Hey everyone how was Thanksgiving?
It was awesome here, and we even got 2 Thanksgiving dinners. Well, they weren't just dinners they were feasts! We had a slow Wednesday night, and then a super slow thanksgiving day. Our thanksgiving entailed a 3 hour planning session, and some lessons that didn't happen, and some contacting.
We did go by and see a referral from some of the Hermanas in our mission though, and it was a gold mine! We found an inactive returned missionary, but we will work on that, and then his girlfriend who we already committed to baptism. Also, there are 4 other investigators living in the piso. They are all from Venezuela, and they all came to church on Sunday, how sweet is that! We are teaching them tonight, and I can hardly wait. The returned missionary knows one of my old neighbors, the Hamby family. He served with Jessica Hamby on his mission to Venezuela I think, but either way she had told him to look for me when she heard he was moving to Spain. Lo and behold, Elder Miller knocks on his door a couple of weeks later. This is such a small world.
We had a dinner appointment on thanksgiving that was just to die for. Homemade ribs,that were made by the loving hands of one of our members from Venezuela, Hermana Moro. She and her husband are awesome and feed us sweet stuff always. They asked the first time, what my favorite food is and I said ribs, they were delicous. She made them exactly like my grandma, mom, or Tony Roma's would, (which by the way they have here in downtown Madrid). It even had American bbq sauce that she got at AlCampo, Hunts brand.
That night, we had Elders Peaden and Cochrane stay over, and then, Elder Cavanaugh and another Elder Clark we have in our mission (they serve in Badajoz, part of our zone). It was fun to have them all over in our newly remodeled piso. We had zone conference the next day from 9:30 until 4:30. It was long, but much needed, and I learned so so so so much. Afterwards, we booked it as a zone to go to the mission home. Oh yeah, our zone conferences in this mission are 4 zones in each of 2 conferences, so just our zone was over at the mission home on Friday night. It was some good times, with delicious food and great conversation and Christmas/Thanksgiving spirit. We had some of Hermana Farnsworth's delicious lasagna.
Saturday we found Luis, a really nice guy visiting from Honduras. We taught him the whole first lesson. We invited him to church and went to pick him up at the park where we taught him. He didn't show up, but hopefully we will see him around before he goes home in 3 weeks. He is super interested either way, and we will give his address and phone number to the Honduras mission if we don't see him before he leaves. Oh yeah, we have transfers on Monday, and we find out what's going on Sunday afternoon. But we got a new assistant to the president on Monday. They announce it a week early so they can start studying the driver's hand book, because only the assistants and the office elders ever put there foot on the gas pedal or the steering wheel. The new assistant is Elder Manning who I had my awesome day with in October. It is sweet to know him already, because I haven't really gotten to know the others. The two that were here when I got here, are already back to normal missionaries, and so they are both new since I have been in the field.
Saturday during medio dia, we set up the Christmas tree that was in the piso. Somebody must have given it to the elders a while back or something. It is sweet. We taught a couple of our investigators at their Peruvian tienda on Saturday night. On the way to church Sunday, Elder Van Dyke almost got hit in the crosswalk. The cars here always have to yield to the pedestrians unless there is one of the walk/don't walk lights. Whenever there is a crosswalk, you just go for it and the cars have to stop unless the situation I said above. Anyway, this took some getting used to, but it always works out, except this girl was texting, and my companion didn't see she stopped like 2 inches from his leg. Call that luck... or call that divine protection whatever you like, but I prefer the second.
I had splits with Elder Cochrane on Monday, and he is only one transfer ahead of me... somehow we taught 2 lessons in Spanish. How sweet is that? It felt great to have that test of my Spanish. I was scared, super scared, but then they worked out and we were able to communicate just great. Oh yeah, I saw a castle on the bus ride back from district meeting on Tuesday, and we also saw a golf course. Anyway, it was a great Thanksgiving week.
Becky the inside of the temple is beautiful. That is sweet about the blog with Matthew. Thanks!
Well thanks Grandma Judy for the spiritual thought, I am going to pirate it. Thanks also for sending the package. English rings are just dandy. The people here will love them.
There was a good thought on the back of the Church News the week after Conference entitled "Edified and Uplifted." The article stated: "It will be another six months before Church members assemble for the next general conference. In the meantime, we may continue to bask in the glow of this past conference as we accept President Hinckley's counsel to read again and again its messages. These talks can serve as a spiritual oasis in a parched world where blow the winds of war, conflict, discord and all manner of temptations and challenges. The conference messages can refresh and revitalize the soul and mind as effectively as water in a desert freshens and enlivens the body. The challenge for us as Latter-day Saints, is to apply the principles we were taught, and do our part in helping the glorious work of the gospel to fill the earth, to bear witness of Jesus Christ, the Savior and Redeemer of all mankind."
Much love from Spain! The church is true and god loves you.
Love, Elder Miller
It was awesome here, and we even got 2 Thanksgiving dinners. Well, they weren't just dinners they were feasts! We had a slow Wednesday night, and then a super slow thanksgiving day. Our thanksgiving entailed a 3 hour planning session, and some lessons that didn't happen, and some contacting.
We did go by and see a referral from some of the Hermanas in our mission though, and it was a gold mine! We found an inactive returned missionary, but we will work on that, and then his girlfriend who we already committed to baptism. Also, there are 4 other investigators living in the piso. They are all from Venezuela, and they all came to church on Sunday, how sweet is that! We are teaching them tonight, and I can hardly wait. The returned missionary knows one of my old neighbors, the Hamby family. He served with Jessica Hamby on his mission to Venezuela I think, but either way she had told him to look for me when she heard he was moving to Spain. Lo and behold, Elder Miller knocks on his door a couple of weeks later. This is such a small world.
We had a dinner appointment on thanksgiving that was just to die for. Homemade ribs,that were made by the loving hands of one of our members from Venezuela, Hermana Moro. She and her husband are awesome and feed us sweet stuff always. They asked the first time, what my favorite food is and I said ribs, they were delicous. She made them exactly like my grandma, mom, or Tony Roma's would, (which by the way they have here in downtown Madrid). It even had American bbq sauce that she got at AlCampo, Hunts brand.
That night, we had Elders Peaden and Cochrane stay over, and then, Elder Cavanaugh and another Elder Clark we have in our mission (they serve in Badajoz, part of our zone). It was fun to have them all over in our newly remodeled piso. We had zone conference the next day from 9:30 until 4:30. It was long, but much needed, and I learned so so so so much. Afterwards, we booked it as a zone to go to the mission home. Oh yeah, our zone conferences in this mission are 4 zones in each of 2 conferences, so just our zone was over at the mission home on Friday night. It was some good times, with delicious food and great conversation and Christmas/Thanksgiving spirit. We had some of Hermana Farnsworth's delicious lasagna.
Saturday we found Luis, a really nice guy visiting from Honduras. We taught him the whole first lesson. We invited him to church and went to pick him up at the park where we taught him. He didn't show up, but hopefully we will see him around before he goes home in 3 weeks. He is super interested either way, and we will give his address and phone number to the Honduras mission if we don't see him before he leaves. Oh yeah, we have transfers on Monday, and we find out what's going on Sunday afternoon. But we got a new assistant to the president on Monday. They announce it a week early so they can start studying the driver's hand book, because only the assistants and the office elders ever put there foot on the gas pedal or the steering wheel. The new assistant is Elder Manning who I had my awesome day with in October. It is sweet to know him already, because I haven't really gotten to know the others. The two that were here when I got here, are already back to normal missionaries, and so they are both new since I have been in the field.
Saturday during medio dia, we set up the Christmas tree that was in the piso. Somebody must have given it to the elders a while back or something. It is sweet. We taught a couple of our investigators at their Peruvian tienda on Saturday night. On the way to church Sunday, Elder Van Dyke almost got hit in the crosswalk. The cars here always have to yield to the pedestrians unless there is one of the walk/don't walk lights. Whenever there is a crosswalk, you just go for it and the cars have to stop unless the situation I said above. Anyway, this took some getting used to, but it always works out, except this girl was texting, and my companion didn't see she stopped like 2 inches from his leg. Call that luck... or call that divine protection whatever you like, but I prefer the second.
I had splits with Elder Cochrane on Monday, and he is only one transfer ahead of me... somehow we taught 2 lessons in Spanish. How sweet is that? It felt great to have that test of my Spanish. I was scared, super scared, but then they worked out and we were able to communicate just great. Oh yeah, I saw a castle on the bus ride back from district meeting on Tuesday, and we also saw a golf course. Anyway, it was a great Thanksgiving week.
Becky the inside of the temple is beautiful. That is sweet about the blog with Matthew. Thanks!
Well thanks Grandma Judy for the spiritual thought, I am going to pirate it. Thanks also for sending the package. English rings are just dandy. The people here will love them.
There was a good thought on the back of the Church News the week after Conference entitled "Edified and Uplifted." The article stated: "It will be another six months before Church members assemble for the next general conference. In the meantime, we may continue to bask in the glow of this past conference as we accept President Hinckley's counsel to read again and again its messages. These talks can serve as a spiritual oasis in a parched world where blow the winds of war, conflict, discord and all manner of temptations and challenges. The conference messages can refresh and revitalize the soul and mind as effectively as water in a desert freshens and enlivens the body. The challenge for us as Latter-day Saints, is to apply the principles we were taught, and do our part in helping the glorious work of the gospel to fill the earth, to bear witness of Jesus Christ, the Savior and Redeemer of all mankind."
Much love from Spain! The church is true and god loves you.
Love, Elder Miller
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