The Spirit of God like a fire is burning!

Dear Everyone,

This week we have just been on fire. We have been contacting referrals from members, we have been teaching tons of people, just running to and from visits. We´ve been super busy but in a good way. Camila is getting baptized this Saturday and she asked me to baptized her! Well, the only thing standing in the way is she wants a definite answer about the Book of Mormon. She loves the book and can´t put it down and it makes her feel peace and very good inside , but she wants God to specifically tell her if it´s true or not. That´s alright though. I have a feeling it´s coming soon. We have a lot of good things happening here in Sabadell and I´m really excited for this next week. Today we went to Barcelona with the Hermanas (sister missionaries) along with a recent convert of theirs and a random atheist guy who decided to come along. It was fun. I got to see this huge street market that´s super famous and also this huge statue to Christopher Columbus situated in the very port which he landed in on his return from the New World. Then we ate at Hard Rock Cafe. It´s a little pricy but the food was great, and it was a fun atmosphere. Well, I´ll see you all soon.

Love Élder Coleman

The benefits of being a missionary--skipping lines!

Dear Everyone,

Today we went to the Sagrada Familia. A huge and very famous cathedral in Barcelona. It was the coolest thing ever because it´s a little pricy and there´s a huge wait to get in. But my companion had heard that we could go to the information booth and present ourselves as a religious group and get in for free. So we did that and after a few people telling us no we couldn´t, this one guy took us in and not only did we get in for free, but we skipped the whole line. If we had just bought tickets, we would have had to wait 6 hours before we could go in. It is really cool architecture, all done by Gaudí who is pretty famous as an architect. Also this week, we have been working with an amazing young woman who has read up to Jacob in just a week and a half. We´re hoping that she can get baptized before I leave. Her name is Camila. She´s super intelligent and very spiritual. We´re just waiting for her to get an answer. She asks every day. Well, that´s about it for this week. I´ll see you guys soon.

Élder Coleman

Short, sweet, to the point.

Dear Everyone,

Today I went to Barcelona and just looked around. That´s what we did for preparation day today. It´s a very touristy city. Here in Sabadell we have been having success. We met this girl who is great. She read all the way up to 2 Nephi 2. It´s super great. She couldn´t come to church because of her mom, but we´re working on it. I don´t have a ton of time, so I have to leave it there. Until next week!

Elder Coleman

Super, super, super!

Dear Everyone,
This week has been hot and difficult. It´s rough going to a new area and knowing you only have 5 weeks left and then you´re leaving. Also here in Sabadell we do a lot of  traveling on buses and a lot of walking. It´s great here though. I love my companion and the people I have met so far. There are 2 wards here in Sabadell and the church is super far away from everything so that´s a bit of a challenge. We´re working super hard here. We had interviews with the new mission president, he´s super great. I don´t know what else to say, so just have a great week everyone.

Élder Coleman

That's chocolate on the seat of your pants, right? Right?

Dear Everyone,

Well, I can´t believe it. I got transferred. I´m now in Sabadell, which is near Barcelona. I thought I was going to end my mission in Gandía because I only have 1 transfer (6 weeks) left. Well, it looks like I will be spending my last transfer in a brand-new area. My new companion is Elder Ganowsky. He´s from Saint George Utah, even though his name might make him sound Russian. I was really sad to leave Gandía, and some people there were also a bit sad. It totally caught me by surprise. While on the train from Valencia to Barcelona, a missionary offered me chocolate and I took it and kind of put it to the side. Turns out I ended up sitting on it the whole 4 hours up there and my brand new suit pants are terribly stained. I´m sure dry cleaning will fix it though. Right? Our new apartment is really nice and super spacious, especially since there are just 2 of us. I haven´t met the ward yet, but I hope I can come to know and love everyone in 6 weeks. It is super warm here, 36º C. At least it´s not as humid as Gandía though. Well, I´ll keep you all updated.

Love, Élder Coleman

I wonder....

Dear Everyone,

This week has been incredibly hot. Well the heat is in the mid 30s, so it's nothing exaggerated, but the humidity just makes you sweat all the time. When we're sleeping, when we're studying, even more when we're out on the street. The worst for me is the collar of my shirt. But we've been door knocking in spite of it all and this week we found a middle aged man named Juan who let us in while we were knocking doors and let us teach him. He accepted a Book of Mormon and when we went back he said that he'd been reading it and it was helping him in his life. This week was also the last week of President and Sister Pace in Spain. On the 30th, President and Sister Dayton will come to replace them. Yesterday and Saturday was our stake conference and it was really good. It was a little bit stressful trying to get rides organized for everyone to Valencia. It was great though. Even our recent convert brought her friend and she seemed to like it. There's a fair amount of recent converts who love to invite people to things and I wonder why the people who've been members their whole lives don't seem to do it as much. I love you all, hope you have a great week.

Love Élder Coleman 

 (Since Preston didn't tell me what this photo was, I'm going to make one up)  This beautiful pool and view is from the backyard of the Prince of Spain.  He's only the 4th child, so not very high in the line of inheritance.  So it's not a palace, but nice all the same.

Yo quiero Taco Bell!

Boredom becomes a blessing!

Dear Everyone,
This week we had a fairly good week. On Tuesday we took a recent
convert out with us to go knock doors. She enjoyed accompanying us but
got a little bit bored and decided to call up her friend to meet with
us right then. It was great. Her friend was actually super interested
and we're going to meet with her again this week because she finishes
school. This week we also said goodbye to a girl who is going on her
mission to Malaga and leaves tomorrow. It's interesting. I've been
here since January in Gandia and I've seen people make a lot of
changes in their lives. So far I've seen two of our YSA here start
their mission papers, get their calls and leave on their missions. It
keeps getting hotter and hotter here and the humidity just keeps
getting worse. How everyone here survives it is by going to the beach
frequently. I love Gandia though. The people here are the best. This
week we have stake conference in Valencia on Saturday and Sunday, and
I'm excited for it.