Pressing Forward

Hola Familia y Amigos,

So sorry for the late blog post, but the week got away from us.  What an amazing week in this corner of God's great earth! We continue to press forward in the work everyday trying to reach those who have never known God or His Son and rescue those who have once known them but have been "lost in the mists of darkness or the great and spacious building".  We have the hardest working Elders in the mission.  They go out everyday ready to find and teach anyone who may be open to hear.  They never back away nor give up on their commission to bring others to Christ. We are blessed to work with them and feel their determination even if the work often very slow here. Last week they decided that street contacting just wasn't working in Le Seu, since missionaries have been in our little village for many years.  Instead, they decided to stage an open house at the church which is right across from the town plaza.  The opened the doors displaying pictures of Christ along with many forms of teaching materials and invited passers-by to come in and watch Bible videos. It was a great way to expose the community to our beliefs.

Meet the Mormons

Elders Graham and Cullimore Inviting Passers-by view Bible Videos

Open House...Come on In!

Another way we do missionary work here in Le Seu, is to host "fiestas" at the farmhouse.  Emily is a new member as of a few months, who just turned 17, so we celebrated her birthday with a cookout under the veranda.  Our guests included non-member family members who were able to share a pleasant afternoon with us. We hope they can feel our joy and our light while they are in our home.

Lunch Under the Veranda

We moved into the cool of the old stone house.

Since our last blog, we were also able to host a District-wide Preparation Day in which the Lleida District enjoyed a chicken dinner with chocolate sheet cake.  Needless to say, there were not any leftovers.  Afterwards we were able to explore ARFA together.  We had been to the ancient church before (see pictures from last week) but this trip we discovered their incredible Ice Well that was built in 1305 where the peasants would harvest and store ice blocks for the noblemen during the winter in this massive stone well. It would last through the summer. Of course, the peasants didn't get to use any!

Exploring the Ice Well

City of ARFT's Famous, Arched Stone Bridge

Now the most unique way we have of pressing forward in the work, is by milking cows.  This week our neighbor Juan was leaving on a three-day vacation to France so he asked if Elder Fowers could supervise the milking while he was away...much like Ammon and the sheep, he realized he needed to live his message of service before he taught his message of Jesus Christ.

Favorite Service Project...Milking Cows at 6:00 AM

Elder Fowers Milking with Hired-hand, Karim

We were able to listen to most of the sessions and conference.  I thought I might try to listen in Spanish, but chicken out and put in my earphones so I could focus on the message and not just trying to figure out the words. Many branch members joined us for both the Saturday and Sunday sessions. The spirit was powerful and the messages concise. Afterwards, one of our long-time investigators meet privately with Elder Fowers and asked if he could be baptized--an Andorra Branch miracle. The messages spoke to his spirit.

Random tidbit... The other day Elder found this old postcard of Le Seu hidden in the back of his desk drawer. If you look really close you can see the farmhouse.  It is in the very bottom right corner's edge about an inch from the bottom.  This postcard give some perspective on the majesty of our little village tucked in the foothills of the Pyrenees.

Sunrise over the Pyrenees...

Adios for now, and may the Lord's riches blessing be upon you and your families. 

Mucho Amor,

Elder and HerMama Fowers