Family

What a week!! Went on exchanges with badajoz and Cáceres. invited a ton of people to come to church and you know what happened. Not a single one came, but because of all our work God sent a family from Colombia (the dads brother is already a member and lives in toledo) over here to Sevilla to be here for a little while and they want to get to know the church! I don't understand why God works the way he does but I feel like he definitely gets a few laughs out of watching us out of us getting rejected all the time.

Please pray for other manuals. He loves the Lord and the spirit and just wants to get baptized. We got to teach him for a while but he moved to huelva and hasn't been able to be baptized yet, but this week he has it planned to happen.

Scripture: 1 Nephi 1:1
Nací de buenos padres… it's true! And I'm so grateful for it. And I am grateful to have the family I have! Matt and Trudy had their birthdays last week so wish them a happy late bday! And big pops is having his birthday this week!! That line is truly the best way to start the best book in the world, with family.

Thought:
I used to think before the mission that family came before everything, then getting on the mission I thought God came before family, but as I've been on the mission I've learned they go hand in hand. Nothing strengthens a family more than having the gospel in your life, and there is no greater joy than growing together as a family.

Love y’all!

-Elder Larkins