CONFERENCE & RENUNION

What an amazing, spiritual, fun, miracle-filled (as always) week! This week was unforgettable and one of the most impactful week that I have ever had on my mission. Hands down. 

First, we had our Conference with Elder Allen and Elder Dyches on Wednesday! Life-changing. There was a lot of traveling involved, the mission rented a couple of buses that started at the east side of the mission and just drove around picking us all up to take to the western side where the meeting was. So a there was a LOT of reunions! My Zone since we were a litle far from Sevilla even got to stay the night in a HOTEL before the meeting the next day. That was weird. But rocked!

Then the next day we had our meeting! Yes, they talked about iPads and they helped me to see how using technology as missionaries will not only be a great blessing to the work, but also for us invidually in our lives. If I learn how to use technology RIGHT, how to use it for good and how to stay away from addictions such as pornography or from wasting precious time on things like Facebook etc, now ony my mission---its definitely a habit I can create and take with me when I get home. When I am once again SURROUNDED by technology and all its distractions that take away from family time, serving others, and learning. ANyways, just a thought. But they also talked about other things that have changed me as a person and as a missionary. Holy cow I sound so dramatic but its so true! Ive been to a lot of firesides, church and mission meetings, but this was the first one that REALLY truly impacted me! And now I have 7ish months left to use all the things I learned and felt and to work even harder woohoo! 

After the meeting we ate and I got to reunite with Hermana Stefensen, my kid Hermana Vigo, Hermana Carmen (we just cant get away from each other haha) and a bunch of ELders from my old districts! And of course The Guffeys :) Love them! But my favorite part of all was when we all gathered to take a mission pic and then someone spontaneously started singing the mission hymn. ALl 201 of us started to sing, so loud, so powerfully, the Spirit was felt SO strong. I´ll never ever forget that moment. I just love my mission. I love Persident Deere and Hermana Deere especially and it´ll be sad to see them go in a couple months!

Anywaysssss we drove home that same day, stayed the night in Granada with Hermana Carmen and another companionship (Hermana Seoane and I were even able to find and teach a new investigator  that night on the way to the apartment--miracles!!!), had our interviews the next morning and by Thursday night we were back in good ol´Jaen! 

My comp and I were a little worried because we were only going to be able to have 3 full days of work this week but the Lord truly truly blessed us. We were able to meet with all the people we needed to and then some. But the biggest tender mercy of all came on Sunday. 6 of our friends came to church!!! What a miracle! Three of them were our French friends that I talked about meeting my first week here. I felt the Spirit so strongly that meeting, no doubt coming from being so spiritually edified at the Conference. But the miracles dont end there folks! We left church and on the way home I get a call from our District leader, Elder Lindley (funny story, he was in my first district in Huelva so hes been able to see how my spanish has NOT improved since 7 months ago haha. just kidding. I hope.) Anyway he calls and said "oh Hermanas, yo owe us BIG!" and apparently one of our investigators who has been taught by the missionaries for 7-8 YEARS went up to them and told them "hey I want to get baptized next week, what do I need to do?" SO yayyyyyy!!!! I KNEW it was a special Sunday! And I´m so grateful for the steps our friends our taking and how they are coming closer and closer to Christ!

But of course that day was topped off by being able to talk to my beautiful family. I love them so much. AND HAPPY MOTHERS DAY MOM! I wont embarrass you by telling the whole world that you are my best friend and that my dream is to be the kind of mom you are someday and that you´re beautiful and I´m okay with people thinking you´re my sister, and that you ARE always right, so I won't. 

ALright I talked WAY too much! Just know that I love Jaen, especially the ward. Every Monday we hang out with the Young Adults and play football and eat and last week we even visited a castle together. I love my comp, she is the most humble, sweetest, hardworking person I have probably ever met. She helps me to be better every day which I love. I have learned a lot from her even though I should be teaching HER haha. AH well. I love all the friends I am teaching and most of all, I love my Savior and his gospel. And I love sharing it! And I hope you do too :) 

Have a great week, I LOVE YOU ALL! And Happy Mothers day to all the beautiful, strong mothers I know and love! 

HURRAH FOR ISRAEL

Ate at a members home and she taught us how to make Tortilla de Patatas and I even FLIPPED it 

(I was scared for my life, not gonna lie) 

One of the cool places in Jaen, there was a concert going on or something

Love,

Hermana Morrow