This week we had a really cool teaching experience with one of our amigos, Giari. Giari is from Venezuela, however, had lived in Chile most of her life. About 2 months ago, she came to Barcelona. She loves to travel and adventure and came to see if living in Spain would be good for her and her husband, who stayed in Chile. She had met with the missionaries while in Chile, and the missionary who had previously taught her reached out to us, and we met and started teaching. Things were going really well in our lessons, we've had one a week for the past month or so. This last week we weren't exactly sure what we wanted to teach her, and so we created some backup plans, but really went in relying on what the Spirit needed to teach her. We got to talking, and we quickly sensed that something was wrong with her, she just wasn't as happy as she was. We kept on talking, and she told us that she will sadly be returning back to Chile. We were sad, as is she, however, she feels that she didn't waste her time here and that maybe it was God's will. At that moment, I received a strong impression to watch a certain video. After watching said video, we asked her what she was feeling, or if anything had called her attention. She struggled to come up with an answer, as she was fighting back tears. She then said she doesn't know why God had her come in the first place, or why her time was cut short, she thought maybe it was just to meet you 2 here in Barcelona I don't know, but I know God knows best. Spirit was felt so strong in that moment! We later invited her to attend General Conference, and promised that she can receive very personalized answers from the messages given there. And this is the best part. She said oh yeah I've already received answers, with this! (Taps on Book of Mormon cover). In that cita, we learned of this woman's incredible faith in God's plan, and also that she had received a testimony of the Book of Mormon. Is that not just the coolest thing ever?? She may not get baptized here in Spain at this time, but I am very confident that in the short future she will start a new life as a faithful member of Christ's church.
At the end of the week, we had General Conference, also super awesome! I loved so many talks, but more importantly the spirit that I felt as I listened to the messages. I really enjoyed President Nelson's talk, and his invitation, with provided steps, on how to grow our faith. I really liked that he said do things that require faith, and your faith will grow. I just love that! If you haven't taken a listen yet to those talks, it would be a big shame. So go listen to those talks!
Until next week,
Élder Van Wagenen
God Bless America, Viva España
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