Lift

Hola a todos!

This week we got a little more settled into the schedule, and I'm learning to run the area, which means speaking! My new companion is also a native, so my Spanish is improving very quickly! We have also found out that Elder Stevenson is coming to our mission, and we will be listening to him as an entire mission in a few weeks. I am so excited!!!!! 

Highlight of the week, we shared a message about the effect ministering can have. And we watched the video "one by one." The video is about a father who lost his son, and as you can imagine, is something very difficult. However, through the ministering of a friend, this father got through a really low time in his life. It is a really awesome video. After watching it, we talked about how we can apply that into our lives. Usually, everyone has some burden or trial they have going on. Some bigger than others, but regardless, we all have troubles. So with this idea of ministering, if we can focus on other people, help them, we can do a lot of good. It can be as simple as smiling, holding a door open, just being a friend. If you need some ideas, ask yourself what would the Savior do? And from there act on any impressions you get. So my invitation you can say, try to lift someone. Can be a family member, a friend, a teacher, a stranger, it doesn't matter! Just look for ways to lift, and I promise you will feel the Savior's love, because we feel it when we live the way he lived, and going about lifting others was what he did. So try it. It's an awesome feeling!

Until next week!

Élder Van Wagenen 

God Bless America, Viva la España 

Fotos:

1. Our beautiful capilla in Elche

2. Beach in Santa Pola

3. Our district. We have tons of fun together!