t-6

3 months ago, we were teaching a lady

Who sent in a reference to learn about JC

She came to church right away it was crazy

Then she moved away, so we passed her off to the ladies

The Hermanas kept teaching her all of the stuff

She learned Word of Wisdom, and that one was tough

But God is good, and she felt His love

She wanted baptism and told me to pull up

We got the deed done and then gave her the dove  

That one was for Alex

Great week in the viña del Señor. It was transfer prep so we were in the office with frequency! Which means I get to hang out with Elder Hill. We spent some of the church's money on missionary transfer travels, missionaries, if you are reading this, pls don't miss travels because twas a generous amount of sacred funds. But my mom taught me well, and I was on the search for the biggest bargains. I almost installed Honey, but then someone told me it was a scam, is that true? So all Wednesday was spent in the office, literally all day, and then the morning on Thursday as well. 

That's honestly pretty much how the week went. Tonight I get my new and last companion! Insane. His name is Elder Porras he's from Chihuahua, Mexico. Shoutout p body, bros married. Fire. t-6 means I have 6 weeks left of my mission. Time to grind chavales:)

Love, Elder Ditto

Galicia -> Madrid -> Islas

It's been 2.5 weeks I think. And 2.5 crazy weeks

I got to go to the Tower of Hercules is the oldest known extant Roman lighthouse. Built in the 1st century, the tower is located on a peninsula about 2.4 km from the center of A Coruña, Galicia, in northwestern Spain

We went to A Coruña, Galicia Spain for Zone Conference, lots of rain and green and cool stuff. Felt like Oregon. Hype to be up there for my first time!

Yummy birthday dinner!

Had my bday! 21  pretty fun lowkey, met with a lot of recent converts, and had free food! An hermana from Peru (Gina) made "alitas encevichadas" absolutely dreamy and riquísimo. That was probably a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

A few hours before cheffing up the cuisine, Gina fell pretty bad and hurt like every part of her body. On Sunday she was still in a lot of pain so we offered to give her a priesthood blessing of health. She has been less active for a long time so we taught her what a blessing is then we gave her one. Right after she sat still for a few moments and then said something along the line of "que bonito me siento!" It was so amazing. She was in a lot of pain right before and after the blessing, she felt beautiful!!! Miracle

The Canary Islands

Now we are in the Islas Canarias and it is an absolute vibe.  Great lugar. So cool oh my goodness I shall add some pics.

Next week is gonna be ultra busy with transfer things! I felt the spirit many times the last few days and it keeps me motivated and on the right path! This week try to recognize it too!! 

Last week we played some paddle ball on our pday.

Ciao

Love, Elder Ditto

137, 138, 139

Every day before entering into my personal studies, I listen to two or three hymns to get me into spiritual mode, it has proven to be extremely genial. 

Matthew 26:30 "And when they had sung an hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives."

Respect. I share this hecho because I listened to hymns 136, 137, and 138 this week and they are fire. 

Give them a listen (those are the hymn numbers in the Spanish hymn book, probably different in ingles)

Genesis was baptized and confirmed yesterday after church, it was a furious 45 minutes in between the end of the church meeting (we taught the 2nd-hour class Principles of the Gospel) and then printing out the agenda, taking pics, setting up, announcing baptism, lo demas all in 45 minutes but it worked out fabulously and she got baptized por fin. Her mom and older sisters have been members for many years but were inactive in the past. It is so awesome to see the good changes (repentance) that have come about in their family, especially with Genesis´ older sister. The gospel is for families!

We hit up this Dominicana place called Santa Brasa, oh my goodness. It was so good that we are gonna run it back today. 

A member of the church brought her friend to church a month ago and her friend Yumu (she's not Japanese sadly, just a codename) has now come to church 4 times in a row with her! Incredible. Yumu told us that she was going to go to a catholic church a few days ago but when she walked into the doors she was like nah, and didn't feel any desire to be in there, which is crazy because she's been catholic her entire life. And in contrast, this Sunday morning at 7am she woke up with a massive desire to go to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and so she did! So what happened? Lots of other churches are good places, but the spirit testified to her the truthfulness of the gospel that is found in the Church of Jesus Christ and changed her heart.

Mosiah 5:2 

"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."

From both examples, Genesis´ older sister and Yumu, I know that the Holy Spirit can change our hearts allowing us to align our will with that of God's. hasta la próxima

Love, Elder Ditto