Hermana Adelaide Ross's Mission Blog

  Hola!!!   Well I finally made it out of Catarroja and they booted me to the very northern area of the mission! My area is called Figueres and it is quite a change from Catarroja! The area is BEAUTIFUL! Endless rolling green hills in the middle of the Spain countryside!! We also have a car so that is a huge bonus but the downside is we have to drive an hour each day from Girona (where we have our piso) to Figueres! So hopefully we can find a piso in Figueres so we aren't stuck doing studies and contacto diario in the car lol  Having to say bye to the members in Catarroja was so hard! The people here have changed my life forever and they are such Christlike examples to me! I will miss them all so so much especially because I'm leaving an incredible Barrio to serve in a grupo with about 25 strong members!! They are truly amazing and I'm really excited to see this area grow!  Traveling from Valencia to Barcelona on a train ALONE with two 50 pound suitcases and a duffel bag is

  Hola!! Wow what a perfect week for our amiga Mary Luz!! She had her baptism this last Sunday and she is such an example to me of the goodness of Repentance and how Christ can change us for the better! Mary Luz has been through so much in her life and to see her full devotion to Christ and his Gospel was a testimony to me! I have been in Catarroja for three transfers now and I have grown to love this area with all my heart! We have seen so many miracles with friends and members! God truly has blessed me with a family here in Catarroja and I am forever grateful for Daniel, Luz, Siskatl, and Mary Luz and the examples they are in my life!  Falla season here in Catarroja is still going strong and the air quality is getting worse and worse! There are fireworks everywhere and throughout the entire night but it's been so fun! They have big art sculptures that they will light on fire during this week so that's super exciting haha! Im just embracing the Spain culture here without knowi

  Hola a todos!! We just keep seeing miracles here in Catarroja so here is a small week recap!  This week Valencia is filled with Fallas which I'm not sure exactly what they are but the city is full of festivals, parades, and fireworks! It's fun and exciting and all but it makes it a bit more difficult to get the work done! Trains are traveling and people are more interested in spending time with family and friends than talking with the missionaries but it's fine my feelings are a bit hurt but its fine lol But the Fallas have not been stopping the work! We had luck with finding new people to teach this week and hopefully we can continue to find people who are interested in progressing!!  Our friend MARY LUZ is on date for March 17th! She has been taught by my compañera Hermana León and the missionaries for about three transfers now! Now that Catarroja is one giant area we have so many amazing friends to teach and Mary Luz is one of them! She is full of energy and so so exci

¡Hola a todos! Cómo está?? This week was filled with conferences, a trip to Madrid, the temple, and so many miracles!! CONFERENCIA DE ZONA  The Valencia Zone had conference this week and we focused on the importance of members in this work! It has been so amazing to see how members and their testimonies can bring such a spirit into our lessons! Members are so important to our amigos and their lifelong conversion in the Church! We focused on ways to invite members to be active in this missionary work and how we as missionaries should be a constant support to the ward and its members! Hermana Heckmann made reservations for lunch at a fancy restaurant in Valencia so our whole zone enjoyed a Spanish 3 course meal haha VAMOS A MADRID  All three missions in Spain (Madrid north, Madrid south, and Barcelona) had the opportunity to gather in Madrid on the temple grounds! I got to see a bunch of Missionaries from the MTC and my old compañeras! Our mission was blessed with the chance to do an end

  Holaaa!!  I don't have too much time so this email will be shorter but WOW this has been an amazing week!! I am so exhausted because we have been so busy! I am learning and growing A TON!! Training life is so much fun and I am learning so much from Hermana León and my trainee Hermana Jones! The three of us are taking over Catarroja and it's quite a grand task!  I truly have learned so much this week about patience and turning things over to the Lord! Like my amazing companions always remind me, God is always in control and we can have confidence in his timing for this work! The Lord truly does have everything under control! A scripture that I absolutely love and we got to share with one of our friends this week was Matthew 11: 28-30  28 ¶ Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.  29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.  30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is l

SURPRISE!! I am training this transfer!! Which means I now have a daughter on the mission and she is amazing! Not only that but I get to train with Hermana León so we are training Hermana Jones together (in a trio) and it has been such a blessing!  When I started my mission I was trained in a trio by Hermana Gonzalez and Hermana Edwards (shout out to the best moms in the world♡) So now that I get to train in a trio it's like things have come full circle! Hermana Jones is from Utah and already has such a love for the work! The two areas in Catarroja are now combined into one so we are taking over a huge area! This means a ton more amigos and a ton more work to do. This change has been stressful for sure but I feel like I have grown during these first 3 days of the transfer!  This week felt like a whirlwind! I had to say bye to Hermana Peterson who I miss so so much! She was such an incredible first compañera here in Spain and I'm so grateful for everything she taught me!!  Luz a