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P day in las Cuevas del Drach

Hola a todos!

So this week marked the first week of the transfer! And so after the past 4 transfers of being really weird full of changes, we have a new start and are ready to work. My new companion is Elder DeGroot, and he is just a beast. He was an office Elder before, and so he is super excited to be here in the islands, but he has a really awesome knowledge of how to teach and help others. We are going to have an awesome transfer, he also likes mate, like a lot, and we have ripped it together quite a bit.

Now I shared this briefly on my Facebook page, but I thought I could go into a little more detail here. So this week we went to las cuevas de Drach, some really awesome caves full of boat rides and classical music on the islands. It was awesome!!! And as we were walking through the cave, I saw all the stalagmites and stalagtites, and other cool rock formations. And there were lots of lights so we could see them. Now I thought, what if I was exploring this cave, or I had just discovered it. There wouldn't be a cut path with directions telling me to go, nor lights to highlight the really cool features found in the cave. And so I wouldn't be able to enjoy the cave as much as I did with the lights and path. And as I was thinking, it's the same in life! We are all "walking" through life, figuratively, and there are lots of blessings to enjoy, happiness to have, and a path to follow. However, if we don't have a way to find these things, a figurative light and path, we won't know where to go, or where to find said happiness. Yet, God loves us, He loves us so much! And he doesn't want us to walk in darkness, passing by blessings and happiness without us knowing. So he has provided a path, and lights to see. I highlighted the Book of Mormon in my post, but that's not the only "light". Reading not only the Book of Mormon but as well the Bible, prayer, going to church, even doing service! There are many lights in our life, we just simply need to turn them on! And what path? Bueno the path we step onto once we are baptized. We know it is a straight and narrow path and can be difficult to stay on sometimes, however, the Lord has provided us with the path, ways to stay on the path, and even ways to get back on the path if we stray from it, and ways to have blessings and happiness in our mortal journey. 

Anyways that's another week in Paradise! Literally, I love this island, our zone, and this opportunity to serve here, it is so awesome!!!!! And patriotic reminder!! September 2nd, 1945, Japanese forces officially surrendered, marking the official end of World War 2, known as VJ Day, victory in Japan. So as I usually suggest, go hang up your flags this Wednesday!!!

Until next week,

Élder Van Wagenen 

God Bless America, Viva España 

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1. P day at Cuevas del Drach