Saturday, November 18, 2017

Techno

Well as y’all have probably guessed...WE HAVE FACEBOOK AND A SMARTPHONE! The mission has taken a huge leap forward and we are so excited. I can’t reply to anyone on Facebook or Facebook messenger. I can only communicate with home through email. But we will be able to keep up with our friends here in Spain a lot easier. The biggest blessing is something called WhatsApp which is free messaging for people in Spain. People in Spain don’t have unlimited text so we have lost a ton of people just because they couldn’t respond to us. But now we have a way to contact them all! So the lord is hastening his work! 

Baleares 2020 is catching fire. The zone is doing really well and everyone is having good weeks! The missionaries are really motivated to make this place a stake by 2020 and everyone has stepped up their game! Elder Bradshaw and I keep getting blessed by the Lord and we are seeing many miracles. 

We have sad news before the miracle. Sebastian called us and told us that he didn’t want to come to church anymore. It caught us off guard and we can’t get in touch with him to figure out why but we will find him soon and help him receive the happiness that this gospel has! But a huge miracle happened this week. Our friend Abraham from Holland has been progressing quite nicely. Everything is going really well and we are excited to be working with him! He is one of the funniest men I know and one of the most humble and righteous men I have met as well. He is about 26 and has been living the principles of the gospel for about 6 months without even knowing it. He is basically teaching us. When we teach him something he says that he agrees with it and tells us why and it is the exact reason that Christ has explained to us that we have certain principles. He is amazing. He is living here because he wants to start a cleaning business and is here with his friend Hisham. Hisham is Muslim but also very open to learning about the gospel of Jesus Christ as well. The concern is that Abraham doesn’t want to upset his friend Hisham by choosing a faith that Hisham is not a part of. So we are working with Abraham to have confidence in the steps he is taking. We believe that we will see Abraham’s baptism in the next couple of weeks! 

Elder Bradshaw is a very effective man. He isn’t also a very loving man. I would say the biggest thing I learned from him this week is his love. He loves everyone and shows his love! He loves me and serves me. He loves the members and truly tries to make their lives better. He loved our friends that we are teaching a truly tries to help them as well. It’s going super well! He is a great leader and a great friend. He also gains trust of others easily. Some members of our zone told us recently that they feel that they trust us and they can tell us anything which really reflects a lot of how good of a leader elder Bradshaw is!

The mission took a big step this week with the advancements of technology. We are about to see the floodgates open and people are about to have their lives changed for the better. I am overwhelmed with excitement. The Lord is hastening his work. We are so excited. 

I am doing personally very well. This is a good day and I love missionary work. I love baptism and I am excited to see 5 baptisms this month. 

With awe for this new age in missionary work,
Elder Bristol


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