Misadventures and Miracles

Hey!!!!

So it's only been a couple of days since the last time that I wrote, but they were an eventful couple of days. So I'll try to keep you filled in on the fun and spiritual things that happened.

So we had zone conference on Friday, which went super well. I was a little nervous, because it was with 4 zones and one of my responsibilities was to order the pizza for lunch. First time I've ever ordered 36 pizzas, and I was slightly worried that the pizza would never show up. Thankfully it did, and everyone was happy!

So another fun thing that happened is that the morning of zone conference while we were moving packages of missionaries into the chapel, our companion Elder Jäger ripped his pants. Pretty badly, too. So he was stranded in the bathroom while we had one of the matrimony sisters sew his pants back up for him. It was super funny, and we were all just laughing so hard about it. They were able to get it fixed though, and Elder Jäger was able to leave the bathroom. 

The zone conference itself was really great. We talked about how to improve our teaching and the importance of invitations and commitments. That is something that we are trying to work and improve on. I really enjoyed President's words. 

Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes

Hey everyone!!

Elder Bassett and Elder Jordan

Man so it has been one crazy week! Lot of changes and adjustments, but honestly, I am loving it! Like I said last time, my new area is El Ferrol, and it is incredible! It's super beautiful here. It's not as cold as I thought it would be. It does rain a lot, though. We always need to carry umbrellas around, because you never know when a random rainstorm might come through.

So, I left the island Monday night and spent the night in Madrid. The next morning I caught a train that took me to the north. It was about a 6-hour trip. Not gonna lie, it felt pretty long at times. My train got in early, so I had to go find a payphone to give the elders a call to come pick me up...so that's the story of the first time I've used a payphone on my mission. 

That night, we dropped my stuff off and then went and got to work. My new companion is a pretty cool guy. His name is Elder Jordan, and he is from Mesa, Arizona. He just finished his training, so I am his second companion. He seems like a hard worker, and he is a pretty funny guy, so I am looking forward to this next transfer with him. 

Transfers = 0 changes

Thanks to the GB 1st ward for looking after Brandon!

Hey guys!

So it's been a pretty interesting week. With whatsapp and the new technology, we have been able to get into contact with our potential investigators a lot easier, and we were able to set up a lot of citas this week, which was awesome. Unfortunately, almost everyone of them failed...ha. It's all good though. We are starting to get stuff set up for this week, though; so I'm still pumped.

This new technology is honestly such a blessing. We are only just starting to see the advances in the work, and it's only been 2 weeks. I will say sorry, though; I haven't been posting on Facebook as much as we were originally thinking. I’m still planning on doing messages frequently. We just haven't been able to decide on a plan of how we are going to use Facebook, and I don't want to go onto it if I don’t already have a clear idea or plan of what I am going to do… Just to make it easier to avoid temptation and to help us use time wisely. 

Big day coming up!

Hey guys!

Ok, man! So it's been a crazy week. Pretty good, but crazy. So what to talk about? After transfers, we just started getting right to work. But there was some kind of mix up with transfers and all of our data on our area book app got sent all over the place. So this past week we have been working pretty much relying on my memory for all the appointments we had. It’s been a little rough, but we are working through it. So let's see stuff that has gone down. 

We've been super busy with a lot of traveling and a lot of meetings. As far as our investigators this week we finished teaching Alvaro everything. He received and passed his baptismal interview. His baptism is this Saturday. He is super pumped, and so am I. I'm so excited for him; he's just so chill.

At one point in the week, we went to a pueblo called Arroyomolinos. On our way back my pass for the bus ran out leaving us stranded in this pueblo way outside of the city. We were gonna walk back, but luckily we were able to get picked up in a car by one of our investigators. Pretty cool. 

Recently I have been focusing a lot on the Spirit and the importance of receiving personal revelation. I think a lot of times when we are faced with an important decision or something that is stressing us out or is really important, we fall back on our own knowledge and experience. Through that we can learn, progress, and make good decisions, but not nearly as well as when we rely on the wisdom of our Heavenly Father. Receiving personal guidance through the Spirit isn't always easy, and we have to work for it sometimes, but it is some of the best guidance we can receive. I invite everyone to try and rely on the Spirit more in their lives. When we do it, we can become so much greater then we are.

I love you all!

- Elder Bassett 

Country view of Arroyomolinos