Week 46 -- August 3, 2020

 Busy Busy



Holaaaa!!!

It's been a really good, long week!!!
This week I have gained a completely new respect for any missionary who has served in the office before me ahahah! Transfer day was insane, we were driving people from the bus station to the office, to the airport back and forth the entire day, literally from 6am until 11 at night with a total of 30 minutes being able to relax! But I definitely enjoyed seeing so many missionaries! I got to see every companion I've had in the field other than the one who's already finished his mission!! 

The days that followed Transfers, weren't any exception to being busy either! This is definitely a new type of missionary work, for example, we still have not taught a single lesson in my time here, I am only ever in my apartment to sleep, I always always have something to do, and our sleep schedule is all messed up!!! Buttttttttt..... I am really really enjoying it! It's definitely hard, with a whole new level of stress, but I am having fun! I definitely have a ton to learn, but I'm learning more and more each day! My companion is seriously so awesome, and a wizard on the computer!  It's also just been so nice to be around some really spiritual Elders who are such amazing examples! God makes everything work, but God definitely likes effort!!(:

Thank you to everyone who wished me a happy birthday!! It was a busy day, but it was good! President and Hermana Galli gave me a really good cake!! 
There's this 87 year old man named Archie who lives in Barcelona and loves the missionaries! Everyone in the mission knows who he is, because he is always stopping by the mission home to drop off food or say hi or anything at all! My first day here I met him for like 12 seconds. He surprised me on my birthday and gave me a hat he'd bought me, because somehow he'd remembered my name and that I'd mentioned my birthday was this week! It definitely made my day!! I love people!!😁😁

Love you all, have an amazing week!!

-Élder Boden

Pictures!
1. This was a fun picture, Hermana Beals, Hermana Bluth, and I all went to Riverton High!!!!  #Wolvesbaby💜🐺


2. Barcelona 👌


3. The Office gang, we have been eating way good here🍔🍔


4-6. Elder Gregory, Elder Toro and Elder Rappleyea!!! Sadly I didn't get pics with Elders Gallegos and Gomes, but I saw them too!!!




7. Archie!!🧢


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