Hola mi familia.
So this week has been a great, crazy week. As you know I´m training, and it looks like you already know my new comp, Elder Durfey. He´s a great kid. He´s from West Valley and is doing great. He speaks like no Spanish, but hey that´s okay. But it´s a little intimidating to know that if I don´t understand something someone is saying, no one will. But it´s all good because the Lord is helping me with the gift of tongues. We haven´t had any problems communicating yet, so it´s all good. But the amazing thing about Elder Durfey is that, although he has a hard time communicating himself, he is helping the area and helping me grow as a missionary too. He has a faith and a fire for the work that is inquenchable. His fire has set my faith on fire again and I know that we are going to see miracles here in Valdepeñas. So I´m pretty sure this will be my last transfer here, but I suppose you never really know until that last weekend of the transfer. But from what President has said to me, I´m pretty sure this is my last stand. So hopefully I can go out with a bang here in Valdepeñas. We are teaching a lot of incredibly prepared people. One story is about a guy named Juan Pablo. So I´ll start out with this. A few days before Elder Wright left we were in Mercadona, a super market, grabbing something we needed really quick. On the way in a guy said hello to us. I didn´t think too much of it, but it did catch my attention. Later that same guy came up to us to ask about some type of salad dressing. So we answered his question and he went on his way. Kinda weird, but now big deal. The next Sunday, that guy walked through the doors of the capilla with a member. Later that week we taught him the first lesson and it went really really well. But one thing he said kinda shook me. He told us that that day in Mercadona he really wanted us to talk to him. He was hoping that by asking us something that we would start up a conversation. He said that he had seen us before and that he realized that we had something different. But we didn´t try to talk to him, we just brushed off the experience as normal. But we got into contact with him. The Lord knows how to do his work, even when his servants loose sight for a moment. But from that moment on I knew I wouldn´t let it happen again. This last Saturday we had another crazy experience. We contacted a guy in the street on our way to an activity in the church. The guy was from Paraguay and his name is Agustin. He said he didn´t have much time, but we got his number and stuff. About 30 minutes later in the activity, who walks in with a member? Agustin. He was just as surprised as we were, but it was a little confirmation that I was doing the right thing again. The Lord know his servants. Their weaknesses, their flaws, and their strengths and he knows how to work perfectly with each one of them. I´m so grateful for that. The church is true! I love you all and hope things go great for you this week. Happy Father´s day dad! Thanks for your amazing example and all that you have done for me. You are one of the biggest reasons I am out here on the mission, so thank you for all you´ve done. Love you all, and keep up the good work.
Love,
Elder Charlie Flint
PS Don´t have time for pictures this week, but next week for sure!
PPS Ammon, I can´t believe you´re doing the Man of La Mancha! That´s super ironic. And the song you are trying out with is super amazing. I used it to try out for Spotlight players or something once. Good stuff. :)