How are
you all doing today?!
Wow, what
a week it has been! First of all, thank you to
everyone for the birthday wishes that I received. It was truly great. You know, it was a little
different. I felt pretty alone because I had no one around me to celebrate it
with like normal. But my companion helped me feel good and I enjoyed it. So, a
little about my birthday. We enjoyed ice-cream and Burger King. The elders
bought some Napolitanas filled with chocolate and sang happy birthday to me
with 20 candles. Super sweet! I also won monopoly that day. Hahaha! It was
super great. Zone conference was amazing. So powerful and spiritually
enriching. I also received the biggest package EVER with all sorts of mail and
what not! Wow, it was amazing! One
hermana asked if there was a food drive going on! Hahaha! Nope, that's all my
food. As soon as I saw it all, I knew it was from my mom. Thank you everyone, and a big shoutout to my mom for celebrating my
birthday even though we are 5000 miles apart!
Regarding my package and presents, yes, I did get all of it. And I
loved all of it as well. Thank you for my “My Little Pony” pen. I used it to write in my journal this week,
switching colors every line. All of it
was amazing and I kept the Valentine card that Isabella sent me with a picture of
myself. I loved all of it. Thank you so much!!! I love you all.
Stake
Conference was fantastic as well. I was able to see everyone from Logroño since
Logroño and Pamplona are in the same stake! Wow, it was like a home coming! [Investigator] came to the conference as well
and was able to talk to the Mission President for her baptism interview.
Prayers for her. The conference was really good. The bishop from the Pamplona
barrio 2 was called to be the new Stake President. So that's twice in which I
have served in the same building as the Stake President. Not the same ward this
time, but still it's something. Oh, and also Gary Sabens of the Seventy was
there to reorganize the Stake of Vitoria. Powerful.
The
traveling was super crazy this week. We left Thursday afternoon to go to
Bilboa, then on Friday after Zone Conference, we went to Vitoria because we had
our interviews with President Dayton on Saturday. Then after that, we went back
to Pamplona and worked there the rest of the day. On Sunday, we went on the
ward bus to go Back to Bilbao for Stake Conference and then came back. And for Preparation
Day (Monday) we went to San Sebastian and now we are back in Pamplona. So yeah,
lots of traveling. We missed the bus to Bilboa and Vitoria because we thought we
could buy tickets there. My companion and Elder Mortensen already bought theirs,
so we ran because we were late. Turns out you couldn't buy tickets on the bus.
We were feed some false doctrine. So, me and Elder Loveland stayed for and
extra 40 minutes. I had my big package that I carried everywhere with me. Haha,
I looked funny.
San
Sebastian was a lot of fun. I destroyed my fingernail though, so I clipped some
of it off and put a band-aid on it. I got sprayed with water as the waves
crashed against the barrier. Oh, and I also fell in McDonalds with my tray full
of food. The ice-cream was more intact than the drink. So yep, Elder Maybury
just couldn't keep himself together today. Lol. We got some nice pictures
though.
So, mom,
I heard that you talked to Cantidio, a member form Logroño. And he talked about
what I did for them? You got to tell me how that went. From what I now know,
his daughter is doing so much better now. We really tried to work hard with
that family and keep them spiritually strong.
My jaw is
doing fine. Sometimes I feel like the retainers restrict me more than help me
but, who knows. When I go to bed and I
forget them, I immediately get back up and put them in, so, I am trying my best
to not forget them, lol, because we both know that I forget them sometimes.
Haha! And, yes, I am washing my sheets each week.
Wow, who
is going to baptize Isabella? Here is my two cents and I hope that they carry
some worth here. I do not want her getting baptized by any other person other than
dad. Can I do it sure, but everyone is baptized by pops and I don't think Isa
should be an exception.
You know
tomorrow (March 13), I hit 9 months in the mission. Wow, it's so crazy. It has
blown by so fast. I would like to know everything, but I don't. Pray for me on
this. I am trying to study the best way that I know how. But I never lose hope
or faith. I have been blessed too much doubt.
The miracle of this
week was being able to get in contact with one of our investigators. She works
at Mercadona and received a lot more work hours, so we haven't been able to
meet with her at all. But, on one of our days we decided to give her a pass by
(call). As we did, she picked up! We scheduled a visit, so we are going to meet
with her this week on Wednesday. Yay! Good miracles abound in the work of the
Lord!
Wow, I am so blessed
to be here in Pamplona. Elder Eiguren thinks he is leaving this transfer and
that I am going to train. I really have no idea what is going to happen.
Hermana Dayton told me in our interview that she and President Dayton have seen
such a big change in me from the beginning of the mission. I look and feel more
confident, my in-tone fluctuation is so much better as well with my
eye-contact. I don't have a problem with talking to other people and being
involved at all. And other things like that. So, I guess I am doing
better.
Well, I love you all
and I can't wait to talk to you again. Keep the faith and stay safe!
Love Elder
Maybury
These are pictures from my birthday! Thanks for the package! It was HEAVY!
We had ice cream (my favorite) and Burger King on my birthday day.
Some pictures from Zone and Stake Conference
(Why am I the only one awake and studying on the bus?)
The Pamplona Elders
The Elders in the Zone
Most of our missionaries from our Zone
(I was kinda caught off guard)
Our P-Day in San Sebastián
My Chapa (name tag)
What a
wonderful email from our son this week!
It is so good to know that he was remembered by others and that he
enjoyed the packages and letters that his family sent to him. It had the intended reaction/response that I
wanted. Mainly, a smile and him feeling
loved by his family. We sent him a
package by Amazon Pantry which was SO FUN to put together! We only send him packages for special occasions
because it gets so expensive, but it sure is fun to work with grandma to put
them together and hear of his happiness at receiving them.
I am
glad to know he is happy and doing well.
I know he still has moments of struggles, but he is able to see past
those moments and look for the good.
That is one thing that I try to teach all of my children…”Look for the good”. I
think it makes all the difference in a given day.
I can
also tell that his companions and the members in Spain truly do love and appreciate
him and his service. You know, as a
parent, it takes A LOT to send your child on an airplane halfway across the
world to take care of himself and to hope that others watch over him. But, each and every week I feel the amazing
blessing of comfort and peace in knowing that my son is being watched
over. People are good and kind and
beyond that, I know that angels walk with the missionaries in the service that
they do on behalf of the Lord. It does
my heart good.
Thank
you for supporting my son and thank you for wishing him well on his birthday
and sending him cards. If you would like
to write to him, please do so at the following address:
Elder
Alexander J. Maybury
Spain
Barcelona Mission
C/
Calatrava 10-12, bajos
08017
Barcelona
Spain
Each
letter will require one international stamp = $1.15 / up to one ounce.
Emailed: March 12
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