Hey Momma!!!Ok I´ll try my best to answer all of them!! There are a lot, but we´ll see how it goes!! hah Soo it has been a really good week here in Talavera!! Like I described to dad, it's an oven here and I'm burning to death cuz it´s so dry, but overall I like the city and the investogators and the members and everyone!
Before Sunday I had only met one member, because the majority of them live in pueblos(little towns) outside of Talavera and since we don't have a car it's very hard to visit them! But it was way fun to meet everyone this Sunday!! They surprised me and called me up to speak and bear my testimony and everything, so that was fun! I think I'm starting to get better at public speaking, but I'm still not all that good! It's a branch btw!! A little branch of like 20 something people out here south of Madrid! I suppose there might be more, but its August in Madrid so the majority of the people who can are on vacation at the coast! This is the hottest month in spain, and ya everyone leaves! ha
The new companion is fun! If i have time I´ll try and send pictures! He is a really jokester type of guy, and we get along just fine!! He is 24 and like I said is from the islands off Portugal. The language barrier gets annoying sometimes, but oh well gotta make do with broken english broken spanish and broken portuguese on my part occasionally as well!! I honestly haven't had time to stop and check out any pottery whatsoever, but I have seen quite a few shops as I have been walking through the streets!! It looks cool!! Hah I had to laugh at the lots of missionaries question! Well there is just us two, and the closest missionaries are an hour and a half away by bus, so we are pretty isolated out here! I have no clue why president likes putting me in little branches in the middle of nowhere, but I guess I'm supposed to learn something from it right??
I haven't gotten your package yet, but hopefully soon!! Hmm Amanda why does that name sound so familiar!?!??! If you could get a last name for me that would make things way easier, because I usually just talk to people and use their last name cuz it's what's on the badge!! If its Phillipps then ya I know her! There is a girl who left a while back from Madrid who lives in Escondido, and ya thats cool! Not sure who else it would be...
I honestly have no clue what happened to the ctr ring :( and I'm super sad cuz I used to wear it every single day!!! I hope it didn't get stolen or anything, cuz since I've been serving here I have been really good at taking care of my stuff, so I have no clue where it could have gone :(
For now I'm good on shirts thanks :) But I´ll be sure to tell you if I ever need any!! Not sure on the address, but I´ll check it out and tell you guys another day! I just know my calle is called Pio XII...
I still find it so funny that Justin is in water polo! That's fun! And then I get jealous because I really wish I could be swimming right now!! It's so hot out here!! But I like it! There are lots more South Americans and I really like their food, so that is a plus! And ya, I teach english class, I teach second hour of church, and our church hours are flipped! Like we have sacrament meeting last, which I'm not sure if I like but it's how things are!
Soooo I have been reading a TON of talks in the liahona this past week, and I really love them! I love the words of the prophets and apostles... I am super bummed I never payed attention before! There is one from a seventy that I read this morning and really liked called something like zion in the midst of babylon, and it's really good"! It had a lot to do with some of the talks they gave at this past confeence as well, like how we should be apart from the world and not let popularity and famous things of the world distract us from the things of the Lord! It is something really good, and something I definitely got to use today when a group of guys like my age were asking and bugging me about why I couldn't play playstation and watch tv with them! hah Even members sometimes don't understand our rules as missionaries, but it's ok! They are hard, but they are good and I like it! I gotta go, but I love you mom!! I hope you have a great week, and that work keeps getting better! You guys are in my prayers, and I can't wait to see you all soon in skype! ya its kinda far still but with the way time flies for me it's pretty soon! Enjoy your time with Justin and Kara! Tell them hi for me! Love you!!Nate
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