Week 65 in Spain! (12th Week in Mostoles)

2/23/15

Hey,

This week was really good. On Monday we met with Amalia (the cutest little recent convert). We visit her are her mom and we help her with her English. Amalia is such a sweet little girl, she always gives me the BIGGEST hugs. I love visiting her and she loves the gospel. Then we had Noche de Hogarwith the youth. I LOVE THE YOUTH! They are so great. The youth help us so much. We've been trying to use them in lessons a lot more. There are a lot of them who are getting to the age of leaving on missions, so I figured it would be good to start having them be more involved now. They are so great and have such a desire to the Lord’s work.

On Tuesday we had English class. The day before was Amalia's birthday so we bought her a cake and had a little Birthday party for her.

Wednesday, we did our weekly planning and then met with the Hermanas in Alcorcon to have lunch. We then helped them prepare for their baptism. Their capilla in Alcorcon doesn’t have a font and so they have their baptism here in Mostoles. Which means we're the ones in charge of putting things together:) It was fun and I think it was good for Hermana Spencer to see a baptism. Sometimes you need to see that baptisms are possible if you work hard:) I think she was happy that we stayed.

On Thursday we had our mission tour with Elder and Sister Dyches. It was really cool. We got there early so that we could practice a song we were going to sing and we posed for the picture. We had to stand FOREVER waiting for Elder Dyches, so we sang until he got there. It was really cool when he walked in. We were all standing in front singing More Holiness Give Me, he came in and just stood in front of us and smiled at us. I had a really hard time not crying. The spirit was so strong. It was kind of an emotional day for me. I had a mission tour when I first started the mission, and just being there reminded me how far I had come and how it was coming to an end. President and Sister Jackson mentioned that as well. It will be their last mission tour. They were pretty emotional about it. Elder and Sister Dyches did a great job and I learned a lot about Our vision of the mission, the importance of companionship study, The sacredness of the chapel, keeping the Area Book updated, and keeping an organized planner. We learned "How to become the missionary your mother thinks you are" We also learned how to make folded paper shirts. He said something that I really liked " It is so easy when I want to, and so hard when I have to" That's so true about a lot of things, not just missionary work. All those things were great and things I needed to hear and do better at, but I was more touched and spiritually fed by President Jackson's message. He shared with us Heleman 15:5-6 “And I would that ye should behold that the more part of them are In the path of their duty, and they do walk circumspectly before God, and they do observe to keep his commandments and his statutes and his judgments...yea I say unto you that the more part of them are doing this, and they are striving with unwearied diligence that they may bring the remainder of their bretheren to the knowledge of the truth; therefor there are many who do add to their numbers daily.” I really enjoyed those two scriptures and right now in this point of my mission, it meant a lot. Every day we need to ponder the path of our duty, what it is, and if we are following in it.

Afterwards, we had the usual Pizza Hut lunch and push up contest with President Jackson. It’s always really fun getting together with all the missionaries. It's like a family reunion.

On Saturday we ate with Amalia and her family, then I spent almost a half an hour teaching her how to pronounce Spaghetti without saying "espagetti". That was hard but I got her to say it almost 18 times correctly.

Sunday we had a really good sacrament meeting. The bishopric asked me to give a short message and bear my testimony 5 minutes before the meeting started. That happens a lot, but almost everyone came up to me at the end saying "how sad that you're leaving!" hahaha! they all thought I was getting transferred. Next week is transfers, I hope I don't leave...that would be awkward:)

Today we went Bowling with the elders. FUN:)

Well I hope things are great and going well.

Love Kenzie (Hermana Brumble:))