Robbers

Greetings from Madrid! I haven't really gotten a chance to talk about the area itself so here it goes. I'm in a somewhat Northern part of Madrid. The area where we live is kinda in the ghets, but that's ok because it means more humble people! The only skyscrapers in Madrid are in our area as well. We travel by metro almost everywhere, so I finally know what my cousin was talking about when she described the "I hope no one freaking robs me right now" sensation a while back. That quote was actually inspiration for my song title this week, "Robbers," by The 1975 (don't worry I didn't actually get robbed). The ward is great. There are roughly 110 active members - a big step from the 23 in my last area. I've already met a bunch of them and they're awesome.

This last week and a half has flown by (as usual) and we've got a lot done. After a slightly slow start, it picked up quite a bit. I mentioned a new investigator Yocasta last week - SHE'S FREAKING LEGIT. We've met with her three times since I last wrote and she's got a great desire to learn more. We've invited her to read the Book of Mormon and after doing so, she's noted how she's had a lot of good things happen to her. After asking her what she thought of it yesterday, she told us she thinks it's true. Super exciting times here! 

We also started teaching two other new people this last week. One of them, lives out in a pueblo called Colmenar Viejo and is a member's boyfriend. He's from Nicaragua and his name's Jose. The other is an older Ecuadorian lady named Rosa. She apparently had missionaries over at her house all the time when she was raising her kids back in Ecuador. For some reason, she was never baptized despite the fact that nearly all her children are members. They're both really great and we can't wait to work with them more.

Today I got to go to the temple for the first time in like 5 months. Incredible experience as always. We played some soccer with some other missionaries after. MOST IMPORTANTLY, we went to a taco place that sells REAL AUTHENTIC Mexican tacos. The first that I've had since I got here a year ago. It was a good day for me. I think we're going to go up to Segovia on Monday with our district. I heard it's a really cool city. We'll have to see. I hope you all are partying it up back in the states. I also hope at least one of you has been keeping my legacy of using "dad" as a pronoun alive as well. Love you all!

Hasta luego,

Elder Penner 🇪🇸

Algunas fotos hoy:

1. When America meets Spain - tortilla de patata with Dew and Sour Patch

2. Colmenar Viejo

3. Soy yo