Week 7 in Hospitalet

Hola a todo!!!

Things here have been crazy this last week! We had that day of San Yordi this last Monday and then we had our preparation day on Tuesday. We went to a really neat church called Tibidabo at the top of one of the only hills around right in Barcelona. We decided to hike up instead of taking the tram to the top (everyone decided that because it didn´t look that far and we had to pay). But it turned out to be like a real hike and I was in total heaven! Everyone else was a little ticked because there were like 5 or 6 false peaks before we actually got there. It was the most enjoyable day for me since I have been here...with the exception of the baptisms we have had. I love hiking and miss nature so much! It gets a little draining being in the smack dab middle of the city all the time. There are seriously hardly even any trees in our area and no such thing as a park. But the people are fantastic and that is what is important.

I got to go back to Madrid on Friday to pick up my residency card and we had a great time with all of us that were in the MTC in Madrid together and got to spend a good deal of time in Madrid. We went back to the MTC and had lunch with the President and his wife and then went into Madrid for a couple hours. We didn´t get to do a session in the temple though...we didn´t quite have time for that and they need advance notice for us to come. 

Then this past Saturday was the second baptism that I have been priveleged to be a part of since I got here. Anderson got baptized on Saturday and was confirmed on Sunday. He is seriously such an example to me of faith...it is ridiculous. The only person that came to support him at his baptism was his brother José and we kind of had to twist his arm to get him there. He showed up just as it was starting and we were so grateful that at least someone came to support him. His mom ´´couldn´t´´ go because she hadn´t gone to get her hair done yet. I was a little bothered by it...but Anderson is going to be blessed for his showing his faith without much behind him. No one from his family came to his confirmation on Sunday. His brother´s didn´t want to come because they were sleeping and his mom still hadn´t gone to get her hair done. He is seriously incredible. I don´t know if I would be able to do all that he has done without the support of family and at such a young age as 14. Seriously incredible. 

The ward was incredibly supportive of him though and welcomed him with open arms. We just need to find him some friends his age that will break him out of his shy shell. He is going to receive the priesthood next week as well. We are seeing so many miracles and I am so excited for the work!

Keep his family in your prayers so that they can open their hearts to the Gospel as well. 

That is about all I have for this week because I am out of time.

I love you all!

Love,

Hermana Eyre

Week 6 in Hospitalet

Hello everyone!

What a fantastic week it has been! I love serving a mission! Thank you for your prayers for Moises. He is really coming along and his testimony is getting stronger and stronger. I love to see when people start to put the puzzle pieces together of how true this Gospel is and when the Spirit testifies to them that it is true.

One of our other investigators, I may have mentioned him...I don´t remember, but his name is Anderson and he is 14. He is getting baptized this Saturday on the 28th of May! We are really excited for him and hope that he can be the example that his family needs in order to receive the blessings of the Gospel as well. He lives with his mother, brother, and his aunt and he has another aunt that is a member of the church as well back where he is from. He has such an amazing spirit and really understands the things of the Gospel. He is quite timid and we really need to find some members that will be his friend and break him out of his shell a little bit. We are definitely praying for the members to open their hearts to him. So if you get a chance...pray for the members around the world, that they can realize their powerful influence in the missionary work and how much we really need their help in every aspect.

Well, yesterday was San Yordi....It is a holiday where guys give girls flowers and girls give guys books. An interesting holiday but the mission decided to give away 1000 Book of Mormon´s. I don´t know yet if it was accomplished, but in my companionship we gave away 40 in about 45 minutes and were able to contact a lot of people that really want to learn more. My district gave away a total of 300 I believe. I think some really great things will come out of the efforts of the missionaries yesterday...because we literally talked to everyone that walked by us and were able to teach many people about why we have the Book of Mormon and why we need it and testified that it is true. I love this work and I love to see how it changes people´s lives.
Well...

That is about all the time I have today.

Talk to you soon!

Love,

Hermana Eyre

Pictures Rennie sent....