Buuuenas tardes! 8 de Julio

Hello to all. First off, it weirds me out that we are already in July, and that my year mark is in a few weeks! It's hard to believe, but hey, it's got to kick you in the butt sometime. 

 Another cool miracle, we had 7 investigators in church this week!! A romanian, Christian, and his wife that our romanian member invited, they are progressing pretty well actually. We actually found them after church last week, and Elder Schindler taught them during the week while I was on an intercambio up in Castellón Tues-afternoon to Thursday morning. (Side note about the intercambio: It was fun. I went up with our District Leader, Elder Farah. They had practically no visits, and the ones they had dropped our visits, so we pretty much knocked doors the whole time. Like 200. And guess what I learned! There's a better way. President Hinckley wasn't lying. We had no "visible success". Maybe someone will call in 5 years or something. But yeah, I realized after doing that I thought back to the broadcast, and it made us think that the Apostles don't really want us knocking doors if we can avoid it. Hence the new technology finding coming soon! Maybe ten or even 5 years ago, the world was a much different place. Today, especially here in Spain, the last thing people want is two younglings knocking on their door to teach them about Jesus. Hence, there's a better way! Members!! Woohoo! Plus, they already have some background on us if they have a member friend, they are more willing to listen to us, whether out of interest, or just to listen for their friend who asked them too, and then after they feel something. And they have a support system/teacher. And many more reasons why it's so much better! It's easier on us too =) On a different note, Castellón has no bus or metro...we walked a lot more than I was used to in the heat...that wasn't fun. It was fun to get to know the other Elders in Castellón though!  
Anyways where was I? Oh yeah, we had Angelica and her elderly mother, a referral received from the Hna's of our ward. She is from Ecuador. She has a fecha for the 20th! We'll see how that goes. Also, a new inv. that our romanian member invited. He is from a country in africa where they speak french. He speaks a little spanish but that's about it. He also has no home, and is living in the park. I don't know how our romanian friend who barely speaks spanish himself met and invited this guy to church, but he was there! Also, our inv. Peter from Nigeria brought one of his friends, David. Nicu didn't make it, we have to see what is up with that. He has been progressing a lot lately. We did give a blessing to him. His sister ended up not wanting one at the moment. He likes reading the scriptures, he says he almost cries whenever he reads, and he asked us why. Dude, we taught you about the Spirit last week, remember? Well, that's Him! 
Today we went out and visited an old monestary. Out in Simat de Valldigna. There weren't any nuns or monks there anymore...they're kind of a dying breed. Nobody is joining their ranks anymore...at least the Church of Jesus Christ keeps growing! It was neat, after we went on a winding canyon road that made me think of Utah. 
Also, on Saturday, there was a conference for priesthood holders where we listened to the stake leaders and our bishop. They gave inspiring counsels and I always love listening to their heartfelt and inspired testimonies and the examples of the lives that they live. 
















Well, that's about all my news for the week! Thanks for all of your prayers! I have been reading a little bit of that book you sent, I really like it.
  It's interesting to see how we often categorize the gospel apart from our lives, and subcategorize the different programs in the church. Really, it should be our life and it should be simple. Sharing the gospel is as simple as living it. It is so great to have the opportunity to teach and see the changes in people's lives. I  know that the Holy Ghost works with the hearts of people to bring them unto Christ. Whenever we teach, we feel the Holy Ghost because we are in the mindset of receiving Him. Why not always be in this mindset? That is the key to having the Holy Ghost as our constant companion. We simply need to be inviting Him with our thoughts, our actions, and by being worthy. And praying of course =) With the Holy Ghost as your companion, you are essentially "walking with God" and all things will be for your benefit. We learn more, we grow more, we become something more. Keep seeking the Holy Ghost in your life, and you can't go wrong! 

I love you all, keep being great!

June Updates!

Hola queridos afeccionados de mí!                                                                            11 de Juno 2013        
   This has been a good week. First off for the news, I am staying here in Valencia with Elder Schindler! Not much changes with us, but they've opened two new areas in our zone, and almost every companionship is either training or will begin this transfer. Us, the zone leaders, and the other 3rd ward elders that live with them are the only ones not training right now, but I think our turn comes in September with the tidal wave of new ones. Elder Pérez in our piso will be training, he's excited and we're excited for him. These last two transfers were a rough companionship for him, for the piso as well. His companion that left is a different kind of unique...from what I've heard he's had quite a few different companions and areas if you know what I mean. Hopefully he likes the new one. Elder Pérez will be a great trainer. He's hoping to get an American so he can practice his english more! (We've been teaching and helping him these last couple months ).                                                                                                                              
   That's super funny how Grandpa ran across one of the missionaries I knew in Ogden! And that they still remember me! Also that they were able to contact some old friends from the mission! That is so neat! I hope I can do that someday with someone here in Spain...hooray for technology!
   Oh, and just a random thing. It's starting to get super hot in Valencia...maybe all those people weren't overexaggerating after all! Pero he aquí, tenemos aire condicional en nuestro piso!! ¡Qué bendición! Working during the day is a little more discouraging then the usual woes though haha. At least everyone offers us water in all the visits! I think it's just the super humidity though, because in the pueblos further in it's not so bad.                    
                                                                                                                                       17 de Juno
   Hola qué tál a todos! How goes things on the stateside front? First off, happy late fathers day! They celebrated it a while back in Spain, if they even celebrated it all haha. Here everybody is a father and yet not at the same time if you know what I mean haha so they don't really celebrate a fathers day as big as there.                                                                                                            
So, this last week we had Zone Conference. It was really good. I always love any opportunity to listen to Pres and Sis Pace, and the ayudantes are just fantastic as well. The zone and district leaders gave a good little message too. The zone leaders kind of cheated because they used a clip of an Elder Holland MTC talk, but they still gave a good tie in/application  They talked a lot about following the Spirit, using personal study time, and using love to cast out fear. It was all really good and super inspiring.
   There were a couple of good miracles we saw. The first one: We were teaching the Plan of Salvation to a family. The husband is receptive and always animated, but doesn't talk much during the lessons. The wife is a little more questioning, and always has a question or few =) We were going along, teaching and answering questions, and it was going fine but with a few bumps. As we were teaching about the Atonement she asked us about what it is like for us to share the word, to be rejected a lot (ever since we met her she has been really interested in what we do as missionaries and why we do it). As we talked about how even though it is difficult to be rejected, we have our testimonies and that doesn't change anything about why we are here. We shared about how even though Joseph Smith was persecuted, he was faithful. We talked about how the path of discipleship is never easy. As we started to talk she had a change in countenance, but neither of us thought much about it. As we finished she told us about how she felt something, like a deep guilt or that she had been contributing to some of our opposition, but then as we talked about the Atonement she said about how she felt a change, and felt calm and peaceful and interested in our message. From there she told us a few stories that had come back to her memory about some experiences in her past. It was neat to see how the Spirit works with each of our investigators in unique and different ways tailored to them!
  Another story. We were on the bus, standing in the aisle. A lady sitting in one of the chairs pointed to us and said something. We thought she was pointing to something on the wall or behind us at first, but after a little realized she was pointing at my agenda. I had put one of the Faith in Christ pass along cards to the back of my agenda so that Christ's face would appear above my chapa. She said the picture caught her attention, and that when she saw us she felt something special, different. After talking with her for a little bit she told me that she always sees the youth of today running around obnoxiously or doing things that she doesn't like, but she sure noticed and felt a difference with us! I left here with one of our cards with Christ on it and invited her to church or to call us. We hope and pray that she will have the desires to come or to call us!
So yeah, that's our week! Elder Pérez's new companion is Elder Shelley, from Salt Lake City area. He's really funny and a neat guy. It makes me smile to see how I probably used to struggle with the language like all of these new missionaries haha. They will catch on though. They all have their firey spirits and faith! Well, have a fantastic week!
                                                                                                                                       24 de juno
  We've  been trying to contact more, which has been good. We  have talked with a lot  of people and placed a ton of Book of  Mormons to people. Funny story  though, a member actually found one on a bus stop bench after  the activity on Saturday. We know  exactly  who left it there too, that punk. Oh well,we did our part! Hopefully nobody else ditched their free books.
So I mentioned an activity. We did a Puertas Abiertas(Open house) activity of our church building and invited tons of people to pass by and walk through,  and they had little posters and people to talk about the various organizations and beliefs of the church. It was really neat,and everyone who walked through seemed to like it. The members liked being a part and walking through the streets and getting a little taste of what we  do as missionaries! And getting rejected too...builds Christlike character!
  Tell  everybody thanks for the birthday wishes! I'll let you know how it rolls over I guess. First one away from home! I think I heard dad say once after a while they just start to blow by like another day.  I guess once the numbers get big they're harder to keep track of and less significant,because they don't  bring any changes like the younglings' do.  But now I can say I've lived a score of years though!
Well, I'm not a man of many words and it appears I've run dry. Have a great week,  keep working hard, thanks for the prayers and wishes! May the Lord bless those who have blessed me!  Hasta la proxima.

IIIIIttt's preparation day!

So, we ended up changing our preparation day to Tuesday today at the last minute so that we could go see an awesome castle in a pueblo called Xativa for the last prep. day of Elder Tirado who goes home next week. Transfers are next week so I'll probably be writing on Tuesday again. I'm sending a few of the tons of pictures I took! It was really neat. Also, I attached some pictures of recent baptisms! Caroline's was this last Friday. It was super good, and we had Akim, one of the great African members in our ward, baptize her.  The service had lots of unexpected stresses to prepare, but now we all have testimonies that God answers prayers and helps us! Also, Istoken and Michael did get baptized in May. I attached their pictures too. Their baptism was so great! One of the most spiritual experiences/baptismal services I have had in the mission. Everyone comments to us about how solid and great all of our converts are, which is a good sign!
I feel like everyone can always improve their faith in some way, me too especially! This week in an eating visit a member told us about an Elder that was here a few years back that she was just so inspired by. She said that he had a spirit about him that she was just so sure was that of the Saviors and she always left edified from his presence. She always commented about how he always had halos in pictures, idk about that one though, because we never actually got to see a photo...I was really inspired by that though, that we can really be a representative of Jesus Christ up to the point that people feel they are in the very presence of something holy. It really inspired me to try to be that kind of missionary and to fulfill our purpose. Obviously there is a lot of things I need to improve in, repent, and diligence on my part, but I was really inspired to try to become something greater.
This last weekend we had Stake Conference here in Valencia. We held it in La Palacía de los Congresos, a big fancy shmancy building so that we could fit the whole stake with Valencia, Gandia, Catarroja, and Castellón. Saturday evening was a really good session, and the sunday general session as well. We sang in the choir to help out the lack of men, I think by the end of our missions we'll all be pro singers! I love it though, especially the Spirit we feel and how much the members love to hear it too. President and Sister Pace came down for it too, and as usual gave downright amazing testimonies and messages. The members love to hear from them, and as missionaries we always just get so inspired and animated by them! I always feel a special spirit around them. We also had the amazing blessing to hear from two Seventies! One was a quieter guy who spoke about doctrines, used lots of scriptures, and a few deep doctrine topics, so a lot of people said he was kind of boring but you know me, I loved it! The other one, Elder Reina, was just great. He always had everyone laughing, but what he said also taught some amazing spiritual lesson, so as people remembered what he said because it made them laugh, it teaches a principle that they can apply and improve in. Everyone loved him the most. He is from the Canary Islands though, and had an accent that us gringos had to focus in on a little harder, and Elder Perez (from Chile) couldn't tell me half of the words I asked him about haha. It was super great though. They spoke a lot on inviting others and rescuing the lost, tithing (again I know! It must be an important principle or something...maybe that is the answer to the crisis in Spain! He mentioned that blessings of tithing not only bless the tither, but the nation he lives in too, that was kind of neat) and about being more diligent in our personal discipleship. One of the funny things he said: (using an imaginary situation, in a whiny voice) "Pues, mis maestros orientadores no vienen a visitarme." E. Reina: "Y mi qué? ¡Vete y vistar alguien y rescatarles! Eso solo es dos más horas que tenéis para la obra misional!" (Well, my home teachers never come to visit me." "And me what? Go and visit someone else and rescue them! That's just two more hours you have to do misionary work!" We have already been rescued, we're in the fold already! Go and bring someone else! He also talked about an acronymn, JOY (Jesus, others, yourself/Jesús, otros, yo). When it is in order, you have plenty of joy! When it's the other way around, you've got something wrong haha. He also had an interesting diagram about families being the basic unit of everything, and I wish I could explain it to you but it's kind of hard without drawing it as you explain it... All in all with lots of other great stuff it was a great conference! The Stake Presidency here in Valencia is just one of the best. They always give such inspiring testimonies and just seem to be some of the strongest members the Church has to show!

Hope all continues to go well and that you see that life is full of blessings!

27 de Mayo Weekly Update

Hola! I loved the emails this week! Full of lots of great surprises and fun stuff!
First off, I agree that it is wierd that Kadin is almost graduating the ranks of elementary! I feel like I will get home and my brothers will all be super different or something. I guess you can say that that is one of the strangest parts about missionary work, the family changing and growing up! It will be especially wierd to see all the "little" cousins all super big too. Addie is probably way different than the last I saw her! It makes me glad to hear that you are spending a lot more time with them these days. I was also really happy to hear the other news about the temple too! This last week we shared a couple Mormon Messages about temples (Temples are a Beacon by Pres Monson and the San Salvador temple dedication in the Youth Messages) and they are both super great. I love giving messages about the temple. It always brings the Spirit into the lesson, it always makes me think about how much I love the temple and my experiences with it, and they are always a topic that people who have seen one are interesting in learning more about. That, and what happens in a temple like families being sealed together forever and endowments and work for our ancestors is just flat out cool to anybody!
It sounds like they made a bajillion changes in the ward! Like every leadership position was shifted a little it seems! Also, I'm super excited for Dad! Elder's Quorum is great =) I do remember feeling wierd when I got the calling. It was wierd because just about everyone had some sort of calling in the first 3 or 4 weeks and I didn't, and we were lacking a counselor in the Elder's Quorum and the stake guy hadn't been there for a month or so because he was out of town, so I kinda had my hunches. It was still a little overwhelming though, to think that a little freshman like me who had never been to college would have to be in the Presidency of the Elder's Quorum! President Monson's promise is real though: Whom the Lord calls, the Lord qualifies! He shapes our backs to the burdens we are called to bear. Teaching classes is fun too, it sounds like mom is doing well enough with that! I love that quote too. Just the other day this week, I actually used my semi-memorized paraphrased version of that quote! So it was neat to read it in your email! I think people can't help but to depersonify God a little bit since we never see Him and we always talk about God in a way that would make Him seem as some great eternal Judge with all power that helps us in our lives if we ask for it, but then we really take a step back and think: He is my Father. I know Him. He knows me. He loves me. He is eager to bless and help me. He is sad when I choose to rebel or disobey the things that He tells us to bless and protect us, not punish or limit us. At the contrary, they make us free! All of the other past church leaders and our family I'm sure are working anxiously and praying on the other side of the veil for us! The Gospel takes on a new special magnificence and beauty in a very simple way when you change your way of thinking about it.
That's a bummer to hear about the games. Better luck next time, eh? You can't always win! That's why Barcelona started to stink it up lately. After winning, either by pride, other teams analyzing your strategies/playing, flat out bad luck, or some way or another you lose! Losing makes winners out of losers, because it motivates them and inspires them to change. So keep on winning/losing! Haha.
Same kind of idea with the school. If you change your perspective, it doesn't seem so bad! Just pretend that there are other kids with twice as much homework as you and you already will feel blessed! Try to imagine how all those classes and learning will bless your future! Think of it more as opportunity than chore =) Idk, that's all I got. I just like to study, and some people just don't like to!
I'll keep my eyes out for the letter and let you know when I get it. As for the package, that's fine. Just knowing there is one coming makes any missionary happy! I don't know how big of a package it will be...if it is big enough I would appreciate if you sent my white frisbee disc. Spain's got nothin here, at least that I've seen. I don't know if my stuff is long packed away or if my brothers have been raiding it every day or something. If it's too much of a hassle to find it or if you would have to upgrade the size of the box don't worry about it. We'll just settle for a cheap flimsy one to play with for preparation days =) If I think of any stuff I need I'll let you know too.
I was eager to see what Sam said about the crazy tornados, we heard a little bit of the scary side here in Spain. It sounds like he was just living it up and watching them like a movie on TV with popcorn or something. That does sound like him though =) I'm sure the real effects of it will come in the following weeks.
Serving with Elder Schindler has been great. He knows how to make people laugh! We have lots of fun and we teach really well together I feel. The only downside is that we both are terrible with contacting people! A lot of people hate knocking doors, but it's a lot easier for me. It is harder to get people that way though...oh well. A missionary's got to do what a missionary's got to do! I always hate when transfers start getting close, because I hate how people obsess over the politics and try to predict all of the transfers, and the stress that always goes along with them as well. We'll see what happens in two weeks though. Everyone "predicts" that I will be leaving, but I don't feel like it (maybe because I don't want to, who knows...). I've only been here like almost 2 transfers, it just seems like more because I've had like 3 companions during it all, and the our area has had like 4 or 5 missionary changes in the past couple months. Usually missionaries stay 3 or so in areas it seems.
Pues, ¡seguid siendo buenísimos! I hope you have a fantastic week and have lot's of fun, now that school's winding down and everyone will be home all day  Thanks for all your prayers! I always pray for you all too!

May 20th

I echo what you said to me in your letters...I can't believe a week has passed! Time is just flying on by! It is wierd to think about it all! Especially how things are wrapping up for school for everyone! It was fun to skype and see everybody. A familiar face or few =) It was fun to talk to everyone too. It would be fun to do it up at USU too. It was sad to have to push end. The family we were with had to leave and church waits for no mortal man! I always love to hear news from the home ward, I don't know why. I guess I just miss everyone there too. There are lots of great testimonies there. I would love to take some of them to visits with us here. The members here are just great though, so we get along just as well. There are so many miracles that happen in the life of each disciple of Christ.
I'm glad you received my package! What happened is I wrote it all on Saturday and went to send it, but the Correos closes early on Saturdays, so I had to wait until Monday to send it. It doesn't matter where you send it. We get stuff from the office every first week of the month when the zone leaders go up for concilio meeting with President, or when we have conferences or interviews, or if someone needs to go up to Barcelona to renew a residency card or something. Transfers too. We are in week 4 now, so only 2 more weeks. But usually once a month. It doesn't matter too much though, I can wait =).
Thanks for all your inspiring comments and prayers and faith. I am also glad that you liked the card. I wasn't sure if it would be dumb or a hassle to send, but then I thought anything is better than nothing, and really, it doesn't matter to the moms. They love anything that they get from their kids! So there you have it =) I hope it was a good day!
I did hear about Sis. Monson. Funny story (now that I tell it), the member we were eating with said "Did you hear that President Monson passed away this morning?" We were like "QUUEE'?!!" our hearts just about stopped haha. I had like 50 different thoughts about him and everything. I thought no puede ser. He looked so young and vigorous! I've always thought that after being apostle since just about forever, that he would be the prophet to welcome the Savior back to the earth or something haha. That or Elder Holland or Bednar haha. But it didn't feel right to us, just didn't settle. No Holy Ghost to testify of it's truth! We didn't even get any messages from the office! So we had them look it up and then they saw it was his wife. I don't know his wife as much, so it didn't hit me as hard, but it was still kinda sad. I hope that he does well though and presses forward! I was trying to imagine what a prophet would say to his wife as she was passing, with his family all there. Nothing came to me, but I'm sure it was profound =) We always keep the prophet in our prayers though!
We had a Special Conference this last Thursday, where the President over the Europe Area came and spoke to us, Elder Teixeira. He is from Portugal and speaks like five languages, and had super great English. It was so inspiring!
I was really touched by something Pres. Teixeira said, about how the Lord knows His General Authorities (and His servants in general, i.e. us) before He calls them. I thought to myself of all the preparations he makes, like where and when we are born, what family and friends we will have, the experiences we have, where we serve a mission, where we will study or go after, and then throughout all of this process He is preparing those who He would have be His leaders in the Church, who were actually even foreordained and chosen before even coming to the earth. The lives of the Apostles and Prophets are great examples of this to me. Also, on a more intimate scale, God knows each of us as missionaries, who we are, our faults and weaknesses, our strengths and where we could best serve in what situations, and how we will react if put into a certain situation. I have felt the Lord's hand in my life in preparing me for my mission, and His hand here in my mission. I liked what President Pace said in the beginning about how the Lord will not send missionaries who are not prepared to the field or to missionaries who are not prepared to train them. I already can sense that the new missionaries we will be receiving will be a powerful and important contribution to our goal to baptize 20 of God's prepared elect a week in the Spain Barcelona Mission. He had all of the new missionaries stand up and said he will need their help to train in September! We have lots of fun stuff coming up!
We saw a neat miracle yesterday. A man who was baptized who knows how many years ago and has been inactive came to church. After introducing ourselves and getting to know him a little, we asked him what had made him decide to return. He told us he had just been thinking one day and felt that he needed to go back. He came all by himself, something that shows a truly humble heart and courage. We asked as Pres. Teixeira asked us to do about his family (he told us to pray for the family and friends of inv. and try to get to know them to teach them. Gold digging! When you finally find gold, you don't pack up your bags and head 40 miles downstream, but you keep digging!), he said he has a daughter and his mother that are living with him right now who are not members. We have a visit with him tonight where we will hopefully meet his family and we are praying that it be a spiritual and uplifting experience for all! President Pace also testified how the Lord is working with us to find and invite people, I started thinking about that, and it touched me pretty deeply. He doesn't just send us to do the work and invitations, and then wait to see if they accept or not, and then pour His spirit on them. He is pouring out is spirit and preparing them already and as we invite them it is as if He were doing it Himself by the Spirit through weak mortal tabernacles of clay like ourselves. And then we come to love and care for them and grow ourselves =)  President Teixeira shared his conversion story about two missionaries knocking doors, seeing a light on in an apartment building next door, and then feeling like they should knock it. So they went, found the mother at home, but set an appointment later that night for when the father would be home too. They went and knocked more doors until the visit, then went back. Long story short, the dad and mom converted, as well as Pres. Teixiera and his sister. Eventually, 40 members of his family were baptized in the following 3 weeks. He said he thought about why he wasn't the first, and why it was his dad. But he said that the Lord knew that in order to get to him, he would have to convert his father first, and then look where they all are now! It was super neat.
Alas, I have no time left. I hope that you have a great week! Keep being faithful and saying prayers! They do more than you think! He who asks receives one way or another! Say hi to everyone and the fam!

Photos May 2013

First Monday of May 2013

Buuueenos días! Qué tál todo? I was happy to receive your emails. I'm glad that things are well, that you are all so faithful and diligent!

Elder Schinder is great. I do kind of miss working with Elder Dayes, and it is wierd to see him at church with the other ward, but Elder Schindler is a special missionary! He has a way with the members and winning over the hearts of them with their trust. He is a good teacher too, he explains things with boldness but in a way that makes sense. Super conductive to the Spirit! We are both kind of neutral and  impartial, so I've kind of had to practice being more assertive and decision making. Which is good =) We didn't teach as many lessons this past week, but we set a few fechas. We have 2 for this weekend, 1 for thursday the next week, and 1 for the 25th. There are like 5 others who we can and probably will set a fecha with soon. 

This last week we had a special meeting in Catarroja with the bishoprics and missionaries in the stake, to talk about an upcoming activity, and also how to work more unified between the wards and the missionaries. It was really inspiring and I saw even more about how great the stake leaders are. In Utah the leaders are always great, but there are lots of great members too, just a few "slots" for leadership. Here the leaders really stand out as something special. There are great things about both perspectives, and it has really inspired me in a new way. President Pace was also there, and gave a great message about unity. He also answered a question from the stake president about how our numbers were about a 100 at the beginning of the year, now were are 130ish, and by the end of the year we are supposed to have 200. The stake president then told the bishops, if you want some of those missionaries to be sent to Valencia, you need to have work in your wards! You need to be giving the missionaries references and work! That's what animates them, which helps them work harder than their own efforts, that's where success will come, and where there is success there will be sent more missionaries, and with more missionaries there will be even more success! It was an interesting insight. Joy (the mother of the two baptisms we had last week) told us in one of our visits last week about a story they had. They said when they went to be baptized (her and her husband) like 5 years ago, all they had left was 5 euros. Thats it. The bus pass was 5.05 euros. They didn't know what to do. They decided to use it, found 5 cents, payed the bus and went to the church thinking they'd just walk home or something. After their baptism, someone went up and congratulated them, and after shaking his hand left 40 euros. He tried to excuse it, but the man said they needed it. He said they hadn't told anyone about their situation. On their way back, they found a bus card laying on the ground, kind of new. (There are tons of abandoned bus cards on the ground, usually empty) They thought it had nothing, but they picked it up and tried it, and it was brand new with 10 trips on it. They said they knew without a doubt that the Lord lived, and that this was His Church, without a doubt. They have the greatest miracle stories, and their family is so great! 

This sunday was mothers day in spain, so they had the special sunday service combined with testimony meeting. It kind of went from a worship service and testimonies of the Lord to a mother worship and testimonies of moms and family, which is good I suppose, but with a couple I felt like it wasn't too focused on the Lord. What can you do though, it's one day a year and moms are really special. It was a good sunday. 

Thats about all I have. I look forward to talking on Sunday! That should be fine, around 4 or 5 here maybe. Just keep your eyes peeled =) Have a great week!