I love being a missionary. If you didnt know that already, I love being a missionary. Its the best ever! The work is going great here! Tough as always on a mission, but it is ALWAYS worth it. Always. So lets just start with this.... Im 2 transfers in on saturday... what?! Where the heck is the time going? That 6 weeks felt like a solid 2 weeks... tops... maybe 1. I honestly dont know where the time is going, and I dont know how I feel about it. Its moving sooo fast! Im so scared for transfers on saturday. Elder Ortiz and I have to stay together!! I love our investigators sooo much and were so close to baptism with a couple of them! Im sure he´ll get moved to train someone else or something.... Or be the AP. One of the AP´s is going home, and he is seriously so solid. Hes the zone leader and everything. Hes a complete stud! So we´ll see! I really hope we get to stay together, but Im thinking its unlikely! Ill update you on that next week though!
So funny story... real quick. We were just walkin up the street... like always!:)... and I look over and of course see this grandpap. Hes walking with a cane and a top hat and just enjoying the morning like the grandpas do here. Well the next thing I know its like hes 30 years younger and starts going crazy on this empty beer can thats on the ground. He starts wacking it with his cane and crushing it with its cane until he is completely satisfied. I died.... Literally died. So funny. Later, he just continues on his daily stroll. Gotta love the grandpaps here. hahaha!
So Alcala is crazzzy. Its end of summer parties alllll week. And you know how I described to you the parties before? Well the ones before dont even compare. Everyone just stays in there house until it starts cooling off... then EVERYONE comes out to the party. All the streets are lit up. Literally every street. They have little stores through the streets that sell cool little things and super good looking food. Hot churros dipped in chocolate, bbqs cooked with deer legs just hanging there. Parades, games, and everything. Its alpine days on steroids. Its crazy! Its pretty much all day for 8 days straight! All the tables are pulled out into the road just to fine dine. Its not really eating. It looks like they give you food sufficient for a bird, and it probably costs a boat load. Its all about the social aspect here. Everyone pulls out there ciggerates and acts all elegant here when there dining. Its pretty funny! Its crazy though. We try to avoid it and just get to work on the out skirts of town. Because 1) The people there just want to party and 2) we dont want to be there. The work is way more important. We dont even want it as a temptation. So we just head straight out there before the party starts. We have to walk right by it though to get back to our piso. I mean its ALL of alcala so its just crazy! I love it. Its super cool, and family friendly. At least in the main zone of the party in the Plaza. Its so awesome!
Another quick funny story... So we live by this place called pinky burger. Ill send pics... but we went there and theres this HUGE sign out front that says "All you can eat and all you can drink" so we figured last P day what the heck we walk by this place every single day we need to try this buffet. So we go there and start with 2 items from the menu..... we go up and ask for more... and they say "Oh your still hungry?".... If I was with the fam at that moment I would have said "Who do you think we are a bunch of aubreys??" hahaha Your a light weight aubs. You need to start poundin it for Bball season! But yeah so we totally got schammed into eating 2 very mediocore burgers. Article Circle quality burgers.... Kdub. For 8 euros. But whatever! It was a very necassary bad decision.
So the investigators real quickly. Alba didnt end up getting baptized... before us she had been meeting with the Jehovah Wittnesses for almost 2 years... soooo she thinks she needs to take her sweet time with the baptism. Which she does... But we have taught her everything. And she told us the church is true. She has a testimony! And just wants to wait. Please pray for Alba family! She needs your prayers to take this step. Were working with her lots, and one day she will take that step. Melani... she has been working soooo much, but is movin along for her baptismal date of September 8th. Shes so awesome! From Genieu in Africa. Pedro has been on vacations for 2 weeks and doesnt get back till saturday. So we havent heard from him much. Hes trying to quit smoking over the vacation... pray for him too! Please family this is so important to me! I can just see those 3 all in white standing in that font, taking that necassary step for eternal life.
So something Ive learned this week... IM SO BLESSED. I have the best family in the world. I have the best companion in the world. I have the area in Spain. I have been blessed with 3 investigators very close to baptism. I get to wear the name of Christ over my heart every day. Wow I cant even believe it sometimes! When I start to feel tired or like Ive worked hard enough, or just a little disappointed... this week I just think of what I DO have... and that I know these investigators can have to! Its amazing how a attitude can change yourself from dragging your feet, to having your companion chasing you. hahaha! But really Family, If Ive learned anything out here its to BE HAPPY!! Like really, smile. Just smile! I love being a missionary so much! Be happy in the hard times. Find something to be happy about! We are so blessed! I love you family! I feel your prayers. I love being a missionary for God!
Elder Weelson
