- Elder Baird's #BLESSED Mission: WEEK 9 BURNABY: 🎄🎶 It's Beginning To a Lot Like Christmassssss 🎶🎄

The answer is yes. I am currently listening to Christmas music. Do I have any regrets? Absolutely none.

Thanksgiving has already passed here, and Halloween was last week. So now my life can be in full christmas mood. It is quite amazing and quite beautiful. (Shoutout to my amazing mom who sends me all the good tunes!)

But yes, I love christmas. October, November, and December are literllay the best months ever. Now I get to live Christmas and be a missionary and spread joy. So blessed.

FOR THE 2nd ROUND PICK OF THE 2025 BEAUTIFUL BRITICH COLUMBIA MISSION.

THE VANCOUVER 1ST AND YSA PICK.......

ELDER BAIRD!!!!

It's confirmed ya'll. Ya boi's heading to downtown Vancouver for this beautiful Christmas season, and gets to spend it with the YSA peeps. I've already met a bunch of them and they are soooo awesome. So I'm super hyped. I am a little sad to leave Burnaby, cus it's been quite amazing here. But I'll be backk sooner than later.

Following my last email sent, we had a district P-day, which was pumpkin carving. So guess what I did. Played pickleball and basketball. So blessed. I had a lot of fun while my comp carved Kolob. So it was pretty epic. Later that night we had a lesson with our friend Zack. So we decided to put him on bap-date. It was actually so epic! First one for me. So really awesome night. In PMG his name is Zack (chess kid) cus that's how he was found. Now hes got an awesome testimony, and really wants it. December 13. So that night, I ate some ice cream. Pretty great!!

On Wednesday we had district council and sister Vincent pulled up. (Shes mission president). So me and Elder Flake had to extra lock in for our training. But it was lit. Later that day we helped a member move, which was fun. I love also being able to do that type of service. The joys of having a young breakable body. That night we also had a call with Vincent, and it was just a huge miracle. Something had changed in him since the last time we met with him, and he just seemed so much happier. I love this gospel so much and the joy it brings. We're hoping to get him on bap date soon. So pretty exciting.

Happy Spooktober everyone!!!

Had exchanges today. So me and Elder Barnes were tearing it up here in Burnaby. That afternoon we had our weekly Ping-Pong activiity. So balled out there. Then met a homie named Felix, played Rumi-Cuub with him for like 2 hours. Then played ping-pong for an hour with him. Super awesome dude whos heading to YSA, so I get to hangout with him. Then we got booted home cus on Halloween our curfeew was 6. Apparently people here like to dress up as missionaries and blow stuff up. At least we have some influence ig 🤷‍♂️

Then novemeber hit. Which means...... CHRISTMAS!!! Yes the first thing I did when I woke up was listen to some Christmas music. So blessed. This day also marked my 2 months of carrying the nametag. And it's 2 months I won't ever forget. It's flown by so fast, but been so incredibly amazing. I love being a missionary and I love Jesus Christ.

We taught English class, and usually we have like 6 or 7 people shows up, but today we had 15! It was a huge miracle and it was such a blast. I may not be the best english teacher, but I am the best goober. Soooo it's pretty awesome. Then some members tooks us to lunch. Super awesome and converted family. I love it. Had a lesson with Han today and it was such an awesome lesson. Ohh. and guess what. We got him on bap date today too. Such a cool expirence. December 28th. Hes actually such an awesome dude. Love him so much. Then right after the lesson Elder Flake was like 'yo, we gotta go to shadbolt', I was like bet lets go. Went there and handed out a BOM and invited this couple to church. So awesome day of miracles. And now December has even more cool stuff happening.

Today we also went to the temple and hot pot. So #blessed.

But amazing week. The lord has so many miracles in store and it's pretty epic to see them. I'd ask ya'll to keep the friends in your prayers, especially the two that are prepping to make this amazing step in their lives. Also played so much ping-pong this week. I get more and more asian everyday. Ya'll wont even recognize me when I get back. hehe.

Something that's come to my mind is something my amazing Coach would always tell us. Everyday I wear my skyridge lacrosse hoodie around the house, and on the right shoulder it says "ASET" - abandon self, embrace team. The most important thing you can do in a team sport. You can't ever do it on your own. That mindset is our biggest asset. And I just had a thought of "ASEG"- Abandon self, embrace God. I could never do this work alone. I could never live life alone. Wheen I choose to embrace God, the victory is so much more achievable. And when the score isn't the outcome we want, we can learn so much more through God, rather than trying to win it on our own.

Love ya'll. Send me updates of ya'lls life, I am quite curious. Merry Early Christmas!!!

ASEG

#blessed