Elder Jenkins Week 28

Hi everyone!

Well another week passes in the beautiful country side of Spain...jk
the entire week was SO HOT because the wind pushed the African heat
and dirt into Huelva so it was super cloudy, dusty, and it turned the
city into a literal oven! However, finally the sun is back again so I
can get back to work on my missionary tan lines :)

For the past couple of weeks, we have literally just been passing by
every single person or address that we have in the records. We have
knocked tons of doors, made tons of phone calls, and walked literally
hours to addresses that don't exist anymore....but finally we have
passed by everyone and we have a better idea of where we are at in
terms of our area. It has been a hard transfer, but elder Guarcax and
I have one more week left together to work and find some miracles.

Funny story of the week...so a lot of the people here live in
buildings with a bunch of apartments. To get in, you usually have to
call up to the person you want to visit and they let you in, but
sometimes the doors are just unlocked or left open, so we always just
try to push the doors open first to see. Well we were trying to find
this address and the address looked like an Address for a building.
When we found it, I saw that the door was a tiny bit open, so i pushed
it open and walked right into the living room of a couple watching
tv.....that was a hard one to explain to them, especially in Spanish.
Let's just say they weren't too happy with my mistake...

The week ended with a baptism of the sister missionaries here in
Huelva. I was fortunate enough to have been chosen by him to perform
the baptism. It is always inspiring to me to see people who are
willing to be baptized based on the faith that they have that it can
help them change their lives, and also who have such a strong desire
to follow the example of Jesus Christ with exactness. Those moments
when you get to see the smile on someone's face right after baptism
are the moments that make you forget the hours of walking in the sun
or the countless unanswered doors knocked; they make it all worth it.

I hope all is going well over there across the pond. It's always so
funny to hear the things people think about America. This one lady
this week spent like 15 minutes explaining to me how big of a problem
tornadoes are for us and how we should just stop building houses
because tornadoes are just going to tear them down again.... Anyhow,
have a great week! Stay safe from the tornadoes. Thank you for the
prayers and the support. Hasta Luego amigos:)

Elder Jenkins

Things I learned :

1. Work to make the miracle happen today, but expect it to come tomorrow
2. The dangers of garbanzo beans
3. How to play Uno- Malaga mission style
4. The law of contacting
5. Falling asleep on the bus will result in falling into the isle and
having everyone laugh at you...
6. Make sure it's not a house before you barge in the door