Iris

Hello everyone, this week was pretty good. We also had interviews today, which was less fun, but at least we got to go to a museum because its not Monday.

Other than that its been a pretty usual week. We found a good amount of people, including one who owns a pastry shop. She's a little interested, but now we know where she works and it tastes really good, so she's not getting away from us! 

Also, no one we found came to church, or even the ones that have been. That's mostly due to the 4 o'clock change, though. That includes Diego, who returned finally and triumphantly from Colombia. A real shame, since we were planning to move his baptism up to next week. 

A few lessons, member meals, and teaching a group of Spaniard students. Only was was interested, and it wasn't in the gospel 🫥. It was fun to answer a ton of questions asked using vosotros and teach over 50% of the principles, though. 

For a spiritual thought:

I read a bit ago in 2 Samuel 14 and there was this verse that really stood out to me. For a bit of context, a woman was trying to convince King David to bring back his son, who had ran away after a series of events that would take a longer time to explain than I want. Anyways, this women tells a story similar to David's, where one son had killed the other. Okay maybe I do need to explain a bit more, you can skip this part if you want.

Basically, one of David's sons, Amnon, was slain by his brother, Absalom, because he did a very immoral act. He then had to run away because in the Law of Moses there were "Revengers of Blood," members of that same family who did just that, got revenge. So this women told a story very similar, that her son slayed the other and now her whole family is demanding that she delivers him. The king then basically pardons here imaginary son (since the whole story was made up to basically guilt trip him), and then finally for the important part, she says:

"For we must needs die; and are as water spilt on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again; neither doth God respect any person: yet doth he devise means, that his banished be not expelled from him"

I really like that last sentence, because we all have been, at least partly, banished from Him. Obviously He has not banished us, but just like Absalom we can flee from Him. The best part is, no matter how far we run, or how well we hide, He will always gather us. He is the only One that can perfectly gather spilled water, without losing a single drop. 

Like I said before, we went to a naval museum today, so that will be most of the pictures. If you want to know more about what something is, guess you'll just have to sent an email and ask! 

Id con Dios,

- Elder Puzey
I took dozens of pictures today at Museo Nacional del Prado but here's just a sample:








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