It has been so much fun these past few weeks! So busy with so many things to do, and I am still in shock with how fast the past 6 weeks flew. If you told me we were only 3 weeks into the transfer it would not be hard for me to believe. Crazy! We have been really busy recently with Easter, as the Church has been on this really big initiative of #startingtoday, and our mission is full steam ahead as well! Do keep an eye out on the church's websites and social media, they have some super awesome videos and prompts coming up this week! (Just one dub of being a social media specialist, I get to see all of the social media plans the church has hehe.)
This week we have also seen some serious miracles. Before the transfer happened, we went to the gas station to get the cars ready for the moves, as during transfers we taxi people from location A to location B, and everywhere else in between. When we arrived at the gas station, the 2 other Elders had misplaced their wallet, and the key to the car they were driving, being a brand new Hyundai Santa Fe, which just happened to also be Presidente´s car. Bad news bears. However, the car still recognized that the key was in the car, so we said a prayer hoping we would find it later, and went back to the office. The car still recognized that the key was in the car in the garage, so we were assured that nothing had been stolen, and it must have fallen down into some black hole in the car. Later, 2 other Elders went down again to try to find the key, and one of these Elders felt inspired to look on top of the car. Thinking no way the key would have stayed on top of the car, because we had been driving around Barcelona for a few hours since the incident, he looked up and to everyone's surprise, the key and wallet were found there. God put some serious Gorilla glue or something because there is no way the wallet and key should have stayed there. God is good.
Another miracle is found through Facebook! Which are my favorite types of miracles. We post things to our pages here in the mission several times a week, in hopes that these posts will reach people who are prepared to receive the Gospel. We often will pay Facebook so we can run an ad, and said ads will reach even more people. However this week, a missionary posted a solid video about a Book of Mormon on their page, and it blew up. In the past few weeks, it has reached well over 40K people, with over 4,000 reactions, hundreds of likes, and even more shares. And we did not put a dime into this video. Really grew my testimony that God has a direct hand in this work, because after being here for a while, I can recognize how well a post will normally do, but with this post, I am still blown away. God is good.
Like I said, the Church is going to be putting out some really cool content this week for Holy Week, and I invite you all to ponder about their #startingtoday prompts, and think about ways you can focus on the Savior's Atonement and the impact it has had on your life. Watch the videos and think of the personal sacrifice the Savior made for you, and I promise you will feel the Spirit so strong, and your love for the Savior will increase. Try it!
Until next week!
Élder Van Wagenen
God Bless America, Viva España
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