#43 New Area - Talavera de la Reina

 February 24, 2014

Elder Miles & Elder Stephens

P-day in the foggy mountains

I am enjoying my new area, Talavera de la Reina. I'm getting along with my new companion and the branch seems really great. Every area that I go to seems like they are all different from the last. All different styles of work because the people are different and the size of the area is different. It is cool going out to the little pueblos in the car. It is so interesting to see how people live in little pueblos in the small villages here. The rain in Spain really does fall in the plains. There are tons of olive trees and rolling green hills in my area.  It is beautiful! We took the car up to the mountains for p-day which was very refreshing and it recharged my bateries for the coming week.

Thanks for the update on what happened at the cabin. That is so lucky that Jenna just walked away with a bruised arm. Poor Jenna. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and testimony about that experience. Prayer is very powerful! I would not know what I would be like here without prayer.

I am excited about this area. It is always fun to get to know new people and new areas. The people here are really nice and receptive. I love that about this place! Even the Spaniards will sometimes give us the time of day to stop them in the street.

My spanish is going really well. I can feel myself picking up more of an accent. The ward was excited that I can speak spanish.  It is a lot more fun to talk to people in the ward when I know what they are saying and I can resond to them. I have enjoyed being around two other elders that do not know spanish all that well. It is fun to watch them learn :) I have been able to help them a little bit.

That is amazing that you are in the young womans chior! Very slim odds! That would be cool if I were able to see it here but I don´t know If I will be able to. I am having a mission tour this Wednesday which means a  member of the Seventy's will be coming.  He will talk to us for a couple of hours! I am very excited to recieve a new boost of excitement for this work!

Thanks for all of your prayers!