Well, this week was pretty good. We´ve redoubled our efforts as a companionship, and we have set high goals for this week (at the invitation of Pres. Deere) and will be trying to find lots of people to teach.
One miracle that happened this week, is that we finally talked to this homeless man that I have seen probably everyday since I´ve been here in Málaga. His name is Gospower and he is from Nigeria and he is so ready to hear the gospel. He lives in Italy and comes to Málaga regularly for vacation, usually during the summer, but this past summer, someone stole all his documentation and he is stuck here in Málaga until he can get back to Italy to renew his documents. When we contacted him, he was sitting in the street begging for money, and we just went and sat next to him and talked to him for a bit, and then invited him to come to the church building for a lesson. The Lord blessed us with a very cold and windy day the day of that lesson, and I think that was part of what helped him come. Apparently, 2 of the sisters in our ward have invited him to church and to listen to the lessons a ton, but he never accepted. He said that because we sat down by him (Elder Landinez more so than I) and just talked to him and got to know his story, that helped him feel like he had friends. We gave him the Restoration pamphlet and saw him later the same night, and he said he had read 6 lines and had felt "something" in him. We are excited for him, and I hope that he will choose to let God bless him in this time in his life.
That´s been the biggest miracle this week. One thing that´s kind of weird for me, is that I am focusing on my goals that I have set for this year. As I´ve been reading the Bible (I´m in Leviticus!!!!) It´s been interesting to see how things connect to the New Testament, to the Book of Mormon, to the story of the Restoration, the Plan of Salvation, everything. I absolutely love it.
Oh, yeah, and I´m not sick this week. It´s kinda nice. :)
Love you all!
Elder Garrett B Turley
