Day 162 on the island...things are getting more and more
desperate....the food is running low and the piso hasn't been cleaned in a
while.....we are in desperate need of help, but I can't say it's ever going to
come.....if anyone finds this note, please remember me....remember Elder Bassett.....
Ok, so ever since I got on the island, I've wanted to start
an email like that, but I always forgot...but not today!!!! Ha! So with that as
the intro, it's been a pretty good week. We had some trouble meeting with our
investigators this week, so we spent a lot of time in the street talking to
people and doing some passby’s. We had some pretty cool miracles and
experiences though; that's just because it's awesome to be in the service of
the Lord!
I did an intercambio in Puerto this week, which was fun. I
was with Elder Tiebing who I served in a trio with for 2 weeks. It was fun to
go back to an area and a piso I hadn't been to in such a long
time...."like 4 weeks". Ha, it was a pretty good day. We had a cita,
did some service on a local farm, and talked with the people for a bit.
So transfers went down, and we got the news and… surprise,
surprise, but I am out! It really caught me off guard, because I was only halfway
through the training of Elder Johnson, but it happened anyway. That doesn't
happen to often, but obviously it does happen every once and a while. So I'm
off to the north of Spain, a providence called Galicia. I will be serving in
the town of El Ferrol. It’s supposed to be super cold and rainy over there but
super beautiful. They have a branch that's pretty big and is working hard with
the missionaries to become a ward. I'm super excited to get to a new area and
have a fresh start, but at the same time, I'm definitely going to miss the
island. 4+ transfers....a little over 5 months. It will be good to see a new
area, but at the same time, I'm really going to miss the people and the
district.
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| We have such a great zone. I'm gonna miss them. |
My new companion’s name is Elder Jordan. He is still
relatively new in the mission; he is actually just finishing his training, and
I will be his second companion. I've heard that he is a pretty funny guy, so
I'm pretty excited. At the same time, I was released as district leader and am
back to being a normal missionary, so I'm going to be able to focus on my own
area a little more, which will be nice. I do have to say though, I did enjoy
being district leader. While it was stressful at times, I feel like I learned a
lot from the missionaries in my district and, that being able to work with them
all individually at one point or another, really helped me grow as a
missionary.
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| My final view of the island. |
So this week, I wanted to share a moment that I thought was
super cool, and a special experience. Not gonna lie, I love being a missionary,
but every once in a while, Satan tries to get you down. For me, a lot of times
he gets at me through my confidence. So earlier this week, I was just feeling a
little down, stressed, low on confidence, you name it. Then I noticed a
scripture that was written down on the desk of my companion. I was curious, so
I went and looked it up.
3 Nephi 5:13
13 He aquí, soy discípulo de Jesucristo, el Hijo de Dios. He
sido llamado por él para declarar su palabra entre los de su pueblo, a fin de
que alcancen la vida sempiterna.
"Sorry I just think it sounds, so much cooler in
Spanish." I read that scripture, and it was one of those classic wow
moments. It was super cool, and a special experience for me that helped me in
that moment. I just wanted to testify on the importance and the power of The Book
of Mormon. It can help us and apply to us in so many different ways... but if
we never open it up to look at....if we never have that curiosity or desire.
Then we are going to miss out on so many special/spiritual experiences. We can
have experiences like that every time we are prayerfully and diligently
studying the scriptures. I testify that God loves us, He lives, we are each His
disciples on this earth. Stay strong everyone, and as Grandpa Gene always says
in his letters, "Keep the faith!!"
- Elder Bassett
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| Flash back-first day on the island |
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| Goodbye desk |
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| Hermana Jennifer and her husband |
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| Hermana Cozzolino and her granddaughter |
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| Bishop, his wife, Romana, the member, Elder Merril and Elder Bassett |
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| Mary and Paco |
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| Juanito |
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| Alejandro, our investigator |
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