Well how are all ya´ll??
Well that is good to here from Damon like that. He was amazing
before his mission and now I can only imagine that he is unreal. I
really love that kid so much. I hope that he doesn´t get married before
I get home!
So Halloween in Spain well is really not a huge deal. I mean if I
remember last year people dressed up very little and just hung out in
bars until 5 in the morning. I am pretty sure the streets will be
really loud because this Thursday is another Holiday and they will all
get to sleep in. The Spanish people always make up Holidays so that
they can rest from getting wasted the night before haha it´s kind of
sad. So really, Spain isn´t crazy like Ireland or anything especially
here in Jaén it´s just a calm area.
So this week was good but we had a little bit of travelling to do
so it kind of slowed us down. Also when trying to do contacts in the
street it doesn´t help that it has been pouring buckets of water all
week LONG. Hey that is okay we have been trying to work with the less
active families and getting references. We got a new investigator out
of one named Tamara. She is probably around in her early twenties and
just says she has a lot of problems in her life and needs help. We
found her in a less active home and so we will see how she goes this
week. We dropped all of our other investigators that won't come to
church and we are practically starting from ground zero. I am pretty
sure we will see some new people this week so keep praying for us
please. I have been getting pretty good at asking references from less
actives and so hopefully these people can turn into new investigators.
My companion is doing great and we get along great. He is a funny kid
and will be a great missionary, he already is.
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| The husband of a new convert, I guess he was hilarious |
I went to Granada this last week to do a baptismal interview with
Elder Estrada and we also did a split. That was a lot of fun and we
worked really hard. It felt like we were in Sevilla all over again.
The lady I interviewed is crazy funny but a really good lady. The
picture of the man is her husband that has dentures he was unreal and we
had to take a photo with him haha. Oh so before I forget Elder Estrada
asks that you get Toree Colemans email because he wrote her a while ago
and he moved and now they lost contact, so could you do that for me?
Thanks.
I have been really taking advantage of my study time that I have to
read the Book of Mormon and learn as much as possible. I love study
time, it´s one of the best things for me personally to grow and be the
person and missionary that I am. It´s amazing how much I feel the
spirit in the studies. The Book of Mormon really is so true and it is
the key to our conversion.
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| Elder Crawford and Elder Codes |
The other picture is of Elder Crawford, he was my Zone Leader in Cáceres. He is a good buddy of mine.
So I am doing really well and I am learning a lot in the mission. I
love it so much, I just have a hard time explaining it with words
because it´s really how it makes me feel that is the change it has had
on me. I owe everything I am to my mission and it has made me converted
to living the gospel of Jesus Christ not just knowing it but living
it.
We have been working with a less active kid that has been inactive
for like 10 years plus and he used to come to church with earrings and
normal clothes and now he comes in a suit and tie. He has pulled out
his ear rings with out anyone telling him to, comes to institute and all
the meetings on Sunday. I consider that a miracle. He is amazing and I
want to make him be home teaching companions with us so that he goes
and works with us to visit the members.
So these are just some little miracles that are changing my life.
It´s true what Alma said "by small and simple things are great things
brought to pass." Everyday is a miracle to me in the mission.
I love you
COOODES
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