I had a great week! We had zone conference, and I got to see a lot of friends there, and the teachings during the conference were awesome and really motivated me to be the best missionary I can be. It was awesome!
But, highlight of the week. We went to Madrid, outside the mission boundaries, and went to the temple. Our Mission President had made a new rule, allowing us to go outside of the mission and attend the temple. And it was awesome. My last time at the temple in the MTC, I told myself, well I need to wait 2 years before I can come to a temple again, and that was really sad. But I only had to wait 4 months, much better than 2 years. I truly love the temple, it is such an amazing and beautiful place. I really felt the spirit there and it was a great time to relax, reflect, and ponder.
This week we taught 3 people from Venezuela, and they are beasts. The father got to know the church through his job, building churches, and then he moved to Spain. A year and a half later, he found us in the streets, and now we are teaching in him. But we passed by and taught them the first lesson, The Restoration, and that went very well. They had the same question Joseph Smith had, why so many different churches, different religions??? And it was awesome telling them about the experience of Joseph Smith, and his journey in finding the truth. And likewise, we can do the same as Joseph Smith. If we have faith, ponder and read the scriptures, and then ask God if it is true or not, he will give us an answer, just like he did Joseph Smith.
Élder Van Wagenen
God Bless America, Viva España
Fotos:
1. Zone Conference with 3 zones
2. Me and Otilia, a short Columbian in our ward. She is a beast, and really short! But she played along for a foto
3. Make sure to remember the Alamo folks. February 23rd - March 6th, 1836
4. I saw Élder Boden at Zone Conference!
5. Our district went to Madrid to go to the temple, it was amazing!
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