What a week. I thought it was going well last week until this week
came...... and it got great!!!! Also some sad things. Elder Jones got the call
and he is on his way to Las Arenas (a small town next to Bilbao). We will miss
him but that branch needs his help. Elder Ward is coming down here to be the
new zone leader. We are super excited to have him here. My new companion will
be Elder Smith (yes I have been telling the whole world that he is a descendant
of Joseph Smith hahahah).
A couple miracles:
1. I received a call from our boy Elder Lower in the other part of
Valencia saying that a Cuban family had contacted him and wanted to know more
about the church. We passed by, we taught, we invited and he accepted it all.
He is now progressing towards the 20th of December. There are 3 of them but
they have even more family and friends that we are going to have them invite.
What a blessing.
2. Mayra. Yes it has been a long time. She saw us as we were
teaching a lesson on a bench and she waited to talk to us. She apologized for
the absence and the distance she had put but that she wanted to change. she
then put her own baptismal date for the 20th as well.
3. Noris came to church on Sunday after having zero contact with her
during the whole week (again). President Pace spoke during the stake conference
we had and invited all to be baptized and she sat there thinking. WE will have
a visit this week to put a set fecha.
4. An old lady with a german shepherd (that was probably bigger than
coach, more than 90 pounds) went berzerk and went to attack a man and his dog.
The lady with the dog couldn´t hold him back with the leash, in fact she was
being dragged by the dog until Elder Jones grabbed the leash and tugged, then
all of a sudden the dog turned on him and bit him. It was so cool. I hope he
gets a scar.
5. ¨He is the gift¨ I saw that Andi already had that up but it is a
huge push for missionary work during the month of December and it should be our
(members and missionaries) number 1 form of work. The prophets have told us
this is what we will do and we have already brought tears to people’s eyes. It´s
been a blessing.
Blessings and Miracles! A lot different than a Christmas in Menorca.
Elder Alder and I have been joking about that
one.
If you could please pray for our friends especially that they can receive
their answers.
I love all of you and hope that you all receive the Christmas spirit
and can feel the love of Christ as we share his love with the world!
Élder Smiley
1. Is it still warm? It was 58 degrees here yesterday.
1. Yes, warmer than
St. George.
2. What are your plans on Christmas?
2. Not sure. I will
talk to the members and by next week you´ll know. We will probably go to the
house of a certain member, then eat, and visits to members and non members,
Hopefully more peaceful than last year.
3. What is your mode of transportation in Valencia?
3. All metro.
Incredible!
4. Do you speak English when you are in the apartment and Spanish
when you leave?
4. Yes
5. Are there universities in Valencia?
5.Yes, very big as
well. Lots of foreign exchange students
6. Are there restaurants in Valencia affordable?
6. Couldn´t tell
you, we haven´t gone to anything other than Mcdonalds or cheap restaurants on
the streets.
7. How big is your zone? How many miles wide is it?
7. 30 missionaries.
6 wards. Farthest travels 1 hour by train. Incredible!!!
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