Hello every body! This week was the coldest one yet which is great because I can use a blanket now yesss! It's really Christmas!
So I want to share some cultural Christmas things really quick, shout out to mom ha. So here it's really cool because every family and household get together at different grandparent's houses and Mag Manopo which is putting the back of their hand to your forehead and then the grandparents give money or toys to the children. I love it! I'll get some more culture stuff next time.
So this week I think I have really been learning to make some weaknesses into strengths. For me, I'm shy to bring up things that are wrong that others do and since here in the mission obedience is very important (not limited to the mission but life as well) sometimes its hard to tell someone something they did wrong. For I'm afraid that they'll get mad or offended. So we had this experience this week that pushed me into doing this hard thing for me. My companion did something very disrespectful here and offended the person. I noticed but said nothing because of what my companion would think or say. A few days later the person, being a loving direct person, told us the situation and said he was hurt the most that I said nothing or did nothing in correcting my companions mistake. After some apologizing and correction, I took to pondering. I thought how the entire situation would have been avoided had I lovingly corrected my companion the moment it happened. So since then, even though it's an inside fear of mine, I am trying to do my best in overcoming it. It's the same for all of us. We each have some kind of inner fear that even sometimes we rationalize as not being a fear. Now this week lets bring true meaning to Christmas which is sacrifice and face these inner fears and do what is right I love you all and wish you all a Malagayang Pasko!
Elder Peterson
remember stay Pogi, smile on, and laugh a little!
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