It's a wonderful life

Querido familia,

thank you dad so very much for your email, in this great time of the navidad the spirit of christmas is all around and the lord is touching the lives of his childern in miraculous ways. This past week we saw some of the first fruits of christmas, as we put forth all of our heart might mind and strength in this glorious work. As we began to teach the family of hermana flor the recent convert that we baptized this past week, it was truly amazing. When we meet with the family on tuesday afternoon we started of with a hymn prayer and before we could begin to start our lesson, the mom of flor said to us, elderes I have been studying and pondering much in my heart this week about the things that you elders have taught and the feelings that I have felt in the baptism of my daughter and the good feeling I had this past week at church and elders I want to be baptized....

    Me and my companion both looked at eachother and smiled really big. The spirit was so strong in the lesson, that it seemed as dad always says you could cut it like butter, and a warm feeling of excitment feeled me and my companions souls. Since being together we have worked hard and it has been a strugle to get people to go to church and progressing towards baptism, but this expierence helped me open my heart and eyes to the wonderful gift of the savior that he has given to all to help come to know the truth. Truly it was through the holy ghost that helped this wonderful sister be baptized despite much persuction from family memembers and friends and now has helped her mother and sister come to know the truth of this work through gift of the holy ghost. 

   I know that the lord loves each and everyone of his childern and in this wonderful season of christmas is when the lord wants to bless his childern with his spirit,and gift of the spirit of christmas. I am so grateful for all that the lord has blessed me with and for a wonderful family and friends that have helped and supported. Just like the christmas carol we to can find the spirit of hope, of joy and a look for the gift we will bring to the babe jesus. I am so exicted to soon be able to talk with you all and I invite each every one of you james spencer jacob erick mom dad josh jessie and weston haha! to right a list of things that you want to become better in and thing look each day of this week for the small blessings of christmas in each day and look for ways to spread this christmas spirit with all, through a smile, through a huge, through service to your brothers or nieghbors that live by us, and invite all to, come and adore him. I know that he lives that he was born in a humble stable to wonderful parents. He is the prince of peace and the king of kings and he is always there when we need him. He is the joy and hope for salvation and we must always be grateful and thankful for this gift of hope  in our lives. Thank you so very much for your prayers, love comfort and support. this is the most wonderful time of the year. and I have a holly jolly christmas. Thank you so much for thinking of me, you guys didn´t have to send me a package but I truly and grateful. Thank you so much for all that you do. James and spencer only 4 and a half months left tell all be able to see you. can´t believe that its that close. try not to grow up to fast before I get back and like mother always says you can{t grow up. Jacob and erick you are my heros, keep up the wonderful work that you are doing in helping others and making others feel good. look for ways to help those who are maybe sad and help them to be glad. And have a wonderful time with this school break and help mom and dad out with the two I mean three little monkeys now...hahaa, Thank you mom for sending the package and dad for all you do. I am so grateful for your letters each week. It always helps give me a little boast to work harder. That is so awesome to hear that josh malzhan is now back from his mission. Way to go., mission accomplished and now on to his next missions haha! tell him that he is awesome and that I wish him and his family a very merry christmas all the way down from nicaragua. Tell grandpa and grandma lewis and boyd that I love them very much and all the wonderful gang. danae hayden vicky jt merie uncle kurt audrey david david leyloni ribboldis uncle jay darlin jacob noel talmage robin uncle eddy aunt moliy aunt annie and her wonderful family and husband I hope all is well with them and that they all have a very merry christmas... and that goes for all, and sorry if I missed a couple of people but just isn´t enough room left on the page if I were to write them all out haha! but what a termedous family, josh and jessie merry christmas and a wonderful happy new year and baby weston... haha! I am exicted to hear from you guys soon. so we can do the call through skype on the 22nd on sunday night or if there is another day that works better we can do it as well just let me know and on thrusday I will check my email and do a test run to see if skype will work. Thanks and have a very merry christmas and to all a good night,,,,

Elder Boyd,

Favorite line of christmas, and that goes for you to, you old billings and loans,, Its a wonderful life.