Going to be baptized this week.
transferred to Granollers today and my new companion is Elder Tyson
from Eagle Mountain, Utah. This week we also had a Catalan Holiday
named Sant Jordí, which really means Saint George, and that was really
good!
So first off my new companion, Elder Tyson, is the new district leader
and my companion and he's super great. He's very funny and
lighthearted, but in an obedient way so I'm all good for it! He was
actually companions with my old companion Elder Allen and so we've
just really been hitting it off talking and getting to know each
other. Turns out his Dad and Mom and my Dad served in the same mission
and maybe at the same time? So yeah, things are going really well with
him and I'm excited for this transfer, although I'll miss Elder Islas,
this'll be a good transfer or two.
This week we celebrated a Catalan Holiday named Sant Jordí, which is a
day where all the men give a women a rose and the women give men
books! So our ward being the great missionary Ward it is, decided to
hand out Book of Mormons for this holiday. So we set up a stand, and
just about the whole city is filled with stands and people selling
books and flowers, we did a good job and handed out a ton of them! We
also got to see Castillets, which are those human towers they make by
standing on each other and I guess that originates from Catalunya. So
they made some HUGE ones in the center of the city and Elder Islas and
I took some pictures of it! It was one of the greatest things I've
seen in Spain!!
Also XIMENA is being baptized this weekend!!! She is very excited, and
is GOLDEN!! We're getting her really excited about having her sights
on the temple and being sealed to her boyfriend, who is a member and
is living in Ecuador right now. Last night we taught her about the
Laws and Ordinances of the Gospel and the spirit was sooooo strong, I
literally was holding back tears throughout the lesson. She told us
that she's sooo surprised she feels the way she does now and is going
to be baptized. She said, "a month ago I didn't even know about the
church hardly and now I'm being baptized! I keep on feeling this
feeling inside of me telling me all these things that I'm doing are
right and that I'm really in the right path" a When she said that I
couldn't hold back my tears and it was so great, were extremely
excited for her!
I've really felt that the worth of souls is great in the sight of God.
I've really been able to feel the love the Lord has for her as we've
taught her, missionary work is truly indescribable. It can be very
hard and discouraging at times, but all in all its the greatest thing
I've ever done in my entire life. I hope you all can do your best to
share this joy we have with those around you! Love you and have a
great week :)
-Élder Miller
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