Merry Christmas! Christmas in Perú, what an experience. The traditions are a little different. For example, they really only celebrate the 24th. They stay up until midnight that night and eat dinner when the clock strikes 12:00, then go out and celebrate and drink alcohol until the wee morning hours. And there are lots and lots of fireworks! We didn´t do the partying bit, obviously;), but we did do the eating part! Holy cow we ate so much. I was the fullest I´ve been in a long while. And we went to bed at 10:30 like normal...but those fireworks woke us up so fast. We sprinted up to the roof (where everyone hangs their clothes to dry) to take pics. It was a fun little Christmas.
Speaking of Peruvian traditions: they have some fun beliefs about coldness. There´s a story here about some guy who played soccer, then went to take a cold shower and it killed him. So never take a cold shower after exercising! And there´s a variation of that story where he stuck his head in the fridge and died. So never put your head in the fridge after exercising! A common one is the drinking cold things when you have a cold. Never drink cold things when your throat hurts! Or eat ice cream! I take cold showers after exercising every morning, so thank you all very much for your prayers of protection. They´re working.
I read something in 3 Nephi that I liked this week. It says, "And their hearts were swollen with joy, unto the gushing out of many tears, because of the great goodness of God in delivering them out of the hands of their enemies; and they knew it was because of their repentance and their humility that they had been delivered from an everlasting destruction." Then thinking about this verse, in light of what Pablo says in Corinthians that, "For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet. The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death." What a day the day of the resurrection will be! Or maybe a lot more than just one day. Hope and happiness and joy and rejoicing and gratitude! That´s what makes Christmas so special, obviously. The birth of the one who makes that all possible. He resurrected, he lives, and he guides his church! His gospel was restored and is being restored every day.
Sorry for the shortness of the email, the time has gone fast today! Keep the updates coming, I love reading them! Sports updates would be especially appreciated;) And pictures!! Love you all, feliz navidad y año nuevo!!
Speaking of Peruvian traditions: they have some fun beliefs about coldness. There´s a story here about some guy who played soccer, then went to take a cold shower and it killed him. So never take a cold shower after exercising! And there´s a variation of that story where he stuck his head in the fridge and died. So never put your head in the fridge after exercising! A common one is the drinking cold things when you have a cold. Never drink cold things when your throat hurts! Or eat ice cream! I take cold showers after exercising every morning, so thank you all very much for your prayers of protection. They´re working.
I read something in 3 Nephi that I liked this week. It says, "And their hearts were swollen with joy, unto the gushing out of many tears, because of the great goodness of God in delivering them out of the hands of their enemies; and they knew it was because of their repentance and their humility that they had been delivered from an everlasting destruction." Then thinking about this verse, in light of what Pablo says in Corinthians that, "For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet. The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death." What a day the day of the resurrection will be! Or maybe a lot more than just one day. Hope and happiness and joy and rejoicing and gratitude! That´s what makes Christmas so special, obviously. The birth of the one who makes that all possible. He resurrected, he lives, and he guides his church! His gospel was restored and is being restored every day.
Sorry for the shortness of the email, the time has gone fast today! Keep the updates coming, I love reading them! Sports updates would be especially appreciated;) And pictures!! Love you all, feliz navidad y año nuevo!!
Love, Tanner
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