...The direct translation would be, "how are you my guns?" But arma is just the way they pronounce almas here in the beautiful city of
Sevilla, so really it's "how are you all my souls". I am loving my
first days here. I can tell that's it's a city filled with cultures
and history, including Costco!. I went there today and I thought I had
been taken into the heavens, American brands on all sides, Cheerios
and chicken nuggets - it was beautiful. They sure do know what the
real sellers are, a jar of peanut butter Costs about 8 dollars and a
bag of pancake mix is 14. It does have some fun Spanish twists too
like a 10 gallon jug of olive oil and uncooked pig legs. Luckily it's
far away so that will discipline me not to go buy too many pop tarts.
The best thing by far here is the church building. It's one of the
biggest that there is here in Spain, 3 stories, underground parking, a
steeple, and it has carpet in the chapel! And it's also in a
neighborhood called La Macarena, like the song! Actually the song was
written about a girl from this part of Sevilla, and the writer I think
still lives here in a little town called Dos Hermanas. The ward is
great, kind of like my ward in Indiana where the average age of the
people is like 70 years, but they are all really nice and want us to
come eat at there houses - score! Everyone loves me just because I
play the piano and they haven't had a piano player in year...gotta say
mom you were right all those years of forcing me to practice...
The work here has been pretty slow the last couple of years here, but
those who have been here before me have worked so hard and there are
so many people who are really close to taking the step of faith to
follow Christ and be baptized. I know we are going to see countless
miracles in my time here.
There is an incredible video that the church just did to celebrate
Easter called Hallelujah and it explains what is possible through
Christ. It is going to be the focus of our efforts for these next
couple of weeks and for that reason I invite you all to watch it. We
often forget the great opportunities our Savior has given to us and
the potential that we, who we can become, through
His atonement sacrifice. It's important that we remember that, because
remembrance is very strongly connected with the level of our faith.
The Holy Week processions are beginning and I'm excited to experience
a pinnacle of religious culture here in Sevilla. I wish the best for
you all this week!
Love,
Elder Jenkins
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