Hey everyone!! Wow, I sure have a lot to write. So this past week has been Super busy. On Tuesday we left the CCM to the mission home where
we got some training, and then we headed to the stakecenter by the
Temple to get our Areas and new companions. There I found out my new
companion is Elder Barlow (from Chicago), and that we were going to
open an area up North called Villagarcia de Arousa. Villagarcia is a
city about 6 hours by train to the North of Madrid above Portugal
along the coast. It is green and beautiful up here. It was actually
pretty funny when we got here because a lot of the people here
actually speak a different dialect called "Galethian" up here which is
a mix between Spanish and Portuguese. Haha so when I got here I felt
like that Elder in the Best Two Years "Uh, Elder, what language are
they speakin? Cause they didnt teach me that in the MTC..." But I
found out most of them understand, and can speak Spanish also so I
feel alright haha.
The church is really small up here but we are super optimistic about
building the church up here. Our branch Presidents name is President
Themis and he has been super helpful. Saturday we had a Christmas
party with the branch and then on Sunday we had 15 people at which is
really awesome. We meet in a room in the bottom of a hotel we rent out
on Sundays. We have some of the strongest members here.
My Spanish is getting progressively better and I am understanding more
and more of what the people are saying here which is awesome because
they speak SUPER fast. My comp was sick the first few days, but now we
are hard at work. And we have a lot of work to do! I love his work and
I love these Spanish people! I know this church is true! I love you
all so much!
Feliz Navidad!
-Elder Chandler
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