Hasta Luego Tarragona!

Good Morning Everyone!

 

So the big news is yes, I got transfered! I am now serving in Badalona, Spain. it is just up the coast from Barcelona. (About 20 or 30 minutes in Metro) I am sort of in a trio... It is strange how it works, but my companions names are Elder Cuevas and Elder Sutton. Elder Cuevas is from Orem and Elder Sutton in from Idaho. They both seem like good guys and I am really excited to start working with them! The piso is ok... A little small and a little dirty but it is an average missionary piso. Honestly I dont really know what else to tell you about my area because I just barely got here... All I know is I have been here for about 20 minutes and I have walked up and down more hills than I have in my whole mission... haha So yeah... Im stoked!

 

It was hard to say goodbye to Tarragona, but it is always hard to say goodbye! Tarragona is an awesome ward with a lot of awesome people! I got to say goodbye to all of my converts, and on Saturday night, the ward had a talent show that was awesome! We, The Missionaries, did a little skit that was hilarious! I had a member take a video, but I am not sure if I can send it. I will just have to send some more photos and pictures home soon. But anyway, we put on a skit and showed what the average day of a missionary is like. It is kind of hard to explain exactly what we did, but I will try. Bear with me! Elder Magallanes and I stood at a table, we formed little people... My hands were the feet of the little person. Then my companion was behind me, and his hands and arms were the hands and arms of the little person. So basically I was a little person but I didnt have control of my hands... I dont know if this is making any sence... haha But anyway, we did exercise, shaved, bruched our teeth, contacted people! It was super funny and the whole ward was dying with laughter! It will definately be something I remember and I hope they will remember as well. I do need one favor. I need you to log on to my facebook and accept Camillia Gomez. She is going to send a bunch of photos so everyone can se them. I think that is her name. I know her last name is Gomez so just look for that ;) The pictures will probably describe better than me what we did haha

 

So then our week was full of Family Home Evenings with members, Recent Converts, and Menos Activos. It is funny how no one want to visit with you and then you say you are leaving and your week suddenly fills up super fast! haha Like I said, it was hard to say goodbye, but thats the mission for ya!

 

Other than that it was just another average week of missionary work and honestly I dont have much to say... Sorry it is kind of a boring letter, but the exciting news was I was transfered and thats about it haha.

 

And Yeah, of course I forgot my device to send pictures... Now this email really stinks! haha SORRY! Next week will be a lot better!

 

Love you all lots!

Elder Carrigan

 

Looking for the Elect!

Hey Fam!

 

Another good week here in Tarragona! It is kind of strange to me to think that this could be my last week here in Tarragona! I am trying my best to get some work going here before transfers just in case I leave, but it has been rough... We are searching and trying our best to find some people to teach, but unfortunately this week was full of lots of closing doors, no´s in the street, and cancelled visits. Some weeks just happen go this way. I have definately learned the lesson of continuing to find and talk to people while you are actually teaching people at the same time. I feel liek when we were teaching a lot, we kind of got distracted or werent focused in finding as much, and now this is happening to us... Its ok, I know that we are trying our best, and looking hard, the Lord will bless us soon!

 

We did have a couple people the the church yesterday, and I am hoping they start to progress! One is a man named Zenon. He is from Bolivia. He has been listening to us for awhile, almost since I got here, but he doesnt really progress. We try our best to work with him, but he has turned out to be someone we pass by to check up on every once in awhile. Well, Him and his daughter came to church yesterday for the first time, We are hoping that this is a good sign and that he will actually begin to progress and we will be able to visit him on a regular basis! We will see!

 

We also had a 17 year old kid come named Roney, and he is a stud! We are in the starting prossess of teaching his family. They were a reference from a member and are also from Bolivia. We visited them last Sunday but werent able to have another visit with them all week because the mom was working. Well, long story short, I called them Saturday night tp remind them about church, and the mom gave me some lame excuess, but then I asked if her son was going to come and he said yes! He came to chuch and loved it! We introduced him to all the youth and he fit right in! It might have helped just a little that him and one of the cutest girls in the ward are from the same part of Bolivia, but hey... What ever works right! haha Hopefully we will meet with them sometime this week! After that, we just have a lot of futures and potentials that we are praying will be able to meet with this week

 

We also had a conference AGAIN in Hospitalet. It is tirinig going up there and back all the time, but I will be honest I love conferences! It is the best to see everyone and talk to everybody that I know! Its the best! I saw Elder Wilkinson again. He is the man! We talked for awhile, He is now serving in the office as the financial secretary... Such a stud! I also talked to Elder Rios of course and we always have a good time together! We learned a lot and you can always feel the spirit so strong when President talks to us!

 

I also got a letter from Jack Dana! MY MAN! Love ya buddy! I will send you a letter soon!

 

Well thats it for this week! Next week P Day is on Tuesday because of transfers. I will let you guys know if I am in a different part of Spain next week!

 

Love you all tons!

 

Love

Elder Carrigan

 

Searching and Finding

Good Morning Everyone!

I am glad the photos and videos worked! I was scared they wouldnt work!
Enjoy them! haha I wish I could be there to explain them all, but I guess
we will have to do sit down and do that when I get home! I will try to be
better in sending photos home more often, but honestly it is one of the
last things on my mind... I know thats bad! Sorry!

Well it sounds like your guys weekend was lots of fun in Vegas! Im not
going to lie, yesterday it came to my head that you were in Vegas and I had
to get that thought out of my head real fast! haha It sounds like you had a
lot of fun! Dad congrats on winning 200 bucks! haha I will be sure to spend
it here sometime this week! haha You can do whatever you want with the
Catalan Flag... I dont care! Just know that if you were to hang this flag
in Spain outside of Catalunya, many bad things would happen to our house!
haha It has a really stong meaning!

So this week was a tough one! Right now we are just searching for new
people to teach. And with Searching and Finding brings a lot of stress!
Lots of wrong numbers, addresses, cancelled visits, and free time. I dont
like it... I like having full days with things to do! it makes everything
so much better, but hey, In order to teach you need to find right! As of
right now, we still dont have anyone solid... Unfortunately, my Nigerian
Pastor Friend cancelled on us as well... The english branch here in
Tarragona will have to wait... haha

Other than that, not much went down this week! We helped a Menos Activo
lady move on Saturday for 8 hours... By the end of the day I almost killed
her! haha She had more CRAP in here house than I have seen in my entire
life! And with everything I tried to move, she would say "BE CAREFULL!!!!"
I wanted to drop and break something on purpose! haha Moving here in Spain
is completely different than in the US. People move here like it is no big
deal. 3 months here and 3 months there! It is the worst! We took everything
out of her piso and down to the street and then loaded in a van and drove
like 2 streets over. Just our luck, the elevator didnt work, so we then had
to hike everything up the stairs to the 4th floor! Meanwhile I still had to
listen to this lady sceam "BE CAREFULL" The whole time! haha So anyway,
that was the highlight of my week!

Actully! The highlight of my week was last P Day! It was a blast! I have
been here in Tarragona for almost 6 months, but last Monday was the first
day I had to actually go out and explore! It was super fun! We went out to
this cliff that is kind of by the beach and jsut enjoyed the view and
relaxing for a little bit! I think Tarragona would be an awesome place to
live in the summer! There is a ton of things you could do! I will send some
photos of our day!

So anyway, sorry the letter is a little boring this week! I will try to
spice somethings up this week! haha

Love you all tons!

Elder Carrigan