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Hello everyone, this week is over, somewhat thankfully. The transfer has also ended, luckily with some ups. As probably made obvious by my last few emails, it was hard. Really pretty hard.
We had one consistent friend that was progressing, and every other would not respond. Street contacting went poorly, we had some problems as companions, and we got more and more discouraged as the weeks went by. The biggest problem, however, was the pressure. For some reason, I felt a ton of pressure like I needed to change who I am this transfer. From Pres, my comp, a few people we talked to. Like who I was was not good enough. It got to the point where I was constantly afraid even my standing before God was not the same.

This weekend was great for fixing that. We had a meal with some senior missionaries with their friends. One of them shared an amazing testimony of their conversion story and why I'm really here. I focused a lot on that and reflected a lot, too. I realized that I do not need to change who I am, but to just become a better version of myself. 

We had a really good weekly planning session yesterday, I fully discovered the problem, and now this next transfer is looking better and better.

For a spiritual thought:

Honestly all of this email was more or less my spiritual thought/rant/I don't even know, but there's one more thing. 

When we went to give the sacrament to this lady in our ward yesterday we shared a spiritual thought about miracles. My companion started by talking abiut Come, Follow Me this week and how God has never changed. How He's always been the God of Abraham and Isaac. He then said that there's a scripture in the Book of Mormon that also talks about it. He couldn't find it, but I knew the exact one he was referring to.

We flip there and read what I read with my last mission president both times I met with him. In another time when I was really struggling. We read Mormon 9:10-11, which read:

"10 And now, if ye have imagined up unto yourselves a god who doth vary, and in whom there is shadow of changing, then have ye imagined up unto yourselves a god who is not a God of miracles.

11 But behold, I will show unto you a God of miracles, even the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob; and it is that same God who created the heavens and the earth, and all things that in them are."

We shared this same scripture with the friends of the elder missionaries too, leading to her story. I always emphasized verse 20, which says:

"And the reason why he ceaseth to do miracles among the children of men is because that they dwindle in unbelief, and depart from the right way, and know not the God in whom they should trust."

I know that God is there, and is a God of miracles. He does not stop being there or stop preforming His miracles when we feel we are not enough, nor when we simply aren't enough. He doesn't stop blessing us with miracles when we stop asking for them or don't expect them. Only when we stop believing in them.

He loves us so much that He will always send miracles our way no matter what, only asking that we trust Him in return. He and His Son made, did, and gave everything, and all they ask back is our faith and actions based on it. They take care of the rest, They have the rest. 

So this transfer wasn't the best, but some are like that. Missions are hard and will always be hard, but the blessings that come from them are worth it everyday. Adding on to just lighten all the moods, here's some fun things I did this week that I don't share as much as I should:

- We went to a bar with an old Spaniard friend (only Aquarius don't worry) (also didn't have to pay 😁)
- We went to the small nightly meeting on Sunday with some friends. Seeing the senior missionaries trying their best and the kind of depressing numbers was really inspiring and charming. A bit more of what I saw a European missions as. 
- Saw Elder Elliot at the temple 
- Still no idea how this sword's getting home
- Couldn't really go anywhere today since it was cleaning/packing/a few protests, so we took our beds out and slept after getting some food.

Love you all, keep reaching out please! 

Id con Dios,

- Elder Puzey


The District

My roommates have a problem.

Saw Elder Elliott at the temple! He is serving in the Madrid North Mission,






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