Transfer 3 Week 1 in Leon
New Companion Hermana Mendoza from Bolivia

Well, My new companion is awesome, and her name is HNA Mendoza. She is from La paz, Bolivia. She is a really amazing missionary, and i am going to learn, and am currently learning  lot from her.Well this week as always was really awesome, and i learned a lot of Spanish too.

LUNES:

So HNA Snyder went to Carabanchel, which is in the Ghetto of Madrid, so i was really excited for her. She is from Syracuse, Utah; and is white and blonde. I'm way excited for her. So she left about lunchtime, and so the HNA's from GIjon came down and we with me until my companion came at 5pm. It was my first trio!!! We went to Domino's, all you can eat buffet. Surprisingly enough, people in Spain really like jamon, tuna, and BBQ sauce so if the pizza didn't have Jamon, or some form of tuna, it had BBQ. But that didn't stop me, I ate like 8 pieces or something crazy. It was awesome! Then my companion llegared ( arrived), and we made the trek back to the piso from the train station. I kept assuring her that it was only 5 minutes more, but i think she caught on when it took 45 minutes.. It just takes forever with suitcases, because most of the sidewalks and walk way are cobblestone, so the little wheels get stuck. Then we had a lesson with Paula, who we had not met with for like 1 and 1\2 months. So miracle there. It went good, and we are supposed to meet with her again soon.

MARTES:

So when your companions leaves, and you get a new companions who is not familiar with the area, and doesn't know any of he people, it is called Area Training. So that is what i am doing right now. It's really fun, and we get lost a lot, but also it's like really stressful, because you want your companion to know everybody, but they don't and s you hve to decide where to go, and who to see, based on what you feel, and where they live, and how much time we have. I can testify, that the lord helps his missionaries. So first we had a lesson with Hortensia, which went well. Then Out of nowhere Tony, our old investigator called us and told us that he was in leon for the day, from Madrid, where he had moved about 1 month ago. He was giving some English classes, and asked if we could meet with him. Now he is the guy we were teaching awhile back, who is from Nigeria, who speaks English. It went really good, nd he was looking for a piso so that he can move back to Leon, and keep meeting with. It was crazy, but i felt bad that my companion had to teach a lesson right of the bat in English, but she speaks like really amazing English, and so she took it like a champ. Then we met with Pamela, Which is pronounced like (pa- MEla). Now it can;t say it normally in English, but i will take that as progress! Then we walked around for little, and then had a really good lesson with Thalia. So we had 4 lessons, and gave away 3 Book of Mormons, and got like 6 references. It was a miracle and crazy!

MIERCOLES:

So we went by Sandra first thing in the morning, and chatted with her for a minute, and then shared this cool Christmas video. She liked it, and then as we were talking, she told us about this Special Christmas that is like from Leon, and some little pueblos around here. It is really cool. Maria-Dolores has one, so look it up because it's interesting. It looks kind of like one of those Hanukkah lamp tings, but wooden, and you put ornaments and whatever you want on it. We are totally getting one for the piso! Then after that we had District meeting, with our new elder. He is called Elder Baerwalt, and he is from Cali. It was really good, DM, and then right after we ran to the bus station and caught our bus for La Baneza. We just barely made it 15 minutes early.. I hate being Late to things, especially in the mission. So when we got there, we had two lesson set up. The first was with Barbara, who I had talked to on the phone to set up the cita. So we get there, and we met in the Plaza Mayor (I swear very place in Spain has a Plaza Mayor). When i had talked to her on the phone, she sounded a lot older, and when we met her in person she told u tht she was 17, which i didn't believe. But she is really cute. So then she told us that she wanted to meet with her friend because she was Mormon, so we ran by and got her friend, named angeli, and had a lesson. So Angeli is a member and was super active forever, and is 18, but then her mom and her moved to La Baneza, and the capilla is far away. But she is seriously super sweet, and really helped us out a lot in the lesson. So her mom is isabel, who is on our list, but according to the Ward list she is only supposed to have one daughter, but i gues she has 2! So it went really good. Then we went looking for the other lady name Simoni's house. We found it but had to run to the bus station, so we just talked with her for  few minutes and then got out of dodge.

JUEVES:

We had daily planning, which was really good. Then we had a lesson with fanny, a Member, and it went relly well. We showed to video of the man of the cruise who brought beans an crackers, and didn't leave his room, and liken that to ourselves, an how sometimes we are like that man, and live far beneath our potential. It was super good. Then we had  Family home evening with Thalia, and her family, with the Elders. It went really good.

VIERNES:

So We went by and saw Maria Dolores, which was awesome as usual, and she is just like my 4th grandma. You guys would love her! So because of my new comp, she had to show us every photo that she has of her family, and the story behind them. It was cute. Then we were supposed to have lesson with a New investigator, and were looking for her address. She live in the hardest place to find ever. It took us like 1 hour just to find her piso, but we did, and she wasn't home, but we can pass by later. Then We had a lesson with Maribel, and it was really good, and we invited her to choose  a date herself for her baptism, so she is supposed to tell us soon. Then We had Noche De rama, and Angel, our member brought hot dogs for us. So everyone in Europe thinks that all that Americans eat is Hot dog's and hamburgers. Which is guess is kind of true. It's funny. 

$$$  So Angel asked me to Make Thanksgiving stuffing, but i don't have a clue how to do it, so if you have a recipe, that is easy, and cheap, and does not involve stouffers stuffing, then please send it my way!

SABADO:

So i contacted this Spanish guy the other day, and set up an appointment to visit him, and got his address and all that, and so we were supposed to meet with him, and we found his piso, and he told u that he had gotten called into to work, but that we could come by next tuesday, but he said that he would love to have us meet with his whole family. Spanish don't normally do that. They normally tell you straight up, that they don't want to talk to you, or just give you the Spanish finger wag, but this guy, and his family is really interested. So I'm pretty excited. Then we had lesson with a lady named milagros, but my comp has his sickness or something where she has to put and ITO, or ITA on the end of everything, so in stead of milagros, it was milagritos, and the whole time we were in the lesson, i was dying every time she said it. It was awesome. Then we had english class, and 8 people came. I taught the advanced class, and it was awesome to speak English. I had been going through withdraws. It's funny to talk with them though because they all have British accents!

DOMINGO:

SO We left the piso early to go to a meeting at church, and we got there, and we there for about 10 minutes when Lucy ran in, crying, and said that Gloria had a car accident. So the elders, and a few members, and president took off running to find them. After about a hour they found them. So Gloria was driving, and it was raining and she saw a car swerving into her lane, and swerved and hi a big tree, and the car wrapped around the tree, and was destroyed. So in the front seat was Carmen, and older member, and she was not wearing a seat belt, and flew into the windshield, and broke the glass, but didn't not fly out of the car. Lucy was also in the crash but was fine, Rebbecca, another older member was fine as well. Carmen, and Gloria went to the hospital. Gloria left with a few bumps and bruises, but Carmen Had a really bad concussion, and has a giant gash on her forehead, and a broken hit that they will operate on Thursday, but she is okay. It was sad, and everyone was really worried for them, but we had church, and then went and visited them in the hospital. If anything good came of this, it was the unity, and love that i saw abounding in between the members. It was amazing the charity i saw as they helped one another, and cried with those that cried.

LUNES:

So We went and visited Carmen with Pedro, and Gloria, and she seems to be in high spirits. Then we went grocery shopping, and went on the hunt for some churros, but all of the stores were closed, so we just ate some Dulce de Leche at home. And now were writing, and later we will have a lesson with some new muchacho named Benigno, and then with Paula.

A scripture that i have been thinking about is in the book of Mormon in Mosiah 5: 2-9..

2 And they all cried with one voice, saying: Yea, we believe all the words which thou hast spoken unto us; and also, we know of their surety and truth, because of the Spirit of the Lord Omnipotent, which has wrought a mighty change in us, or in our hearts, that we have no more disposition to do evil, but to do good continually.

3 And we, ourselves, also, through the infinite goodness of God, and the manifestations of his Spirit, have great views of that which is to come; and were it expedient, we could prophesy of all things.

4 And it is the faith which we have had on the things which our king has spoken unto us that has brought us to this great knowledge, whereby we do rejoice with such exceedingly great joy.

5 And we are willing to enter into a covenant with our God to do his will, and to be obedient to his commandments in all things that he shall command us, all the remainder of our days, that we may not bring upon ourselves a never-ending torment, as has been spoken by the angel, that we may not drink out of the cup of the wrath of God.

6 And now, these are the words which king Benjamin desired of them; and therefore he said unto them: Ye have spoken the words that I desired; and the covenant which ye have made is a righteous covenant.

7 And now, because of the covenant which ye have made ye shall be called the children of Christ, his sons, and his daughters; for behold, this day he hath spiritually begotten you; for ye say that your hearts are changed through faith on his name; therefore, ye are born of him and have become his sons and his daughters.

8 And under this head ye are made free, and there is no other head whereby ye can be made free. There is no other name given whereby salvation cometh; therefore, I would that ye should take upon you the name of Christ, all you that have entered into the covenant with God that ye should be obedient unto the end of your lives.

9 And it shall come to pass that whosoever doeth this shall be found at the right hand of God, for he shall know the name by which he is called; for he shall be called by the name of Christ.