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¡Go Nephi!

Holaaaa! We're feeling blessed here in sanse because we got our hot water back this week! I may or may not have not washed my hair for many days because of that. But its ok becuase dry shampoo is real and it works somewhat. We also are getting Elders here starting tomorrow so we'll have a fun time showing them the ropes the next couple days.

On Thursday we had a training meeting in Madrid and it was fun to see all the other companionship that are in training and I learned so much. We focused a lot on the restoration and the importance of that message. Which I mean obviously it is so important because it's what makes our church different. It's what makes our church true. But we talked about how missionaries it is vitally important that we can share that message clearly, powerfully, and with the spirit everytime. And that we know it like the back of our hand. And I think that is something that is useful not only as a missionary. I would invite you all to go back and study the restoration. Not just the Joseph Smith story, but all of it. What the missionaries would teach. You can even go and read the pamphlet in the gospel library haha. Because that was something I've always know but I never studied it all until I came on the mission. It really helps us have a more eternal perspective and see just how much God knows what is going on in the lives of all his children.

We had some fun citas this week. On Tuesday we did a noche de hogar with a member family and a member and his girlfriend and we taught the plan of salvation and it was so much fun. I love working with the members in our ward because they are usually way better teachers than we are and they get so excited about the opportunity to share the gospel with their friends!

Speaking of friends, on Saturday we went to visit Francisco (who still won't accept his baptismal fecha) and we had planned to read the story of the stripling warriors but about 5 minutes after we got there, two of their friends showed up and ah man it was hilarious. It was a married couple and the guy walked in and said ahhh you're havin Bible study and then hermana arscott said well actually we're studying the book of Mormon here this one's for you! Haha and he was like ok cool thanks and he just opened it up and started reading! So as we were talking, I changed plans in my head and decided to read in first Nephi. My companion probably was not very appreciative because, being new, she had already practiced all the words she would need for the other story but it ended up well. The new guy, orlando, was very animated as he talked about the importance of faith and how we should have more faith in God than we do in our mobile devices but somehow that's gone a little backward in today's society and then he got super invested in the story of Nephi and his brothers as they traveled back to Jerusalem to get the plates. And his wife, who was cooking and pretending not to listen was all in by the time we got to the cutting labans head off part. Haha I was trying so hard not to smile when she came over to the table to read over her husband's shoulder. They sent us home with a huge load of the soup and Tortillas that she had been cooking and now they're our best friends! Go Nephi!

We also were contacted by a guy on the street who we're 83% sure was drunk and he was trying to speak French to us even thought he was from perú haha. But he was loving the message of the restoration! And he asked us to come to his house to teach him all this stuff in a better setting. He didn't have a phone number because he said his phone got stolen a few days before but he gave us his address and we said we would pass by on Sunday. Slightly hesitant, on Sunday we headed over to his house. We got to where he said his piso should be and there was a door. But there was no way to get in or ring the doorbell like there normally is and it was covered in graffiti and we were too scared to knock haha so we just chilled there for a few minutes thinking what to do and then we just left and contacted haha. Hopefully we can meet him again someday. And he has our number so if he even remembers meeting us then maybe he'll give us a call :) 

Life is a different adventure everyday and when we're looking for the miracles it makes it even better. I hope you all found the 34 "faith"s and the one "faithful" (because my mom threw that one in there) from last week's challenge :) love you all!! 

Hermana Pendleton 

Also sorry we didn't take like any pictures this week haha so you just get the blurry ones 



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