Valencia - Week One

hey family! HAPPY BIRTHDAY SOOOOONNN TO TYSON AND AUSTINNNN!!!! LOVE YOUUU! 

Sounds like everyone is way pumped to be back together! Eat some blueberries for me in memory of me or something okay? haha

So life here in Valencia is good! I heard Valencia was pretty.. but its not haha. Well at least where I am isn't really. Its kinda ghetto. But our apartment is pretty decent.  I like ghetto areas, keeps it interesting. We live with two other Hermanas again too, which I love. One is from Spain and she's trying to learn English so we talk in English in piso, its cute. And the other is Hermana Munns, who was one of my BEST FRIENDS in the CCM. We are so the same. So we were pretty pumped when we found out we were living together. My companion is SO FUN. She's chatty. Which I love, she just chats your ear off all day long. She was born in Madrid but has lived in the states since she was five. Shes got one transfer left in the mission. She's 27 and super cute. We have fun together. Also she loves to run. So its been way fun running together in the morning! 

So this week was crazy. I always forget what its like starting all over again. Its been interesting trying to learn the area and get to know all the members and stuff all over again. Its fun to have a fresh start again as well. 

One woman we are teaching is named Maria Pilar. She's a spaniard woman, about 60 and has long white hair. She's really artsy and is INCREDIBLE. She's so ready to be baptized. And she wants to. She just has little doubts here and there, so were hoping to solve them soon to help her feel ready. She's really great. She loves the book of mormon and Joseph Smith. She's fun to teach because she's really animated and expressive about everything. So cross  your fingers she will get baptized soon. 

Other than that, we don't really have any investigators at this point, were starting fresh again. I'm excited for the challenge though. We spent the whole week meeting with members so I could get to know them. The good thing is we have really seen some miracles from it. Members keep telling of people that we can visit and try to teach. We really really want to work through the members, i know its the better way to work, it just takes more patience. But I am very excited about this place. Valencia is way fun, and its a very desired place to serve among missionaries. So it'll be fun. I love new adventures.

PS MIRACLE. Hermana Findlay told me that Alexander (who is the son of Tatiana, the menos activa we worked with in Zaragoza) wants to get baptized this week!!!! When we first met him, he wanted nothing to do with it. so that's a huge miracle. I am super super sad I am missing it though. Gah. it kills me. I loved that family. Tatiana and I cried when I left there. But its okay, I'm glad I was able to help them. His baptism will be an incredible blessing for them in their family 

Also we went shopping today. I bought four pairs of sandals. they were 6 bucks each. Judge me. Sorrynotsorry? SUMMERTIMMEEEE!!! 

I love you family!! 

love hermana reid 

Zaragoza - Final Week

Hi FAMILY!!

Que guapos sois! (you're the cutest is basically what that means) it was so good to talk to you this week!! I loove you all a whole lot. I don't have time to email cuz I'm on my way to VALENCIA! I'm pumped its gonna be a blast. but I wanted to send a quick note to say hi and I love you! Hopefully I'll have time later on to get back on, but if I don't, I'll talk to you next week! You're the best family in the world! Thanks for everything, you mean the world to me. Also don't worry mom, I had Hermana Findlay give me all the pictures from her camera that I haven't gotten yet.. so were golden. I'll be better at taking pics in my next area. I'm super sad to leave. I love Hermana Findlay and this area a whole lot. I feel like I didn't get much time here.. but it'll be fun to have a new adventure! I'm so so happy. I love the mission. life is soo good!

have a great week!!

Love Hermana Fras 

Also I tried to send pics home but it wouldn't let me today.. sorry. I love you!! 

Happy Mother's Day Mom!

Zaragoza - Week twelve

HIIIIIII! Who's excited to talk this Sunday? PICK ME. I AM SO EXCITED! Doesn't it feel like it was just Christmas time? Say yes, because it does. Time flies!

So this week was good. To be honest, I don't have a whole lot to say, and were all gonna talk on Sunday anyway, so I'll keep it short.

So something that's been cool is we have been really having a lot more success working with members! This last week, we had a lesson with Tatiana (a recently reactivated less active) her family, and another menos active lady and her son. We talked about The Plan of Salvation, and talked a lot about who we are and our divine potential. We watched the Mormon message called our earthly father, our Heavenly Father, and it was so good. The dad, who is completely inactive, got really emotional after watching it. The last few lessons we have had with their family have been super good, and the spirit has been super strong. We are hoping to be able to help him get back to church soon. We think that when he starts coming, the kids will want to as well. It's hard to come back for the first time for a lot of people. They worry how people will look at them, or that people will judge them. The thing is, none of that matters. It doesn't matter what people think. We go to church for God, and to renew our covenants with Him. And that's that.

Yesterday, one of the cute YSA girls told us we can come over this week to meet one of her friends. The missionaries had met with her in the past, and I think she was close to baptism, but never did. So I'm excited to meet her and hopefully start teaching her!

So yeah, that's all for this week really. It flew by. We were hardly here, Hermana Findlay and I both did intercambios again this week. I went to a place called Terrassa. It was super fun! I love getting to learn from other Hermanas in the mission

Sorry its a short email, we will chat it uppp on Sunday! LOVE YOU!!!

Also tell Allie and Sadie bear happy birthday for me!

love Hermana Reid