San Sebastian - Week Seventeen

How is my favorite favorite? Who am I?

I'm being mom. Go Tyson! (I'm just guessing you guessed it)

Anyway, how is everyone! I cant believe I talked to you this week FOR REAL. That was the best thing ever. Except it feels like forever ago that that happened. And it sort of feels like it was a dream. But I LOVED IT. I hope you all had a great Christmas! Mine sure was different, but super awesome. Spain isn't big on the whole Christmas thing here so it mostly felt like a normal day. After I got off skype with you we headed to a members house to eat.. and then again to another members house to eat.. again. Yeah we about died. But it was way fun. We ate Nepali food that night, i sent a pic. It was super strange.. but still good haha.

Sooo were gonna have a baptism this week! His name is Joseph. He's from Congo. We found him on the street. He yelled at us actually haha so we started talking to him. He's way good, super prepared. We met him about three weeks ago, he came to church twice, and now hes getting baptized! We're really excited. He's really prepared, he's got a lot of faith and is super believing. I am excited.

Also, another miracle this week was with a woman named Helen. We found her a few weeks back knocking doors. At the time she told us she'd call us cuz she was super busy and didn't have time.. we get that excuse a lot so I was worried we would never see anything out of it. But the other day we called her and she let us stop by. She's from Mexico and her 15 year old son was there. It made me miss Studda a ton. She was way cute, she kept telling us how much she liked what we were sharing and asked if she could come to church with us the next day! We picked her up that next morning, it was awesome! On the way there, this woman walks up behind me.. and I realize its Elizabeth (one of our investigators from Nigeria that we haven't been able to get ahold of in weeks!) She was just on her way to the church too! No big deal.. I was about to die right then and there I was so excited! Normally it's SO hard to get investigators to church... you gotta drag them out of bed basically. But Elizabeth was coming all on her own without even having talked with her in so long! She's so great. Both women were super welcomed by the Ward, it was great. Elizabeth wants to be baptized too. So were pumped to make that happen. I think Helen will want to be baptized too.. she kept asking how long people have to come to church before they are baptized. She's so cute, you'd love her. She thinks were so cool cuz were from America and speak English haha. Sunday was a miracle, I love when our investigators make it to church. It's the best. Oh and Joseph was there too, of course.


Also sad news with our Peruvian family. They have been searching for Jobs cuz they don't have money to come to church.. well the mom found a job, but it's for all day Saturday and Sunday.. gah. The worst right? We didn't know what to do. We have been praying for them so hard. She wants to be baptized really bad, but their family needs the money too, they don't have anything.. Keep them in your prayers. We told them to keep looking for another job. And to keep praying. I know God will help provide a way for her to be baptized still. It'll just be later than we originally thought. Sort of a bummer, but it happens. It seems a lot of times that Satan is really good at putting just one Little thing in the way of people from getting baptized. I have seen it so many times. But I know that with God´s help, we can see miracles with some of these people.

My companion and I have been praying really really hard for our investigators. We have been working as hard as we know how and are starting to see more success. It's really incredible. I hope I get to stay here another transfer. Also I'll email Tuesday next week (or maybe Wednesday if I get transferred) I love being here. It's definitely not always easy, but it's so worth it. There are so many people waiting for us. I love being front and center to see the Lord´s work. The mission is incredible. Live the gospel. Its such a blessing. LOVE YOU ALL.

Love Hermana Frryyyypantsssfordayzzz

haha im still weird. its fine. over it.



Christmas Eve Dinner

Hermana Woodbury on Christmas morning

Eating at a members house.. this is vivi. shes SO CUTE

The second is a members house we ate at.. a guy from Nepal named AJ and our favorite Spaniard Jose Mari

Christmas eve at a members house!

Christmas morning joy crepes and chinese cheezerrrss

Nepalí food

and the turkey in the microwave...

San Sebastian - Week Sixteen

Eguberrion!!!!! 

I think that means merry Christmas in Basque. But also I'm not sure. It might mean happy birthday or congratulations too haha. Awkward. JK I just had a basque man check it for me, it's right.  Anyway MERRY CHRISTMAS! I'll be honest, it doesn't feel like Christmas here. It's warm! I was in a long sleeve shirt today, sin chaqueta. People don't celebrate Christmas much here. They do a big dinner on Christmas eve but Christmas is mostly a normal day around here. I CANT WAIT TO TALK TO YOU! So I'm going to call around 3 my time. So 9 am I think your time. (sorry Tyson, it's 7 your time.... but let's be honest you never sleep anyway Christmas eve night) So yeah. THREE. my time. DON'T FORGET IT. jk i know you wont.

Anyway, this week was good! We have good stuff going on up here in SanSe right now. Our Peruvian family that we are teaching is doing so well! They both have goals to be baptized in January. The only thing is, they live super far from the church. They don't have money to come to church every week, cuz they don't have jobs. But they will try every other week. We're gonna go see them Christmas morning. I'm way pumped. We will set dates for their boys to be baptized too. It'll be THE BEST. They are such a miracle family. They read, pray, everything. So prepared.

Also Tyson..I ate completos this week with one of my favorite Chilean families here. I was loving my life. I'll send some pictures. SO BOMB DIGGITY. RED ROBIN YUMMM. I'm in such a good mood, can you tell? haha.

In other news, we have another investigator with a baptismal date for the 4th of January. He's so great . His name is Joseph and he's from Congo. He is so believing. He came to church this Sunday too! He's progressing well. So keep him in your prayers.

So one miracle this week was yesterday two of our citas cancelled  so we went through our list calling people to see who would let us come by. We called a man named John we had contacted a few days earlier and asked if we could stop by to share a message. He said yes, so we went by and we met him and his wife (I think they are married.. we'll find out) anyway, they are way great. He's from Ecuador and she's from Peru. We had a great first lesson with them. They are super believing and super prepared. It was interesting cuz at the end of the lesson, the man told us he never ever opens the door when people like us come by. So we asked him why he let us in, and he told us it's because when we met him, we complimented his Christmas tree in his apartment. He said we seemed different, like we were really people of God. So he agreed to let us come back to meet with them. It's so interesting because I don't even remember complimenting his tree really, but I truly do believe the Spirit works in subtle ways. We always want some big grand sign to know what to do or what to say, but I am a firm believer that if you're doing the right things, the Spirit will guide you in your thoughts and actions. As long as you're doing what you're supposed to, God will put people in your path. We have seen a lot of miracles the past few weeks. Time is flying. I think I've only got 2 more weeks here. Cross your fingers I'm here for one more transfer. I love it here. And I love my companion. We are working so well together. It has been so fun.

Anyway, I'd write more buttttt I GET TO TALK TO YOU IN TWO DAYS! So we will chat then. I love you family! With my whole heart! See you SOOOOOOOONNNN!!!

love Hermana Fry

-Our whole district came down to visit us for preparation day today!

-The other is a festivo they had here. Everyone dressed in olden day clothing and ate a bunch of chorizo and stuff. Way fun. They had cute little stands to buy cute jewlery and bags and all that.

Recent Photos of our Favorite Missionary

San Sebastian - Week Fifteen

Hey family! How is everyone? Can you believe Christmas is almost here? We get to talk a week from tomorrow! So a member invited us to their house for Christmas dinner, so we might skype there.. idk yet.. but it'll probably be after five p.m. my time. I can't wait to talk to you all!

So this week was probably one of the best weeks I have had on my mission. The previous two weeks were rough, almost every cita we had for two weeks cancelled on us. We had no idea why. But this week, we saw some great miracles. One of them was that a member called us saying a lady wanted us to meet with her and her family. Her name is Vicky and she's from Peru. We went 40 minutes on a train to her pueblo to visit her and her husband. Apparently her whole family are members of the church. She had been taking the discussions from the missionaries in her country before but her husband wasn't as interested as she was. She's got two boys 13 and 8 years old I think. We had a lesson with them and they were so great! They seem really sincere about their desire to know more about the church. Can you believe it? A family! This is the first family I have found to teach here. I almost cried after that cita. We invited them to our ward Christmas dinner party the next day and they came! I think they had a fun time. They are so cute. We are going back to visit them tomorrow. I hope I'm still around this place to see them baptized!

Also this week, we set three baptismal dates with three different people. Unfortunately, all three fell through. None of them came to church. Buuuutttt it'll happen.. eventually. One of them was with our Ukranian investigator, Max. He's so adorable. He's actually leaving back to Ukraine. But he said he wants to be baptized there. When he told me he was leaving, the first thing he said was "can missionaries come find me and teach me there?", melted my little heart. He is so sincere about his desire to know the truth. We met with him last night and in his prayer, he thanked God for this opportunity to become a Mormon haha. He's great.

So Samuel isn't quite ready to be baptized. He still has lots of questions about everything under the sun. The solution? He just needs to read the Book of Mormon. Once he just reads more and prays about it, all his tiny little questions about this that and the other will be answered. He's stubborn. But I hope he will open his heart enough to really sincerely ask God if the Book of Mormon is true. That's the key.

We had a zone conference yesterday that was so great. I love them so much. We learned a lot about the Book of Mormon and how to use it in our teaching. The Book of Mormon is really the most powerful tool we have. Once investigators are reading in it, they will progress so much more. I love reading in it so much. I've strengthened my testimony so much from reading out of it everyday. I know its true. I cherish it so much.

So yeah, we had a great week! I'll send pics of our ward Christmas party. We had so many investigators show up it was way fun. Everyone brought food from their country and we played games and stuff. Also the other day, I realized this is the best mission ever. Wanna know why?  I have friends and know people from about 20 different countries. It's the coolest. I came all the way to Spain to meet people from almost all the countries in South America, a few in Africa, and some in Europe. THE BEST. Anyway, I love you all! TALK TO YOU SOON

love Hermana Fry

San Sebastian - Week Fourteen

Dearest cute little family of mine,

How is everyone this week? ALSOOOOOO HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY FAVORITE SISSY MANISSY IN THE WORLLDD! I wrote you a letter and sent it last Monday.. so hopefully it gets there soon! I hope you party it up like willlllldddddd!

Anyway, this week was pretty good! We had some sweet things happen this week. First off, while knocking doors one night, I'm pretty sure we found Captain Hook. That was like the best thing ever. He was the strangest, curly long haired man I have ever met. And I'm pretty sure he wasn't all there.. haha but it was funny.

Also, SAMUEL HAS A BAPTISMAL DATE. Remember him? The 19 year old from Colombia that knows the bible like the back of his hand? Last time he told us our church didn't follow the 10 commandments cuz we went to church on Sunday and not Saturday.. so going into this weeks lesson,I prayed so so hard. I wanted to be able to clear things up well. Anyway, we met with him this time and cleared everything up. There are a lot of scriptural references for why we worship Sunday and not Saturday, but all in all, the day isn't really what's important. It's the fact that we have a day to think about the Savior and to take the Sacrament. Spirit of the law over letter of the law.. Also for some reason he kept going back to the authority of Jesus Christ and what that means. I could tell he knows it's something important to have in a church. We told him we could sit and talk about the history of everything all day and explain things all day, but there was one way he could know for sure (we have explained this 1209209824 times but I think this time, it finally clicked) we told him he's gotta read The Book of Mormon. EVERYTHING relies on the truthfulness of that book. We told him God won't lie, he's just gotta study it out, and ask for himself. So he accepted a baptismal date for the 21st as a goal. We are meeting with him tonight too, so keep him in your prayers! He is gonna be such a great member. I want to be here to see his baptism.

Also remember Angelica? She's so cute. She's doing so well. This last time she told us she wants to be baptized. The only thing in the way is her boyfriend. She doesn't want to get married right now so we are kind of stuck. It's super sad, she's so ready. She knows it's all true but she wants to wait. We told her to pray about a marriage, and if it's right for her. So keep her in your prayers too.

Also this parts for Nessa.. so remember how I would never take the bus in Provo? Haha embarrassing.. well I was thinking about that yesterday cuz the other day we met this lady who cleans the floors in our apartment complex and she told us we could come see her but she lives in a pueblo like an hour away. There was something different about her though. My comp and I just knew we needed to see her, even though she lived far. So we hopped on a random bus.. took it to the first stop in some random pueblo way far away, and got off just hoping that a girl we met one time in our building would actually be there. I thought you'd be proud of me. No. Big.Deal. Look at fras, totally owning the bus system in Spain. hasthag that.

Anyway, this girl Kati is super awesome. She's from Ecuador but is here working. She is so ready for the gospel. She has such faith in God and His hand in her life. She is excited to read the book of Mormon and meet with us again. I just feel like she's really prepared. It's really cool to see how God puts people in our lives that are ready for the gospel.

Anyway, things are going well here, we are seeing some good progress. I love my companion, she's so sweet and were are basically the same person, so it's super fun. I hope all is well at home! I love being here! Keep Samuel in your prayers these next two weeks. The gospel is so true, I can see God´s hand in my life every day. The Book of Mormon is so true. I am obsessed with it haha. But really, I feel such peace when I read it. Every time I finish I want to start it over again! Keep Christ close to you always. I love you family!

Love Hermana FRY

San Sebastian - Week Thirteen

HEY FAMFAMBAMBAM

Hows everyone? Sounds like Thanksgiving was the bombdiggity.com. haha. I know I sound so weird saying that... but I also know TyTyb2 will appreciate it. So judge me. ANNNYYWAYY this week was good! So my new comps name is Hermana Woodbury, she's from Salt Lake. She's the oldest of 5 and is 21. She's been out one transfer more than me. So our Spanish is pretty much equal. She's super cute and fun. and..... SHE COOKS. Thank the heavens right? How in the world would I survive Thanksgiving AND Christmas only eating pasta? That woulda been the worst. But Thanksgiving was fun! We cooked some turkey, made some mashed potatoes and gravy, green beans, and tried to make a banana cream pie.. but it didn't work haha.. I'll send pics. It's a lot harder to read pudding directions in Spanish, okay? Also.. I'm not even sure if it was pudding. it was complicated. But it was a good meal. All we were missing were dads rolls... mmm

Anyway, my companion is super awesome. She's SUCH a hard worker, what a blessing. She's super obedient and I'm super stoked to work with her. We are going to see a lot of miracles together up here. (also she goes to Utah State... hint hint... maybe I SHOULD transfer?... haha) Anyway, it has been weird being the experienced one in our area. Little stressful at first, but I'm getting better at it. I'm gonna be such a good planner when I get home.

So we had a pretty good week, not a whole lot to write about because a couple days we were up in Bilbao (waiting for her to come and we had district meeting up there) so our work week here was pretty short. But we had some sweet stuff happen. So we haven't had a whole lot of progressing investigators lately and really wanted to focus on finding more people. Hermana Woodbury decided that she wanted to try knocking our own building. The guy upstairs told us we could come by and share a message with him and his girlfriend another day (he's from Spain and she's from Nigeria). We set up a cita and went back to talk to them about it. He wasn't super interested, but his girlfriend Elizabeth seemed super interested. She told us she would come to church with us Sunday too! And she actually came! Any missionary knows that's like the best thing ever when they actually come to church. We walked together, she is super cute. She stayed for the first two hours, and she actually knew one of the other Nigerian members there, so that was the best.  She told us she wants to come back next week too. So we were pretty pumped about that.

Last night we had some extra time and knocked a building and had the most success I've ever seen in a building. We met a girl from Russia (which is like the best thing ever because I speak Russian... jk.. but my accent is legit. haha) She let us in and we talked for a little bit. She told us there was such a good energy in the room. I love hearing that, its so cool how strong the Spirit is as a missionary.  We told her we had a Russian Book of Mormon and she was super excited and told us we could return again with a book! Way cool. We met some other people too that told us we could come back and share with them again. God is so aware of us and our needs. We have been praying so hard to find people to teach, were talking to everyone, everywhere. Hermana Woodbury is good for me cuz she's got no fear talking to people haha. I'm excited to see what kind of work we can do together while were up here.

So I finished the Book of Mormon for the second time on my mission this past week. I love that book with my whole heart. There is so much to learn from it. It truly is for our day. The words in it are so true. I am so grateful for it in my life. I already re-started it!  Such a blessing.

ALSO We are SUPER excited for Christmas up here. We went to a chino store (basically has everything you'd ever want in your life) and bought stuff. We are hanging paper snowflakes everywhere and have a cute little Christmas tree on our table. I'll send you pics next time when we've got it all together. We want to buy stockings too. Were gonna make it a memorable Christmas!

Anyway, I love you all! Have a great week!

Love Hermana Fry