Hola
hola hola!
Today we are in Cádiz
with a member from the American branch (which is SUPER nice of her! I will have
pictures next week) and so this email might be a little crazy because we don't
have much time and I'm heading out to Sevilla TONIGHT en route to Málaga (I get
there tomorrow) so packing my little bag and cleaning and packing Hermana
matsu's life into two suitcases is just making for a crazy day.
Here are some pictures from Cadiz. We went up to the top the cathedral bell tower. The view was amazing.
Anyway. Monday we
started out the new year with some super super ugly hats from Manuel. They're
like these sequined fedoras that actually light up and blink!! And he
told us we need to wear them tilted to the side.
Tuesday we tried to
toc a street in our map that turned out to be an empty street in the middle of
nowhere... Oops. Then we met with a less active family in our ward. The
daughter (she's like our age, her name is Maika) told us she has a friend who
has been asking about the church! She invited her over, we talked to her for a
few minutes, and we set a cita for the next day.
On Wednesday we went
to teach Andrés the word of wisdom because he's ready had all the lessons but
we were pretty sure he drank coffee. Turns out he doesn't, and he drinks
alcohol free beer! Win for Andrés! Then we ate roscón, a traditional dessert
for dia de los reyes (the 6th). I found the hidden bean, which normally means I
would have to buy the roscón next year, but I won't be here next year, SO...
sorry Andrés! That afternoon we had the cita with Maika and her friend
(Jazmín). It went really well!!
On Thursday we did
weekly planning. Hermana Matsu set personal goals like "hug my mom"
and "go to the temple" haha. We met a man from North Carolina
knocking doors who lectured us for like 15 minutes on some weird religious
conspiracy theory--it actually made less sense than most conversations we have
with people, even though it was in English. Thursday night we had English
class! A less active member came which was good, and she brought arroz con
leche which was GREAT!
We had run out of
butano again but on Friday we got more! Hot water, YAY! We went to Rota, our
pueblo, on Friday. It was very windy. We taught a lesson to a future
investigator, Gabriel, and an investigator I hadn't met yet, Paula. She had a
REALLY cute baby.
On Saturday was día de
los reyes, which is basically the presents day of Spanish Christmas time.
No
one was out in the morning, but we cleaned the church so it was still good. In
the afternoon everyone was out on their new hover boards... We are pretty sure
every Spanish child got a hover board. It was crazy. I thought those were
popular like two years ago...? Pero bueno. That was kinda funny. We probably
saw like 40 people with hover boards in the streets! Also on Saturday, President Andersen called to
let me know my next companion will be brand new from the MTC!So I'll find out
who she is and meet her at the mission home on Tuesday, we'll stay overnight,
then come back to Puerto on Wednesday. I'll tell you more about her next week!
On Sunday we went to
church as per usual, then did some studies, then taught a lesson to a future
investigator who randomly called us and wanted to meet! We met him in a park
and taught him about the restoration, and he said he wants to read the Book of
Mormon! Hopefully we can meet with him again this week.
I have been reading in
Matthew this week and have been so impressed by the love that Jesus shows to
everyone. Even when he is having a difficult day, he never stops serving and
loving the people. I am trying to love the people here more every day and would
like to encourage you to pray for charity, the pure love of Christ this week!
The two most important commandments really are to love God and love
others!
Love, hermana
Walker
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