Bon
Dia a Tots (yes, I'm still in Catalunya so I can still speak to you in my awful
Catalá),
So we're keeping it
kind of short again this week because I am still behind but that's good, it
keeps me from dragging. 3 things this time:
Intercambio to
Barcelona: I got to spend the day with the hermanas I lived with in Barc which
was so fun because it meant I not only got to be in Barcelona for St. Jordi
(bigger than valentines day in Catalunya, the guy gives the girl a rose, the
girl gives the guy a book. There were rose stands just LINING the streets and
book stands but they weren't quite as pretty) and got to stay in my old piso
for a night but I also got to see Hermana Swenson who I just absolutely love. I
got to hear a lot about how people are doing and I got to help one of my really
good friends from Barcelona and who has been having a hard time lately.
Next: we had concilio
yesterday, time is flying! I can't believe it was already time for another! It
was really good, we talked about the conference with Elder Evans and how we can
improve as a mission and what we can focus on. It was very helpful and gave
that added energy to try harder and be better like always. We watched this
beautiful version of "Let us all press on" by the Mormon Tabernacle
Choir twice (once before the meeting and then once after lunch to bring the
spirit in) It was BEAUTIFUL! That song has never had more meaning nor helped me
so much as it does now.
Lastly, I HAVE TO TELL
YOU ABOUT JOAN PAU! Okay so I know I struggle at details of the people I'm
working with. It's in part because 1) it's hard to explain a person in a couple
of sentences over email 2) things change so much from week to week that it can
get kind of confusing for you 3) I inherited the superstition from my brothers
and am always afraid of jinxing things but he is our main investigator right
now and I can't not include him. He's amazing. He's 23 and has always been a
super strong catholic. He loves learning about God, that was his motivation for
listening to the missionaries but now he loves everything about the church, he
comes to every activity, to church, he's reading the Book of Mormon, we visit
with a couple of times a week, he asks really good questions, and he is testing
out dropping alcohol right now because he understands if he wants to gain a
testimony of the word of wisdom he has to try it. We just finished a visit with
him today (he's been investigating for about 3 months but has changed and
really started progressing these last couple of weeks) and he said "When I
know I will be baptized. I know I need to be baptized, there's just so much
weighing on this decision, it's so life changing that I just need to receive my
answer" He is genuinely searching and he has such an honest desire to
know, it's inspiring. Before he said that he liked our church but he could
never leave the Catholic church because it would be like turning his back on
his family but now he is completely open to the idea as soon as he feels he has
received his answer. I know he will receive it, he is searching so diligently
and he feels loved which is one of the ways the Spirit testifies of truth, now
he just needs to get that testimony of the Word of Wisdom.
So that's my life
right now. Hermana Noakes and I are still having a blast and seeing miracles.
I'll send pictures next week, when I have more time).
Lots of love,
Hermana Tuttle
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