Transfer 5 week 5 Leganes:

ALLLLLLLLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOOOHA!  (ALOHA)...

Well. That means hello and goodbye, right?

So this week was crazy. I swear I have never been so full before. IN MY LIFE! So the thing is, as missionaries the Lord blesses you with a bigger stomach or a greater ability to eat food of all types.

This can apply to food that is:

Gross that you don't want to eat, (liver); a large amount of food that you physically can't fit inside your body (anything from Ecuador or Bolivia); and the strength to run to appointments that your were late to even though you are so full that you can't walk.

So needless to say, I have seen some amazing works and wonders. But seriously, this week has been full of miracles and blessings, and fun, and laughs, and yes.... Lots of food.

LUNES:

So I won't bore you with the deets from P-Days because we basically do the same thing as always. Worry about writing y'all, and then go bowling. But I bet you won't guess what we did that night?  Ate.. With some members. Actually we had a Noche de Hogar with some members in the ward who are renting out a room to this guy named Juan Carlos. He is super cool and we are teaching him. But, he had an operation so he could dent come to the NDH, but next time..

MARTES:

Okay.. So we started off the day trying to meet with Ramon. He is awesome but his work schedule is never the same, and he has 2 little kids to take care of so it is hard. But we called him and he told us that basically he was going thru some hard stuff at the moment. He told us that he would call us back sometime during the week to figure out when or if we could meet. So we were like, "okay". Then after that we went to go pass by this lady named Tina. She was a reference from a member who lives in Madrid, Madrid. So we have passed by like 4 times and she is never home. So we ended up contacting and making calls until mediodía. Then we went back to the Piso. I Made a bomb salad, and a smoothie. After that took a 15 minute power nap and then we studied. So we then left and went to San Cristóbal, to contact a little before our lesson with Luis y Carolina. So right after we get there and are contacting, we get a text from Ramon. He texted us saying that he was moving right then from his Piso to Barrio 9. We were like, " okay, but..." So we were really bummed out because he is really awesome and really was willing and ready to change, but then he moved. So as we were super heartbroken, we continued to contact and talk with people. No kidding. Like as HNA Robertson sent the text to Ramon, and put the phone away, this man and his two kids walked up. SHE contacted them, and we got to know them. His name was David and he is spanish, and is married to this ecuatoriano lady named yiseña. He invited us to come over and meet with him and his family. He said that his wife had taken the lessons before with her family, and her brother got baptized. CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT!!! MIRACLES, MIRACLES, MIRACLES.  The Lord loves us so much. So then we were pumped and went into our lesson with Luis and Carolina. So we get there and walk in and then within 5 minutes Luis and Carolina start physically fighting.. It was crazy. The we're yelling and knocking stuff down, and hitting. So as this is happening we were talking with Carolinas dad, who seemed like he wasn't even hearing or seeing what we were. So he had this weird conversation with him about like making the most of your life, and Peruvian history, and food. Yeah, I don't know.. anyhow so we ended that convo and got out of dodge. Then we went home.

MIERCOLES:

So we got ready and all that jazz, then we went to District meeting. We had a really good district meeting about asking inspired questions, and teach people with the spirit to instead of just talking to them and expecting them to understand and accept what your telling them. It was cool, and I really learned a lot. So after DM we went to dominoes because they have this deal going. It's like, you pay 6.95 and get all you can eat pizza and all you can drink soda. So we did that and bought it as a group. It was sooooooo good. Although after we left I felt like I was slowly slipping into a coma. A food coma... So by the time that we had finished eating, it was time to go visit Elouisa. She is the best. So we went and and had consensus and popcorn with her. A change at last. Normally it's cake and hot chocolate so I was grateful. Then we were supposed to have a lesson with this new guy from new guinea but he failed us. So then we contacted until 8, when we met the Tenorios. They gave us a tortilla de patata sandwhich. It was super good. Then we talked about the obra misional. It was good. Then we went home.

JUEVES:

So we did weekly planning which was really good. A little long for my taste, but that is just the nature of the beast.. so then after that we did some carpeta and found some really great people to pass by. Then we went to visited Mariana, who is this super old little spanish lady. We chatted with her for awhile, and then she gave us some super good yogurt with granola. Then we passed by David and Yiseña, but they weren't home but the mom answered and told us to pass by another day a little later. So then we were supposed to have our first lesson with Roxanne who is the investigator of the elders but then we switch with them so now she is ours. She called and told her that her daughter had gotten into 2 car crashes and was in the hospital so she was going to go visit her. So we were like" no worries..." So then some more contacting, but it's okay because the weather this week has been super nice. Like 60-70s.. Then we went home, as normal.

VIERNES:

So we passed by Denise  (hair dresser), then Tina and neither of them we home. So then we made a lot of calls and then contacted a bunch. Then mediodía'ed  and napped. Then we went and visited Teresa de la Cruz, Who is a less active El meme be who can't come to church because she works. But she is super cool! She is going to teach us how to make some Ecuadorian plate from her Pais. I am super excited. Then we went and visited Isabel, who is this spanish lady who totally looks like Joan rivers... She is active but we went to chat with her and stuff. It was fun. She gave us some super good juice. So... after that we went to the plaza mayor in leganes, which is actually right behind our Piso. So we went there and met Rosi!!! She really wants to get baptized so she has completely kicked her smocking habit so that she can. It's crazy who awesome she is! She is a little weird though, but I guess that I am a little weird too...So we haven't extended a baptism date to her yet, but we're working on it. Then after her... More contacting...

SÁBADO:

So first off, we played futbol. Our team won. Well I should say that we destroyed.. It was the Americans against the Spanish.. After that we went in our normal sports clothes to Correlation with Alejandro. He made us some legit food from the coast of Ecuador. It was really....Good, but a little strange. But good. So after that we went to go pass by some people. So the first 2 people weren't home so then we decided to pass by our friend david's house again to see if they were home, and guess what?   They were!!! We had our first lesson with them and It was awesome! They are looking for the truth, and have met with us before. It was awesome. They were definitly the greastest miracle that we had this week. Then right after her we ran to our lesson with Roxanna. It was super spiritual. So were working on her as well. Then we went back and did comp study and then went to sleep. 

DOMINGO:

So on Sunday we went to church which was super fun. I sat by Elouisa who is just the cutest, most sassy thing. Then we studied afterward, and ate, and then went and saw . She is a cute spanish lady in our ward who makes amazing food. So we went and ate with her and her son. She made stuffed potatoes and jamon and cheese. Classic. Sorry about only writing about food. But like not that much.

Arbolina

Found a cool quote:

“The Standard of Truth has been erected; no unhallowed hand can stop the work from progressing; persecutions may rage, mobs may combine, armies may assemble, calumny may defame, but the truth of God will go forth boldly, nobly, and independent, till it has penetrated every continent, visited every clime, swept every country, and sounded in every ear, till the purposes of God shall be accomplished, and the Great Jehovah shall say the work is done.”

- Joseph Smith

LOVE Y'ALL!!!!