Week 1 Transfer 3 [Letter 22 - Nerja]

Hello Loved Ones,

Well I'm sure you are all dying to know who my new companion is. Hermana Crowder arrived in Nerja on Wednesday. I spent the day in Málaga on Wednesday with the sisters there. Who are both from Spain. That day was definitely a test of my Spanish. I survived. This week again has been a trial of patience. When Hermana Crowder arrived pretty much all of our investigators stopped answering phones. We spent most of the weekend walking the streets and knocking doors. We have a few really promising futures though which is always uplifiting.

Hermana Crowder is very very very different from Hermana Gibson all the way from personality to appearance. Hermana Crowder has blonde hair. She is about five foot three and is always smiling. She has a higher pitched voice and reminds me alot of Hermana Yardley. Which is funny because Hermana Crowder trained Hermana Yardley. Makes me wonder if I act like Hermana Gibson. Anyway, Hermana Crowder goes about doing the work differently then Hermana  Gibson . Each has their pros and cons but I am learning a new way. Hermana Crowder is bolder then Hermana Gibson. Which is good to learn but very different. Brings a different spirit to lessons. She also likes to contact more. I have never talked to so many people in my life.. We have started doing our contacting differently which is nice. Hermana Gibson and I would pray together then pick an area and loop and knock doors as prompted. With Hermana Crowder we pray seperately then together. Then one of us looks at the map and picks about 15 streets while the other one writes them down. We then look at the list and each picks 5 seperately. Then we read the lists. The streets that we have in common are the ones we go to. We knock ALL the doors in the street and talk to EVERYONE that we come across. Different but seems to be really effective. I think the hardest part so far is for Hermana Crowder. She has never been in an area as hard as this she says. There are a lot of tourist here which is hard. Many don't want to listen. I feel bad because I love this area and I want her to see how great it is too.

 I am finally coming out of my shell a little bit more. I promised myself this transfer would be different and I would step up to the plate with my whole heart. I am talking more and am trying to contribute more in lessons. I am doing a lot more contacting by myself. Spanish is coming but a little at a time. Everyday I can feel my faith grow in my Savior more and more. What a privledge to share all this with the people of Spain. I love you all!!

Love, Hermana Petru

P.S. before you left your room this morning did you think to pray?