Heading South - Off to Cadiz (September 9, 2013)

I bet we will go to gibraltar at some point. it´s not too far away. i really like it here. the ward is amazing. they usually have about 130 people at church every week!!! there are tons of young married couples and kids of all ages. it really seems like a normal american ward. one of the teachers from the mtc in spain lives in this ward so it was cool to see him again. he´s young and just got back from his mission like a year ago so he wants to come out and help us. 

our piso is sooooo small. i have some pics but this computer is really slow so i dont know if theyll have time to upload. but its wayyyy smaller than my last piso. only one bathroom for three people, one table to study for three people. but we´re making it work. i think we´ll be a trio at least through this transfer. there are a lot of trios right now because there arent enough areas open to put missionaries. in a few months the trios will fall away. the water is like 15 minutes away. but there are like little parts where the water has seeped into the countryside. theres a lot of fields here. its different from crevillente but also the city part is bigger and cooler than crevillente. there are 5 elders in the city. 2 have the city part of chiclana, and us 3 have more of the field countryside area. which means a ton of walking. the foods the same i guess. i havent noticed much of a difference.

so the companion that everyone said is pretty horrible is good right now. the members and investigators love him. he can be a little irreverent at times, but he does pretty much all the work because...the other companion is like the shyest kid ive ever met. and pretty weird to be honest.hes really obedient though which is nice. but he takes cold showers because he thinks it will help him get a 6 pack. he does want to be like a super good missionary and studies a ton but hes just super super shy. the two of them are complete opposites and i think thats why i am here.

one thing ive noticed is that in this part of spain buildings seem a lot more authentic. in the east its just a bunch of tall pisos that are all the same. but here the pisos and buildings are shorter, but they are much more authentic spanish style. i like it.

i met an investigator named susel. she has a lot of friends in the ward and wants to get baptized. the problem is that she is about to have a baby, and she´s living with her boyfriend so she cant get baptized. shes really nice though. we went to eat at her house for an early dinner at 6, but things kept going wrong with the food so we didnt start eating until 10!!!!!!!! super late and a pretty big waste of time. but the food was really good. the family situations here are so ridiculous. people will date and live together for like 6 years, have a kid, maybe 2. and then separate and move far away from each other. its really sad for the children. like this investigator said that she and her boyfriend arent going to get married, and shes prob gonna move away to barcelona soon after she has her kid. sad...

last night we were in the chapel because elder nunez had to call people for their weekly numbers (hes district leader) and so i was reading the teachings of the prophets book for President Mckay and i read something i liked a lot. it said "the true  purpose of this life is the perfection of humanity through individual effort, under the guidance of God´s inspiration". i think that´s so true. this world can be a terrible place, and the best way to change it is individually. we can´t change other people but we can be an example to them through bettering ourselves. there´s my spiritual thought for ya.

 

love ya!!!