What a week! And kinda cold! I've been used to having to wear short sleeve shirts for so long that now when the cold came we've had to change up a bit and start wearing our suits again. Kinda a shocker since it was a pretty abrupt change of temperatures. This past week I was up in Zaragoza on exchanges. And it just so happens that the cold started this week and Zaragoza just happens to be the second coldest city in our mission, ha-ha. Well, I didn't exactly bring a coat or anything so we were a bit chilly. I had my suit and everything so it was ok and we used the buses/ran to and from visits so it was ok, ha-ha. But the cold has come and winter is on its way. Finally! But this exchange was such a good learning experience. I was with Elder Harris and he's such a good missionary. I learned a lot from him about how I can continue to become a better missionary. I have so many things that we're applying now to our own area and our own work because of what I learned and I'm so excited to get out and work so much more every day. It's been incredible to see the difference at just how much your enthusiasm really does affect the work and your investigators. It was kinda funny though at one point because as we were running for the bus and as I was just getting there, this big huge guy came off the bus and I ran right into him, ha-ha. Luckily he was a bit bigger because I sorta just bounced off him, ha-ha. Hopefully that's not being too mean. I just said sorry and had to keep going. We had a good laugh afterwards.
Things here in Tarragona are going soooo good! We have quite a few people who are preparing for baptism and they are so great. We have so many incredible people here. I've just fallen in love with this people and I love visiting them, helping them, teaching them, and getting to know them. The best part is when you see the changes in their lives that can only come through this restored Gospel. It is so incredible! It's so great in fact that I'm not quite sure if I want to leave...ha-ha. I'll come back home and then return to Spain how about that? Ha-ha just kidding. But seriously, I never thought I'd get attached to these people this way. And even be best friends with 40-50 year old guys! Ha-ha-ha. It's actually just like being best friends with my dad which isn't too hard to be honest.:) But I remember just thinking about it one day and realized that wow, most of these people are about my parents age and I talk to them about marriage problems, their eternal salvation, how to help them be happy, and a whole lot of other things. And I'm only 20! But it's just another witness to me that through small and simple things are great things brought to pass in the work of the Lord.
Last night we had an incredible visit with about 12 or so Filipinos. We have a Filipino member named Jocelyn and we organized a little movie night with her and told her to invite all of her friends and that's exactly what she did. We watched "The Testaments" and it was such a powerful experience. We watched it in English because I guess it's not in Tagalog. But afterwards I got up to bear my testimony with our ward mission leader and I saw more than half of them wiping away tears. I bore simple but powerful testimony of what we had just watched and invited them to learn more. The spirit flooded the room and it was as if we had been taken up into heaven for a few moments and that all our worries and cares of the world had been swept away. And what was even more powerful was that one of the other elders who is from Spain and hardly speaks any English was touched I think more than the Filipinos. He was in the back and couldn't stop crying and had to leave with his companion. But it was just a testimony to me that the spirit has no language barrier. No matter what language we speak and no matter what language we hear the word of God, the Spirit of the Lord can and will touch our hearts if we let Him. I know that's true because I have seen it. I speak the language well but I don't speak the language perfectly and I know my companion doesn't either. But the Lord is able to work through us to change people's lives. I know that this gospel is true and that through it we can find eternal happiness.
I love you all so much. I hope you have a fantastic Halloween! Ha-ha. Unfortunately, we don't have it here but that's ok. Until next week!
