3/30/15
AHhhhhh! 8 weeks left! There is an Elder in my district, Elder Cantero, who goes home the same time I do. He likes to remind me. We'll see a plane in the sky and he'll ask me "hey Hermana Brumble, what’s the distance between that plane and you?.....8 weeks!" It's not appreciated, but I guess I never have to check a calendar.
This week we had family home evening with one of my favorite families here the Vaca's! Their 11 year old daughter taught the lesson, so cute. And then they made us empanadas:) I love them! On Tuesday we taught English class. Then Wednesday we went to the Temple. (My second to last time as a missionary) I love going to the temple. Every time we go I get a little more emotional about it. The moment I walk in I feel like I'm home. I love all the workers and the feeling inside. I'm going to miss it, but I know the feeling is the same in every temple. Afterwards we had district meeting and practiced contacting skills. That night we taught cute little Amalia and then went and had noche de hogar/ birthday party with Italo our less active and his family. He has now come to church 3 times in a row! I'M SO PROUD OF HIM! And I can really tell a difference in his spirit. On Thursday we had correlation and weekly planning! Hooray! Sometimes I have a hard time with Thursdays, we're locked in our piso all morning long! Then later that night we taught English class and had Noche de hogar with Marylin, she's an older woman in the ward. She’s my Spanish mama. She always talks about how we get along so well because I'm a Libra and she's a Gemini. It's true. On Friday we had a little bench lesson with our cute old friend Pablo. We see him a lot in the plaza outside our piso. He likes to talk to us and tell us about his daughters and granddaughters. He's very proud of the fact he has no sons:) On Sunday we had church. There was a couple from Iowa who came for their 20th anniversary. The husband served here in Mostoles. I was asked to translate for the wife. THAT WAS SO HARD! but I did it. She's laugh because I'd still slip in some Spanish words without knowing like "siempre" or "pan" ha-ha I think that's how I'll be with you guys for a while. I hope you catch on quick to what I'm saying. I'm not sure how well I can communicate in English any more. They were sweet. Brother and Sister Hunger. After that we went to Pavones for a special fireside with Brad Wilcox. I don't know if you have heard of him. He has written quite a few books and is in charge of the BYU program here in Alcala. It was really good. He talked about why WE have to follow the rules when everyone else gets to do what they want. He said that sometimes people say it’s because we are children of God "well everyone are children of god" or it’s because you were sent to live in the last days "well they are living in the last days too" He then explain that it's because we have the extra portion of the Birthright. He explained that Everyone is given a birthright, but the firstborn gets a double portion. With that extra portion, we have the responsibility of taking care of the rest of our brothers and sisters. He talked about the tribe of Israel and how our responsibility is to gather the tribes of Israel, not to baptize everyone we see, but to find the believers who have that desire in their blood. It was super interesting, but what impacted me the most was something he said about the priesthood. He said that Sisters have all the authority, rights and power as the Elders. Even though we don’t hold the priesthood or the keys, we are given all the blessings and rights as those men who do. It was really powerful and it reminded me of my importance and role as a missionary and part of the tribe of Israel.
I had a really good uplifting week. As time goes by I feel more and more ready to see you guys! I love you and I can’t wait to be with you again! Keep it up!
Hermana Brumble
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