12/1/25 Thanksgiving and an extra 5 pounds

Good day all, 

I sure hope all you all had a great Thanksgiving. This week was a few ups and downs. First an up with Thanksgiving we were told not to knock doors on Thanksgiving day so we scheduled some service helping with some grand front yard Christmas decorations (I'll get pics with it soon but I forgot). Then a feast with a member who invited us over, best Thanksgiving turkey I have had in a while. Then a down was the day after, all the Feasting and festivities meant going back to missionary work the next day was a little taxing and biking means I felt yesterday's feast all the more.

Then after that tough day we get another waking up a 6 instead of the normal 6:30 so that we could go and set up for the Christmas nativity display the Stake is holding this upcoming weekend. And I don't do that early of morning that well. But that same Saturday we had a baptism which is such a blessing for both us the missionaries and the boy that was baptized.

Last but certainly not least we had a trying Sunday where Elder Payne's bike tire went flat and the resulting repair snowballed into overhauling his entire back tire and it is still not fully fixed yet after the 5+ hours that we have spent on it. But I made it to Monday and it is time to spread good cheer because Christmas time is here.

To all you who may or may not enjoy this time of year just remember that it's foundation is on Christ hence the word Christ in Christmas. Christ is one of the most important people that has walked the earth and Christmas is a time to celebrate the start of his mortal journey.

I wish you all the best, and until next time,

Elder Hsu 

Pics:

1- improvised bike tool to hold the gears in place when dismantling (I joked that it would be a good zombie apocalypse weapon)

2- Elder Payne and the troublesome bike

3- Survivors the day after Thanksgiving 

4- foggy nighttime pictures