View from the castle they visited on p-day
Family and friends, thank you so
much for the many e mails, letters, prayers, and support; your influence means
everything to me. It sounds like things are going well back at home, I think of
you daily, but am so grateful to be here. We are so richly blessed. As for me
and this week another crazy one! Here we go:
Mon- So last week I e mailed my
mother and told her that we were locked out of our piso. True story, but bad
idea to tell mom:) Yes mother we were able to get back in, but it was such a
crazy story. After we had finished our last little bit of e mailing, I realized
that I did not have the keys. It was a crazy p day, we had a lot to do, and to
add to the list, we were in P day clothes, so that threw me off even more. We
tried not to worry about it. We just told ourselves that we were two teenage
Americans living in Spain and to not worry about it... haha it really calmed us
down;) Anyways, we tried calling our Dueño (landlord) twice, and no answer...
we proceeded to call the ZL´s, and all we got was laughed at. We were in a
little pickle. There was a member that we could go visit, but P day was over,
and we really needed to get to work, but we couldn´t get into our piso. We
called a member of the Stake Presidency who actually bought our piso for us. He
told us to wait 20 minutes and he would help us in. An hour later he showed up and
tried to break us into our piso. (We took a great pic that I will send home
tonight!) After trying for a good 20 minutes with no success, we thought of
another approach. We live on the top story of our 3 story piso and like every
building there is a roof. We remembered that we had left our screen door to our
patio unlocked so we thought that maybe we could get up there and figure
something out. Our Stake Presidency
friend ended up jumping from the roof to our balcony and saving the day. Don´t
worry mother, I would never do anything that stupid;) He saved us that day, and
it was just another crazy story to add to the adventures of the missionary
life.
So much happened this week, so I
will just give you the highlights and miracles, and my fish, mushroom, and tuna
lasagna story.... yum.
This past week we have met with our
number one investigator. I am not sure what I said about him last week, but he
is from Ecuador, and SO receptive! We ended up teaching him a few times this
week, and each lesson was progressively better. On Tuesday we taught him about
the Restoration, and then when we met with him on Thursday he invited his
girlfriend and his friend to the lesson. He actually helped us teach the lesson
of the restoration, and told the Joseph Smith story, and bore testimony of him.
The spirit was incredible. And finally, on Saturday we invited him to the
baptism of [] Gonzalaz, which I was blessed to participate in. The service was
beautiful, and he loved every second of it! I am pretty sure he recorded the
entire thing on his phone. What is even better as we left the baptism, he
wanted us to go with him to visit his family and friends that lived in the area
to share our message. I know it doesn´t sound real, but it is... haha this man
is a miracle. What added was he hummed I am a child of God the whole way. One
more thing about him, every lesson he gives us a gift. This past week, Elder
Ellsworth and I have received: Fodoras (sp?), fans, hats, a wooden turtle, and
elephant. This man is incredible. So much for every member is a missionary,
EVERY INVESTIGATOR IS A MISSIONARY!
Thurs. Thursday night, Elder
Ellsworth and I had the privilege of eating at a sweet members home. She is
probably about 60. She is so sweet and loves having us over for meals. Right as
we walked into her home I hit a wall of fish. At that point I had no idea what
I was getting myself into... I got a "delicious" plate full of fish,
mushrooms, and a delicious tuna casserole to top it off... For all of you that
do not know, I am not the biggest fish, mushroom, or tuna fan, but I cleaned
that plate like a boss. You would have been so proud of me mother:) I don´t
write that to sound ungrateful, but my tongue is just starting to become numb
to the fish species;)
The [] family. I write about this
family every week, but just like the mission, and our investigator, they get
better every week. This week they invited us to their home for a noche de
hogar. Every time we go over they have so much food prepared for us and ALWAYS
make us feel so welcome. They really have adopted us here and have become our family
[here]. Every time they see us they let us know that their home is our home,
and if we ever need anything they are here. Just yesterday they invited us over
for a Christmas pre-celebration scheduled for the 30th of this month. They told
us that this is something they usually do with just their fam, but they felt
like they wanted us there this year. This will be a great opportunity to sing,
set up a Christmas tree, eat chocolate, and spend some quality time with their
family over the holiday season. They also invited us over for Christmas day,
and they told us that we will be able to skype from their home. Such a huge
blessing. I honestly love this family. I will try to include a pic sometime
next week!
Well fam, I still have so much that
I want to tell you, but this basically sums up the highlights of my week. Thank
goodness for journals. I love you all, and am so happy to hear about all of
your joys at home. You all mean so much to me. I am doing great, and loving
every moment. I pray and think of you daily. A quote for the week that I love:
"Life isn´t easy, but with God it is possible, and with God it is
fulfilling." Until next week:)
Much Love,
Elder Farrell
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