My first investigator at church!

1/5/15  So, saw a huge miracle yesterday! We were calling a few people to see if we could set up a time to visit with them. The first person we called was named Juliet. She was super friendly, and really excited that we called her. She said that she really wanted to know more about the church, and then asked us if she could come to church with us. Our jaws dropped to the floor when we heard that! You can imagine our excitement going to pick her up. I really hope she was able to feel the spirit in testimony meeting, and I hope she wants to come back. We will definitely be teaching her from now on.

New Years was really fun here! For New Year's Eve, we had a zone meeting, and afterwards, we went to Domino's with the whole zone for all you can eat pizza. Yes, they have Domino's in Spain. Later that night we had a little dinner together with all of the missionaries in the chapel. Those are always super fun, because all of the missionaries in our zone are super funny, and we always have a great time. After that, we had a dinner appointment with a member. By then, I felt that if I ate any more food, I was going to die, but we went anyways. Part of me thinks that she cooked the strangest food possible just to scare us. I don´t think I have eaten such a variety of sea food in my life. Gigantic shrimp that you had to pull the head and legs off before eating, fried squid, some fake crab, fish eggs on toast, and something that looked a lot like little worms. I tried everything, and nothing was that bad. Then she brought out a second course, and then a third, and then a dessert. Everything was really good, but I was really struggling to breathe on the way back to our piso.

The next day, we got to go ice skating with a new investigator of ours. That was really fun, and I learned that pretty much nobody outside of Utah knows how to skate. After skating we got to go into the cathedral. It is huge outside, but it seems even bigger inside! It was incredible! So many paintings on the walls, and everything. Some very strange things go on in cathedrals though. There was a huge line of people, and when we got around to see what it was for, they were all just kissing a rock. A rock. Talk about graven images...

Oh and here, the holidays last for three weeks. The first week, there is Christmas, next week, New Years, and the next, Reyes. Reyes is the celebration of the day the three wise men visited baby Jesus. So I still have one more holiday to look forward to, but after tomorrow, everything goes back to normal.

I am really having a good time here. I think I am finally adjusting to the missionary life, so things are constantly getting better. I miss you all, and hope you all had a happy New Year!!

Basilica del Pilar where hundreds of pilgrims arrive each day to kiss a small piece of the pillar on which they believe the Virgin Mary appeared to St. James the Apostle in 40 AD