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I guess this is goodbye :'(

Well, I've gotta say, this week has been one for the books. It's very weird to think that it's over. I don't think it has hit me yet, and I don't think it will till I'm all the way there, but every last second counts.

The week has been filled with lots of milagros and lots of lágrimas. We got to visit lots of members and people that I've worked with during my 9 months here in Málaga and we had some good last moments. One of the hardest Goodbyes was the menos activa Roxana that we've been working with. I've seen her go through so much progress and lessons with her have also been very testimony strengthening experiences for me. When I told her I was leaving, she instantly started crying and ah it just broke my heart. It helped me realize part of my purpose for staying here in Málaga for so long. If all I did was help her, it was all worth it. Just now as I'm writing this, the "I found my friend" story comes to mind if you know it. If not, let me know and I'll share it with you. But I just have such a strong testimony about how the gospel of Jesus christ really does change us. Even when we don't realize it. If we do the little things every day and we open up our hearts and let in the spirit, He works wonders and makes so much more of us than what we can make of us. (not something I saw only Roxana experience but me as well).

A blessing of being back at church here in the south is that I got to see a lot of the members before leaving which wouldn't have been possible otherwise. They're all so sweet and so great. Mostly just women because all the priesthood holders stay home still, but they're all so cute. I'm gonna miss them.

On Saturday we had a lot of really good lessons with Amigos. We had fredy por la mañana and we invited him to be baptized, he didn't really react, but he didn't react badly so we're taking it as a good sign, so keep fredy in your prayers! :) (also a bird may or may not have pooped on my head during that lesson. Really good.) and we had a videollamada lesson with our amiga Vanessa and a miembro named Carla helped us out. Also so precious. She is so prepared so I'm excited for her. And then we had Indara, our 12 year old Amiga malagueña and I mean malagueña. She is literally so hilarious and she loves talking to us. She texts us all the time and calls us because she loves talking with gente de Dios. And she hasn't been raised with her religion and she can't quite figure out if God exists, but she really wants to know. We talked about the plan of salvation with her and then she said the closing prayer. What she said was so precious. She asked God to open her mind so that she could believe in Him. It made me smile and I felt her little spirit just shining. She's gonna do great things.

After packing, we came up to Madrid yesterday and today I did some last minute sight seeing in Toledo with my MTC comp Hermana Marler (party!!) because I'd never been there and it's a classic and we got some good tapas and helado and looked at lots of swords.

Pero bueno, I hope you all know how strong a testimony I have of the message of hope and gospel of Jesus christ that I've been sharing for the last 18 months. There's nothing that could be better. I'm so grateful for this time that I've had (even though it flies by faster than should be physically possible) to learn and grow and meet people and help them get on the path that leads back to their Heavenly Father. Y más que nada, I'm grateful for my Savior. He's the reason I'm here. He's the reason why I can be happy. Why I am happy. And I'm forever grateful for the mission because it's helped me get to know Him. As you help others do that same thing every single day, you feel more love than ever before and even though there can be hard moments, you can never sacrifice too much or work too hard because he already did it all and He's there in every moment.

I love Spain, I love these people, and I love the Lord. I'm really gonna miss it. (not the Lord of course, he'll still be around). The only thing that makes leaving slightly better is that I'll be seeing you all shortly. I love you all! Gracias for everything you do to help the work along! Hasta pronto! 

Hermana Pendleton 






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