Hey everyone 

So as you may have noticed, my p-day is on Thursday this week. That's because the Bussey’s are wanting to incorporate zone p-days in more, so that they can spend more time with the missionaries.  This time, they did the este zone which is ours. Next transfer, it will be another zone. We spent some time at the mission home and have been hanging out together which has been fun. 

The training in the office is going well. Elder Sullivan has picked things up pretty well, and he is already working on his own. I let President know, and as soon as he feels ready or things line up logistically, I will be leaving the office. It's super weird to think about after being here so long.

The people we are teaching are doing well. We are trying to get better at finding time every day to send messages to the people that we are teaching. To have more contact with them basically. That helps because of how much struggles we have sometimes to get out of the office. 

One cool thing that we did this week was that we relied a little on our technology when we had one of those moments. We didn't have time to get out of the office, but we were still able to teach this woman named Doris over a video call. 

Video calls aren't a replacement for in person lessons, but they are super helpful add-ons sometimes. It is crazy to me to see the applications of technology in missionary work. It is such a testimony to me that the Lord has His hand in everything. 

I love you all, but I need to leave already, talk to you next time!

- Elder Bassett 

Hasta luego!

I don't know if I've ever mentioned, but it's kinda of a thing to say bye here in Spain as a greeting. Most of the time, they just keep walking though. As crazy as it sounds, it's true. 

Thus past week has gone well. It was transfers so we were super busy. They have been finished though, and there weren't too many problems. It's always a huge relief when transfers end. Not gonna lie, that is always a stressful 2 weeks. 

With this transfer, we said bye to one of my companions, Elder Keffer. He has been in the office since last November, and he was definitely ready to head out. He has been my companion for the past 6 months, and I'll miss him, but I think he will have a good time in his new area. 

In other words, I also received another new companion named Elder Sullivan. I've only been with him for a couple of days, but I'm excited. He seems like another great missionary. I will be training him, and he will replace me in the office, so I can leave soon as well.

So right now, my companionship consists of Elder Sullivan, Elder Sure, Elder Kraut, Elder Gergov, and myself. I will try and send a pic today as best I can.

The best I could get

In other news, this past week we had the open doors activity of our chapel. The members put in a lot of work, and it was geared up to be a pretty big event. Unfortunately, only about 10 nonmembers came the whole day. Some members were a little sad, but those ten people who came had a good experience.

I love you all, and I hope that you have a great week. Talk to you next time!

- Elder Bassett 

Weekly

Hey everyone!

I hope that you are all doing well! Things here in the mission have been going well.  We have been in the office a lot this past week, so there really isn't much to remark on except office stuff. That work is going well though. I was able to finish all of my projects. I also just finished updating my responsibilities packet, which just gives a list of instructions on how to do my job. The idea is that it will help the new missionary that I train when he comes into the office. When I came in, it was super old and out of date. I've been working on it for about a week and a half. When I started, it was 36 pages...now it's 47 pages. The guy who comes in is going to have a lot of reading. 

The people that we are teaching are doing well. Daniela and Noemi are doing great. We finished teaching them all of the commandments, and they have accepted everything. They have been so humble and accepting of everything that we have been teaching; it is so incredible. The faith I have seen in others on my mission is always so inspiring to me. 

I hope everyone is keeping up with the challenge to read in The Book of Mormon. I have been enjoying it so much! If anyone wants to do it and still hasn't been able to find the materials let me know, and I can send it to you. It’s also a great missionary opportunity if you would like to share it with someone. Either message me on my email or Facebook, and I can get back to you. I would definitely recommend it. 

Hello

Seasons greeting outside the season!

This has been a pretty decent week. Things for my job in the office haven't been too crazy this week, so I have been to finish a lot of stuff that I've had tabled for awhile. Of course, it's all going to pick up again in about a week for transfer prep but for now we aren't running around so much. 

The people that we are teaching are doing good. Vilma got a job, which is super exciting. She has really been wanting to work and has been looking for a while. Even better, the work she is doing now is taking care of the baby of one of the members in our ward. It's super great how the members have been helping her out and keeping her included in everything. It’s so nice, because even though her family is open to us right now, she is still having to be a bit of a pioneer, and it hasn't been easy. The ward has been really supportive.

Daniela and Noemi are also doing great! Noemi has a really busy work schedule, so we can only meet on the weekends. We were able to meet with both of them on Saturday and Sunday. They are progressing a lot and have a baptismal date for the end of this month. Keep them in your prayers!

Maybe some have already noticed my posts on Facebook, but the church has started another campaign in Europe. At least, I think it's just in Europe. If not, then awesome; more blessings for everyone! It gives a list of 21 different questions that people might have. Then it gives several questions to respond to and a scripture from The Book of Mormon to read on top of it. I've been doing it myself, and I love it so much. One thing I love about The Book of Mormon is that every time I read a scripture, I feel like I learn something new. I want to invite everyone to do it!  It doesn't have any set dates, so you can start whenever you want! 

If you want to know more about it, or if you want to know where you can find out more, then feel free to message me on Facebook, and I can help you find the list of questions and scriptures for the challenge. I love you all, and I hope you have a great week!

- Elder Bassett