P-day In Thailand

Oi todos!


This week was wa good one! Our friend, Ernesto, was put on date for baptism, which is awesome! He has been improving really well and is looking forward to it. 


This week in Caldas, Christmas season is in full swing. A few weeks ago, I mentioned that they were putting lights up on every street in town. Just this lats Saturday, they finally lit everything up. In the main town square, they have this giant Christmas tree that is maybe 60-70 feet tall. To celebrate, they brought in a live band, a ton of churro stands, food, and lots of other stuff. It was really cool! I think nearly all of the people in Caldas were there.


Today for p-day, we went to this giant garden/park near us. When we walked in, it was like we were teleported straight to Thailand. There were tons of different sculptures of Buddhas, monkeys, elephants, big bamboo forests, palm trees, koi ponds and any other animal or plant you could find in southeast Asia. The whole park was maybe 4 sq. miles, so there was a lot of walking. 


We were also able to watch the world cup soccer game between the US and Wales today at a members house. It was a pretty good game, but it ended up with a tie. 


Scripture of the week: 2 Nephi 26: 24
"He doeth not anything save it be for the benefit of the world; for he loveth the world, even that he layeth down his own life that he may draw all men unto him. Wherefore, he commandeth none that they shall not partake of his salvation."


Until next week


Elder Howard


Pictures:
- Some of the stuff in the park.
- Christmas in Caldas










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