June 4, 2014

Concilio - June 3, 2014

Hola familia, otra semana ya! (Another week already!) I hope that you are all doing well and enjoying the beginning of summer. I cannot believe that it is already that time of year again.... sheesh time is going quickly! As for Elder Patterson and I, we are keeping busy and keeping warm here in our little part of Spain. It is going to be a good summer.

Nothing too exciting happened last week, just the usual. It was really nice to be able to have good contact with our investigators and to meet some new investigators that are really promising - and are interested in the message we share. As I have been here in Spain I have seen a little taste of what Joseph Smith felt when there was a big religious excitement. It seems that a lot of people here are curious about religion, but they have just heard so many things from so many people that they do not know what is true. This past week we were able to teach a woman and her daughter about the Restoration of the Gospel. When we were teaching the part of the great apostasy it just clicked for her and things seemed so clear. Her reaction to the first vision was priceless. What a beautiful message.

The rest of our week was pretty average visiting with menos activos and investigators. The end of the week got pretty tough as the rain came down. It felt good to have the weather cool off a bit, but this story kind of wraps up our weekend: Saturday night after walking around to find little success, we went to an investigators home, whom we had called, to visit with him for the evening. As we were waiting below his edificio a car came storming by and before I knew it Elder Patterson and I were soaked... haha yep we got splashed. It was something that I only thought happened in movies... haha we were able to laugh it off, now I can say that has happened to me. I must be a missionary now;)

I was able to interview the investigator of the Elders from Molina for baptism; it was a very neat and humbling experience. We are looking forward to her being baptized here in the next few weeks. 

Monday and Tuesday Elder Patterson and I were able to go to Malaga for Concilio. The Spirit was as strong as ever, we are really looking forward to sharing that spirit and teaching the Zone about all of the great things that we have learned. Some of the main points were Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and depending on the Living water. He has invited us to come unto Him and His teachings. If we do, we will NEVER thirst. What a beautiful message. I encourage each of you to study of the Living water and apply the teachings of our Savior. It is the path He has given us to be happy in this life, and return to live with Him again. I love Him, I love His teachings.

Have a great week.

Elder Farrell