A Day in the Life of a Missionary during the Holidays.

Christmas Day:

Skyping with the family at the Wilson's would definitely have to be the highlight! After the Wilson's we met with a guy we met on the streets a couple of weeks ago. We came with cookies that the other missionaries had made and gave them to him. We stayed with him for about an hour before we went to visit some other members. There we had Christmas dinner. We had turkey, ham, mash potato, peas, stuffing and more. It was so good! While we were there, the other missionaries skyped with their families. Then in the evening we went to visit another family, where we played a game of Taboo. It was so fun.

Boxing Day:

Then yesterday for Boxing Day, we went back to the Wilson's again and were able to watch some movies. We saw Tangled, Santa Clause, Madagascar (the first one) and The Incredibles. Then we went to another members home for dinner and watched Despicable Me 2.

New Years Day:
We started the day out by doing a wee bit of service. We cleaned out this guys house. Then we went to a family's home where we watched some more movies. We saw Brave, The Princess Bride, Hotel Transylvania and School of Rock.

It has been hard having these days off. I have really enjoyed them but it is back to work now. There have been a lot of people that have been away over the holidays so it will be nice to get together with people again. But very hard at the same time!

Best Christmas Present Ever.

So, Christmas Day for Elder Meyer. He didn't have too much to say but this is what we heard.

"It has been a good Christmas here in Ireland. We went to 3 member families throughout the day. They were the Currans, the Jacksons and the Quirkes. It was interesting, we got to talk to the Jackon's son who is also on a mission. But the best christmas present would definitely have been talking to you all on Skype. That was fun!"

So at around 9pm (Australian time) on Christmas Day, which was 10am in Lisburn, we set up the Skype on the big screen at our end while Elder Meyer used the technology available to him in the members home he was at for the morning. The connection was a little delayed and shaky, so we decided to keep the video of Skype but mute the sound and use the phone for better sound. But with these little difficulties, it was so amazing to have such incredible technology to do this. It was like he was sitting with us in the living room.

To be honest, coming away from the call, we didn't really know anything more about Elder Meyer and his experiences in the mission field, but it was just reassuring to see him happy and having fun (as you can see in the photos). We can tell he is loving his time overseas just being himself with those new faces he gets to meet and spend his time with.