Artist Extraordinaire

Hey! So this week started off a little bit rough because poor Hermana Viglione has been sick on and off her whole time here but really you couldn't tell if you didn't spend 24 hours a day with her because she is always so positive and happy. I'm now a flower expert because apparently all the flowers and plants that grow here are the same in California. This Wednesday we had a meeting with president and Hermana Deere and the other Malaga zone because they're are going to be heading back home next week. I'm going to miss them so much! They are so amazing and are my parents on the mission but I'm also very excited to meet the Anderson's next week. It was probably one of the trunkiest meetings I've ever been to because all the talked about where things we needed to do with our lives when we got back home. Home? Yeah, no, I still have forever till I have to think about going home! This week we also had the pleasure of meeting a guy who hated Americans which was extra awkward because he only thought Hermana Viglione was American. #brownpeopleproblems #notsureifhashtagsstillexist . We also met this amazing lady in this pastry shop who said that she had talked with missionaries in Argentina before she came to Spain and wanted to meet with us. Miracles! Then to end the week with a bit of service since Hermana Viglione is an artist extraordinaire we went and painted the face of the kids of menos activo family. Well, that's my tiny bit for this week! Weeks feel like days and I love every second that I'm out here in the Spain Malaga mission a part of the Lord's work. I hope that everything is going well and I miss all of you!

Hermana Evelo

 

 

Pictures

Hey hey! I know I sound like a broken record when I say that the week passed by like a day. This weeks theme is probably sick. Poor Hermana Viglione was sick this week so we stayed in piso for a couple of days but she's a champ and we went out and worked half way through the week. Sorry like always if this is short but time is short. Thanks for everything!

Hermana Evelo

 

 

Weird But Delicious Combos

Hey! This week like all the other weeks just flew by! First off Hermana Viglione is the best! We have been working super hard and half the time I forget that it´s only her second week out here in the field. She has really helped me to remember the basics and I feel like she is really teaching me on how to be a good missionary. We spent this week working like usual and had the opportunity to meet many new people that wanted to hear our message. Everyone that we met this week seemed to have the same problem. They couldn't seem to understand that God is our loving Heavenly Father. Most of them think of Him as someone all poweful that forgot about us. When I hear people say that it hurts! I know that my Father in Heaven is always aware of me and wants to help me and every single one of us. Also this week Hermana Viglione and I discovered how to make brownies in a cup which is the worst because we just snack on it all the time and one thing that being a missionary has taught me is how to be creative with the food. You have to as you get to the end of the week. I have made some weird but delicious combos. So quick miracle. This week we were walking down the street when a lady stopped me because she said that she thought I was her cousin and we started to talk with her and her son. We found out that he owned the store across the street and said that we could stop by when ever we wanted to. We went by a couple days later and had one of the most powerful lessons I´ve probabaly ever had on my mission. And we invited her to do what we invite everyone to do Pray and ask God! Oh, before I forget this week I recieved an email from my investigators in Cádiz saying that he was going to be baptized in a couple of week!  I know that this church is true and that it can and will bless everyone! I am so grateful for the chance I have to be here.Have a great week!

Hermana Evelo

My Hija

So this week I went to get my hija! We went to Fuengirola and she said as soon as I walked in "the one in the yellow sweater" was going to be her trainer. We ate some great food and then headed back to Malaga. It was a party because we had Hermana Judy staying with us and Hermana Merrill didn't have to leave until the morning. That morning we went to drop Hermana Merrill at the train station and we went off to work. This week was pretty crazy because we got our iPads and then the Elders got lost on the way to correlation meeting so we sat waiting for them in the capilla forever. So, like always, I procrastinated writing this and so I'm going to spend these last minutes talking about my hija. I'm training Hermana Viglione! She is from California and is just full of energy and ready to serve. I feel so blessed that I get to be her trainer even though I feel like I'm learning more from her than she is from me. Thank you guys for your support and your great examples. I love this work and I can see the Lord working miracles everyday,

Hermana Evelo

 

Hermana Evelo and Hermana Viglione showing where they are serving

 

Evelo and Viglione

Hey America!

Hey America! So, lets start from the beginning! P-day! Hermana Merrill and I made pancakes for everyone in our district and then tried to study for a bit which was a bit tricky because well everyone likes to talk. Then I learned how to play Magic which a card game that everyone in the mission is obsessed with it. It was a little bit confusing in Spanish but no pasa nada. Then we played some futbol and basically watched as Hermana Merrill dominated everyone because she´s a pro! And then we went to see Nicole and then later Maria y Catalina some of our investigators. Then Tuesday we had a District meeting and had Kebob which is the same thing as shwarma which is basically this beautiful meat with sauce like a burrito! We then ran home and I packed my stuff so that I could catch the cercanias(train) to go to Fuengirola for trainer´s training. So, Me and the Elder I was traveling with jumped on and enjoyed the awkwardness until we found all the other trainers on the train about 20 minutes later. We got off went to the mission home and chilled out which was really strange. I don´t think I like sitting around doing nothing for that long. I'm definitely not used to it but it was nice to meet some new missionaries and find out what´s going on in the mission. Then we all had a meeting with President and Hermana Deere. I love them so much they really know how to bring the spirit. I felt so much more confident and excited to train after our meeting. We then headed to bed and the next morning back to Ciudad Jardin Malaga. Hermana Merrill and I went out contacted super fuerte. We have been trying to focus on being bold because believe it or not, usually when a missionary contacts you they are more scared of you than you are of them . Then Thursday we had some solid weekly planning and correlation that night. We just got a new Ward Mission Leader and he is awesome. He really wants to work and help us out. Then Friday morning we did a bit of painting with some members and then taught some more that night and one of our investigators gave us a cake that Hermana Merrill and I might or might not have finished by now...Then on Sunday three of our investigators came to church whooh! And the rest was a blur because everyone wanted to invite us over because Hermana Merrill is leaving this week. Maybe one day I´ll be able to write a not so all over the place blog but hey it is what it is! I love being here and being able to see the changes that people make to come closer to Christ. I am so blessed to have the opportunity to serve these people and give them my all! Thank you for all your support! I miss you all so much!

Hermana Evelo

 

Gaby and her District

 

 

 

I love being a missionary!

Hey Everyone!

 

Well these past couple of weeks have been crazy! First we had a misión wide meeting which was awesome because I got to see everyone that I know in the misión! So we took a three hour bus ride to Sevilla and all managed to cram into the Capilla there. Then Hermana Merrill and I went on intercambios so I went to another part of Malaga for Hermana Giler for the day and worked in her área! Hmmm I'm sorry but I have been terrible with writing down things that have been going on so I can't remember too much that has been going on! In other news I received a call from president that I´m going to be training! Which is crazy because I feel like I just got into the misión and now I have to train someone else how to be a missionary! I love being a missionary! I love it so much and I'm so excited to show someone else how to love the people here and the work! I love that I have the chance to grow and learn! I feel like everyday I'm reaching the potential that Heavenly Father has set out for me! Thank you for all your support and I love you all so much!

 

I'm sorry this blog wasn't that good. I'm going to be better next week but really we just knocked doors a ton. It´s been pretty hard because we are working so hard but investigators are scarce. But it´s ok. I'm going to keep working! I meet my hija next week and tomorrow I go to the misión home for trainers training! have a great week! 

 

Hermana Evelo

 

 

A little blurry but Gaby with all of her companions.

Best Ice Cream Known to Man

What a week! Someone once told me that you know that you´re a missionary when you can fall asleep at all times and all places and I definetly felt that this week! This week Hermana Merrill and I attacked our area and worked with everything that we had and it paid off! We started off the week by heading to one of our investigators to see how they were doing and found them having a barbacue and of course they insisted we stay and piled our plates with food. We also had the chance to have a noche de hoger(family home evening) with one of our less activie familes and it was quite a feat seeing that they have 6 kids. Then most of the week was spent contacting people and by the end of the day we were a bit disappointed and one day we where on our way home when a dog starts to chase after us with his owner close behind of course we took this as an opportunity to start up a conversation with the man and he said that he had been intrested in the church for sometime and that we could stop by anytime. Miracle? I think so! And we ended the week by we celebrating my 6 month mark with some of the best icecream known to man ! I love every second that I have out here! Time flys by and I wish that I had more time to be out here serving these people! Have a wonderful week!

Hermana Evelo