December 5, 2012

Pues, HOLA! Cómo Estan?? Bien o mas o menos??  Pues Yo Estoy PERFECTO ahora :)))  Well It has been a really good week, not sure why, but I just feel so good! I feel added strength comin in everyday from my Father in Heaven.  Well first I just want to say the Lord has really been blessing us up here in Ferrol.  In some letters I have said that I have a large area.  That´s an understatement.  If you look at a map of Spain, and find Ferrol, see that area next to it, it´s all coastal and that´s my area.  It´s HUGE!! We got to go out to Cedeira on Sunday, which I have to say, has one of the most beautiful beaches I have ever seen.  White sand, with water that looks light blue. Oh it was sooo beautiful! But we were there to work! We have a less active fam, that lives out there, well they are less active, cause there is no bus that comes to Ferrol on Sunday, only one goes out at 1:30, and comes back at 5, so they can´t, and they don´t have a car!! So double bad, but we met with them.  Comes to find out the mother and daughter have super strong testimonies. And guess what, they brought a friend that isn´t a member, oh and they(the mother) has a son and daughter that aren´t members. Oh but wait, there's more?? Why yes, the husband isn´t a member either!! So we have some more work!!! HURRAY!! :) How sweet is that!! I am so blessed to be here.  The Lord has not forgoten about the Elders in Ferrol.  Oh what is that I hear, another great miracle that happened.  Why yes it is!  So Roy, Naty´s papa, knows a lot of people, esp. from Peru, and he gave us a reference to a friend of his that is a member, but not active.  We called him up and the reason he has not been coming to church is because he lives 2 hours away, by train, from the church in Ferrol! Soooo we are planning on makin a trip out there to see what we can do! He was saying that he and his fam all pray and read the Book of Mormon, but they just can´t come.  We shall see what we can do to get these people to church! YAY! 

Well some more good notes, transfers have been changed to the 27 of december!  So If there was a change here, no one would leave before Christmas, so that´s good!  Also, did you know that I was in a play?? Well I was, and I had a lead part :) Yes it was in Spanish, and I felt I did well.  It was put on by the church, and it was about the Plan of Salvation, and about missionary work.  So that was sweet.  It was short, 30min and one of our recent converts, Amanda, her father came with his wife. They used to be really against the church, but we met with them and they want to learn more about us, and about the gospel.  So that is amazing!! 

Okay I have a food story, I know it´s been awhile, sorry, it gets boring saying, well I had pig skin, or pig stomach, blah blah blah. Well the other day I learned how to make Papa a la Jaun Caina.  Mandy might know what this is, it´s from Peru, and it is sooo good!! Roy and Flor taught us how to make it!  It´s boiled potato with lettuce, but the dressing the Jaun Caina is a spicy cream sauce that is sooooooo good! To die for!!  Well with it they gave us some corn and some of this meat.  Like a teryake strips.  I have learned not to ask what it is till after I have eatin it.  Welll I messed up, yeahhhh not good.  But it was super good and lean and ahh so good!! So I asked and they said well it´s Anti cucho.  Anti cucho??  What´s that? (bad question on my part) Well it´s pig heart.  OHHH Really, I look at it and think, mmm pig heart, and take another bite.  It was just nice little slivers of heart cooked up.  Yum huh? hahah well it´s been good. Soo good.  Ohhhh and the best part this was all put into my last book.  The first book of Elder Laubaugh.  It´s my journal.  Good timing too huh.  I am almost half way done with my mission. Sad thought.  Well yeah I have all these notes and entrys and a lot of good pictures.  SOOO GOOD! Well fam I love you, I love you so so much! I hope all is well on the home front!!  LOVE YOU!!!

 

Love,

Elder Laubaugh!