BED & BREAKFAST

HOLA CHAVALES!!!

Well it's been a week over here in Alicante. Transfer week is always a
bit crazy so we've been the Twede & Bailey Bed and Breakfast. Tuesday
night Hna Dos Santos and Hna Aase came and stayed with us until our
beloved Hna Dos Santos left us for Sevilla on Wednesday. Then Hna Aase
got to spend the day with us crazies until her new comp, Hna Aguilar,
arrived from Sevilla!! So we've had people in and out of our house
until Thursday morning.

But I'll back up. Tuesday was a day of milagros at our Noche de
Hogar!! A couple weeks ago, Hna López and I were on intercambios and
stopped and talked with the mom of one of our members and her friend
while they were doing exercising and never heard from the friend
again......until Tuesday!!! Walked into the Noche de Hogar and there
she was!! She loved it and we set up a cita to meet with her later in
the week. Our beloved Gregorio gave his last testimony here in Spain
before he is joined again with his family in Colombia. There was not a
dry eye in that room. He will be greatly missed. And some other
milagros of future investigators just made for a really great Noche de
Hogar.

Wednesday, after we sent off Hna Dos Santos and Elder Jamison, we had
a great cita with one of our menos activas and then did some studies
and then went to a nice eating cita with great Colombians.....then it
started raining.....so we went and bought some Cola Cao.....and then
we had a Noche de Hogar and Hna Bailey almost killed our Relief
Society president......but didn't so it's fine. :) and then we had an
interesting night and a great meeting with our bishop. I love our
bishop. He tried to help his missionaries and his ward as much as
possible and it shows.

Thursday we sent off the other Hermanas and then did some weekly
planning. That afternoon we had a really great lesson with one of our
menos activos and we shared a video about having the faith to let
Christ heal us. The spirit was so strong.....so awesome!! Then we had
another Noche de Hogar with a part member family and it went super
well. FAMILY PRAYER IS IMPORTANT AND MAKES A DIFFERENCE!!!

Thursday night on the way back from our NdH, we had quite the
experience!! We were standing at a cross walk when this man called
over to us and said he had a question. He's from Nigeria so he spoke
English to us and started to tell us about how his girlfriend broke up
with him and then next thing we know he's asking us woman advice. So
we told him to pray about it and gen to meet with us and hear our
message......he said ok!! So Friday we met with him and it was an
interesting lesson to say the least. To give you an idea on how the
lesson went, after the prayer, we got talking and he says, "I'm
actually not human."......never a dull moment in the mission. After
that we went and did some visiting teaching with a member and went
off-roading with a 1 year old in a stroller in the hood.......so that
was fun!! Later that night we had a lesson with our recent convert and
that wrapped up our night.

Saturday was a jam packed day of citas and lots failed actually. We
got dropped by an investigator, contacted a really nice man and his 2
year old son, got 2 new investigators, and had an incredible lesson
with a menos activa. It was a jam packed day and I felt like I was on
a spiritual high!! Highs and lows from that day but had some really
cool, spiritual lessons so that was awesome.

Sunday we got to take the sacrament!! It was an interesting sacrament
meeting but really nice to take the bread and water and just feel the
peace that comes from renewing those covenants.

This week I'm really grateful for the priesthood and Heavenly Father's
love for all of his children. He really knows us personally and knows
exactly what we need. Something I've learned on my mission is that God
knows. I can't see what's ahead but that's ok because God does.
Sometimes, my abilities as a missionary can be very very limited, but
I know that through God and Jesus Christ, all is possible. I've grown
such a strong testimony of the love God has for His children, even
when we make mistakes. He loves us so much and that is why He's given
us the gospel. I know that Christ suffered for us individually because
He loves us. I know that Jesus Christ is a divine being. I know that
Jospeh Smith is the prophet of the Restoration. I know the Book of
Mormon is true. And all of it is proof that my Heavenly Father loves
me.

Have a great week!

Kia Kaha!! (I keep forgetting to write that whoops)


Hermana Twede

I spy with my little eye....

Chill P-Day