It's been another week! I can't believe it! The work here has been wonderful! We were able to have another baptism! The area of Hospitalet is on fire! So many wonderful people that are ready to hear the gospel. This week our investigator Lana (this is not her real name, just for privacy sake for my blog) was baptized and confirmed a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints! Such a wonderful experience! She's from Ecuador.
The thing about the area I live in, is that most of the people are immigrants. I have yet to teach an actual Spaniard. They are pretty set in their ways. There is something called "the Spanish finger" here. I've gotten it a lot when try to contact Spaniards. They basically just wave their finger at you, which means no. There have been times when I have walked up to someone and right when I open my mouth, they automatically give me "the Spanish finger" before I have a chance to even say anything. It can be pretty frustrating. A lot of people say that European missions are hard. And it's true. But, I know that there are many people in Spain who are ready to hear the gospel of Jesus Christ. And I feel very blessed that I have been able to have these baptisms right off the bat. But really, they're not "my" baptisms, they're the Lord's. We've been so blessed with so much help. The mission is a very humbling experience.
In other news, I lost my voice this week, and I had the opportunity to meet and talk to our area authority, . Oh, and Pascua (Easter) is a really big deal here. It's a whole week long event. It's called Santa Semana (Holy Week). There are a lot of street processions. One early in the week with a bunch of people dressed up in white and red with palms branches and other people dressed up as Romans. That one symbolizes Christ coming into Jerusalem. The next one is on Friday night. That one has a bunch of people dressed in black robes with pointy hats completely covering their faces (except for two slits for their eyes), with chains around their ankles, and carrying big wooden crosses over their shoulder. There is also a float-thing of Christ hanging from the cross that goes through the streets. Everyone else in the procession carries candles, and there are drums being played as well. That procession kinda creeped me out, to be honest. But it's a big deal here. All of the businesses close early and EVERYONE goes out in the streets to watch. The roads are blocked off and everything. This whole procession symbolizes Christ's death. The next procession is on Sunday. This time there are people dressed up in the same robes with the pointy hats, but they are white and red. And this time they are carrying a fancy, ornate, gold cross in front of them. And everyone else is dressed up as Roman soliders. And again there are drums. I'm pretty sure that this procession symbolizes Christ's resurrection. Not completely sure though. So yep. Easter is a really big deal here. Basically all businesses have been closed all weekend. Except for the little tiendas (stores) run by the Pakistan people. I'm sorry if I spelled that wrong, it's really hard to write in English now...
But anyways, it was a really good week! I hope you are all doing well back home! And I hope you enjoyed Easter! Make sure you watch the new Easter video, Prince of Peace. It's amazing! We love to show it to people. I am so grateful for Christ and all that He has done for us. Because of Him we can not only live again, but we can live with our families forever. We are never alone, because Christ has felt all of our pains, trials, afflictions, sins, and sorrows. I love this gospel and it's message of hope that it brings. I love you all! Have a wonderful week!
-Hermana Clark
PS- My favorite drink here is called zumo de maracuyá. It's passion fruit juice. It is simply amazing.
The thing about the area I live in, is that most of the people are immigrants. I have yet to teach an actual Spaniard. They are pretty set in their ways. There is something called "the Spanish finger" here. I've gotten it a lot when try to contact Spaniards. They basically just wave their finger at you, which means no. There have been times when I have walked up to someone and right when I open my mouth, they automatically give me "the Spanish finger" before I have a chance to even say anything. It can be pretty frustrating. A lot of people say that European missions are hard. And it's true. But, I know that there are many people in Spain who are ready to hear the gospel of Jesus Christ. And I feel very blessed that I have been able to have these baptisms right off the bat. But really, they're not "my" baptisms, they're the Lord's. We've been so blessed with so much help. The mission is a very humbling experience.
In other news, I lost my voice this week, and I had the opportunity to meet and talk to our area authority, . Oh, and Pascua (Easter) is a really big deal here. It's a whole week long event. It's called Santa Semana (Holy Week). There are a lot of street processions. One early in the week with a bunch of people dressed up in white and red with palms branches and other people dressed up as Romans. That one symbolizes Christ coming into Jerusalem. The next one is on Friday night. That one has a bunch of people dressed in black robes with pointy hats completely covering their faces (except for two slits for their eyes), with chains around their ankles, and carrying big wooden crosses over their shoulder. There is also a float-thing of Christ hanging from the cross that goes through the streets. Everyone else in the procession carries candles, and there are drums being played as well. That procession kinda creeped me out, to be honest. But it's a big deal here. All of the businesses close early and EVERYONE goes out in the streets to watch. The roads are blocked off and everything. This whole procession symbolizes Christ's death. The next procession is on Sunday. This time there are people dressed up in the same robes with the pointy hats, but they are white and red. And this time they are carrying a fancy, ornate, gold cross in front of them. And everyone else is dressed up as Roman soliders. And again there are drums. I'm pretty sure that this procession symbolizes Christ's resurrection. Not completely sure though. So yep. Easter is a really big deal here. Basically all businesses have been closed all weekend. Except for the little tiendas (stores) run by the Pakistan people. I'm sorry if I spelled that wrong, it's really hard to write in English now...
But anyways, it was a really good week! I hope you are all doing well back home! And I hope you enjoyed Easter! Make sure you watch the new Easter video, Prince of Peace. It's amazing! We love to show it to people. I am so grateful for Christ and all that He has done for us. Because of Him we can not only live again, but we can live with our families forever. We are never alone, because Christ has felt all of our pains, trials, afflictions, sins, and sorrows. I love this gospel and it's message of hope that it brings. I love you all! Have a wonderful week!
-Hermana Clark
PS- My favorite drink here is called zumo de maracuyá. It's passion fruit juice. It is simply amazing.
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