OH MY GOSH!!! I had to include Kelli in my email reply because yet again she made me cry in the locutorio! I was crying so hard when I saw the little babys face (we sent a picture of Kelli's sonogram in our email to Rachel)! Its so cute!!! Honestly I am just so excited. Stop making me trunky, as they say in the mission, to come home! hahaah Just kidding. I am sooo excited for you though! I am so glad to hear that everyone is happy and healthy and the baby is good. Honestly I have been waiting for this email since you told me you would find out on the 22 of May!!! AHHHH I wish I could scream through email because I would be screaming so loud right now! AHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! I'll be thinking of names don't worry haha....
Well, now I guess for the boring stuff of the mission (ha joke!) Tarragona is amazing. There is so much work going on. The ward is huge! We are working to get everyone in the ward involved in missionary work. Little by little people are starting to work with us more. This week we had amazing miracles.
One miracle is named Obed. Obed is 24 and he is amazing. The missionaries haven't seen him in over three weeks because he lives super far away. When we saw him this week, he had still been reading every day and praying and he told us he was ready to be baptized. It was a miracle because his work schedule changed for the month of June and he can finally start coming to church! Everything just fell right in to place. He has a fecha (baptism date) for the month of June. He is seriously one of the most prepared people I have ever met. He has such a strong testimony and he is so ready. I am so excited to see his progress. He is already working on his goal to go to the temple. I was just lucky enough to be in this area at the time to see his baptism.
We also are teaching a family named Christian and Yolanda. They have three little girls and they are so cute. Christian basically teaches us when we go over there. This last week he taught us about the plan of salvation and how the plan just "made sense". He is incredible. Of course he has his doubts, but he wants this path for his children. Yolanda is very open to the church as well. She said that the church has answers that no one else has ever been able to give her. Of course we got along great because I know what it's like to be in a family of all girls. The girls are super cute. They aren't old enough yet to be baptized, but they are going to love primary (Primary is Sunday School for children ages 3-11). We just have to get them to come to church!
The last one I am going to tell you about is named Manuel. He lives in the Elders area, but he is incredible. He contacted the sisters on the bus a while ago and they gave him a Book of Mormon not thinking much about it. We found his number on a list of potentials and called him. We had so many people fire on us this week so we were a little hopeless about him as well. But at the time of our cita, he was there with a big smile on his face. He said he had been reading the book and started explaining to us where he was at. He also said that he loves the church and he thinks this is his path that he needs to take. He is INCREDIBLE. It also doesn't hurt that his friend Is a member. I have no doubt in my mind that he is going to be baptized one day soon.
Wait I lied, one more. We have a recent convert named Ignasi in our ward and he is awesome. He wants to share the gospel with everyone and is always telling his friends about the church. This week he introduced us to his friend Maria Jose and her son Eduardo and her handicap daughter Noelia. They are amazing. Maria Jose is the strongest woman. She has a heart of gold and has so much work with her daughter and raising her kids alone. She told us she has seen the way the church has changed a lot of friends in a good way and she wants to know why. She invited us over to dinner this week and she is so prepared. I know that she is going to find so much peace in this gospel to help her with her struggles and her challenges in life.
As you can tell, the work is going. Those are just a few of the many people we have. I guess the work is a little bit easier in an area that's a lot bigger than Martorell. I miss Martorell though a lot haha. But I guess that's how I will always feel at every transfer. I am happy except for the weather here. It's more bipolar than most women! This moring for example it was pouring rain and storming outside...now it's hot and humid and sunny. It's a little challenging but I guess it keeps life interesting. I know there is going to be so much in this area. I am so ready to work hard these last months of my mission. The time is flying and I can't even believe it. I can't believe I only have two months until my year mark. That seems unreal! I am just hoping to put everything I have into this mission and love life and every minute. My testimony has grown so much. I have learned so much about myself and about who I am and my strengths. It's incredible what the mission can do for not only myself but the people around me. I am so incredibly grateful to my Father in Heaven and the blessings I have in my life. I know that He is with me in every step of the way and in every decision I make. Don't ever be afraid to share what you know even in your example of who you are. And don't forget to SMILE! It's the best way to turn a bad day into a better day.
LOVE YOU ALL!!! CONGRATS Kelli and Mark!!
Con todo mi amor,
Hermana Barker
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