big news, there has been some slight changes to Elders attire. Excluding my shoes, I am modeling the changes to the attire. We can still wear ties, and need to for meetings and things, but for other times, this is allowed.
Some excellent news!!! Today, June 22nd, the Spanish Government has officially ended the state of alarm, which means technically speaking the quarantine is now over!!! Today marked 100 days in quarantine, but it won't get any higher! We are also getting information from the mission leadership, and we will still be working from piso and with technology, however, we are gaining more and more freedoms!
This week we continued having lots of appointments and teaching a lot of people. We also had the opportunity to listen to Elder De Feo, a member of the Europe Area Presidency. He spoke about change, and shed some light on adjusting back to normal mission life. But he also spoke about how the quarantine has helped us. And genuinely, being stuck in a piso in Spain for 100 days, I have seen myself grow in many ways, and I am very grateful for this growth I have seen. Really does go to show that trials and difficulties that we have in life can in fact help us, become better and improve.
Also, Hermana Galli also talked to us, and she suggested we do lots of service, in ways we can. And she sent us a document with tons of ideas in ways we can serve, while still observing the social distancing and other precautions we need to follow. And me and my companion made a goal to complete every idea by the end of the transfer. There are tons of ideas, and many of them I am not sure how to attack, but I am excited to start on the list and get back into the normal life, that is normal missionary life.
Until next week!
Élder Van Wagenen
God Bless America, Viva España
Fotos:
1. So one of the ideas on the list was to paint something and give it to someone. So with what my skills allowed me, I painted the Madrid Temple, and I am super excited to give it to a recent convert family soon!
2. That puzzle for some reason didn't break apart when I lifted it off the table
3. Went for a hike to the tower overlooking Huércal-Overa, well as close as they'd let us!
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