September 14, 2015

Alright, so this week is Hermana pack's birthday. (The mission
president's wife) She has to cook for all the leadership tomorrow so
we're here at the mission home helping out. She's awesome so it is a
lot of fun but I don't have a lot of time because we have a lot to do.

This week was really good. We have had a lot of success. We found a
lady from the Dominican Republic that is really nice. She has two kids
and has a lot of promise. She just is really busy so it'll be a chore
to find time to meet with her.

I love being a missionary. It's such a great experience and I'm
grateful I am healthy enough to do it.

Today is going to be a great day as a lot of my friends that are
serving in the north of Spain are coming in for the leadership
conference tomorrow and I'll be able to see them today as they are
going to work with us in our area.

I love the Lord and you guys, thank you for writing me every week and
supporting me on this journey.

Love
Hermana West

Sept. 7, 2015

Alright,

I apologize for not writing much the last couple of weeks, they have been kind of slow but I will write quite a bit now to make up for it. 

This week was an exciting week mostly because there were no festivals!!! It´s amazing how much more productive a week is when people aren´t constantly thinking about their parties! 

We had a great family home evening with a family from the ward. They have a six year old and a nine month old. It was fun to get to know them better and bring the spirit. One of my favourite parts about being a missionary is meeting faithful members in another part of the world.

Tuesday was a day of failed lessons... oh man, I just don´´t like it when people lie right to my face!!! It drives me crazy when people say yes I´ll meet you here at this time that day and then don´t answer my phone calls and don't show up! Oh well, that is my life.

We had a great zone conference this week! I think there are very few places where I have felt the spirit as strong as I have felt it at zone conferences. This week they talked a lot about working with the spirit and members. As missionaries we have numbers that we use to help us make goals. Sometimes being a missionary you can get caught up in the number game and forget your real purpose. I was blessed during this conference to feel at peace with the fact that even though my numbers haven´t been good recently I am doing the work the Lord requires of me. 

Hermana Pack gave a great talk about how we need to be full purpose missionaries, involving ourselves in all parts of the work of salvation. 

A quote I really enjoyed was "Missionaries are NOT marketers, they are builders of wards and branches." How true, really our message when people want to hear it sells itself, we are not here to put glitter on it and make it more appealing, our message is what it is, God and Jesus Christ love us so much that they have given us prophets and scriptures so that we can learn about the atonement of Jesus Christ and live with God again. 

During the conference we were also able to watch "Meet the Mormons."  That was a fun treat as I haven´´t seen a movie like that in a VERY long time! I really liked how it showed how the gospel helps normal people with normal problems, that gospel is for everyone.

I know that Jesus Christ is our Savior. That I can repent because of what he did. I mess up a lot but I know that I can be forgiven of my sins. 

I hope you all have a wonderful week back at school! 

Love Hermana West

Last pday we went to lunch with the other Hermanas, they´´re sso great. Brazilian buffet. Such good food!

August 31, 2015

Alright. This is going to be short and quick. Sorry I've been
struggling coming up with what to tell you it's been a slow week.

So With the festivals basically everything smelled like pee in the
streets... Really gross.

There were tons of people in the streets but they were either with
their family or drunk... So contacting wasn't very effective.

We did a ton of area book work and found some cool people, we have
appointments with them this week.

I went on exchanges and saw the running of the Bulls! So Spanish.

I'm good and healthy. Just trying to find new people.

Love you,
 Hermana west

August 24, 2015

The festivals are starting... And we all know what that means in a small town in Spain... A running of the Bulls!!!!! Haha no worries I will not be participating but the route is all set up with the fences in the streets. The whole town is getting excited to go to the fair they have set up right across the street from us! Also apparently on the Main Street they have a water fight every night at 10pm... Now our job is to avoid that area at that time this whole week! 

This week has been fun, really different from my old area but I like it! It's smaller here so I don't have to use public transport as much!! That is a good and bad thing, it's really hilly here so here's to getting back into shape!! 

I have been learning all of the people we're teaching here, one is a lady and her daughter who are just so great! They have been investigating a while but haven't been able to come to church the last few months. They came yesterday though so that is a great and sign that they're progressing. 

We are also teaching this lady who has a little daughter and is from Germany. She has been investigating a long time and is going back to her country on the 8th of September. She is so cool and I'm excited to work with here for the next couple of weeks.

This area is amazing, we have a great ward mission leader who is really helpful and the members are so willing to help us it's amazing! I am so grateful I get to be here and I am so grateful I get to be a missionary, I love seeing so many miracles every day!!!

Love Hermana West

 Me and my new companion Hermana Harper!