This has been a bit of a Crazy week in Dos Hermanas.
It was Semana Santa so all the Catholics (and non-Catholic) were
out in the streets watching the processions and not in their houses. So
it´s been a pretty slow week here.
Last Monday, we went to Plaza de España again so Elder
Enfield could see it. It was really beautiful this week and all spruced
up for Semana Santa. When we got there, there was a procession passing
right by there so we went and watched a little bit of it. I´ll send
pictures.
We also went to a little sandwich shop called Montaditos and
had some pretty good 50 cent sandwiches. Later that night, J… and A…
invited us over for dinner so we went over there and shared a little message
with them as well.
Tuesday we had a special training in Sevilla with President
Deere and we talked about a new way to ask for referrals and it was super cool.
He did a live practice with the P... family for the training and they
gave him like 40 names of Menos activos, part member families, and people with
connections to the church. Super cool. We´ve been using that a lot
this week. Later that night, we had just about nothing, except we were
able to go visit H… and N… for a little bit, but other than that, we had no
luck.
Wednesday, we went over to the V… family´s house to help L…
and C… paint their room. It was kind of a disaster, but it was lots of
fun and we painted a couple walls. After we finished, C… painted himself
blue. I have pictures of that too. Later that night we went to visit J...
and A..., the P... family to check up on a few of the referrals, M... (father
of A..., M..., and P...), and then ended the night off with the Noche de hogar (Home
Evening) in the capilla (chapel). Pretty good day.
Thursday, we had our weekly planning in the morning and in
the afternoon we went over to see X... and L..., but were surprised to see a
Brazilian lady there that we have been trying to contact FOREVER with them as
well. We shared a short message with them and she became a new
investigator. X... has warned us about her a little before. But she
wants us to come over and teach her so we´ll give it a shot. Then we
stopped by N... and H..'s house and they gave us some SUPER good Brazilian
food.
Friday, we had a pretty normal day. We couldn´t find
anybody at home so we ended up at J... and A...´s house for a bit and and
visited L... later that day. Not much else to report about that day.
Saturday, we dropped by H... and N...´s house to give H... a
white shirt for church and then stopped by X...´s house so we could actually
share a good message this time. The last time we were there, M... B...
let us talk for like 3 minutes and that´s it. Later, during mediodia,
(noon) we went to Utrera to eat with the the C... family for an Easter dinner.
We had lots of fun there and they had ALL American food. We were
all in heaven. Later that night we went out to try to find some former
investigators, but didn´t have any luck because everyone was out watching the processions.
Sunday, after church, N... and R... invited us over and took
us to a little get together at their friends house in Morón. It was a lot
of military people there that do the same things as N…. While we were
there we shared a short little Easter message with everyone and it was a really
fun time. We got to talk to a bunch of Americans who weren´t missionaries
and share a little bit of the gospel with them as well. Great night.
N... and R... also hooked us up with a TON of American food they got from
the base. We owe them big time.
This week, I´ve been studying a lot about
the resurrection and this scripture really stuck out to me. It´s found in
Mosiah 16.
6 And now if Christ had not come into the world, speaking of
things to come as though they had already come, there could have
been no redemption.
7 And if Christ had not risen from the dead, or have broken the
bands of death that the grave should have no victory, and that
death should have no lasting, there could have been no
resurrection.
8 But there is a resurrection, therefore the grave hath no victory
and the sting of death is swallowed up in Christ.
9 He is the light and the life of the world; yea, a light that is
endless, that can never be darkened; yea, and also a life which is
endless, that there can be no more death.
Thanks to Christ, the grave has no victory and death has no
sting. I remember when we were on our Origination trip last summer, in
the Winter Quarters visitors center, there is a window that looks out on the
Temple and the cemetery. Right above the window it says "O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy victory?"
Thanks to Christ and this restored gospel, death is not the end. I
testify that this is the truth and that Christ lives for us!
Hope everything is going well back at home! Love you
guys!
Con amor, (With love)
Elder Adamson
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