It's June!

From: Morgan Miller (elder.miller@myldsmail.net)

Hey everyone, how are things going?
Today we played some futbol at el Soto which is a huge turf field. It was way fun, and it was way hot as well. We went to the temple as a district, and then we went to play futbol here in Mostoles with the district as well. The district includes Elder Sewell, Elder Brown, Elder Fairbanks, Elder Finlay, my Madrid CCM companion, and Elder Matthews from Skyline High. We had a great time.
We had exchanges on Monday night until last night. They went really well, and I was here with Elder Slade from Fuenlabrada, who goes home to California in 4 weeks. We had a great time, and were able to teach 2 lessons. The work has been going really well in our area, and the whole zone - the whole mission for that matter.
Christina is doing really well, and is now in Alma 10 in her reading of the Book of Mormon. She got the chicken pox over the weekend, and couldn’t come to church, but is feeling better. We taught here yesterday, the word of wisdom, with Elder Slade. She smokes, and so it will be a battle for her to quit, but she can do it. We had the Romanian member, Paul there, and he was able to testify of his conquering smoking and drinking 15 yrs ago. She doesn’t drink, and so that is lucky, but we will keep helping her.
We had a neat experience when we taught a man named James on a bench in the plaza. He was just a contact, and it turned out he had given us false information and didn’t show back up the next day. We were there on time, and he didn’t show. A woman came up and contacted us. She is named Maria, and has been here for like 4 weeks, and is here with her husband who is a non member. She is a member and he dad is a bishop in her home, which I believe is Peru. Then there are 3 other non members there to be taught as potential investigators. So that was a blessing for sure.
We had a way awesome Sunday, and had 2 investigators there. Francisca, the 11 year old, was there with her parents, and they were awesome to have there. They really want to help their daughter to be baptized, and they are reactivating. It’s just awesome to see, as this 11 year old’s example is changing her family and bringing them back to Christ. It’s awesome!
The other investigator is Aparí. He is from Guinea Equitorial, and is the cousin and nephew of a member family. Rebecca the mom has 3 kids, a 20 yr old Virgilio, 18 yr old Amadeo, and a 5 yr old. I can’t remember her name. I think its Naomi, though. Yeah it is. So anyway, we were going over to sign up Virgilio for basketball camp, summer slam. His cousin was there and his girlfriend and we were able to interest them all and sign up Aparí right there. Then Aparí came to church on Sunday. The sad thing is, that we found out Aparí lives in the other Elders’ half of Mostoles, but he will be a great investigator for them.
On Monday, Elder Viñas of the Presidency of the Europe west area came to our pedidos meeting. He talked to us for a little under 1 hour. It was just amazing! It was such the opportunity to here from a General Authority. He told us that Spain will be the center of the church in all of Europe in 5 to 10 years. So mark that on your calendars because I know it is true. Our mission is doing awesome and seeing miracles. Elder Viñas told us to focus on chapter 10 in Preach My Gospel and how important it is to be spiritually in tune and doctrinally prepared. It was inspirational and just awesome.
Noche de Hogar was way fun last week, when we played “Do you like your neighbor”. The members really had a fun time, and hopefully more will start coming. One of the members on Sunday at church bore her testimony. Well, more than one member did, actually it was one of the best testimony meetings I have been to - just testimonies not stories. But anyway, this little 7 year old soon to be 8, started to bear her testimony. She all of the sudden got scared and started crying and was super hysterical. She said two things and then ended sobbing. Her sister was on the stand and she just fell into her sisters arms. It was super cute and funny.
I love you guys a ton, and have a great week.
Love, Elder Miller