Well hello again sweet family and
friends. I sure loved all of your emails today, and to hear about all of the
fun things that are going on back at home. This past week has been
such a great one, always a blur, but a great one!
The mission is a learning
experience. I am learning more and more things everyday. One of the main things
that I have learned this week is how grateful I am for the beautiful life I
have been given, and for all of the blessings that come from the gospel.
Sometimes on the mission and in life in general things get hard. But when we
take a step back and realize all of the many blessing we have been given, it
makes those hard moments disappear. This past week I had many of those moments
where I realized how good I really have it and how others pass through things
that I could not even imagine. My eyes have really been opened out here on the
mission, and I am so grateful for the many experiences I have had to help
others out with their own trials as they in return help me out with mine.
Honestly, this may be the happiest I have been out here in the mission field
because I have learned a priceless principal, when you strive to help others be
happy and have what you have, you are bound to be happy. I put it to the test,
and of course am definitely not perfect at it, but service is the cure.
On Monday we were able to visit
with one of our investigators from Ghana. He is about 35 and never had the
opportunity to learn how to read or write. Every time we visit with him we
leave him with a gospel message and spend some time with him to help him with
reading and writing. This past Monday we were able to help him. Just to see the
smile on his face when he sounded out the word Cat made my week. Honestly, he
reminded me of a little kid; he was so happy, he couldn´t contain his happiness,
he just laughed. He is so awesome and is progressing poco a poco.
Tuesday we had the privilege of
eating cow tongue at sweet hermana Gabi´s house. hahaha. As I was half way
through my meat I just had to ask her what I was eating. She replied by telling
me, "Elder Farrell, I will tell you as soon as you are done".... haha
that is never a good sign. I can´t tell if it was the chewiness or the taste
buds that threw me off...;) haha sweet hermana Gabi, she is always looking out
for us! I love her!
This was a good week of work for
Elder Nyland and I. On Saturday we met a new family from Colombia. We were able
to talk to them about The Book of Mormon and to set a return cita with them for
this upcoming Saturday. I always love the spirit that is there testifying and
the reaction on people´s faces as we tell them about Christ visiting the
Americas, this message is perfect.
Yesterday I was able to speak in
Sacrament meeting on the message of the Restoration. I am so grateful for this
message, and for the spirit that it brings. Before the mission I was blessed
with the opportunity to visit the Sacred Grove, and to feel the beautiful
spirit there. A spirit in which I cannot deny what happened there, but the
sweet thing about this gospel is that it doesn´t matter where you are, that
same Spirit can and will testify of the truthfulness of the message of the
Restoration. I felt it so strongly yesterday as I was baring my testimony in
our little capilla here in Alicante Spain.
Last night we passed by our
basketball court again and met some more kids, one of them is from Argentina.
We were able to talk to him and get his information. He is such a cool kid and
I am really looking forward to meeting with him this week. Of course, we had to
finish by playing them in a little game of hoop. I am sure it looks silly to
see two white Americans playing ball in white shirt and tie, but hey, I am fine
with looking silly;)
This past week was so amazing. I am
continually grateful for this gospel and for the opportunity I have to be here. I love you all so much, and pray for you daily. Have the best
week!
Much Love,
Elder Dallin Farrell
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