Christmas Letter - A Little Late

Jordan emailed us a Christmas Letter and we received it a couple of weeks ago. I thought I would type it up for anyone that wanted to read it. Here's his letter.


Read to the whole family at Grandpa and Grandma's house. I would've wrote one just to the family, but I know I get to talk to you guys so this is to everyone.

November 26, 2017

To the Family:

I just thought I would write a letter you all could read to the whole family. Hopefully you get this letter before Christmas. I have just a few things I want to say to all of you that I have learned on my mission and will continue to learn.

Life is tough. Sometimes in life we get things thrown at us and it's tough. That's just part of life and everyone goes through trials. The AMAZING thing that I've learned is Heavenly Father is ALWAYS here for us. You hear people say this all the time, but it's such a beautiful and amazing thing when you experience it for yourself.

I had an awesome experience today. So it was a tough day. I love to be able to express myself and right now I can't say a whole lot. I understand a decent amount, but I can't say much. Anyways, it gets tough sometimes. Satan is always trying to get you down and every time I feel this way I always pray. Today in my prayer I said, "Heavenly Father. Please let me know why I'm here. I can't hardly communicate or teach these people. Please let me know why I'm here."

Anyways, for comida or lunch today we ate with a sister that I absolutely love. She's so awesome. Her name is Maria Eugenia. So after lunch she walked with us to the bus stop and we had to wait for the bus, so I just started asking her a bunch of random questions. And we were laughing and having the best time. It was awesome. For some reason this sister really likes me and it happened to be the day I was feeling down and needed that love that we had lunch with her. Heavenly Father answered my prayer and allowed me to see why I'm here. I was able to feel so much peach, love, joy, and energy to share the Gospel. Through this experience I have also gained a much greater love for our Savior, Jesus Christ.

I have been reading the Book of Mormon, New Testament, and Jesus the Christ every day and I have learned so much. It just blows me away the love our Savior has for EVERY single one of His children. He knew people would reject His Gospel, reject His plan. He knew people would mock Him and His followers, yet He literally laid down His life for EVERY single person - good and bad. In Jesus the Christ it says, "Born of a mortal mother He inherited the capacity to die; begotten by an immortal sire, He possessed as a heritage the power to withstand death indefinitely. He literally gave up His life."

That hit me so hard when I read it. I know without a doubt the Atonement is real and I know that because I have felt the power of the Atonement so strongly in my life. What an amazing opportunity we have to celebrate the birth and life of our Savior Jesus Christ at this time every year, especially with our families. NEVER forget how real the Atonement is and the power that it contains.

I want to end by sharing a scripture I came across in Psalms that is amazing. The scripture is Psalms Chapter 23, the whole chapter, but especially verse 4. It says, "Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me; thy rod and they staff they comfort me." I love this scripture so much. Yes there is so much bad in the world, but if you're doing what's right, you have no need to fear. Lift up your voices. Every time you get the chance to share your testimony, do it! EVERY single member of the church is a missionary. Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ need our help in letting every nation, kindred, tongue, and people hear their word.

I love the traditions we have as a family at Christmas. It's so amazing. I can hear Grandpa reading the birth of Jesus in the scriptures and I can see Grandma, my mom, Kristy, and Sheri all crying. You guys are so awesome. I love and miss you all so much. I hope the Spirit touches your heart through this letter. Keep doing it.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

P.S. I can also see Grandma, Kristy, and especially my mom taking way too many pictures! Also, thank you all so much for your letters, your love, and your prayers. I love you all so much.