Hi
everyone!!!!! How are we doing today?!
It's been
a bit of a long week, but I have very grateful to start a new one.
First and foremost, I
would like to give a shout out to my father for being the best dad in the whole
world!!!!!! Happy Father’s Day Dad! I love you super-lotta-much. 💖💖💖💖💖
And then a shout out to
my brother Joshua for getting a job already!!!!!! Wow, 15 1/2 years old.
That's quite impressive, and when I tell other people about it, they are
shocked. So yes, I do brag about you Joshua. Congratulations brother! I'm so
proud of you and I know you will do great!!!
So, we
had an Intercambios (exchanges) this week with Inca. I went with Elder Rathke
and I enjoyed it a lot. He is a calm fella but once you get to know him, he can
be really fun to be around. He also taught me some things on the ukulele, so I
should be posting something soon for you all, maybe, we’ll have to see how it
goes, hahahahaha!!!!
The
miracle of this week was that when Diana and Paco came to church, Sebastian
(son of Diana) came as well. He is less-actives so it's really good to see all
of them together. And he enjoyed the classes for the youth as well. So, thumbs
up to the teachers. And the parents of course for bringing him, claro.
The world
cup is going on right now and it's really big as you can imagine. So big thing
is that we have actually not been able to meet with some people because their
team was playing! Hahaha!!!😂 My companion told me that the world cup is
going to be so bad for us. And it's true.
One of
our investigators, Juanma, has been having a bit of a rough time and we don't
know why, he lost his fecha for baptism but, it happens. We are gonna try to
figure out what's going on and help him hopefully. He really is a good person,
he just needs that last push.
Have you received any
mail yet or only at Zone Conference?
I will
get any packages or mail at this next coming Zone Conference
When is your companion
going home?
Elder
Salazar is going home August 7th, pretty close eh?
Any plans to sing in the
near future?
I hope to
sing in the future this next transfer. We will see how it all goes. I'll try to
post something on Facebook as well.
What are you working on
for the ukulele?
I am
working on "Abide with Me" and "God be with You till We Meet
Again". I am also writing my own song as well and its pretty hood. I just
have to figure out thee cords and everything. Lol.
Today we
had a pretty relaxed preparation day. Elder Salazar got his hair cut and then
we went to the center to get some Llollo (Yao-Yao). It's ice-cream yogurt and
definitely good! Wow, it was so good. I have a photo of it that I will include
for you all. Then we came to the church, played some basketball and soccer,
played the card game UNO, at some food although an Elder ate my donuts! I was
pretty mad, but I got over it quickly. And then we had a water balloon fight
and played some water games. Some people chucked buckets of water at
people. Well, I did the chucking of
course. Hahaha!
Oh, and
perhaps the most important thing was that I burned a shirt today for my one
year mark! It was pretty fun to do. We did it in the bathtub because Elder
Salazar didn't want to do it in the canal, because he's lazy (his words, and
mine😎). I almost died because the smoke was building up in piso. It was
kinda scary! But all in all, it was
super great! Now it's pants the next time.
That's
about it for today! But I will be ready with more things next week. I love you
all, keep doing amazing things, and keep the faith!
Love Elder Maybury
One year mark shirt...Burning a shirt 🔥🔥🔥
On my year mark! June 12, 2018 👍🏼
Celebrating my brothers great accomplishment and supporting his company
Llollo
Found
some Mochi (Japanese ice-cream). My sister LOVES these!
Activity at the church with some members!
And many pictures I tried to send last week, but took too long to load. So here are some more from the wedding!
District P-day and our last activity with the Hutchings.
Brother Hutchings is Sister Dayton's brother.
They are both leaving next week for home.
Animals in Spain
(A pig on a leash, a bird, a goat)
Me in the canal. I always wanted to climb down there.
It was actually harder to do than I thought it would be.
Me being me - a King, Sinatra, and Clark Kent!
I love it here! Best decision I have ever made!
Well, what joy it
gives me to hear from my son. I
absolutely LOVE his personality. It is
so present in his emails and especially in his pictures. It’s great to see that even 5200 miles away,
he can bring joy to others and smile to our faces.
Well, as you read,
for his one-year anniversary in the mission, he burned a shirt. It is a tradition amongst the missionaries to
do so. At 6 months, it was a tie. And apparently at 18 months it’s pants! Umm, I’ll have to either steer him from that
one OR encourage him to go find a thrift shop to buy some pants to burn. Hahaha!
And, of course, some pointers on NOT burning clothing inside your
home. Gah! Missionaries!
They clearly ARE and NEED to be protected by angels.
In the personal emails
that he has sent home, he has shared his testimony with various family members
and what I love about reading his testimony is that you can FEEL his conviction
and the strength of his heart in his words.
My son had a good testimony before he left, but it was nowhere near what
it is today. And that has come directly
as a result of HIS efforts to study and pray and to invite the Spirit into
his life daily. He is on the Lord’s
errand and every footstep has been in dedication to the Lord. His reward has been growth. Physical, emotional, and spiritual
growth. Growth through painstaking
effort and dogged determination. Does growth really come any other way?
In another email last
week, he also shared some keen insights on the lessons learned from Liberty
Jail. I asked him to read a talk on the
subject and to share with me his thoughts.
I have never seen my son write more words than in sharing his insights
and impressions on this topic. I was not
reading words from my 19-year-old son who left just a year ago. These were words and insights that one who
converses with the Lord is able to capture and articulate. I was impressed, amazed and proud of his
testimony.
Next week are
transfers. We hope he stays in Marratxí. He most likely will because this will be his
companion's last transfer in the mission before he leaves. But at the end of next week, he will get a
new mission president, as President and Sister Dayton have completed their
3-year mission service. It is always a
tough time for missionaries to say good-bye to their mission presidents. They have been like second parents to
them. Their new mission president will
be Brother & Sister Galli. It will be interesting
to see how he leads and what new inspirations he will have for the mission.
Additionally, July 1st
officially closes the 3rd mission in Spain – the Málaga
mission. All of Spain will be absorbed
into the 2 remaining missions: Barcelona and Madrid. So, there will be new missionaries to meet,
perhaps even some they knew from the CCM.
They were be some new areas to cover, as well. Change can be difficult, but change always leads
to new adventures, too! We will wait and
see what happens.
As always, thank you
for your continued support of our son.
He loves you all and loves your prayers and your support. If you would like to write to him, please feel
free and you may use 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 = $1.14 / up to one ounce
Emailed: June 18th
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