming something they want to know, not just something we want them to know. We also got to go watch the Christmas Devotional which was awesome. I really really love Christmas time this year! We're expecting a white Christmas too, which should be fun!  But for now, I'm still able to rep my crochet toms some days when the sun is out. Which is such a blessing. I am definitely a California girl; the sun is a necessity.

This week is the last week of the transfer, so I'm going to make it good! We have so much work to do. It's crazy. We're teaching a recent convert how to read in Spanish...I BARELY KNOW HOW TO READ IN SPANISH. I mean, I do, but teaching it. Dang, some miracles are for sure on their way, because ain't no way I can do this on my own.

Also, how was the Christmas concert? I was sad to miss it. It's one of my favorites. I want pictures of it! And of the house with all the lights.

Love you all!

Hermana Peck