Week 81 (Nivelles)

What a week! A great setup for Christmas!

We actually met with one of our friends to do some genealogy with her. She's met with the missionaries for years, but never set up a FamilySearch account. So we met her at the chapel with our Family History consultant and got her family tree started. It was so cool, especially since recently we've been discussing in our zone and district about using genealogy in our missionary work. The family is something that's important to all of us, and it brings us together.

We also did some caroling in Brussels! We had zone conference the next day, so we all met up near the train station in Brussels to sing Christmas hymns and let people write cards for kids in a nearby hospital. We also handed out some Book of Mormons wrapped up as presents! It was lots of fun to be with the whole zone and sing together, all while helping people #LightTheWorld!

And on Sunday we had our Christmas party after Sacrament Meeting. Our ward was over double the normal size! Afterwards we all shared a meal together and watched the new nativity video the Church made this year. When we finished the meal, a group of us went caroling to a few members' houses!

Then when we finished, a member was driving us home and we noticed we were right next to one of our friends' houses, so we asked to be dropped off there. One of the other members in the car (a returned missionary) decided to come with us. We went to their house, but they weren't home, so we decided to do some door to door caroling. We met mixed success, not everyone wanted a Christmas song. But without knowing, we knocked on the door of a guy we'd met on the road a week or two ago, and he was super happy to see us! Then a bit later, someone else let us in to chat, and we're coming back to share more soon! It was a miraculous evening, in part because of the opportunity to work with members!

Joyeux Noël!
Elder Wood

Christmas caroling in Brussels

Christmas caroling/signing cards for sick children

Elders Darrington and McGrew, with wrapped Book of Mormons to give away

Making Christmas goodies with a family from his ward

"Light the World"

Food photo: They baked a quiche but the crust was a little overdone.

Some of the elders from his zone looking suave: Elders Poulson, Layton, Carrillo, Dunn, McGrew, Belanger, Poll, Canez, and Wood

All of the elders from his zone looking happy. Standing: Elders Luth, Wood, Layton, Belka, McGrew, Dunn, Poll, and Denton. Seated: Elders Belanger, Poulson, Carrillo, Melanson, Karratti, Darrington, and Canez