Hey everybody, how has your week gone?!
Let me tell you about mine...
So, we had Zone conference this week. President Johnson of the
Area Seventy was at our Conference. It was super good. We got our annual shot
at Conference as well. It didn’t hurt
too much. Haha. The song we sang turned out great! I'll have
to send it to so you all can watch it. I also got to see some missionaries that
I have wanted to see for a while so that was a fun experience.
For preparation day, it has been pretty low-key. I got 4 donuts
because it's just one of those days today. We are going to Taco bell in
Barcelona and Alberto who is our ward mission leader will take us. It should be
pretty fun, although I am not a fan of Taco bell. Sorry, mom. I promise just this one time. I got myself a
pull-up bar with different functions since this piso doesn't have any weights.
Just a small one that you use for dumbbells. But there is no dumbbell, lol.
These triceps are gonna start popping out of the sleeves, lol. I'm now at
170 lbs so that's good. But I still have an excuse to eat whatever I want so I
can gain a little more. But I do actually eat healthy.
I can't remember if I have said this already, but we are getting
started in the Downies For Brownies activity. I realized that I can't put tape
on paper to make a covering, like when it looks laminated. It looks terrible,
hahaha. Nothing like the ones done by the sister missionaries. But I guess it's
always been like that. They are better
than us.
We went to go eat with a family Saturday night and wow, they are
amazing. They offered to take one of our friends to church so she doesn't have
to go alone. This will also help her finally come to church. There are members
who ask about her and her mother as well so when I told our friend that, she
was like, "Wow, I didn't know that" and she felt good that members
were asking about her. There are a lot of members who want to do missionary
work. Others no, but we will get there. It's all a work in
progress.
We were playing soccer last Saturday at 5:00, and although not a
lot of people turned up, we still had fun. I have turned into quite the scorer
now. Normally I play defense or mid, but now I go up more and shoot the ball
.... and score. And I am a pretty good goalie as well. But hey, I just do what
I do. As my mom says, “Don’t try to be like me, you’ll hurt yourself.” Haha.
The miracle of this week was that as we were in an eating visit
with a family, we told them of one of our friends needed help getting to church
so they offered to take her every Sunday! Wow, it was an answer to our
prayers and our fast. We have to work with members. You can already tell
the importance that comes from it.
Answers
to questions...
How is the
ward mission leader doing?
He is doing much better now. He can come to church and do most
things, but exercise and sports as still a no go.
Are you
going to cook a turkey this year? Maybe
try the cookies again?
I have no idea what we are going to do for Thanksgiving this year.
Where do
you think all the swords are that were buried? (from the Nephites
and Lamanites) Why have they not been uncovered on the Earth somewhere?
I think the swords are still in the earth. There's no need for
them to be uncovered. If they were, it would be to use them (during the time of
laminates and nephites) which would break the covenant with that people. So, I
think that because those people have kept there part of the covenant t keep
them buried and change to follow Christ, I think they will stay there. As to
where in the earth, well I can only say South America. I'll throw Guayaquil,
Ecuador in there just for fun.
You
probably have only 1 or maybe 2 more areas left in your mission. What areas would you like to serve in?
Well, for my last area, I don't know where I would like to go. I
would like to go to Valencia or be in Barcelona Zone 1 or 3.
How is
your pinkie doing?
The pinkie is hanging in there. There is a good part of it that is
dead, but it doesn't grow out any more so I don't want to clip it off and have
25% of my life kid with out a nail. Sigh, what should I do.
If you
could write one message in the sky from a plane, what would it say?
If I could write one message, hmmm. I think it would be I Love
God. And He Loves You.
Well I think that's about it. The Taco Bell didnt turn out to bad.
I got myself the Mexican Burrito. As soon as I saw that, I knew I just had to
get it. Hahaha. Well thanks for reading the email. I am super glad that you
take the time to read about my adventures. I love you all and I hope you all
have a great week. Christmas is almost here!
Love Elder Maybury
Our Visit to Taco Bell
The Members Feed Us Ribs *Yummy*
Zone Conference Pics
Me and Elder Parker
Some Missionaries From My Group
As
always, it was good to hear from my son.
His mission president has now allowed the missionaries to “chat” via
Facebook Messenger with their parents on P-days. No video chats and not everyone. I had only heard of this from another mom on
a Facebook group I belong to (for Barcelona Missionary moms). My heart leapt when I heard this and HOPED
that it was true. So, I sent off a quick
message to my son. And sure enough, it
was true! Oh, it was so nice to have a back-and-forth
with my son. We were able to actually
discuss a few things and get definitive answers. I would say it was an INSPIRED decision by
the Mission President. Haha! Of course, I had post-P-day depression
afterwards. But, I am sooo looking
forward to Monday again!
I will
say, while he is happy and working hard, he is COLD! His Christmas list is actually pretty short
and sweet. Money to buy warm clothes. LOL!
He said when the wind blows, it is awful. He cracks me up. This is his second winter there! And last
winter he was in the north of Spain where it is colder and snows. I think spending the entire summer on the
islands warmed him up a little too much.
He did
say that he wanted me to communicate his love for all of his family and his
ward “peeps” (that means people or friends).
From both Sacramento and here in Utah.
He wanted me to say “thank you” for the prayers and the cards and the
love. There are days where he really
needs it and it’s good to know that he has a cheering section rooting him
on. So, from Elder Maybury and from me,
THANK YOU. Thank you for taking the time
from your busy lives to send a card or a note or an email to him. He has 6 ½ months left. That’s it.
I am going to make sure that he feels loved for the entire 6 ½ months
with cards, love, prayers, sparkly dust and warm clothes.
If you
would like to brighten his day and send him a letter or card, you may 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: November 12th
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