Monday, December 5, 2016

Thanksgiving in the Canaries

November 28, 2016

Dear Mom, Dad and Sam:

[Week of Nov. 22-28]

Monday - Well like I said last week, we pretty much just chilled. Then we cleaned the piso and did shopping. Then at night we went bowling with Howard and Ronald. That was pretty much the day. 

Bowling with Ronald & Howard, RM's who both served in Malaga
Hangin' with Ronald
Tuesday - So today we met with Jorge. He's progressing super good. He's still pretty excited for his baptism this upcoming Saturday so we are excited for him. Then we had consejo with the branch president and the relief society president as well. After that the Elders from Lanzarote came here to Fuerteventura for an intercambio. We got some yummy pizza for dinner and stayed up pretty late talking together. 

Wednesday - So today was really cool. We did our intercambio this morning. I went with Elder Douglas and found out some stuff about him and how I'll be able to help him this transfer. We got food from the branch president's wife again. Today, it was this really good rice and beans dish. The beans were similar to Chris's baked beans. Then right after medio Día we all hopped on a plane to go to Gran Canaria for zone training. It was a 40 minute flight, really similar to like a Nashville to Atlanta flight. We got there at about 7, and took a 30 minute bus ride to Las Palmas. We made tríos with the zone leaders and went contacting. There was 8 of us sleeping in the piso with the Zone leaders. Let's just say we didn't get to sleep for a while. 

Thursday - So today was a great day! We woke up and did studies. Then we had Zone training at the chapel. The missionaries on Gran Canaria and the 4 from my district were there in Gran Canaria, and the the missionaries on Tenerife Skyped in all together. The meeting was really good and we received the Christmas initiatives for this year. Then, the matrimony couple serving on Gran Canaria, the Rogers, made us a huge thanksgiving feast. It was AMAZING! 


Elder & Sister Rogers fixed the missionaries a Thanksgiving FEAST!
Elders Perez, Santiago, Harris, Waters, Phillips, Strong

Hermanas Vannuci, Hazard, Charlesworth, and Otto




Afterwards we got permission to have 2 hours of free time to play games. We played one called lobos which is like mafia. We also played the question game and ping pong. It was sooooooo fun! I loved the entire thing. 





Then, after the meeting Elder Perez and I stayed in Gran Canaria and started our intercambio with the Zone leaders. I went with Elder Lords. He's from Idaho we actually knew each other from the first time I was here and the last time I saw him was on the turkey bowl last year so it had been exactly a year since I had seen him. We caught up and actually got to teach some lessons. 

Friday - This morning we finished our intercambio with the Zone leaders and then we flew back to Fuerteventura at like 2. We ate lunch and did weekly planning. Then my companion was feeling pukey so we stayed in for the night. We actually also met with Jorge today, he has some doubts about tithing and he said he doesn't know if he can get baptized. We both bore very strong testimonies and gave him missionary promises that he would receive a testimony of it if he prayed to get an answer by Sunday.
Elders Harris & Perez





Beautiful


Saturday - Today we started with going and getting ready for the branch activity we were going to have in a little pueblo called Betancuria. The Rogers came from Gran Canaria to the activity. The activity was basically just a huge barbecue. We bought food for 50 and only 35 showed up so we had a ton of food. We had ribs, chicken, pork chops, and basically brats. It was super good food and we had a ton of it. When we got there it just started pouring rain on us. We thought we were gonna have to head back but we said a prayer and asked for the weather to pass. The rest of the day we had some cloud cover but the weather was perfect. I've got a bunch of pictures. 


Yummy!
Betancuria - panoramic

Sunday - So today was awesome. Jorge came to church for two hours! (He can normally only come to the first hour.) He told us after second hour that he had received an answer and that he indeed is getting baptized the 3 of December! Ca-ching! Haha! It was so awesome and the answer to so many prayers. After church we went to Zenon and Elena's house to eat. The food was better than last week and the food last week was really good! So, I've been just getting spoiled this transfer already. Jorge got his baptismal interview done tonight using skype and then after that we went to eat with Yolanda and Nacho. It was fresh snapper and fried potatoes. I love the members and the food I get here!!!! 


Awesome Double Rainbow!
Monday - So today is similar to last week. Just chilling and cleaning. We really don't have any plans so it's gonna be a nice day. 

DyC 4:3 


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