¿Que pasa familia? Things are going great on the other side of the
planet! The weather is finally cooling down a little bit, but the
beach humidity is keeping us sweating. Torremolinos is an amazing
area! I hear so many different languages everyday from the tourists
here, and it gives us more chances to serve as we translate for people
or help them find where they are going. Because my companion and I are
both fairly new to the area and don't know it very well, we stick to
working within a half a mile radius of our house, but I'm excited for
when we can spread out and start exploring more of this beautiful
city.
This week, we were blessed to participate in the baptism of another of
God's wonderful children. He is a Bulgarian who has been living here
for a really long time, away from his family who are all members of
the church already. He has been coming to church for like 2 years and
finally just said, ok I want to be baptized on this day at 7
o'clock...and that was that! It's crazy to see how God prepares
people, and how he does it in His perfect timing. During his
confirmation, he just started shedding tears of joy, which was
surprising because he kind of resembles a Russian mafia leader. I
could see how strong his love for his family and his love for Jesus
Christ are as he felt closer than he ever has felt to them both.
Being with a new missionary is hard, but it's also really fun! There
are so many times when you are both just so lost that you can't help
but laugh, or that he says something in Spanish that just makes you
laugh a lot. The lord does help me remember that I'm not perfect at
Spanish either. Two funny Spanish stories. We were talking about
baptism one time and how it can wash you clean of all your sins. Well
sins and fish are really close in Spanish, so of course, elder reeder
told this man he could be washed of all his fish hahaha however, mine
this week was worse. We were talking to this lady about how even
though satan tries to attack us all the time and make us fall, we can
withstand his attacks if our faith in Christ is strong and
firm...well...in that tense, the word fall and "go number 2 in the
bathroom" are really close, so I ended up telling this old lady that
satan does everything he can to try and make us "go number 2 in the
bathroom"....an interesting lesson for her and a lesson on humility
for me haha
Well, Spain is amazing, what can I say? I love it so much here: the
people, the language, the food, EVERYTHING! It's sad to think of how
fast the time is flying, but refreshing to know I've got a lot of time
left. I hope everything is going well. Thank you for the support,
prayers, and letters! Have a great week!
Love,
Elder Jenkins
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