Scriptures

Short message this week. The scriptures are one of the best tools against the adversary. I learned that this week during one of our morning studies. The scriptures teach us of people who are much older than ourselves. But their stories are just as powerful now as they were then.

See Mom, I am eating!

Bulls and Parties!

We survived the bulls and the parties! Some the parties stayed up till 5 o'clock in the morning. Where we live right outside of one of them, they were so loud they woke us up in the middle of the night. And the bull runs were are right outside of our Piso. But the bull runs and the parties are over now which makes me a little bit happy. We will be able to contact people on the street more and not worry so much of being caught in big groups. And we will also be able to meet with more people in their houses and have more lessons. 

Funny story of the week. We were at an investigators house and he was playing Michael Jackson for us. It was Thriller to be exact and I want to dance to it. The person's name is Jose and he is the funniest guy I've ever met here. It was dancing around doing the thriller walk and being a very fine zombie. He was clawing at me and making the sounds of Michael Jackson. Then I started dancing I did the Thriller walk. But I went a little too far ahead. I slid to the right and I came up and clap my hands. Between my hands I heard a crack. I broke his lamp, I broke his chandelier. That is the end of that story. 

View from our piso.

We don't have many progressive investigators, but we met this family that had the missionaries before. We talked and were able to set up a time to meet this week. They seem to be the perfect family and I'm very excited to teach them. I pray that we can be able to have the spirit with us when we meet. That reminds me prayer is the best thing to gain faith. You can literally ask for anything. Ask to receive insight in a problem you have, to have strength within your families, or simply to have a good day. But I find the better part is the opportunity to say thank you.  Some of you might be thinking, why is that the better part. It's a chance to reflect on who we and what we are. Thanking someone shows that you recognize their work within your life and you appreciate their help. And I am thankful for all that I have. My family, friends, mission, I can give a never ending of things I'm grateful for. I know that they all come from our father in heaven. 



A meeting of area in Pavones.

I know that we are children of God. That he knows us personally and wants us to live with eternal happiness. I know that we all receive answers to our prayers. I also know that answers may come now, later, or even into the next life. I can give a personal witness that prayer is a great blessing that God has given us. That through prayer will be strengthened to endure hardships and trials. And that prayer is used both in good time and bad time. I know these things to be true without a doubt in my body. 

New pants, and tie.

Con mucho amor,

Elder Trevor Broadbent.

Guadalajara

   

Me and Elder Nash

Well Guadalajara´s very small compared to Madrid but the people are the same. This week is fair week for the city and they party hard every night. There´s a parade each afternoon and at night for two weeks straight. There´s rock concerts in every park every night. Just thousands of people clogging the small streets of guadalajara. And every morning there is a running of the bulls in the main road. And it all ends with a bull fight in the bull ring. 

     Funny story of the week. oh. A little old lady about a yard stick tall gave us pamphlets from her bishop and started talking to us. She was saying something when a young girl not dressed appropriately passes by us. The old lady then yells and cusses her out. ¨What you are wearing is disgusting¨ she said. ¨Go home and change this instant!¨That little old lady is so funny. We were able to give a Book of Mormon in the end and said she´ll look at it. 

     One thing I learned this week is that everyone can receptive to the gospel. old or young. We all have that light within us to accept the gospel. sometimes that light has a shadow placed over it. The shadow may be very close to the light that it almost envelopes it. But the light of light bulb is constant (given that everything is functioning correctly). While the shadow changes constantly as the day goes by. Make sure that you are the light of the world. because we all have the potential to be a light to any one who has shadow covering theirs. 

Con mucho Amor,

Elder Trevor Broadbent