So I didn´t get a chance last week to tell you about our trip to El Teide, so I´ll talk a little about it today. Tenerife, my island, is the only one with a volcano out of all 7 islands. And interestingly enough it is the highest point of all of Spain. So we got up a little earlier, 6 or 630ish and headed out. The drive went through a thick foresty area that brought back memories of idaho--super pretty. There is a little resort spot down at the base with a little restaurant and gift shop. Then you get on the little ski lift thing, only it was enclosed, and you ride up the volcano! They don´t take you all the way to the top, I guess you have to have special permission to do that, but we went to the ´false summit´. I got some sweet pictures. It was super pretty, I could see all of Tenerife, and then the island of Gran Canaria and also Las Palmas.
So, today we picked up Elder Wilson from the airport--my new
companion! He´s super short, of course, and from Alpine. Another funny
thing, is that he is only 1 transfer ahead of me! He just finished his
training, and then gets assigned to come out and finish training me in
the Canary Islands haha. I'm a little nervous, just thinking about the
stress that will be on our shoulders, but I´m so excited as well. Last
night I wrote in my journal how I felt like the president is trusting us
with this, as well as the Lord, and I want to work my hardest to prove
to them that I can do it. It might start out rough, probably just lots
of walking, but I love walking and can´t wait!
So when we were in the trio, we got a reference from a member in
Santa Cruz for a lady who lives over in La guancha (about 45 minute
drive). So we went and met her at her house. She had so many questions,
and at one point started crying just because shes been looking for the
right answers and the truth and has talked to JW´s, evangelists and
everybody else but it wasn´t there. We taught her the restoration and
then made plans to get her to church--and she came!! With her son too!
We taught her again Sunday
night and when we first walked in to her house she had conference
playing! How is this happening?! I feel like this is too good to be true.
The sad thing is is that I wont be able to teach her again, the other
elders have her--they have the car and me and Elder Wilson are always on
foot ha. Its fine though, I´m trying to get an attitude of your
success is my success. That's something I struggled with a lot before my mission and I want to get a lot better at.
We lost contact with Paco, who would have stayed as mine and Elder Wilson´s investigator, but he won´t answer and I´ve been desperately
praying for help. I don't know what happened, maybe something with his family. I
know that he wanted to get a divorce because his wife was not a good
person. So I don't know, I´m praying for the best.
We have an older couple who are members who actually were able to
fly to Salt Lake and go to conference! They spent 10 days there with the
missionary who baptized them and went to 4 or 5 temples. For people
living here, that was such a huge blessing for them. Not many people
here have the money to do that.
We were in a lesson with a man, Hector, who has been going to
church for 10-12 years. His wife is a strong member but he is just being
a pansy. No I think its actually just his mom and dad are super strong Catholics and don´t want him to change. Its super sad because he won´t
be able to baptize his son unless he gets baptized and gets the
priesthood soon. Anyway, we had a lesson and the spirit was strong, both
of the other Elders shared experiences and started crying. Then it was
my turn. I started talking about my family and how much you mean to me,
and then I got a dang bloody nose! Ugh perfect timing. I only had one in
the MTC, and in just the last week I´ve probably had 6 or 7. What can
you do...
Anyway, that's good for now. Thank you for all of your letters and emails. I really appreciate it. I love you all
Elder Franson
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