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Miles of olives

Hola hola! It's been a pretty exciting week! It snowed in Málaga! I mean we weren't here to see it but we heard all about it! We took a nice week vacation to Granada and Jaén haha. We had Intercambios with the hermanas in both those areas so we were out of our area from Tuesday go Friday so a little rough but we experienced so many miracles that kept the work going here. 

During Intercambios in Granada, we visited this cute little member named Maria who took us on a field trip all around the city to fun her errands before we finally sat down to share a message and drink some colacao. And a recent convert lives next door and was so excited to tell us that he finished the book of Mormon! He was so excited that he signed the end of the book and we took a picture :) I hope we're all that excited to read the scriptures. 

And then during Intercambios in jaén (where there are miles and miles of olive trees), we visited another cute little member named Juanita who gave us Mittens she had knitted herself. The only thing is that this sweet little lady is blind. She told us that they were to keep our hands warm because we walk outside so much, but that we should probably only wear them in the house because they're ugly. Cutest little mittens I own. And she took us to visit her cousin who tried to marry off Hermana Welling to his son. 

Also if anybody remembers me talking about our friend Claudio (he's the one that carries around his bird), well he gave us some nice excitement this week. We last minute invited him to a baptism that another Malaga ward was having and he last minute showed up even though he told us he wasn't coming! So we rushed to meet him there and when we walk into the baptism room, we see him showing his bird to the elders. Now, before this point he had never before pulled the bird out of the bag, but this time it was sitting in his hands in plain view for everyone to see in the middle of the capilla. We nervously laughed and tried to hint that he should put it away. When they were about to start he finally went to put it away, but jokes in him because that bird didn't want to go back into the bag. So it jumped right out of his hands and started flying all around the room until landing on the TV at the front. Oh my goodness we were so embarrassed we didn't know what to do. And little claudio (and I mean little because this guy is like 5 ft or less) can't catch his bird because he is too short. So he whispers to one of the elders to go catch it and the elder went and grabbed it off the TV. I was so glad it didn't take off again. Everyone was very confused but they seemed to find it humurous so alls well that ends well. And claudio loved the baptism. But he didn't come to church the next day when we told him he couldn't bring the bird. So we will be working on that one. 

We got to visit the niños again and ahhh they're so cute I love them so much. They always have so many questions. They think so deeply. This week José asked us who the first person ever to get baptized was. And if God got baptized. That one made me think for a second haha. I love teaching them so much. They told us that they want to get baptized because they want to return to live with God. We're still working on the fecha because they get a little nervous but we'll get there soon. 

We've been focusing on family history a lot in the entire mission recently and so we are given more time to work on our own family history. This week I tracked my family tree all the way back to the big bang and I didn't even know that was possible. 

At our district council on Tuesday, our district leader said something that really impacted me. He began asking us who Christ was to us. He went around to each of us and asked us to answer the question. It was really fun to hear all the answers and be able to think about that relationship I have with my savior. And then what he said next made me think a lot. He said, "ok we all know who Christ is to us, that's great!" He then asked us, "now who are we to Christ?" I don't think I've ever really thought that before and it took me a second to think of good word to describe it. But he then read from D&C 84:63 which says:  

"ye are they whom my Father hath given me; ye are my friends" 

We are Christ's friends. Think about the bestest friend you've ever had and times that by infinity and eternity. That's what we are to Christ. He gives his life for his friends. And when we are on his errand, we are able to strengthen that friendship so much more. He means so much to us and we mean so much to him. Why else would he do what he did? 

Just something to think about. I hope you're all doing well! Transfers are this week but me and hermana Rico are staying here in Malaga together so partyyyyyy! Love you! 

Hermana Pendleton 







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