2/28/11

It really isn´t that much colder here, but we´re not that much further up. I´m told it´s cold in the winter, but we´re already moving out of that. It´s a pretty average size ward...for now.

 

They´re splitting the ward and making a branch out in Vic within a month, provided they can find a spot for it. When that happens, Elder Keller and I will be getting shipped out there to be there for good. (Well, until we get transferred).

 

We´re in a four man apartment for right now, until we´re out. It´s not too crowded, though.

I remember him a little bit, but not much. I wasn´t around the lower classes very much.

 

I suspected the number of people actually serving missions was pretty low, but that´s low by all standards. That might be lower than it was when President Kimball gave his talk in 1974 calling for the church to change and more missionaries to go out. I just did a little figuring, and while it´s not accurate because all the church membership isn´t elegible for a mission right now, .3 percent of the church is serving in a missionary capacity. Yeah, that´s three tenths of a percent.

 

Had a funny experience in church yesterday. One of the High Councilmen was giving a talk. I thought he looked a little funny, then after he´d talked for about thirty seconds I knew he wasn´t a native spanish speaker. (words weren´t slurred together enough.) Turns out he´s from Utah, just married a Spanish girl (probably met her on his mission).

 

As for the package, Señor Johnson made it sound like it´d been released, but I´m not holding my breath.(the office is horrifically incompetent) And if it does get out, it´ll get delivered to the Rambla, which means the earliest I´d be looking at getting it would be zone conference on the 22nd.

 

So, even with the move, I don´t think you need to stop the mail already. There´s no date on when we´re moving, and I´d be in Granollers for district meeting weekly if something did end up getting delivered here.

 

I am starting to get ready for Conference. This time, I´m pretty sure (especially if we end up in Vic) we´ll be going into Barcelona, and we´ll get to watch it in that new multi-million dollar stake center (it´s pretty crazy, I´ve heard). Supposed to be the most expensive stake center in church history.

 

I know we´re probably going to have to be selective about what we ship from now on, but something I do need that I don´t think I´ll be able to obtain here is some leather cleaner/conditioner. The cases for my spanish scriptures are genuine leather, and the Bible case is getting pretty scuffed and dirty. (grime from sweat, I think). I had pictures but I forgot to grab the card this morning.

 

Tuesday was pretty crazy, since it was traveling, then unpacking, then traveling. Elder Crofts went home. He looked pretty excited. Lots of the members here have been telling us how he´s back on Facebook now. Elder Keller said his time here was pretty rough (bad area/situation/companion), so he´s probably glad to just be done with it.

 

There happens to be a device in the apartment here that has keys and clicks, and at the same time makes impressions on paper with some ink involved...yes, that´s right. And it´s not a stinky electric one this time.

 

As for Brandon´s patriarchal blessing, tell him to think about it and pray over it. Maybe talk with Bishop. He still has time for that kind of stuff later, though. Only a wee 15 year old.

 

Well, I´m out of time. Hope you all have a good week.

 

Bradley