I'm alive

Hey! Sorry it's been some time. So I'm not dead. This week has been insane but all is well it was zone conference this week so the schedule was way off and conference is in our area so it's been insane getting everything ready.

First,

Wed: so yesterday I walked from the mtc to the church the aps took us to the mission home. We hung out with the president and his wife for a while learned a bit about how our mission works. Ate homemade Cafe Rio. Ate seconds. Then met our trainers. Everyone got to meet their trainer but two. One girl is training in the islands and yours truly got handed a series of train tickets because I'm going to the farthest north west tip of Spain to the beautiful A Coruna! So last nigh I spent the night with some sisters in the city and went contacting. Then got up at 5 to start my journey. As I'm typing this I'm on the train. Wow. I cannot describe how lucky I am to be on this train! It's a 5:30 am to 7:30 pm travel day, but wow Spain... First we went though north central Spain and it has the classic Spanish countryside look. Almost sort of Tuscan. A few hours later I was right at the Portugal border going through mountains with scattered lakes and mountain villages. After spending the last 6 weeks right in the city I didn't expect to be seeing these beautiful European mountain villages! I can't describe how beautiful. Then when I hit the western ocean I had a few hours north along the coast in beautiful green Galactica Spain. Wow. I'm not quite to a coruna yet but I can't wait. Google it and you'll understand how beautiful my new home is! I wouldnt be mad to spend the next year up here in the north. 

Anyways that is my little solo, soul searching, hobbit journey north.

I typed that a while ago.. But now on to more current events

My trainers name is Hermana Glover. She has been out six months from Indiana.  She is a stud. She is a whole ton of motivation packed into a 5 foot little body. I have so much to learn from her.  Her older brother was my EFY co-counselor in Tonga, small world!  

Sorry don't have much time because there is a fútbol game about to start up in the parking garage I got to get in on but I'll share an experience from this week.

So my Spanish is OK. Enough to participate a little in each interaction. We met this lady on the street who was a balloon vendor. And started talking to her. Well she was really in a place where she needs God in her life so we ended up sharing the whole first lesson. And somehow I end up holding the balloons. Hahaha ha picture this I'm holding like 75 balloons trying not to fly away and they are blowing everywhere but at the same time I got to teach about Joseph Smith and share the first vision. It's the best. 

I am so impressed with this area! There is work to be done! It's been little crazy getting ready for zone conference but we are staying busy.. Lots of investigators, but not many progressing so there is a ton of work to be done! There are so many people willing to listen to us on the streets too. It kinda surprised me!

I have a vocal solo tomorrow in front of two zones and the president.. I'm singing and my companion is fluting.. I'm crying.... Sweet mercy.... This isn't a joke..... I knew the mission would be a challenge but I had no idea how big of a challenge... 

Anyways sorry I have no time! I will email Monday. I promise. But I'm happy. I am going to work hard this week to participate more in our companionship. Haha I have no time to be funny anymore. Oh boy. I got to fix that! But yeah I'm happy, just humming along. I promise I'll send more next week! 

Love yall 

️Hermana Simmons

You'd better believe I'm still a snow flake making machine