I was pretty excited to go to a country where they still celebrate christmas. The only difference about being here in spain is that the focus really isnt on christmas, but instead on the 6th of december (I think) when supposedly the kings arrived to give the presents and thats when all the kids get presents. I kind of like the idea because they took one holiday and they split it into two separate times to give presents. With those two holidays and my birthday that would be three present times every holiday season....Spain is great.
Well, This week was pretty great! We were able to go to a big conference of missionaries and a general authority leader of the church came to speak to us. Then all the mission leaders got together and we had a meeting with that general authority. It was a pretty awesome experience to be with all of them, and I felt really unqualified to be there, but I feel confident that the Lord will qualify whom he calls to lead.
Also, new favorite scripture. Proverbs 28:25 - Trust in the Lord and he will make thee fat...so now I dont feel bad for any weight Ive gained from spanish food and pizza three times a week....
We had a super cool miracle this week that I just wanted to share. The general authority focused a lot on always having a prayer in our hearts and constantly asking if what we are doing at that moment is what the Lord wants. Well we were doing that and all of the sudden we got the feeling to pass by a guy we had talked to a couple of weeks ago instead of going along with our plan. Well we went up and knocked his door, and he opened it up...despite the fact that he was in his pajamas. Then as we began to talk, we got the feeling to invite him to come to the church to do a tour...despite the fact that he was in pajamas. And he said YES! We were so surprised but we went to the church and he loved it! He accepted an invitacion to be baptized and then came to church yesterday too! All because we were a little more willing to do what the Lord wanted instead of what we wanted!
Well I hope you all have a great week and that you are feeling the spirit of the christmas season! There is a great video at navidad.mormon.org if you want to feel a little more of the spirit that comes with the celebration of the birth of Christ! Love you all!
Elder Jenkins
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