Well family and friends, here it
has already come again, HAPPY HALLOWEEN! I sure enjoyed it on the other end of
Spain last year, we will see how this area treats Elder Bates and I this week!
I hope you all have an enjoyable and safe time! As for our week!
"Porque he aqui, yo soy Dios;
y soy un Dios de milagros; y manifestaré al mundo que soy él mismo ayer, hoy y
para siempre" (“For, behold, I am God; and I am a God of miracles; and I
will show unto the world that I am the same yesterday, today and forever”) That
is exactly what this past week was, a week of miracles! This past week, as many
of you know, was the week of finding here in the Spain, Málaga mission. We set
a high goal of finding 888 new investigators here in a week. With a lot of
work, faith and prayers, we were able to reach our goal and some. As a mission
we found 897. God is a God of miracles. It was a great week of work, learning,
and pushing!
Elder Bates and I were blessed
during the week. We learned a very valuable lesson that applies not only to
missionary work, but really to all aspects of life - the importance of enduring
all the way to the end. It seems like with the new people we were blessed to
find, we either found them at the very end of the week or when the week itself
was nearly over. Like I said, it doesn´t matter what aspect of life it is, it
applies. The blessings come as we press forward and work to the end.
Probably the most exciting new(s)
of the week was meeting with our most recent members’ family. We were able to
have a nice discussion with his parents and sister. We are looking forward to a
noche de hogar with them this upcoming Sunday!
I have mentioned multiple times how
incredible the members are here, and here I go again. This past week, Hermano T
really stood out. He is a humble father raising his two 16-year-old daughters
and he does EVERYTHING he can and more to help this Rama out. He is such a
great example to me. He shows us how we should take care of the Lord´s church
in His manner. He is humble about everything he does and doesn´t look to be
recompensed. A little side note, but his example really has changed my
perspective on things. Elder Bates and I call him the Big Friendly Giant.
Another side note, right now we as
a mission are reading the Book of Mormon in 100 days. We started on the 22 of
last month and will finish it before the new year. I am enjoying it this time
around and learning more than I have ever learned from it. If you aren´t
reading it, I would encourage you to get back to it. It is interesting how even
15 short minutes can make the biggest difference. It truly has the answers to
every question in our lives. You just need to look for them. I love it.
Elder Bates and I are still
enjoying our time with one another. We are really getting along and working
hard. We are obsessed with tortilla de patata though... these things are
good!;) Anyways, I love you all SO SO much, and pray for your happiness, and
health.
Have a wonderful week.
Elder Farrell
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