It´s so good to be back in Andalucía! True, almost all of the investigators dropped us as soon as I got here, but the people are so much warmer (comes with the climate, I think). In Alicante, people would shut me down as soon as I opened my mouth, but here, they usually kindly explain that they´re already Catolica Apostilca Rumana, and kindly wish me luck. I love it.
Half the streets we work on are tiny cobblestone paths, and the buildings are the classic white with yellow trim, flowers in the balconies. Jeréz is really famous for its wine, and we get wine-scented breezes from the wineries that are just slightly less numerous than the old chapels and cathedrals.
It´s just beautiful here.
We´re teaching one Bolivian man named Marcos who is progressing toward his baptism on the 31st. There are also a lot of recent converts here- Jeréz went through a baptizing boom about 6 months ago, but they´re nearly all inactive now, so we have a special focus on them.
The Lord is so good to me- just when I arrived, the other SHE´s from Dos Hermanas called to say that they´d taken in a companionship that´s opening an area, and wanted us to start doing intercambios with one of the areas they have currently... HUELVA! We´re doing intercambios with those hermanas in two weeks, so just two weeks from now, I´ll be seeing my sweet swampy Huelva, with all the people I loved and worked with. Hnas Grant and Ancalle say the people are excited to see me. I can´t think of anything that will make me happier than seeing those dear people again.
I´m happy and healthy and working hard. My legs forgot that hills existed, but they´re remembering now :) Take care- so glad to hear the wedding went well, and that no wayward karate moves took out beloved Elder Perry.
Take care! Love Hna Johnson
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