I am Eating!

Sorry I'm so bad at this. It's something I need to improve.  Sorry this will be a little short. Pdays are the fastest days for me.  This week was great in both growth and events. My Spanish has improved so much that I can actually keep a conversation.

Here are some videos so you can see that I am alive and well.

Love you all,

Elder Broadbent

 

 

Updated address

This is Trevor's updated address straight from the mission office. He would love a letter!
Monica

 

 

Elder Trevor Broadbent

Spain, Madrid Mission

Calle Fuerteventura, 4

Segunda Planta, Oficina 8B

San Sebastian de Los Reyes, 28703

Madrid

España

This will be very short.

This has been a hectic day because of Festivos. Would you believe that there is an actually day every week with the reason that people just don´t want to work. We have to buy everything during the week now. :( But I still love being here and doing the lords work.

We have a large group of people feed us miembros y investigadores. But If not I do most of the cooking and Elder Nash is grateful for that. I´ll send pics of things I make from scratch.

Love you guys

Elder Broadbent.

Las Buenas Cosas Vendrán



¡Correr de Toros!

The bull fights came and I have no actual pictures of the bulls. I have videos but the videos are too big to send. Sorry. Other than that I am staying in Guadalajara, España (not the city in Mexico that everyone says). Not going to lie this has been a rough area for me. I talk to angry Spanish people all day but it takes a lot to scare me off. I love them so much that I talk to every person I see. Literally, every person I see. I´ve been smacked by people because they thought I was annoying. (I´m not annoying, I´m persistent.) But the Lord always makes a way for us to feel peace and joy. A quote that comes to my head all the time, tells us what the exact definition of peace is. “Peace is not silence and no worries, but in the midst of devastation and the unknown, you still find peace”.

I love the address that the prophet Thomas S. Monson gave in the conference during Sunday morning. About being an example and a light. First, be an example in your conversations. Use words that are of love to others and have love to those who struggle with it. Be an example of the savior´s charity to others. When you give a service to another person, you will receive seven-fold of what you have given. Be an example of a good spirit. To me that means we strive to have in our lives kindness, gratitude, forgiveness, and goodwill. Be an example of faith. “In order to gain and to keep the faith we need, it is essential that we read and study and ponder the scriptures. Communication with our Heavenly Father through prayer is vital.”

Be an example of purity. “We need to be clean in body, mind, and spirit to be worthy to have the Holy Ghost. “Purity will bring us peace of mind and will qualify us to receive the Savior’s promises.”

When we live to be the best possible example we can be, Las buenas cosas vendrán. (Good things will come)

I love you all and you all are in my prayers. Remember that when we are a light to world, blessings will come.

Love, Elder Trevor Broadbent

P.S. my favorite hobby is cooking now. Elder Nash is happy for that. And I am truly grateful to be here in Guadalajara on a mission for the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.