Hannah in España: January 2018

Hi mom! I've had a lovely week this week. On Friday I came down with a bad cold but I think I'm getting better praise. I'll just share some things I've been thinking this week. Before my mission I don't think I took advantage of repentance. I think the number one thing I have learned on my mission is how to repent. It has been the most humbling experience to realize that I make so many mistakes and I need to get on my knees every night and plead forgiveness from my heavenly Father. And I might add that it is the most loving feeling I could ever experience. When I repent I feel so loved of my God because of the patience He has with me. Repentence is always a good thing because our Savior wants to give us the power to change the desires of our hearts it never has to be some thing we are embarrassed or scared to do.

Sorry I'm late and don't have much time But I love you! Also I became famous this week. Check the photos. These posters are ALL OVER Almeria. All over. We are famous!

Wow this week has been cray Cray but 4 words ANTONIO STILL GOT BAPTIZED. WAHOO. Seriously cray Cray.

Last Monday we went ice skating. They have this seasonal little rink a dink ice skating rink that's really small and kinda expensive but hey.. when in Spain. When you fell you literally got soaked and looked like you just jumped in the Mediterranean sea. But it was fun. Merry Christmas. IT WAS SO GOOD TO SEE THE FAMILY! It felt like I had never left, so that's weird but still good.

Tuesday we jumped back into it and got back to contacting the city and teaching Antonio all of the commandments. He hasn't drank coffee! He's clean for life.

Wednesday we kept teaching Antonio all of the commandments. He's still good. Antonio has a brain issue and he can't be left alone. He also lives in a pueblo about an hour away from the church in bus. He had his interview on Wednesday and someone had to get him there and accompany him... so hermana Boggess and I took it upon ourselves to do that. I've never been so stressed out in my entire life. He would just walk into the middle of the road poor guy. So stressful. But we got him to the interview and in the middle of it he said that he forgot to turn off his stove and that his house was on fire and he called a taxi and got out of there... more stress. We called him and turns out his house is okay it was just filled with smoke hahahaha poor Antonio.

Thursday was such a day of miracles! We have an investigator who has been bringing her two daughters to the lessons with us and they are all so sweet.. They just never ever talk. Ever. It's a little difficult. The good thing is that they keep letting with us though. We weren't sure what to do with them so we decided that we were finally gonna invite ourselves to there house and bring some sugar cookies, frosting, and sprinkles to see if the girls wanted to decorate the cookies with us. THE GIRLS TALKED. THE MOM TALKED. PEOPLE ACTUALLY SPOKE WORDS. miracles. The 13 year old daughter started asking a lot of questions about baptism and the book of Mormon and that was just a miracle. We talked about the record when Christ comes to minister to the Nephites and invited them to read it as a family and then come to the baptism with us for Antonio, the girls came!

Also for miracle Thursday we were teaching Pilar who is solid she just can't come to church because she works which is such a pena. But she shared her testimony with us that she has gotten answers to her prayers and it was so beautiful. We recommited her to a fecha with the commitment to work really hard so that she can come to church. We are all putting our faith into action here and hoping for more miracles.

Some fishy things happened Saturday morning with the baptism but no pasa nada it happened! It was sweet! He was crying the entire time and when he got confirmed as well!

All I want to say is that God really does hear us and wants to answer us and He does! I know He does. Sometimes we have to look and search for the answer but it is there!

Os quiero

Hermana Rust