Almost November

From: elder.miller@myldsmail.net Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2008 Hey everybody! First off, Happy Birthday Mom, next week. I don’t want to forget it so I will say it a few days early. Also, I got 15 emails this week so that is way awesome.
For this week, we had some more great meals. At Hermana Nieves´house we had a way good tuna and potato salad and then onion rings, croquets, chicken nuggets and empanadas. At Hermana Ana’s we had Fideos soup and something else.
On exchanges, Elder Hinton, who goes home on Tuesday to Mesa, Arizona, and I ate at the Pedraja´s house. He is the District President, and was in Uruguay before now. We were preparing for District Conference. By the way, our District Conference went amazing, and there was a packed room for the investigator/recent convert meeting. Then for the actual conference it was crazy. There were 100 or more in our Chapel. We usually have 25, so it was packed. Elder Ford and his wife were amazing, and the same with President and Hermana Farnsworth. The talks were all great, especially the ones from Elder and Sister Ford in English translated to Spanish. I didn’t have to translate them to English for our two new Thailandes women who are investigating. They both loved it, and Patrick was there as well. Patrick got to meet President Farnsworth and shake his hand, and have a little conversation. It was spectacular.
I did more exchanges. The last of the 7 for this transfer with Elder Ogden who I went to Merida with on exchanges back in Mostoles.
Ana Maria and Dora are both preparing and getting ready for baptism. Now we just need for something to change so they can come to church. We will keep working with their situations. The girlfriend situation with Patrick still hasn’t been resolved, but hopefully today we can make progress. Other than the girlfriend, Patrick is a pretty awesome investigator.
We taught Teo yesterday and it went great, but Estefania was too tired and is super, super, super pregnant. She looks like she is a month or two over due, but isn’t due for 2 weeks.
This week we are set to have 4 dinner appointments with the 2 we have already had, and then 2 more on Sunday. It’s the 4 investigators that Elder Haynie and I have been trying to get, but we can’t ever get them all. This week we hit the Grand Slam though. Also, we are super excited for two new investigators who were referrals from the Alcazar elders. Their names are Renilda and Bruna, both are about 30 and from Brazil. They are so awesome. We had a lesson yesterday and are going back tonight. They are awesome and told us how even though they haven’t been baptized before, their prayers are just like ours, and they believed the whole Restoration Story, and already had been given a Book of Mormon by a friend in the past.
Anyway, have a fun weekend. I imagine there is snow in the mountains. It is super cold here, 3 degrees Celsius this morning for running. I will be way sad if I leave Ciudad Real. I hope to be here at least one transfer more. Well everyone have a Happy Halloween and I love you all. Keep on keepin’ on.

Much love from España.

Love, Elder Miller