Transfer 3 Week 3 Leon:

Hello!

So as i am writing this, we are currently waiting at a bus stop in Leon, by the Plaza de Toro's (Where they do the bull fights). Oh, Spain... Well this week has been awesome. I dont' know if i can say anything else. I already talked about Monday, And nothing eventful happened after we wrote so..I will start with Tuesday!

MARTES:

Allison Mendoza (HNA Mendoza) Cumpled (Turned) 20 Years old! We made pancakes to celebrate. They didn't really turn out that great but with enough nutella anything tastes good. Then we saw Sandra, in her store. It was way fun as always but we were only there for a few minutes because a bunch of people walked in, and i's just kid of awkward because you don't really know where and stand and what not. Then we went to Trobajo del Camino, which is just right outside of Leon, and did some contacting and stuff there! We passed by the churreria where I thought i lost my wallet, but they didn't have it. No biggy. I can get a new auto zone card at home, Right? Then we had a lesson with Maribel! So we called our mission leaders wife, Narcissa, and she came with us to the lesson because her and Maribel are friends. I went really good. Narcissa really helped out a lot, and the spirit was very strong. Then we had English class, and Noche de Jas, Which we great as usual. I met my first Cuban! He Doesn't smoke, or even like cigars.. My whole view of cuba is now different. He came to the English class, and talked with us. So that was cool. Oh i also leaned a new word. Cutre: Lame. So i have been using that one pretty regularly now.

MIERCOLES:

SO we passed by Maria Dolores just to see how she was doing, as we were on our way to the bus station. She was doing great. She calls us her Little girls! It is so tender. Then she asked us if she should talk to us in Tu or in Usted. So in Spanish there are two forms of speech. So tu is for people you are close to, like your Friends, or your peers, or little kids, and dog. Here Everyone speaks in Tu, for the most part because were in Spain, which is like speaking to everyone like friends, or family, which is kind of cool. So Usted form is used for more formal things, to show respect, or you speak to someone in this form if you don't know them. For example: I would speak to the King of Spain in usted, but his mom would speak to him in Tu. So Maria Dolores is from Spain, and is like 80 years old, and asked us if she should talk to us in usted, to show respect.. Crazy, we told her "Que Va" or in other words, "NO way Jose."  It was cool. So then we went and caught our bus to La Baneza. So we have been teaching this girl there named Barbara, but I call her barb. She is 17, almost 18, and is awesome! So we had a lesson with her, and it was amazing, and now she has a baptisma date for the 7th of January. Sure its next year, but I think I could wait that long! She seriously is so prepared, and willing to follow the savior in any way that she can, it's Money.. So after that, we went to this little pasteleria, which is like a bakery. So La Baneza is famous for these Sweets call Imperiales.I'm still not sure what they are, but we went to this store to buy some. So we picked hat we wanted, and then the Cashier lady gave them to us for free! It was awesome, so in return we gave her a Book of Mormon. 

JUEVES:

So w planned for the week! So while we were planning we felt like should call Raquel, one of our members who is inactive because she lives in a pueblo like 2 hours away. So we have wanted to go visit her, but it's hard because just to visit her, it takes a whole day. So we called her, and by happen chance she just happened to be in Leon, and wanted to meet. So we set up a lesson for the evening. So After planning, We put on work clothes because Ruben asked us to help out with a service project. It was cool because i got to wear jeans and a T-shirt. I felt super weird. I felt like i wasn't a missionary. Crazy. Still was awesome though. So then we ran back home and changed into our skirts of power, ad had a really great lesson with Raquel!

VIERNES:

So we caught a bus to Astorga! It was super fly. We contacted the whole day and only talked to like 4 people, but it was still really fun. So we passed by this Carniceria, which is a butcher shop, and they had like 10 whole pigs just hanging inside the shop. It was crazy. Only in Spain. Oh, and i finally saw the Toro, or the giant metal bulls that they put on the hills and bluffs and such. It was Giant and awesome. We were like 10 Km, and we cold see it on the hill.  Then of course, as per tradition we bought Astorga chocolate, which is the best in the whole world. Then when we returned to Leon, we found 2 Super cool, awesome people, and got there numbers. So the one guy was from Cape verde, and is here studying and learning Spanish. So he speaks french, but not Spanish. So we were talking to him in Spanish, but he was answering in french. I understood what he was saying, like everything. So I figured it was a fluke, or maybe he was speaking Frenish, but then it happened again, and we contacted this couple from francia, that didn't know Spanish but i understood them! It was insane. Anyway, the fist guys name is Levy, and we will have  lesson with him soon, but we want him to meet Khalifa, who is the elders friend. Speaking of which, he Just had his baptismal interview, and is getting baptized next Sunday! It will be awesome. 

SABADO:

So we passed by our friend Jose's house, but he wasn't home but then we ran into him in the street and talked to him for a few minutes. Then we went by Fanny's house. She is a member, and is from the Dominican republic. There are a ton of Dominicans here. It's Ridiculous. In fact, the center of Leon, with all of the stores, and buses is called Santo Domingo. So we went to her house, and she was packing this box with food, and specialty items form Spain to send to her mom in the DR. So essentially she was playing the most ridiculous game of tetris that i have ever seen. It was hilarious. Then we walked her hija to her friends house because she was scared to walk alone, so that was cool. Them we met another cool Dominican in the street, ad talked to her for awhile. So we always ask if the are a creyente person or a person who believes in god. So we didn't ask her that because her name was genesis. 

DOMINGO:

So we had church. It was super good. Then we had a really awesome lesson with Lesly. She was in Norway for 3 weeks, but she got back a few days ago. She is doing really good! It's crazy how prepared the lord makes people. They don't even know it! Then we went to the familia Rivera which was awesome as always!

Well I had a great week and hope that you all have great weeks! I love you very much. Thanks for all of the emails and letters, etc.

 church in Astorga

 fist sized Ferrero Rocher in Mall