HAPPY PASCUAL .......

WEEK #37

Happy Pascua!!

I know that it's a week early, but if I don't say happy Easter now I will forget, so FELIZ PASCUA!!! It's super weird though because here in Spain, Easter really isn't that big of a holiday for people who aren't Catholic. We had an easter egg hunt though the other day for noche de hogar (Family Home Evening) in our ward. It was really fun and we shared a clip of the Resurrection of Christ after. They all loved it.

As for you all, sounds like you are just having the time of your lives!!! The beach and grandparents and `parties and Nashville!! Thanks for waiting until I leave to do all the fun things!! I know it's cheaper with less kids, but please! Save some good things for me! I'm glad though that the party was fun! I hope that Grandpa Flenniken had a great time. He looks great!! Still looking young and happy!! Everyone is amazed when I tell them I have a grandpa who is 100 years old! They don't believe me! It's awesome!

Ron's grandfather Thomas Flenniken turned 100 years old on April 10th.
He writes letters to Rachel in Spanish.

Also sorry dad I didn't really respond last week. I was a little bit out of it. But your hair is super short! It looks like an army guy! I like it, and mom you look HOT!! Keep working hard. Of course Kel and Court look good too don't worry. But dad I really do like the short hair.

I'm still always shocked at how many people are out in the mission world right now. (There are 83,035 missionaries serving all over the world as of April 1st, 2014).  I'm glad that Miranda is doing well and Bracken and Josh and Jake. I read about Grant being a  district leader! That's awesome! The force is strong right now!  I'm honored to be in the field with people like them. I'm glad as well that they are all seeing success! It's crazy how fast everyone is going to be home though. I'm going to be home sooner than you know it. In a week I hit my halfway! CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT!??? I seriously can't! I can't believe 9 months is already come and gone. The time is just going to fly now. Also random note,  there are no new girls coming into the mission until JULY! 

As for me I'm doing better. I still have a little bit of a cough, but I have medicine and poco a poco (little by little) it's getting better. My strength is back though and I'm working hard again. Speaking of working hard, I think I told you about Rai. He is an investigator who seriously is amazing! We had the most amazing lesson with him the other day. He is so prepared. He just needs to come to church. I know though that he will be baptized one day. He is incredible. The spirit was so strong at his lesson. I couldn't help but smile like a fat kid at a candy store. Get this...the day we contacted him, his dad had told him that he needed to talk to the missionaries. Also, the morning we found him, he had decided to walk a different way home than normal. He told us he never takes the way he did that morning, but for some reason he felt he needed to take that route. If he hadn't followed that feeling (the spirit!!!), we would have never found him. It is incredible what the Lord can do if someone is prepared to hear the gospel.

Also, we hiked up to a super old castle here in Martorell last week. It's super small, but it was realy cool to see. The history in Spain is amazing. 

Tomorrow we are going to Monserrat. It's a mountain here that has a Monastery and castles and a town and everything. It's super popular here in Catalunya.  Mom and dad get ready to meet the people here in Martorell and eat a ton of food. We already have plans with certain families to come back and see them! 

I just want you all to know that I know that Christ lives. I hope you all can take the time to remember this weekend the things that Christ did for us. I am so grateful to have this chance to help others have the happiness that I have because of this gospel and my faith. I know the Lord knows and loves every single one of you and with His help, anything is possible. Never forget that His hand is always extended towards us. We just need to be humble enough to reach out for it. He is our Lord and Savior and He died and was resurrected so that one day we can live with Him and our Father once again. I love you all and hope that you have an amazing Easter with lots of love and CHOCOLATE!!!  (Because of Him video)

Con Mucho Amor,

Hermana Barker

(Go to Mormonchannel.org to view more videos on the life of Jesus Christ)

a few more photos:

There was a Taco Bell!  Of course I couldn't pass that up.

These characters were at a child's bday party.

A cemetery out side of Barcelona.