BEST WEEK EVAHHH! (Check previous post. I added bday pics)

First of all, we got transfer calls and I´m going to Jaen!! 

All I´ve heard about it is that I´m going to die of heat there because theres no coastline and that its all mountains and hills so I´m going to have quite the barbie figure after these next 4 months :p Haha so we´ll see how that goes. I´ll be leaving Wednesday to be with my new companion, Hermana Seoane, from Spain. I´m so excited but at the same time, sad to leave Puerto. It´s another one of those bittersweet things. I have absolutely loved my time here even through all the rough spots. But seriously, even single discouaging, difficult moment I´ve had here was totally made up this week and
 I´ll tell you why!!

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1st area was Huelva-bottom coastline to the left

2nd area was Puerto de Santa Maria (Rota on the map, just south of Huelva)

3rd area Jaen-red dot

First Miracle:

JORGE GOT BAPTIZED!!!!! He´s not even my investigator, the Elders in our ward taught him, but I can´t even tell you what an amazing and faith strengtehning, testimony building experience this has been for all of us! Jorge is another Isabel sort of case--he´s been ready for baptism for MONTHS, there were just a couple things to work through, but HE DID IT!!! But seriously, months and months and months the Elders have waited patiently for this day and it came!!! And I know that Isabel is next :) All in God´s own time and in His own will. But anyway, the baptism itself was incredibel too. The most beautiful baptismal service I have ever been to. And it was such a tender mercy to be able to witness that my last week here.

Second Miracle:

JULIO!!! Okay remember Dia de Diamonte like 2 weeks ago where we contacted in the streets for like 9+ hours?? Well, we had knocked on a door that day and this older gentleman named Julio answered. We shared a quick message with him and he invited us to come back another day when he wasn´t busy. Well, long story short, the first time we were able to meet with him again occured 2 weeks ago. Looking back on it, I dont know why we kept trying to meet with him (being bluntly honest here), usally after a month/month and a half of trying to meet with someone unsuccessfully we give up. But not him! We just happened to call him one day and invited him to have a lesson with us in a park near the church and he came! And then SUnday, we met with him again really quickly befoer church. And let me tell you, this little old man is the sweetest, cutest thing I have ever seen. He came with a suit jacket and slacks!  We were so excited, we introduced him to EVERYONE and the members truly took him under their wing. An Hermano even went to sit by him without us even asking him too and explained what was happening the entire meeting. But the most beautiful part of it all was when he stood up to give his testimony at the very end. He talked about the special feeling he felt when we knocked on his door that day and bore his testimony of Christ. Yup, first time he set foot in our church and he bore the most humblest, most beautiful testimony. I bawled like a baby but I dont regret it one bit.I know this won´t be the last time we see him in church :) 

So yeah, ALL ACCORDING TO THE LORDS TIME AND WILL, we just need to be worthy to feel the Spirit and smart enough to follow His promptings. Thats all it comes down too. I bear my testimony that He led us to that man´s piso that day, that He kept prompting us to call Julio and try to meet with him even after months without success, and He touched the members hearts to take Julio in and make him a part of the family. And most of all, I know the The Spirit bore witness yesterday that what he was experiencing was GOOD and it was of God and its the beginning of the path he needs to take. I believe in miracles!!  And they truly do come at the very very last moment. I´m grateful I worked hard to the very end, never giving up hope, so that I could see these two beautiful miracles! Not going to lie, I felt pretty darn discouraged at times here in Puerto, nothing I did seemed to have success and now I finally realize why. Its not my work, its the Lords. 

So there it is: The PERFECT ending to my four months here in El Puerto de Santa Maria. It made it all worth it. I´m so grateful I could serve here, I truly loved it and truly will miss it. I´ll miss the Guffeys and EVERYTHING they do for us! They truly are amazing, i consider them as family so heads up, fam, we got another set of grandparents! I´ll miss the best district I have ever had! We spent 2 entire transfers together which NEVER happens. They´re all crazy but I love em :) I´ve always wanted an older brother and now I can say I´v got four! (Well, more like 3, the Canadian´s a baby ;) I´ll miss Isabel and Julio and Paula and all of the members and investigators I was able to meet and teach! They were all tender mercies sent from The Lord and I´ve loved seeing the changes that the gospel has helped them made. Changes that have bettered and healed their lives in ways I couldn´t imagine. But most of all, I´ll miss my beautiful hija, Hermana Vigo! She´s been my best friend these past months. We drove each other crazy haha but I had such an amazing time with her and I learned way more from her than she could ever have learned from me. She has such a strong testimony, even though she has only been a member for 3 years and she loves sharing it with EVERYONE. She´s got a love for teaching that I hope to one day be able to match! 

And thats it, here´s to another chapter in my mission. Here I come Jaen!! 

I love you all! Have a great week!!

HURRAH FOR ISRAEL!!

Hermana Morrow

Roman Ruins

San Fernando Zone