Concilio
Hello sweet family and friends how
are you? It has been a good week and a half since I have talked to you, but A
LOT has happened here in this new journey in Murcia. I have a lot to catch you
up on, so here it goes.
I mentioned it before, but my new
companion is Elder Logan Patterson from Logan Ut. He has been out for about 1
year and 4 months, so he knows what he is doing and is teaching me so much. We
have really been getting along this past week and working hard. I am really
grateful to be here with him and for this time that we will have to serve and
learn from one another. The last time I emailed was from Alicante, so I will
catch you up on all of the highlights. There was mainly just one, but it was so
special.
Last Monday night, we had planned
to have a farewell noche de hogar with the [E] family, and then with the [L]
family after. We had planned on making tacos with the E’s because we hadn´t
done that with them and that was one of the things I absolutely had to do
before I left. After a crazy Pday of packing and rushing, we ran to Mercadona,
grabbed the ingredients and ran over to the E’s to start. As we got to their
home, the sweet mom opened the door and told us that the boys weren´t home,
that they had run over to the L´s home to fix a window, and that they needed
our help. We ran over there and ‘mom’ ran with us. Right as we walked into the
L´s home and around the corner, I hear, "SURPRISE!!" They had planned
a joint family home evening and all of my loved ones from this area were there.
It was so special! We were able to make tacos together and we were able to end
with a spiritual message. I will always remember the strong relationships that
we have developed; these people are so special.
Wednesday was travel day. Luckily
for me, from Alicante to Murcia was only a one-hour bus ride so we had a whole
day to work ahead of us. I have mentioned it in previous emails, but in this
area we have a CAR, which is definitely a blessing for all of the pueblos that
we work in. We work in two main pueblos that are about 20 and 40 minutes away.
We have been keeping really busy with all of our assignments and I have been
able to meet some of our investigators, and incredible members that live here
in this area. That is one thing that I sure love about this church and the
mission, no matter where you are at, there are always incredible members that
will take care of you.
Saturday and Sunday, GENERAL
CONFERENCE!! Wow, what an incredible conference this April. Like always, it is
such a blessing to see and hear the words of the Prophet to lead and guide us
in these days. I am so grateful for this gospel. We were able to watch all of
the conferences in our church building and most of them live! We watched the
Sat Morn Saturday at 6, Priesthood session Sun at 11 Sat evening Sun at 2 then
we are able to watch the Sunday sessions live at 6 and 10 pm here. It was a
late night, but so worth it! I really enjoyed the Priesthood session and would
recommend it to anyone who was not able to watch it.
Monday and Tuesday we were in
Malaga. It is always such a blessing to spend time with President and Hermana
Deere, and other missionaries that are becoming my best friends. The conference
was so great, and the spirit was so strong. One of my favorite things about
each conference is that we finish by singing the mission hymn "Oh Vos los
llamados" The spirit is always so strong!! While there I was able to see
some of my best friends in the mission, Elder Ellsworth included!! It was so
good to see him and to catch up on the last three months. I also saw Hermana
Anderson from Highland for the first time in a year, wow time on the mission is
crazy.
This upcoming week is crazy with
meetings, but I am looking forward to the time that we will have to work with
some of our progressing investigators and to find some new ones. I know this
email was a little scattered, I just wanted to try to include the highlights from
this great week! I will be more specific about our investigators next week.
Know how much I love you and am forever grateful for you.
Until next week, much love!
Elder Dallin Farrell
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