Val, thats hilarious about Sister Martin and Emilcy. It wasnt Rocky they told me i looked like, it was the Russian boxer that fights Rocky (3rd movie i think). I said to them, "its because im so buff right?" They just laughed and walked away. Obviously they didnt think it was because of that haha but its funny because all of my friends tell me that eric looks like the Russian guy. i guess its just in our blood to be ridiculously good looking. haha just kidding.
This past weekend at the park was the most amazing experience ive had so far. Everyone was in a companionship with a fluent Spanish speaker except for me and Elder Winkelcotter, we were the only companionship that didnt have a spaniard with us. But we had faith and we knew the Lord would help us have success. The first lady we talked to in the metro was way nice and she took a book of mormon. The first guy we talked to in the park, Oliver, was from France but he spoke perfect english so we talked to him in english. He said he was an atheist but he´s always been interested about the bible and he had been to Utah before and heard about the church. We didnt ask him if he would like a book of mormon, he was the one that asked us if he could have one. He said he had one before but he never read it. We had an english book of mormon and he said, "i promise you two that i will read this book." We promised him blessings and told him how happy it would make his life. After Oliver, people were seriously coming up to Elder Winkelcotter and i asking us if we could take pictures for them. We talked to 7 different people (3 different groups) just from them coming up to us and asking for a picture. It was insane. We found another guy sitting on a bench who was from Brazil but he comes to Spain a lot for his work. He took a book of mormon in Spanish and seemed really interested in it. The very last guy we talked to had heard about the church and we gave him a Joseph Smith pamphlet and i shared the virst vision with him. The Spirit was so strong and i know he felt it. I dont know why the Lord blessed Elder Winkelcotter and i so much that day but it was amazing to see His hand in the work. There is no way those people we met were just coincedences. I know the Lord prepares people for us to teach. Without His help and the help of the Spirit, we could do nothing.
This work gets better every single day. Elder Moss (my friend from bountiful, serving in Chile) once said that this work is the hardest thing he´s ever done but he is the happiest he´s ever been in his life. I totally agree with that. And i havent even been out to the field yet. I know its going to get a whole lot harder but the joy that ive felt so far just from talking to people in the park and having the chance to maybe change their lives and bring them to Christ is undescribable. I love it. Thank you for all the birthday wishes and for all of your prayers! I definitely need all the help from prayers i can get. Love you all. Talk to you all next week! Adios
Elder Reeves
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