Elder Walster and I are not Dead! I repent, we are NOT DEAD

The first thing I thought when I got an older companion that me was wowsers, we both go home pretty soon.... this is going to be interesting to see if we can keep our cool and give it all we got! 

My companion is Elder Walster. He's from North Salt Lake and loves to play basketball! He speaks awesome Spanish and is super committed to his mission. He really had helped me so much this week! We've been blessed with lots of opportunities to teach and wow does he do a great Job. He's so interested in all of the people we have to teach here and  in building relationships with the members to work with them. He's got a million incredible ideas for how we can find new people to teach both on our own and with the members, and he is not focused on anything but what is happening here in Azuqueca! I have a feeling that this transfer will be one for the records as far as working hard and seeing some miracles! 

One miracle that happened this week is that a stranger came to church. By stranger I mean that no one knew who he was or how he got there. Turns out he investigated the church a long time ago and he went looking for it all again! We know have the incredible opportunity to teach him! We've been meeting a lot of other really cool people here too, including some of the really good friends of the members! Those members didn't even know their friends were interested in the gospel either until we told them after that we had met with their friends.  You never know who in your friends list is ready, so take the safe road and SHARE THE GOSPEL WITH EVERYONE MY FAITHFUL FRIENDS! 

With eyes wide open and the end in sight for my mission it's time to leave it all out on the field! 

Stay sweet people!

Elder Baron

Calle Fuerteventura 4, 2, Office 8B

28703 San Sebastian de los Reyes

Madrid

Spain

My old district and smoking kills

Azuqueca: The época of Baron and Walster

Transfers came.... they shipped Elder Barnes up to the North to speak Gallego and eat sea food all day... what a shame..... ANYWAYS, they sent me a new companion named Elder Walster who is from Utah, super good at Basketball, super creative, and just a good guy all around. 

This week was a good one. We got a hold of some more people and looks like we might have a good week of lessons set up! Woot woot! 

The highlights of my week were by far teaching our English class how to do head, shoulders, knees, and toes and playing Simon says (which turned into Elder Barnes and I showing them our mad dance skills) and having a legit soccer tournament on Saturday with some less active and active members in the ward! 

I gave a talk this week in sacrament meeting too about overcoming fears as we do missionary work. I had a cool thought I want to share. David received power from God to slay a giant. Missionary work is super hard because of the giant obstacles we have today in our way. If we have the confidence and the trust that David had in God though, we too can slay the giant obstacles in our way. God gives power to those who fight his battles with faith, and likewise gives us power as we have the faith to continue in the battle of sharing the gospel with our friends! 

SO KEEP SLAYING THOSE GIANT OBSTACLES AND TRUST IN GOD AS YOU STRIVE TO SHARE THE GOSPEL!

Elder Baron

Calle Fuerteventura 4, 2, Office 8B

28703 San Sebastian de los Reyes

Madrid

Spain

AZUQUECA'S GOT TALENT

This week will be a shorter report....

WE worked hard this week. We had some exchanges with the zone leaders and I got to work with one of my really good friends Elder Gonzalez who is from Cadiz Spain. He was my zone leader earlier in my mission too when I was a district leader back in Parla, so we've had some rad times together. I also did another exchange with some elders in my district. 

One of the coolest parts of my mission has by far been participating in baptismal interviews. It's an experience where I get to listen to people tell me why they want to follow Christ in their lives and how doing so has changed their lives. I had a really amazing interview with a 16 year old Dominican kid this week and it was really amazing to listen to him talk about how he knows that following Gods path for him and sacrificing to do so will lead him to happiness. I really felt the spirit confirm to me during that interview that this path we are striving to live in the gospel of Jesus Christ is the correct one. 

Another highlight of the week was participating in the ward talent show. We did the getting ready in the morning thing again where one person uses their hands to brush the other persons teeth, feed them, brush their hair etc, from behind being covered with a trash bag so it looks like the person is actually doing it with their own hands but in a very sloppy way. It went super good! The most fun thing we did though was my companion and I did a musical number to a song about a missionary who gets dear Johned, written off, or whatever you want to call it. My companion played the piano and I sang this song these missionaries in our mission sang a long time ago and it was really funny. I'll attatch the video but it's in Spanish so here are the lyrics in English: 

I see my plan depart 

AND your sad look 

Two years isn't a century, I 

Will return 

I won't be able to live 

Two years without your love 

MY letter says wait for me 

THE time will pass 

Two years isn't a century, I 

Will return 

I just ask you 

Don't get married please 

Wait my life 

Don't get married yet 

Please 

I will return 

I will not get fat 

Your letter arrived to me on Monday 

Finally I will hear from you 

But something strange happened 

I am going to read it 

Your letter started 

Goodbye dear John 

YOU know John, since I saw your departure you left an emptiness in my heart that no one not anyone could ever refill. No one until Pedro, your best friend, arrived. Together we started a passionate romance and I have come to learn through all this something. That The Lord puts people in the exact and precise moment into our lives. And you my dear john, you are not for me, Pedro is for me, I am getting married on Friday. One last thing. You and I was never a real thing. 

Kisses 

Carla 

Why didn't you wait for me

With that ugly guy you got married 

What a pain 

I will return 

PEDRO, ¿WHY?

THAT one went over pretty well and the ward loved it. I love Spanish culture sometimes! 

We are hoping to have a good week of knocking doors and talking in the streets! Transfers is this weekend but I think I might finish here, I'm not expecting any kind of exciting news! 

HAVE a good one! 

Prayer is still power

This week was very very VERY SLOW. But with a lot of good times mixed in there. We had a lot of appointments with the members so on the bright side we didn't have to make a lot of food! That was super nice but I'm pretty sure I'm getting fat. It's ok, my companion works out pretty hard in the mornings though so I'm pretty sure if I eat a lot and get to be about half as buff as he currently is, I would be in the best shape of my life. 

The end is so near it's so sad... my life has changed so much. Somebody told me girls wear a lot of choker necklaces in the United States 🇺🇸 now. Is it true? I just hope heely's are back in too! 

We had another super spiritual experience with the same family as last week. We taught them the restauración, the Book of Mormon, and how they can all know for themselves asking God if these things are true. They were so engaged and the member we brought really had a lot of great things to say. They said they would be baptized on April 15 if they got an answer and we know the Lord will do his part to help them make that goal if they do theirs. The coolest part was the end. Another invitation to pray bites the dust let's just say. We asked the 15 year old this time and explained how to do it. He began to pray. He gave thanks for a lot. He stopped.... I can't do it. In my mind I thought oh no, he's not really feeling it. OH ELDER BARON OF LITTLE FAITH! We told him it's ok and to just keep going. He continued... he offered another super sincere prayer and with his voice quivering, thanked the Lord for all He has done for him and his family. He finished and the whole family was in tears. We were all feeling the spirit of the Lord so strong in that moment. I know that the Lord reached down and was a huge part of that lesson. 

I think before the mission my experiences with the spirit were a lot more subtle, but here on the mission I have felt things that I have never felt before in my life. I do not doubt whatsoever the existence of God and although I have questions at times, I do not doubt that this is the path God wants for me and all of us to take in our lives. I know that through Joseph Smith, God has restored the truth here on the earth and that the Book of Mormon AND the Bible together contain the fullness of the gospel! In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen

Big hug, dos besos, little kiss

Elder Baron

Calle Fuerteventura 4, 2, Office 8B

28703 San Sebastian de los Reyes

Madrid

Spain

Elder Baron

Calle Fuerteventura 4, 2, Office 8B

28703 San Sebastian de los Reyes

Madrid

Spain