Transfer 3 Week 2 In Leon Spain:

So this week has been money! I ate churros, from a churreria; Lost my WALLET; And had turkey!

MARTES:

Okay! So Tuesday we had set up 2 solid appointments, that we then confirmed, but they both failed us. The good news is that even though they failed us, they gave us the right address, and number, so I have a hard time believing that if they weren't interested even a little bit, why would they give us their correct number and address. I would have lied. So I have hope!
Now I know what it is like to be one the other side. You know, like those people who try to sell you the lotion, or straighteners in the mall, and you have to say no to them like 4 times before they stop following you? Yep, I know how they feel now. Okay, enough of that.. So we visited one of our JAS, which just means a Young person (Joven) named Estefannie. We just talked in her door way but it was nice to finally talk to her. I had only met her 2x, for the street, so we didn't get to talk much. It was cool. Then we had English class, and they were super good like normal. So when I was looking for my keys to open the Capilla for English class, that is when i discovered that my wallet was gone. No worries, I only had my church debit card, and Spain residency card, and my Drivers license from the states that was going to go out of date anyhow. It is all canceled, and is being replaced now. I still have my passport, SSN, and my Credit card, so I am set. I am a little bummed out though because i lost my auto zone card.. I had so many points saved up...Oh and our Elders' Gearing and Reese came back from Madrid, and brought all of the packages and letters for all of the missionaries, so i got all of my letters! Thanks!

MIERCOLES:

We went to La Baneza! We have like 3 solid investigators in this little pueblo, one named Barbara who is from The Dominican Republic. She is like 17 i think, and is sup's cool. So we normally meet with her one Wednesday's , but she called for the morning, and told us that she couldn't do it today, but we decided to go anyway, and try to find, and teach, and teach, and find. We met 2 really awesome people, that we are really excited about! Oh okay, so Elder Gearing told us this story awhile back about when they were walking, and it was cold, and he said, "Man, a *Colacao sounds awesome." Then the very next person they talked to offered them Colacao... So this has happened 9 times since the first time. Do you know how many times this has happened to us? ZERO..   But still have push forward with faith. So we were walking in La Baneza, on the way to the bus station home, and found a brand new, sealed bow of chocolates in the middle of the road. We picked it up and inspected it meticulously and then ate. It was awesome! The lord Answers prayers  for chocolate, hot or cold. 

JUEVES:

So today we had Zone Training!  So yesterday the elders called us, and asked us if we could prepare a practise, or role pay for the ZC, that would be tomorrow. We said yes, and then immediately regretted it. But no, It went really great and I learned a mountain. (Bad Spanish joke, Because for "a lot", they say, "un monton", like i learned a mountain... Ha)

So after that, we ate as a Zone. We ate Kebab chicken, which was super tasty, and then we played games and stuff. After that we had a Lesson with Maribel that was really good. Then We went back to the Capilla, because our member, Angel, decided to make us a thanksgiving feast which turned out super good. I know you were all wondering, but the stuffing turned out pretty tasty. Not like stove top, but i figure they have never had it and won't know the difference. So as per tradition, and i think it might be a requirement for citizenship in the untied states, we ate turkey on thanksgiving.

VIERNES:

So we had correlation with Pedro, and planned the Christmas dinner, which i think is going to go awesome. Halloween was pretty risky last time, but i think that Christmas is a little more widely accepted here. So were praying that it all salir's (ends up) good.
Then we had Weekly planning. Also the New Christmas campaign came out today. #ILUMINAelMUNDO or #LIGHTtheWORLD. So they challenge is 25 ways in 25 days. So when Christ was on the earth, he was always serving. So we have the opportunity to emulate him through serving other in the 25 days leading up to Navidad. Do it.. Also watch the video, it is really awesome. Oh and my comp made arepas and we put hot dogs, and cheese in them and they turned out amazing!

SABADO:

We went to La Palomera, which if I'm correct means: Place with a lot of pigeons. So you can imagine how that was. So La Palomera is just like a part of leon that e hardly ever go to, probably because of all the pigeons. It's is just really far away, but the lord blessed us greatly in our efforts with 3 Referrals. Like real referrals?  Then we had  lesson with MD (Maria- Dolores) which was awesome, and invited her to come to church with us. She said yes! So then we had English class which was super fun, and i found out that Fidel Castro died.. Learn something new everyday..

DOMINGO:

MD came to church with us, in fact we met her on the way to her house. She was already coming by herself, How cool is that! She wore a fur coat.. The branch was super warm and welcoming, and they talked super Spanish, with their crazy accent.. It was super cool. Then we had a lesson with Tantika, who is from Romania. I really don't think she understand my vampire jokes, but that doesn't stop me. Then we had another lesson with Pamela, which went okay. Her baby seriously is gigantic though, and look like a little Eskimo!

LUNES:

And here we are. Well we cleaned, and grocery shopped, and ate, and went to El Corte Ingles, which is the mall, and walked around, and tried on some stuff. IT was fun, i felt like i was in High school again. And then after P-day we are going to visit Carmen in the hospital, and she how she is doing. She was one of the members who had that accident but i think she finally had her surgery today. Well ya esta.

Thanks so much for all of the pictures, and emails! I love you some much, and i hope that you have safe, and fun weeks!

*(Colacao, is Hot chocolate, but super bitter so you have to dump like a pound of sugar in it to be able to drink it.)