Hey everyone! 

Things are going pretty good here in Ferrol, Spain! Not a lot has happened since my last email, but I'll try and keep you filled in on the big stuff.

So like I mentioned last time, we had our big Conference with Elder Sabin. That was super great. A big focus of what he was teaching was on the plan of salvation and the importance of sharing it with others and helping them realize the way it has an impact in their lives. Even that is such a small generalization of what he taught. He ended up covering so much and talking about so many different things. He is a very spiritual and impressive man. I enjoyed the meeting, and I could really feel the Spirit there.

We are starting to teach this one family who is super awesome. We have been meeting with them for a while practicing English with the kids as a service, and we have been teaching them doctrine a little bit as we go. This past Saturday though, we had the opportunity to teach them the Restoration. It was super awesome, and I was really happy to share with them the beauty of that simple message. Their names are Ramón, Magdalena, and their mom, Cristina. Their dad lives in another country as an engineer working on projects, so we haven't been able to meet him yet. They were all pretty excited to start reading The Book of Mormon, so I'm excited to show you guys how things go with them.

That's pretty much all that happened that stands out. This week I wanted to share something that Elder Sabin shared in the conference that really stuck with me. But first I want to talk about something else. In a talk by Elder McAllister, he talks about what it means to be a consecrated missionary. One thing that he mentions is the Lord's command for his servants to "open their mouths in every moment". Basically to always be talking to people about the gospel and to never miss an opportunity to share the gospel. That’s something I try to do be good at, but is one of my biggest struggles.

One thing that Elder Sabin shared was the story of Nephi in The Book of Mormon, that being the son of Helaman not Lehi. In Helaman 10, after becoming discouraged, the Lord comes to Nefi and blesses/praises him for endearingly declaring the doctrine. Basically, what Elder Sabin taught was that Nefi wasn't praised, because he reactivated a certain amount of people, or because he has this many baptisms, but because he kept going, kept trying.

One of my problems, or something that will hold me back sometimes from "opening my mouth in every moment" is my own fear of failure or not being good enough. What Elder Sabin shared was that as missionaries and members we can never fail as long as we keep trying. As long as we don't give up, as long as we make the effort to get out there and do it, we will be successful. That's something that really stuck with me, and I thought could even apply to everyone back home.

One things members have shared with us every once in a while is that they are hesitant to share the gospel with their friends, because they feel like their friends they won't accept it. Maybe that might be true. But it never hurts to try, and every time that we try, every time we make that effort, we are successful and our efforts are consecrated for the Lord.

I Love you guys! Have a great week!

- Elder Bassett