Happy 2013

Happy New Year Everyone!

 

Its official... My Black year has begun... Im not sure if all of you know what that black year is. On the mission we refer to the Black Year when you are on the mission for the entire year. Meaning, you can no longer see the light behind you or infront of you. haha During this year, rumor has it that all of your friends back home (ecspecially girls). Prove me wrong!!!!! haha

 

So this week was another tough one! Like expected... Lots of knocking doors and contacting in the streets. We do have a huge list of people who told us to call them after the holidays, so this week we will be spending a lot of time following up on all these people to see if they really want to listen of not! We have faith so we will see if we can get some solid investigators this week!

 

I am super stoked though! This week we had a man show up to church named James. He is from Nigeria! Yeah Buddy! He attended the church in Nigeria for a couple years but was never baptized and then moved here to Tarragona and wasnt able to find the Church. Well this week he found it and after church he said he loved it! I offered to come and teach him this week, and he said of course! So we will begin teaching him this week and hopefully he will be baptized sometime soon! Hopefully... No. He will be baptized in the future! Mom, are you sure im not part Nigerian because all the Africans here just seem to love me! haha Im stoked!

 

So this week was also fully of Spanish Tradition! It was pretty fun! On New Years we didnt do anything special. We helped a member move and then just at some pizza. At midnight here in Spain, everyone eats 12 grapes for every second after midnight. So thats what we did... It was kinda fun I guess haha. Eh... What was really fun was 3 Magos Day or 3 Kings Day! The night before there was nobody was in their pisos. Everybody was in the street! It was crazy! I will try to send some photos! They have a huge parade and the 3 kinds are on these giant floats! It was pretty cool! We contacted a ton and handed out like 300 pass along cards! haha It is honestly their Christmas!

 

So thats about it here from Spain this week... Other than that it was just the normal... I love you guys ton! Hope everything is going well! Thank you for the birthday package. I will keep my eyes out for it!

 

Love you all

Elder Carrigan

 

0817 One of the 3 kings!

0809 We knocked this door this week! haha

0805 New Years Day we went back to the olive orchard with the members again. The decided to dress me up!

0782 Classic Spainish Nativity scene... Notice the birth of Jesus in the church and the man pooping on the side of the church... Nice...