Changed Heart

Chavales! God is accelerating His work here in Alcorconcito. I shall tell y'alls a crazy story:

mas o menos 6 months ago: Elder Moyle and Elder Thayer got ice cream with the Young Adults (18-36 yr old members of the church, in Spanish the abbreviation is JA) and invited a lady on the bench to eat with them.

6 months ago-3 months ago: the lady came to activities from our church but kept going to her church, she had callings and is/was very strong and faithful to Jesus Christ in her other church. She was not at all interested in meeting with us or reading the Book of Mormon.

2 months ago: Elder Farnsworth and I had 30 minutes one day to do contacts on our phones, we went outside to do them (ALWAYS gotta do that stuff outside cuz that's where the miracles are at my bois) and sat on a nice bench. Ten minutes later a Venezuelan dude walked up to us and said "Elders, I am inactive and want to come back to church, can you guys help me?" So we said, "For sure my boy!"

Still 2 months later: we have a branch party and both the Lady and the dude mentioned above come, and dance together.

Still 2 months later: the dude invites the lady to church, she comes, she loves it, we teach her, and every single time we felt the spirit together, she started STUDYING the Book of Mormon along with the bible and her testimony grows even bigger about Jesus and his teachings/church.

2 days ago, the dude baptizes the lady.

Insane!!!!

The work of God shall prevail tios, I have no doubts. 

Here's a sad story, a lit family from Peru told us they don't want us to come to their abode and share the good news with them anymore. The mom is an inactive member from a looong time ago and she has two sons, they are lit, we played kendama together, taught them, and even gave the mom a blessing of health and it literally healed her. But ya, one day those niños will see missionaries and talk to them hopefully. 

We bought a Christmas tree today, and our water heater broke earlier this week, so we heated up water on the stove and showered with that. Felt like my boi rench.

Love, Elder Ditto

Free Concert

Yo fellows what's up? This week I performed SOS and 21st Century for the folks at the church (like 5 personas) probably gonna be my last free concert so they were lucky ducks. I lowkey forgot all the words to my songs, I'm gonna have to relisten to all them if I do any concerts in the future. Anyone still bump to YC?

YC performing

Homemade Eggplant

I made eggplant, it was good. I have 6 months left of my mission, and I am doing a challenge with my family and some other personas. We are gonna finish the Book of Mormon before May 16 (shoutout Coopy ) it's gonna be a good study if you wanna do it too, lmk.

Super old Peruvian man, I think he's the king of some tiny village in Peru, we gave him a Book of Mormon so when he goes back to Peru he can convert all his squires (I am doing a "U" for Universitario, a soccer team in Peru, not ducks )

The Brother of Jared, the church just made a video for the story of Ether 1-3 and it was really good.

Colombian grub that a 50 yr old lady gave us, she definitely has a crush on us

Contention sucks! Peace is so nice. Shoutout Tyler if you are reading this, cuz you are a peacemaker, I am gonna work on that. It's tough but it's necessary, send me any tips and tricks!!  

I'd love an email or Christmas letter!

nathan.ditto@missionary.org

Nathan Ditto

Misión España Madrid Norte

Av. de Tenerife, 11

28703 San Sebastián de los Reyes

Madrid, Spain

Love, Elder Ditto

Dios te ama

Doctrine and Covenants 64:9-10

"9 Wherefore, I say unto you, that ye ought to forgive one another; for he that forgiveth not his brother his trespasses standeth condemned before the Lord; for there remaineth in him the greater sin. 

10 I, the Lord, will forgive whom I will forgive, but of you it is required to forgive all men."

Sheesh. That's a heavy hitter.

Claudia and her family

Claudia got baptized yesterday, when we taught her about the word of wisdom, she immediately stopped drinking coffee and hasn't sipped since. She brought her entire fam to the baptism and they seemed to be quite interested. Claudia is such a great example for them. She shared her testimony after her baptism and said that even with her happy family and job she still felt something was missing in her life, she went to church and felt the joy of the Spirit fill that right up, she testified that she knows her decision of baptism will help her be a better woman.

bandeja paisa

This week we lowkey ate so good. We had bandeja paisa with our friend Toni. I made some tacos I guess you could call em, and they were bussin. 

baleadas

Then we had baleadas with our friend Liliana, insanely yummy.  I lowkey bought an eggplant last week so in gonna try to cook that nicely this week. Food is so good!

I got to go to the town of Segovia today.  So beautiful!!  I was able to visit the Aquaduct, Alcazar, and the Cathedral.  I am going to be here for a couple of days doing exchanges with the missionaries serving in this area.  The church is very small in this town so it is nice for the missionaries to have the extra support.

I really am enjoying the missionary part of being a missionary, but there's never been a time in my life where I have hit that pillow and konked so fast in my life. It's def work but it's God's work and it is awesome.

Cemetary in Carabanchel, Madrid

Love, 

Elder Nathan Ditto