Okay, so we had one of the coolest Christmas stories ever this year:
So get this, about four weeks ago, Elder Nelson and I went contacting in an area called L'Hays les Roses. While there, these two men pass us on the road, one of them being this super old dude in a wheelchair, and Elder Nelson calls out "Can we help you?" The man pushing the older fellow around looks at us and goes "Yeah! I don't know who this old guy is. I found him in the street." He gave us the handles and peaced-out. Elder Nelson and I looked at each other not really knowing what to do.
We pushed this incredibly old man in whatever direction he pointed his finger (he wouldn't talk to us), and he eventually led us to an old folks home. As we entered, we informed the staff that we found this guy in the street, and a lady goes "He escaped again?!" They quickly rolled him off to some room, and Elder Nelson and I saw a golden opportunity. While there, we spoke with the activity director and started the works on a "Christmas in da Crib" musical fireside!
On the 24th at
3PM, ten missionaries got together to present an hour long Cristmas program to many many ancient men and women, their families, and the staff of this building. This gave a great opportunity to sing, pray, read scriptures, and bare testimony to those that would hear. The spirit was so strong and beautiful during this event.
It just so happened the directress of many retirement homes was present, and she came up to us after and thanked us repeatedly. She then asked us if we would be willing to do the same performance multiple times at her other homes! We said that we'd talk to our mission president and get back to her.
The Lord can be really funny sometimes. Who would have thought that the simple words "can I help you" could lead to such an adventure. I was so blessed to see the smiling faces of many aged men and women who sang with us, prayed with us, and let-out an occassional "Amen!" during our between-song spiritual thoughts. I know that the God places people in our paths for a reason, and it is our responsability to leave them better than we found them.
We, the four elders in my apartment, then went to eat at a members home for Christmas, and at the end, the family goes "alright! Off to the eiffel tower!" We then piled into the car to go and climb to the very top of the eiffel tower on Christmas Eve.
Love you all so much!
Elder Wheatley
Other photos:
- Sights from the Eiffel tower.
- Who knew that they have ice skating on the first floor of the Eiffel Tower on Christmas Eve?
- More of Christmas in da Crib!
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