No hay tiempo!!!!!

Hey guys!

Ok, so as the subject says, there is almost no time today to write. We did a zone p-day that was super fun but didn't leave us with a lot of writing time. I'll have to send the pics next week, because they aren't on my tablet. Today we went on a hike, which was a lot of fun. Then we went to this authentic Canarian restaurant called El Cubano. Pretty good food, and it was a super fun day. It was a lot of fun being in a big group of missionaries.

Tomorrow we have zone conference and interviews, so I'm pretty pumped for that. The rest of the week should be good, too.

This past week was pretty busy. We ended up getting failed on a lot of our citas, but we were able to talk to some people. We found some guys who have the potential to become new investigators, so I'm super excited about that. 

We had an intercambio in Santa Cruz which was also pretty great. I was with Elder Hamson who is getting trained by Elder Bodhaine. It was a pretty good intercambio. 

I Lost the Game!

Hey guys!

Our district hike last p-day

So about the subject line, I was walking back to piso one day when I remembered and lost the game. A select few of you will have a clue what I'm talking about and because of that will probably be frustrated with me, please forgive. Mom, I know for sure Amanda and Jeffrey will know what it is. If you're confused, ask Amanda; she can explain. Ok, onto the week!

So, it's been a pretty busy week. One thing that stood out is that Elder Hill and I went on intercambios in Puerto de La Cruz with Elders Merril and Tiebing. That ended up being pretty fun. After hours, we made some cookies, talked, hung out, ate the cookies and just laughed around. Good night in general. On the intercambios itself, Elder Tiebing and I had a good time and were pretty busy. We talked to some pretty cool people and had the chance to hand a copy of The Book of Mormon out to this super cool kid that will probably become a new investigator pretty soon, so that was great. 

Busy!!

Man it's been crazy week!

So the week started out, and we had almost nothing to do. We had a bunch of training meetings at the beginning of the week, and we didn't know when our new companions would get in, so we weren't really able to set up any appointments. One day was super fun. We had a couple meetings that we had to attend through Skype, so we went to the church and brought a pizza that we ordered and ate pizza while watching this training and taking notes. It was pretty relaxed. An even cooler bonus, I learned a lot from the training video. A lot of my goals for this next transfer are on making sure I'm setting a good example for my companion, that we get along super well, and that we have good district unity. 

In the end, our new companions didn't get into the mission until Thursday. My new companion is Elder Hill. He is a super cool guy; he is from Fresno California and played water polo back home. Really cool guy. I'll make sure to send a pic. 

So, the downside was that because nobody got in until Thursday, everything got pushed until the weekend. Because of that, this weekend we all had district meeting, weekly planning, correlation, a bunch of 12 weeks, and all the setup we had to do technology-wise for Elder Hill. Basically, it means we have been inside a lot and doing all kinds of studies. At least on that note, we have been busy. 

Then being district leader and have 10 missionaries means I'm even busier! One thing that missionaries do is ‘weekly calls.’ This is where the missionary talks to his or her district leader, reports on the week and tells him how they are doing. Then the district leader writes a report on that and sends it to the zone leaders. So I need to talk to all of the companionship Saturday night. That was good, but it took literally all night. These past 3 nights I haven't even had time to write in my journal. It's great though. It’s nice to be this busy.

This week, I want to share a message on charity. One thing I have been focusing a lot on these past couple of weeks is really loving my companion and every member of my district. What I've seen from it is that even though we sometimes have disagreements, sometimes we have hard times, but a Christlike love can help us find joy and peace in every situation. A scripture that I really love is Moroni 7:45-47 where charity is described and explained really well. Like it says, without the pure love of Christ in the last days we will be nothing. We need that love, that feeling in our lives, but sometimes it's hard to find it. That's why it's important to follow the advice given in the next verse, number 48. I invite you all to follow it's advice and to pray to have charity more in your lives, so that we all can be more purified and joyful through Christ.

I love you guys, have a great WEEK!

- Elder Bassett