Modern missionaries

Hola!

Well this past week was the long awaited week we had been hopping for
IPADS!! I went Tuesday morning to alcobendas to meet with the other
leaders in the mission. They do this leadership council once a month,
and I was super thrilled to be a part of president Jackson and hermana
jacksons last one. The meeting was so spiritual and it was such an
honor because president and hermana Jackson really were just speaking
directly to us. In the end we got to have our iPads a day early to
show the others in our zone how to use them. It was better then
Christmas Day for these missionaries! We screamed and giggled like
five year old girls as we set them up. I've never seen so many
missionaries so excited. But what's been amazing is seeing these tools
being used I have shown so many videos in lessons, I've been able to
find a scripture faster to answer somebody's question, I've been
reading so many talks! But really the main teacher isn't the iPad it's
still the spirit, the iPad is just there to help others feel the
spirit.

I also was able to do intercombios this past week with hermana
Valencia from Chicago. She's a cute girl serving in alcala. It was fun
being with her helping her, and her helping me. I'm learning a lot
with this new leadership position. Especially to keep being myself
when the normal urge would be to change, obviously I want to be better
and fix the areas that need work but I shouldn't change what makes me
me, just out of fear of looking good. I don't know if that makes
sense.

My thoughts and prayers have been with the Perez family all week. I
pray that they find peace in these hard times. I know that the plan of
salvation is real, that we will all be resurrected due to the grace
and love of our savior Jesus Christ. He loves us, and he can give us
the peace we need to move forward. I love you and miss you all.

Con amor
Hermana Shurtz