Month: July 2016

  • Reality

    I’ve spent a lot of time this week realizing how hard a mission is. It’s hard when you have investigators that aren’t keeping commitments. It’s hard when you have investigators who want to be baptized but can’t because other members of their family are preventing it. It’s hard when you have recent converts who experience…

  • Elche!

    “If the Lord loves you, he’ll send you to Elche for your first area” A missionary who was finishing up with his mission shared that quote with me last week. He said that his CCM president told him that. So far, I definitely think that it is true. The city, the ward, and the people…

  • Almost to the real world

    Today’s been a great day. It started really early this morning as we had to take a train from Madrid to Malaga. The ride lasted for around three hours. When we arrived in Málaga, the mission president, his wife, and some missionaries from the office were there to meet us. After interviews with the president…

  • Leaving Madrid

    It’s crazy that I’m emailing again so quickly, but I guess that I’ll have to get used to doing this on Mondays since that will be preparation day for the remainder of my mission. Tomorrow morning, I’ll be leaving Madrid by train at around 7:30AM and arriving in Málaga or  Fuengirola, or wherever the mission…

  • Greetings from the CCM!

    Here are the highlights from this past week in the Madrid CCM: Last week, we went to the royal palace of Madrid. It’s a very ornate, very beautiful building with a lot of history behind it. I have some pictures of it, but as always, don’t know when I’ll be able to send them out.…