Querida familia...
OS QUIERO!!!!
I love Spanish and more than anything - vosotros. Sadly missionaries are discouraged from speaking in vosotros, but I do a little bit with little kids and I LOVE it. I decided I am going to marry someone who speaks Spanish so that we can have little Spanish kids and vosotros…
You will never believe who I saw this week.. A.! She came to Madrid to go to them temple for the first time. She got baptized in June. I told you about her right?? She is the coolest most loving Canarian girl. I love her with all of my heart! I got permission to go over to Pavones and see her! It actually ended up being a very stressful day trying to get over there to see her and back in time for our lesson at 4pm. My baby and I ended up sprinting a combined hour and a half.. ha all WORTH it though. I got to see and chat with A. for about 30 minutes during medio-dia and I loved every minute of it. I miss those Canarians. and I miss there sloppy Spanish! I loved hearing it and talking to her. I also ran into our cute branch President. It was fun to see them and have a little Tenerife reunion.
Time is flyyyyying faster than ever! I remember someone telling me that where I am at in my mission age is probably about the fastest time. I sure believe it. I am really liking it here in Torrejon. I feel like I may stay here for a while too.. which that it totally fine by me! I love it and the people and the food. (even though I am legit gaining weight here... nothing wrong with that right?) But really I love it here! We had a SWEET relief society party on Saturday night. It was so fun. SO spiritual and so cultural and just fun. How I love the culture here! Anyways the party was seriously well done. HA! I was BLOWN away at just how cute it was! Our amazing relief society president P. put sooo much effort into making this night a memorable one and let me tell you all.. it was probably one of the most fun days I have ever had on my mission. Let me give you a run-down of the day.
- studies... normal
- CRAZY lesson with J... haha that awkward moment when members fight in a lesson to spit out any information they possibly know about the restoration of the gospel
- English class
- filling up the font
- eating free Burgerking "satisfries" haha (so burger king is nasty in America right? its good here...)
- dragging a piano across the entire church (one with no wheels haha)
- running across Torrejon to some stop-bys and potential lessons
- BAPTISM
- Relief Society Anniversary!
- 10 minutes lesson with Friday and J. (who is NOW ON DATE! I love them! they are so willing)
- Sprinting home to make it on time
NOW. That is a day. It was the longest day of my life but also the funnest day. The relief society thing was so good and so powerful. There are really the coolest bunch of ladies here. They are so strong. I just felt so grateful for the program. It really is so inspired. We watched this beautiful slide show of pictures.. and I can´t tell you HOW much unity and love that could be felt with these incredible women that night. This ward here in Torrejon is incredible. I really just lay there at night and try to take in HOW lucky I have been on my mission to serve with such awesome companions and serve in such awesome areas. More than anything to get to know people on a level that you just wouldn´t if you weren´t a missionary. There are suuuuch incredible people here who are STRONG. I am continually amazed at how giving and loving they are. Most of them have so little yet they just give and give and give. They just GET IT! They get it and they know what’s important in life. We have finally been able to get more members to come with us in lessons and I am just amazed every time they share their such strong and heart-felt testimonies. I learn so much from the people here. I learn so much! Sometimes I really wonder what my testimony was before coming here ha… because I truly feel like I have grown immensely in my love for the gospel. I say this in probably every email but deciding to come on a mission was the best decision I have ever made in my life. It is the biggest blessing in my life and I don´t even know how I can come to thank my Heavenly Father for giving me this opportunity to be here in SPAIN as just a 19 year old girl! I guess all I can do is just work my absolute hardest day-by-day and give back what I have been given.
Last night we had SUCH a good lesson with cute M. and with his WIFE! Finally we have been able to meet with her. It was really a defining point on my mission for me. I saw this change in M. I remember the very first lesson with him... and the very first time we contacted him in the street! But seeing him last night was something different. Something so heart-warming. He LOVES the gospel.. he is so humble about it and just wants to share it with his family. He really is probably the nicest man that I have ever met in my life. He was SO cute and so happy as we shared it with his wife who he just cherishes. He has such a pure heart and is so excited for his baptismal date. He is ready. I love it he comes to church and loves it.. He makes the greatest comments in gospel principles class and I just die laughing every time because he has changed so much! The greatest blessing of being a representative of Jesus Christ is not only getting to see these changes in people but to be able to help them get there. The gospel of Jesus Christ can change people. When we live it we are blessed. We are happier people in return. We have the light of Christ. It has been a miracle watching the light of Christ working on M. We taught the restoration to his wife and it was probably one of the most spiritual lessons I have had on my mission.
How I love this gospel. And how I love the light of Christ and the Holy Ghost! It’s real and is powerful-
I love you all so much. Keep working hard and keep smiling! Sorry to hear about the fire at Oly Jr. Not so great of a day to be a bulldog, huh?? ha
OS QUIERO! Que tengan una buena semana, vale??
Hermana Nydegger
A. and me...Madrid Temple Square
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