Week 18

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This picture is of Jose Antonio :) he is a member of our branch and such a blessing. We meet with him once a week to read the book of mormon and just listen to him. He has the biggest book of mormon of my life. Jose Antonio can't see or hear very well. So it makes for a lot of really good times. It really is one of my most favorite hours of the whole week! haha it is so funny. I love Jose Antonio. With out him our branch would hardly function every sunday because he is so dependable to be there every sunday to pass the sacrament and at every activity. Just thought I'd send a little of why the Ciudad Real branch is the best in the world :)

Yesterday was the craziest sunday of my entire life!!! We had more investigators than members. It was interesting. But, through all of the madness...it was still so great. Through quite a few small miracles (but really big miracles for us) we made it through all of church and our investigators loved it! We are just so happy because we feel like if they can love it on a day like that...they'll really love it when the rest of the branch is there. haha Hna sturgess gave an impromtu talk, we taught our normal class with the investigators of course, and then we taught primary. Also, singing in sacrament meeting was interesting. Ever since I got on my mission, I'm suddenly one of the actually strong voices...because I know the song. Not because I'm good. haha Anyway, the rest of the day was crazy too. We had 6 lessons! That doesn't happen. But saturday all of our citas (appointments) fell through....and it was a long day (except one cita...with Josefina. She is too sweet and perfect to show us up). So then to have so many yesterday was such a blessing. We know that the Lord's hand is in everything we do! Saturday when one of our citas fell through we just happened to run into and contact an antiguo investigator that I have been trying to get a hold of for weeks (he doesn't know that) and then yesterday we had a lesson with him and set a baptismal date. I'm just so grateful to know that we are guided. If it was just us doing this....nothing would work out so well.

Thursday was our special specialized training with President and Hermana Clegg and it was so great!! They came with us to our lesson with Dolly (our favorite new investigator who is awesome) and it was the best thing that could have happened. Not going to lie...I was nervous to have the mission president in there watching me teach...but it was great. Such a powerful lesson to have! The spirit was so strong. And as you can imagine, the Cleggs have very strong testimonies. I wish we could have them in every cita with us! haha Also, we were just so grateful that the cita actually happened. We were worried it would fall through and we would be like, ¨well, alright president. let's do some contacting!¨ haha not exactly ideal :)

also...mom asked me if we ever do door to door. VERY rarely. It just isn't very effective. Especially here...everyone lives in apartments so it's more like ringing millions of doorbells and then talking to people through the intercom. Less than effective. But if we go to some of the little pueblos nearby where people live in houses-ish it is a little better. Street contacting is how we do.

Anyway, I'm still just a happy kid. Happy to be in Spain and to have Hermana Sturgess here with me. We are having so much fun together. LOVE it!

I think this email was a little random. Sorry.

Good luck this week ashley!!! I love you!!!

I love you all!!!

Con amor,

hermana ross