Hi all!
This week was a great week. We ended up eating a lot of
meals with people this week because we were pretty sure I was leaving this
transfer. And... it was true. I'm heading to Madrid (Pavones area) and I have
the Spain Madrid Temple in my area (as well as parque de retiro where we talked
to people every Saturday in the MTC/CCM). I'm sad to leave Oviedo and the
awesome people I met here, but I'm also excited for the change and the new area. My
biggest fear is that I'm going to get chubby because I hear the church members in Madrid
feed the missionaries super well. =) haha
So this week for food we had quite the mixture.
We had
homemade pizza (my favorite), pica pollo and morir soñando (both from the
Dominican Republic), and last P-day I had mini-gofres for breakfast. (I will
explain all of them =) ). Gofres are basically sugar coated waffles and are super
good. The problem with ordering almost anything here in Europe is that the
portion sizes are quite a bit smaller and the fact that they were
mini-gofres...they ended up being the size of girl scout cookies with a dollop
of ice cream the size of a truffle for 1€ more. Not very filling haha =) morir
soñando (means "to die dreaming") is basically a sweet milk with
chunks of ice and has a lemony flavor to it. It has to be prepared in such a
careful way because if you aren't careful the milk and lemon curdle. The
Dominican member made it perfectly, it was sooo good. It's usually drank during
the hot summers to stay cool (or its made for missionaries because we just love
trying new things =) ). Pica pollo is chicken with different spices, quite
good. And the pizza was my favorite. The crust ended up tasting like a biscuit
and it was super good. It was like being at home =) at Piso (the apartment) we
eat "completos" which ended up being hot dogs on French bread as a
bun, with avocado, onion and tomato. Really good.
I hope you aren't hungry now =)
This week had its ups and downs but it's amazing how the
good stuff sticks so much better in the memory.
Last transfer Elder Chabot and
I prayed specifically that we would find a lady named Mercedes on the same
corner that we found her. It didnt happen as we expected it that day but I kept
believing that God would answer our prayer and maybe the time just wasn't then.
And then we had a miracle happen
this last Thursday. I contacted Mercedes in the street without
recognizing her and we were able to talk for a bit. It wasn't the same exact
corner but it was quite close (only a street or two away). It was amazing to
see how our specific prayer was answered in God's own time and in His own way.
I know that Heavenly Father loves us individually and that He knows us
personally. I know that He is listening to our prayers and that He will answer
them. Sometimes the answer is "yes", "no" or "not
right now", but he will answer your prayers.
I have felt Heavenly Father's
love for me this week when I recognized that He loves us even with all our
imperfections. He knows our potential and what and who we can become if we let
Him lead us. He doesn't expect us to be perfect so that we can reach that
potential. He only expects that we do our best, that we keeping on trying. We
just need to be better than the day before and that it good enough. One step at
a time. I know He will help us succeed because our loving Heavenly Father wants
the best for us.
Funny moments:
Wednesday, we were a little late coming home from a JAS
activity (young single adults, there are about 8-10 in the branch). And so we
ran a 30 minute walk in 12 minutes so that we could get home on time. The worst
part was that we had intercambios so I had all my stuff with me =) the last
stretch up the hill was the hardest.
We missed the train going back to Oviedo when we had our
pizza with the Núñez family. We were two minutes late and we watched as it
arrived.... and then left. We had a nice hour to wait for the next one. Thank
goodness for the change I schedule this passt week because we ended up doing
companion study while waiting. =)
On Saturday, we passed by an investigator named Bruno who we
met last week. We've been calling him and haven't really gotten a straight answer
on when he wants to meet. Funny thing is that he wasn't home when we passed by
but we saw him arrive home as we left and were down the street. I waved.
Saturday night there was a ton of wind. It blew so hard that
it went through our blinds (which are metal slats) and pushed open our window
while it was latched. Not only that the wind was blowing in our faces but the
heater went out too. Yeah, it was a little cold.
Have a great week!
Elder Openshaw
PS
PS
New companion is from
Switzerland, his name is Elder Weiss and he also started his mission in Oviedo.
He is 24, just about to go home next transfer (in 6 weeks).
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