Hi all!
These past couple weeks have been pretty eventful. We had our preparation day changed to today because we have a missionary conference in La Coruña. And on the bus we will pass by Lugo which is one of the area where I served. So that will be cool too.
This may be a short one because writing emails on a bus that is winding through the mountains makes me a little sick haha.
Ponferrada is a cool little city. We have to get creative to find new people to teach but it's going well. The branch here is small yet strong (10-15 members). And there is a really cool castle.
I feel like so much as happened but at the same time I don't know what to explain haha. We have a few investigators who we are working with. Very willing to learn and to grow but a little apprehensive about baptism and what their families might think. But we are working through concerns and helping them out.
We've been trying to find new people to teach and we have gotten creative. We got a large sign (that all companionships in the mission got) and we put lights on it. It attracts some attention haha. And we also will be putting up a small Christmas tree with cards for the initiative in a internet cafe of an investigator. We also gave brownies out to our neighbors and got to know them a little better. We also have been using Facebook quite a bit too. The members feed us quite well haha. It's great.
Funny stories:
We went to go visit a member in a pueblo and its a 45 mins brisk walk. And then had a quick lesson (he told us to make it quick) and then they talked to us for another hour haha. and we ask about what time the bus comes and Joaquin says it's not coming for another hour! Yikes. So we had to wait in the cold for an hour making calls and trying to stay warm. We had heard the bus times wrong originally and so we messed up pretty bad haha. But wow it was cold!
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Our neighbours have a "testigos de Goku" sign on their door probably because we have the family proclamation to the world on our door haha. We asked them for a wrench the other day and they are really nice :)
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Alright, next week I'll have better stories but I can't think of anything else to share haha.
If you haven't checked it out yet, check out Mormon.org! There is a super cool initiative! Every day of December there is a new video and theme of how we can help other people this Christmas season. Check it out :) this is such a great time to be able to reach out to other people who may be lonely or not have any where to go this Christmas.
With love and care,
Elder Openshaw
Elder Openshaw
Pictures:
1) my companion and I
2) a funny sign
3) testigos de goku
4) the light the world sign
5) waiting for the bus
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