Another Week [Letter 13 - Nerja, Spain]

HEY THERE!!!
The weeks here just kind of run together because we do so much. We were able to watch two sessions of conference streamed over the web. We haven't seen the second sessions on each day because they play here after our curfew so we are planning on watching those today sometime.

PACKAGES & LETTERS: I have yet to recieve any package or letter from anyone. However, if you sent them to the mission home I have not had a meeting with anyone from Málaga so I will get those later if they were not snatched by customs. If that happened it may cost me an arm and a leg to actually get the package. If you want to send me something the best bet is to send it to my piso address which is the one here in Nerja.

Hermana Petru
c/ la cruz 2, 1A
29780 Nerja (Málaga)
SPAIN

We have two investigators on date. We are working with many more. Our teaching pool is growing. On top of that our branch president has been inspiring the members here and the work is progressing. We have been asked to visit all twenty active members and give them the first lesson this week. That is going to be really good for me to practice my spanish and get to know the members. There are quite a few less actives here. We try to visit with as many as we can on top of finding through our own efforts. We average about 15 new futures and only about 5 take the first lesson. We work hard and invite all to read and pray about the Book of Mormon. We know it is our greatest took in missionary work along side of our testimonies of the truthes it teaches. I love the Book of Mormon. I learn so much from it everyday. I have started reading it in Spanish which is quite a challange somedays but I get going. I learn spanish and also new things about the scriptures everyday. I am now in 1 Nephi 13.

Last week was my first district meeting which was all in spanish. I only caught about a fourth of it but I learned a lot about persevering and also the great importance of the ordinance of baptism. I knew some of it before but I love the simplicity of our Father's plan and also the great importance. The important things aren't great but rather the small things we do everyday. Baptism and keeping our covenants everyday. It is small to smile and uplift another but in the words of Brad Paisley "you are just one person in the world but to one person you are the world." Reading the Book of Mormon, even just a verse, shows our desire to follow the prophets. Praying even a small prayer shows our Father in Heaven that we want a relationship with Him and He will talk back. I know these small things make a life of importance because it is how we perseverar to the end. I invite all to start small and by these small things will great things come to pass.

I love you all!!!

Hermana Petru