Querido Mundo,
I'd love to give a nice little intro then tell you about a few of the miracles we had this week and then save the best for last but let's be real I am just WAY TOO EXCITED!!!! Yesterday I got to see my best friend be confirmed as a member of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Joan Pau, one of the sweetest people I have ever met who I have been working with since the day I got to Sabadell got baptized and confirmed this weekend. It was hard not to get emotional when he entered into the water all dressed in white as I got to witness so many prayers and fasts get answered. He had three siblings there and his dad came and then one of his sisters, his two kid brothers, and his dad came to the confirmation yesterday. Joan Pau asked me to bear my testimony and to say the closing prayer and afterwards his dad, who I had only met once before, came up to me, grabbed my hand and with such sincerity looked me in the eye and said "thank you for being such a good friend to my son." Coming from someone who before had no interest in his son taking our lessons it was a beautiful compliment and one I will remember for the rest of my life. Joan Pau came on his first lesson with an investigator last night and said he'd love to come with us to any lessons we have this whole week. He's going to be an amazing member!
Another miracle is a family of a less active member, Pilar, who we have taught several times but her children have always been at school. Now that the kids are on summer vacation she lets us teach them and as crazy as they are (they come from a VERY unstable family situation) they are so sweet when we are there. We have passed by them three times this week and yesterday as we sang I am a Child of God, they not only stopped yelling and listened but on the third verse they started to sing along and then they just kept begging to sing more. It was adorable. They all now have baptismal dates for the 9th of August (except for Rocio who is only 7). Another adorable moment was when Samuel (11) and Juan (9) started explained to Harold (8) their cousin who we met for the first time yesterday how to pray.
Last main highlight of the week: For my intercambio this week I went to Vilafranca. It was beautiful and I absolutely loved it. Our schedule was jam packed and I about died though from all of the running. I have never ran up and down hills so much in my life! That's what happens when you are in a town that has very infrequent train schedules. But it was great we had a wonderful lesson with a girl who also ended up getting baptized this weekend. She had to make so many sacrifices when she decided to be baptized but she just knew. Her testimony is so strong and it just gave me chills to hear how the Lord prepared her for this step.
As always, I am happy, I am loving my mission and just feel beyond blessed for all of the miracles I am seeing everyday. We had a really successful week this past week and we are pumped for another.
Lots of love and prayers,
Hermana Tuttle
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