Monday, March 10, 2014

March 3, 2014

Preparation Day - Bowling
Hello family, and friends. Thank you so much for all of the emails - they were perfect today!  This past week was very very long, but a lot of great things happened. I don´t have a ton of time today so I will include the highlights!

This past Tuesday, President and part of his family came out to Alicante to conduct interviews, wow, I sure love seeing him and the Deere family. In the words of Hermana Deere, "When we see you, we don´t feel like we are too far away from home" They are such an incredible family!

This past week, Elder Nyland and I had some great citas, and were able to find a great new investigator who is from Mexico. Yesterday we went up and knocked on her door as a reference we received. She is in her mid 40s and is religious. She asked us if there was a life after death and we were able to share our testimonies to her about the beautiful Plan of Salvation. We are so blessed to have this knowledge in our lives, and to live with the purpose that this message brings. She was excited to have us back, so we are excited to see how our return cita with her goes this upcoming week, I will keep you updated. 

Friday we were able to go on intercambios with the Zone Leaders, which was so awesome. We were able to learn so much and we are excited to apply everything that we learned to our work here. 

As for our member family, they are still as incredible as ever. They have honestly done so much for me in the past five months. I will always be grateful for their love and example they have extended to me. Last night as Elder Nyland and I were just sitting down to plan, Hermana E called and told us that she was waiting downstairs. We went down and she was waiting there with her kids to give us some cake. "I am always thinking of my sons" She is so incredible. Please keep them in your prayers!

Yesterday we had a really neat experience. Church was so nice, it was such a spiritual testimony meeting. Erick and Milton were both able to bare their testimonies, and the spirit was so very strong. Church was a whirlwind as the classes went on and we were trying to make citas, direct investigators, and clear things up. At the end of the 3 hours Elder Nyland´s and my heads were just spinning. As we were on our way to ward council meeting, a hermana asked us for a blessing. We were able to give her a blessing of health. It was such a spiritual experience for me because as we were in the room with her, everything was just so calm and peaceful. To be able to step back and give her a Priesthood blessing really opened up my eyes. This work is so much greater than we can even imagine. This is the Lord´s work and He will provide a way. All of the crazy things that are passing in our lives happen for a reason. Our Father in Heaven loves us, and will never leave us alone. I am so grateful for this message. I love this gospel with all of my heart. I love you family, have the best week!

Until next week, much love


Elder Dallin Farrell

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