First off, thank you all very much for all the birthday wishes! My companion and other missionaries have taken good care of me and made it a very good birthday so far. Second off, last week was a long week. Fufilling, but nonetheless long. It was the internation gran prix for motorcycles this weekend and it was held here in Jerez. There were SO many motorcycles here, thousands, and they were making much noise. And pre-race parties just about every day, right above our piso. They had some sort of engine revving competition till about 4 in the morning each night. Them motos made quite a rukus this week, but that didn´t stop these two warriors from doing their work! The Lord blessed us quite a bit this week.
We found a new investigator named Compaño and he´s from Brasil. He´s friends with a member that was recently baptized in January. He´s interested in the Church because he´s not very happy right now and has seen quite a change in his friend and wants to change as well. He´s very observant and is already recognizing the Spirit. He´s 21 so sometimes his youthful habits get in the way, but I have faith that he will progress. Please keep him in your prayers.
Consecration week went well, lots of the missionaries saw miracles and were able to see the great effects of obedience and consecration. They were generally more happy as well. The goal now is that we catch the spirit of consecration week and build off of it for the rest of our lives. Something that I have learned in my mission that applies here and in life is that the Lord is always testing our obedience. He gives us trials to see if we´re really commited to Him, or to our own selfish purposes. So the next time things get hard, even if it´s just for an afternoon or a moment, we must try hard to be grateful, because He is testing us because He loves us. And that test will make us better than before. "A ship in the harbor is safe, but that´s not what ships are for." God asks complete obedience and consecration, and He will yank us out of our comfort zones if necessary. But it is because it is for our good and benifit. It requires faith, but is always worth it in the end.
We had a great Concilio yesterday and today. Talked about converting ourselves as missionaries and teaching the WHOLE dovertine of Christ, rather than just parts (like faith and baptism and not focusing on repentance). It has a lot to do with our purpose. A missionary that understands his purpose will have greater power and authority to accomplish his purpose. If we can live the whole doctrine of Christ and become completely converted to it, then I know that we will become a more spiritual mission, and the quality of everything will go up. We´re going to teach that to our zones on Friday. I invite all of you to look into your lives and find if there is a part of the doctrine of Christ that is lacking, and to fully commit your self to live the whole thing! I promise that a greater abundance of the Spirit will enter your life, and a profound happiness as you draw nearer to our Heavenly Father and Savior Jesus Christ.
Other than that, transfer calls are this weekend, so that´ll be interesting to see who goes where. End of transfers is always a fun time. I look forward to Skyping on Sunday! We´ll be on at 6:00 PM my time. Family I love you all so much, and I love the Lord. I love being a missionary. I love His gospel and His Atonement, the opportunity He has given us to repent and start over. Let us all become more commited to Christ and be His strongest warriors that He has, His most fiercest ships that He has that aren´t in the harbor. I hope you all have a great week! Loves!
Elder Webb
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