It's officially September in Móstoles!

Hola mis amigos!!

Another great week here in Móstoles and the work keeps moving forward! We officially started the transfer this week, and I'm super excited to keep loving the people here in Móstoles because they truly are the BEST! I am so grateful for the opportunity to be here serving the Lord and growing my relationship with Him! 

Highlights/ Fun facts:

- Last pday we went to Madrid and ate some all you can eat sushi which was delicious!! 😋 We did forget that we had a member meal that night so let's just say it was a miracle I didn't explode after everything we ate that day 😅

- Everyone told me that August was a slow time to come to Madrid because everyone is on vacations, but when I got here I was surprised because there were still a decent amount of people. Well, we officially started September and now I know what they meant haha There are triple the amount of people in the streets and it seems like it happened over night, but it's super fun!

- We had a birthday party for our friend named Irma and it was a blast! We all made treats to share, and we danced to Peruvian music with her family and I just love them so much!!

Miracle: 

The past couple weeks have been a little rough, because a lot of our friends that I love so much have taken a step back and stopped responding or have been canceling appointments. BUT, I have also been amazed this week by the miracles God puts in our path when we continue to work diligently and continue to love people. We have been able to find and start teaching some people that are truly interested and willing to progress in their faith and I am just always amazed that every time I think that no one really wants to listen to us, God brings a wonderful person into our lives that is ready to listen and accept Christ in their lives. I am just so grateful for the reminder that this is His work!!

Spiritual Thought: 

This week I was reminded that the principles we share and the gospel we teach every day applies to me too! We were teaching a lesson about the gift of the Holy Ghost and the amazing opportunity we have to have a guide and a source of comfort with us ALL THE TIME! I am so grateful for this gift and the ability I have to always have the Spirit with me to remind me of the peace we call all find in Christ! 

I was listening to the song "Be Still My Soul" this week and I would just encourage you to go listen to it this week and pay attention to the words! I know that we can all find peace in our Savior, He is with us every step of the way through our trials and our joys!

Be still, my soul: The Lord is on thy side;

With patience bear thy cross of grief or pain.

Leave to thy God to order and provide;

In ev’ry change he faithful will remain.

Be still, my soul: Thy best, thy heav’nly Friend

Thru thorny ways leads to a joyful end.

I love you all so much, and I would love to hear from you!

Hermana Hardy 💛

ehardy@missionary.org 

Pictures:

- pre-stuffing our faces with sushi 🍣😋 

- the restaurant was super aesthetic 😎

- Martin and Jefferson are the bestttt

- it's finally starting to cool down here and I got to wear a sweater!!

- classic elevator pic 📸

- our friend Maria!! I literally love this woman so much, and she told us that night that she might have to move back to her country so please pray for her to be able to stay so we can keep teaching her because she is amazing!! (I know God has a plan for her but it will be very hard to say goodbye)

- pre-second member meal of the day jitters (don't worry we ate it all we just had to lie down for a bit 😂)

- post birthday party elevator pic