Wednesday, June 4, 2014

26 de ¿dónde se ha ido mayo?

26 de Mayo


Hello! Another long anticipated preparation day! Mondays are one of a missionary's favorite days! And their family's too =)
It was a great week. We were able to narrow down some unknown MA's who don't live here anymore and some phone numbers and stuff. Now it's really just working with those that are here! I've really been inspired by these last few conferences and such focusing on working with the lost sheep of the Lord. He is concerned about their well being, and we really aren't building His kingdom if our fruits keep getting lost or swiped away by the adversary. 

I really enjoyed a fireside last night as well. I think it was obvious for all who were there the Spirit that we felt. It was really special and difficult to put into words how I feel and am still feeling about it! The Spirit was SUPER powerful and there were a lot of different "flavors" of it, or different ways it is manifested I guess I would say it. (Love, peace, tingly feelings, *almost crying, inspiration, etc. You get the idea). I just  feel inspired to go and be good =) And super greatful to be a missionary for such an amazing Church! It was a faith building and testimony strengthening experience =) It was based mostly on videos (Mormon Messages, Bible Videos, conference excerpts, etc.), musical numbers, and testimonies/talks, including President and Hermana Pace's. So much talent the Lord has given us! It was great.


2 de Junio


We have been seeing some good things. First off, we have been working with some less actives, starting to get to them (on my part at least) and we are hoping to find some new investigators through them this June! We also did find a new investigator this week through Antiguo Investigador registros. Her name is Isabel. Boy, does she have a rough life though. She told us about it for what seemed like forever. Her son is abusive to her, her husband doesn't do anything but watch television all day, she has to take care of her 90 year old bedridden uncle who provides their only income through is social ayuda and she has bad knees and health and has to climb to the attic of their building which isn't a real piso even, etc. Lots of really difficult things. She told us that she felt that if she had the courage she would take her own life but she doesn't. We had no idea how to respond to all of that, because "lo siento" doesn't cover it...

So we read the D&C section 122 I think, about "all this shall be for thy experience" and testified of how the Savior Jesus Christ descended below all things, and has felt her pains and more. He descended below them all so that you could lift YOU above them. We left her with a Book of Mormon and invited her to read it every day.

Another fun thing, we did intercambios and I was up with Elder Alder in his area. It was fun to work together for a day again =) We have lots of fun between the 4 of us in piso too. 

On another news front, we found out today that the king of Spain, Juan Carlos, has denounced the throne. That's something you don't hear about every day! So I suppose that his son will fill in his place now. I haven't heard too much of the details though.

There was an activity in the church this last week, a Flamenco dance production. There were a couple different groups from a Flamenco school that performed, and the church offered our facilities for their show, so it became kind of a community/church activity haha. It was pretty neat though.

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