Santander is located on the north shore of Spain near Bilbao & the coast of France
Santander supposedly has some of the best beaches in Spain
Not that Tikal will experience them while he is there - maybe after his mission
Monday, June 1, 2015
Week 72 - Transfers and Birthday
5/26/15
My miracles from this past week were 1) setting a baptismal goal with a kid named Edmond, 2) Monica came to the Ward Garden activity on Saturday without anything but an invitation from some members, and 3) an investigator named Malena came to church by herself with her two daughters (10 and 5 years old).
It was a really good week although I spent two days out of my area for intercambios. I did get to say good bye to a lot of people. So that's good.
I now have a 1 hour train ride to Barcelona, followed by a 6.5 hour train ride to Bilbao, followed by a 2 hour bus ride to Santander. I love transfers.....Have a great week!
I'm getting transferred to the farthest
point away from the office in our mission today. Santander! I've
heard it's really pretty and mountainous but on the coast. So this'll be
fun!
My birthday week was great. The Bishop's wife Marta took good care of me. She
made me a cake and dinner on Monday. On
Tuesday the Sister Missionaries brought me a cake, and then I went on
intercambio to Hospitalet for the night. Then on Wednesday night a Peruvian
family made me another cake. It was awesome. My miracles from this past week were 1) setting a baptismal goal with a kid named Edmond, 2) Monica came to the Ward Garden activity on Saturday without anything but an invitation from some members, and 3) an investigator named Malena came to church by herself with her two daughters (10 and 5 years old).
It was a really good week although I spent two days out of my area for intercambios. I did get to say good bye to a lot of people. So that's good.
I now have a 1 hour train ride to Barcelona, followed by a 6.5 hour train ride to Bilbao, followed by a 2 hour bus ride to Santander. I love transfers.....Have a great week!
Map - Tikal's New Area - Santander
Tikal's New Area
He went from the coast near Barcelona to the
opposite coast near Bilbao and the coast of France
opposite coast near Bilbao and the coast of France
Week 71 - Tibidabo and Miracles
5/18/15
This week has been good, but my favorite parts were the beginning and the end.
At the beginning we went to visit a Catholic church on top of the mountain that overlooks Barcelona. It's called Tibidabo. Last preparation day we went with the other Elders in our district and we were looking around and enjoying being tourists for a moment. We had to pay for the train ticket up and back which for missionaries was quite expensive but worth it. We enjoyed the view first and then went into the church. As we were inside a Catholic Priest came over to us and started talking to us about Tibidabo and how old it was and the paintings and all that jazz. We politely listened and thanked him as he walked away. We then walked toward the elevator which takes you up to the next level of the the church where you can get up to the giant statue of Jesus on top. As we walked over the Priest came over again and asked us if we were going to take the elevator up. We responded that we were and he then stated that as missionaries we probably didn't have a lot of money so he gave the 4 of us a free ride up in the elevator!!! It was so neat!!! I love the random blessings of the lord!
Then the end of the week we were talking to the Bishop here in Vilafranca and he challenged us to bring 3 MIRACLE STORIES to him next sunday. Not just miracle stories, but MIRACLE STORIES. It was a great reminder that we are entitled to miracles as missionaries and members of this church we just need to put the effort in and have the faith. So I'd like to extend the same invitation to you all, write me 3 MIRACLE STORIES that have happend in the past week to each of you. I hope you all have a great week and remember that Tuesday the 19th is my Birthday!!!
Love you all
This week has been good, but my favorite parts were the beginning and the end.
At the beginning we went to visit a Catholic church on top of the mountain that overlooks Barcelona. It's called Tibidabo. Last preparation day we went with the other Elders in our district and we were looking around and enjoying being tourists for a moment. We had to pay for the train ticket up and back which for missionaries was quite expensive but worth it. We enjoyed the view first and then went into the church. As we were inside a Catholic Priest came over to us and started talking to us about Tibidabo and how old it was and the paintings and all that jazz. We politely listened and thanked him as he walked away. We then walked toward the elevator which takes you up to the next level of the the church where you can get up to the giant statue of Jesus on top. As we walked over the Priest came over again and asked us if we were going to take the elevator up. We responded that we were and he then stated that as missionaries we probably didn't have a lot of money so he gave the 4 of us a free ride up in the elevator!!! It was so neat!!! I love the random blessings of the lord!
Then the end of the week we were talking to the Bishop here in Vilafranca and he challenged us to bring 3 MIRACLE STORIES to him next sunday. Not just miracle stories, but MIRACLE STORIES. It was a great reminder that we are entitled to miracles as missionaries and members of this church we just need to put the effort in and have the faith. So I'd like to extend the same invitation to you all, write me 3 MIRACLE STORIES that have happend in the past week to each of you. I hope you all have a great week and remember that Tuesday the 19th is my Birthday!!!
Love you all
Monday, May 11, 2015
Week 70 - Meetings, Meetings, Meetings
5/11/15
Hey everyone! This week has been good, but full of meetings, it felt like we were out of our area for half the week! But we still managed to see success and spread the gospel!!
This week we had two General Authorities come and talk about Missionary Work in the Digital Age. They basically give us a foundational preview covering the purposes and guidelines for using iPads in our missionary work. So that was neat!
But the great thing we got to do this week was talk to Lana. She has currently read up to Mosiah in the Book of Mormon and has the goal to finish the Book of Mormon by next week! She is incredible. Elder Male and I are having a great time and the members here in Vilafranca are the best.
Overall this has been a good week and I can't wait to get going into this week!!! Hope you all are doing well and those of you who have missionaries out serving or are serving, enjoyed Skyping on Mother's Day, because I sure did! Anyway have a great week everyone!
Hey everyone! This week has been good, but full of meetings, it felt like we were out of our area for half the week! But we still managed to see success and spread the gospel!!
This week we had two General Authorities come and talk about Missionary Work in the Digital Age. They basically give us a foundational preview covering the purposes and guidelines for using iPads in our missionary work. So that was neat!
But the great thing we got to do this week was talk to Lana. She has currently read up to Mosiah in the Book of Mormon and has the goal to finish the Book of Mormon by next week! She is incredible. Elder Male and I are having a great time and the members here in Vilafranca are the best.
Overall this has been a good week and I can't wait to get going into this week!!! Hope you all are doing well and those of you who have missionaries out serving or are serving, enjoyed Skyping on Mother's Day, because I sure did! Anyway have a great week everyone!
Monday, May 4, 2015
Week 69 - Another Week in Vilafranca
5/4/15
This last week was very nice! We got to have a first visit with this lady named Natalie. She was super nice and even fed us on the first visit!!! She had a lot of what she called "weird ideas" that actually weren't too far off from the Plan of Salvation. It was a really good lesson and we are going to go visit her this week! Also for the first time I got to have the great experience of helping someone move. I was on a companionship exchange in Martorell and we got to go help this Part-Member Family move from one apartment with an elevator to another apartment on the 3rd floor, without an elevator. A fridge, freezer, washer, dryer, several, beds, mattresses, dressers, closets, and much more! Needless to say two days later I'm still sore! It was a lot of fun and gave me some good exercise so a shout out to all the Elders Quorums who help people move! I know how you feel!!!
Anyways I'm out of time as always but I hope you are doing well and, who knows soon I could be writing my emails from my iPad not an internet café!
This last week was very nice! We got to have a first visit with this lady named Natalie. She was super nice and even fed us on the first visit!!! She had a lot of what she called "weird ideas" that actually weren't too far off from the Plan of Salvation. It was a really good lesson and we are going to go visit her this week! Also for the first time I got to have the great experience of helping someone move. I was on a companionship exchange in Martorell and we got to go help this Part-Member Family move from one apartment with an elevator to another apartment on the 3rd floor, without an elevator. A fridge, freezer, washer, dryer, several, beds, mattresses, dressers, closets, and much more! Needless to say two days later I'm still sore! It was a lot of fun and gave me some good exercise so a shout out to all the Elders Quorums who help people move! I know how you feel!!!
Anyways I'm out of time as always but I hope you are doing well and, who knows soon I could be writing my emails from my iPad not an internet café!
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