It's Summer!!

So this week has been really good! Things have slowed down a little,
but we still had some good lessons, and it has been a fun week! 

 We sat down and talked with Edu and she decided that she wants to be
baptized in July, on Gran Canaria so that her boyfriend can do it. It
was kind of sad, because we may not get to see it, but she has grown
so much and she is doing well. We asked her to share her testimony and
she is SO ready! It is amazing to see the change in her and in the
people we get to help. 

 Fredrick is also doing really well. We met with him yesterday, and and
he said he knows that these things are true. He as well is seeing some
great changes in his life and I love him a ton. My favorite part of
the work is when they realize and can feel a change in their lives. 

 Something I have been learning this week is that we really need to
feast on the Words of Christ. We need to really be getting something
out of the Book of Mormon when we read, and I feel it every time I
study. We really need to start with a prayer, a desire, and a
question. And we will get much more from the scriptures. I have been
studying Hope a lot this week, and it says in the scriptures that we
must have faith, hope, and charity, but what really is hope? Hope is
what helps us through our trails, what gets us through those hard
times. Hope sometimes is the blessings of our faith (Alma 22:16). And
it can only come if we have faith. Faith in our Savior Jesus Christ,
and in his Atoning sacrifice for us. I have been studying Alma 22 and
Ether 12 together this week, and learned some cool stuff. 

 We also found a family from Venezuela this week who seem really cool.
We were walking down the street doing some passbyes, when we saw a guy
and his wife playing basketball on the court next to us. So we went
and challenged them to a game, and if we won, we would get to share a
quick message. And if we lost, we would go. Haha so we played a game
of around the world with them, and when we won we shared the message
of the Restoration with them. We are really excited for them, and they
are really cool so we will see! 

 Um.. Something funny this week. I was standing next to the heater
during studies and I was just standing there reading, when I smelt
something really bad. I then noticed smoke coming up around me, and
when I looked down I saw that my pants were on fire because I was too
close to the heater! Haha but it was all good, I got it out pretty
quick haha I just lost a pair of pants.  

 But it's has been an amazing week! I hope everything is going super
well and you guys have an awesome week! 

 Love, Elder Chandler 

 Here is a video from the ward activity. 

They are using guitars hand made by the guy in the gray sweater!