So I´m sure you have all just been on the edge of your seats with excitement to find out where I am getting transferred to, since the odds were that I would leave since I have been in this Vallecas area for 6 months....and yes I am leaving Vallecas, but I am still staying in Barrio 8. They are splitting the Barrio 8 area, and putting me in the new area, which is called Arganda del Rey. So, it technically was in my area before but it was super far away. We only went out there like twice to visit members.
Hey so alert the newspapers! Julio is officially a member of the church!!! Hahaha finally! I am so glad that I am still in the same ward! I´m going to be in Barrio 8 for probably half of my mission. It´s like I got called to Latin America instead of Spain, maybe one day I will serve with some Spaniards...maybe.
I met saw President and Sister Pace!!!!!!! Oh and I got to meet Elder Ballard. Now the latter is a bigger deal, but it was also pretty darn cool to just be sitting in a stake center in Spain and see the Pace´s walk through the door. When Sister Pace saw me, she ran up to me and gave this huge hug and started crying, and apparently a bunch of hermanas started crying too, because they thought of their moms. haha oops. We snapped a photo after and I think she sent it to you.
It was really cool to meet Elder Ballard! He gave a great talk about how success in a mission is really determined on your desire. I think this is so true because if you desire to work hard and love and help people, then you are probably going to put that desire into action. But if you really just don´t care, then you will most likely struggle. It was a good talk. He had all of the missionaries come up at the beginning and shake his hand, sweet huh?
All is well here is Spain, I am very happy. And even
though things are challenging at times, it is forcing me to stretch myself a lot. I really do love it here on the mission and I am so glad that I am here with these people that have become my family.
