February 20, 2018

Are we missionaries or are we dancers?

HOLA mis queridos, cómo están??

I am happy as can be out here in Palma de Mallorca still. Just bought some super cute close for an even better price, spent the day with the ever lovely Hermana Warburton who is basically me. We played soccer with members and missionaries. We bought some extra banana bread we made this week and everyone was asking for the recipe. I actually did a LOT of baking this week with Hermana Gratzl. While weekly planning we cranked out an apple pie, cookies, and banana bread. They were all for members, one to celebrate reading in the book of mormon everyday for 21 days and others as thank you's and farewells from Hermana Gratzl. I cannot believe how fast the time is going! 

It was sad to see Hermana Gratzl go, but I am just so excited for this transfer. Hermana Garcia is my new companion!!! She is on a flight here right now, but she was in my zone in Barc and is adorable. She came in at the same time as my baby Hermana Ney :) She is Argentinian, but is living in Italy. WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THE BEST TRANSFER!!! I am so excited!!

The Noche de Cultura/Show de talentos turned out AMAZING!!!!!! Better than I could have ever imagined!! We had so many people come and everyone loved it!! We had so many less actives and old and new investigators. And so much food and everyone was sharing their cultural dances and singing. Our dance turned out great! We did an evolution of dance. It was fun and all the missionaries were so fun and so cooperative. Even a cute little three year old got up and belted out Let It Go from Frozen. It was precious. I was sad we had to leave early and didn't get to see all the talents, but God really helped us out and it really was a success for the members. They are asking us for more activities, so stay tuned! 

So many miracles from the activity here is a few:
Remember Kimberly (investigator of the Elders that we went out for Ice cream with), well her parents came and have now invited the Elders over to eat! 

We invited everyone in our phone, and an old investigator named Shirley came! Then she came Sunday to church and really opened up to us. She seems to have so much potential. The problem is that she is always bouncing from place to place, but thanks to technology, we are going to teach her through calls if she isn't on the island. 

ANOTHER miracle this week: I got to skype in to Edward's baptism!!! He is a young man I found on a park bench and taught for 3 month in Valencia, and after many more months, he was finally able to be baptized!!! It was so amazing to be able to see it and know how much he has changed! The gospel is REAL!

Last week we contacted a man named Mario from Romania, I remember my mouth moving before I even thought and how naturally the spirit just pushed me to him. Well he brought his cousin to our first visit, and they both were so thrilled. They expressed their desires to change their lives, and they also how they have not felt a peace like that in any other church. They are both reading! They couldn't come to church, but we will see them tonight! They are working for the 10th of March and we are so excited! Hector is reading and we've had great lessons, but a personal emergency happen and he wasn't able to come to church, but he is still doing well. 

We were finally able to meet with Tony, and he is struggling to see the importance and necessity of the book of mormon but he said he genuinely wished he could stand up and say he knows the book of mormon is true and that Joseph Smith is a prophet. So he has the desire, we just have a bit more work to do. 

I wish I could tell you all the miracles we are seeing here, but as for now there is a taste.
I love you all so very much! And hope you all are feeling the joy of doing your OWN missionary work! There really is nothing so great!

Challenge for the week: say a prayer, look through your contacts on your phone, and call up a friend, and lift them up. The spirit WILL guide you to who needs YOU!

Have the best week!
Hermana Read