we can't change the wind against us, but we can adjust our sails

Greetings from here in Spain,

Well that week just flew by, holy moly. Time always goes a little slower when you get to a new area or get a new companion, but lately, since we´ve been together for a bit now, it's been going by pretty fast.

So some news for this  last week--my left eye hasn´t stopped twitching since Tuesday, getting kind of annoying now. I´ve got a permanent goose egg on the top of my head from hitting it on the door frame while walking in and out of houses or rooms. You´d think I would have learned by now but nope, they still get me, And it still hurts. Kayla remember when we went to LA together and I jumped on a mattress in Justin and Julie´s garage and I unfortunately didn´t see the screw hanging down from the shelf? Gosh, I smacked that thing hard! Haha took everything not to cry in front of everyone, had to choke down my tears and ask you in secret if my head was bleeding. Haha poor kid.

Well the missionary work is moving forward, we continually witness blessings every day. We found a woman from Haiti the other day (didn´t Uncle Sam serve in Haiti??) and she is super awesome. Doesn´t have much except her 2 little kids, no job. But she is so humble and sweet, makes me feel horrible for everytime I was selfish and whined about not having a cool phone or being able to by nice and expensive clothes all the time. The mission has opened my eyes, There are some many people here who just have the bare minimum and go day to day to live, and I think it should be a life lesson learned for each one of us. Many of us haven´t had to worry each day if there will be food on the table, but I don´t think it would be a bad thing to experience either. We could all learn something from them and quit worrying about that and focus on the more important things. They are able to recognize the littlest of blessings, which is important. We had zone conference on Thursday and they talked a lot about having a good attitude and how that can change the outlook of your mission in whole. So I´ve been a personal goal, and I hope you all will as well, to always strive to have a good attitude amidst the trials and hardships. We can´t change the wind against us, but we can adjust our sails.

The family from Bolivia is doing great, Carmen, the mom, is so golden. It amazes me everytime we leave the house. She has true desires and the Lord is blessing her and us as well.

I´m doing great, happy and healthy :) I made those cookies on Wednesday and they are sooooooo good. I had forgotten how good they were!! Wow, thank you so much for sending those ingredients. Thanks for all of the gifts as well, I love the flip flops and shirt! I had a great birthday, not that it was much different than any other day haha, but it was really good. 

I hope you all have a great week!

Love Elder Franson