Thank you family!! And I have a baptism for this weekend

Hello,

I am glad to get emails from a bunch of you today!!! IT really lifts my spirits. I have been in piso for 2 days of the week. My companion got sick with goopy eye junk and other side effects. Really gross. So I was in piso on Mon and Tues and part of Wed. But this week we has Zone Conference with the Zones from Hospitalet and Barcelona. They were really great. I love President Hinckley and Especially Hermana Hinckley. They really are supposed to be my mission presidents.

So wanna hear something disconcerting. I might change missions. The mission of Bilboa will be dissolved on the 1 of july and the changes will happen. But here is the deal, if I am sent south for the transfer before the split, I could end up in the Malaga mission. Bum Deal. SO I am staying on good terms with the president and praying that I get sent either north or get to stay in this great city of Barcelona. The normal thing is to be with your trainer for 2 transfers, but from what I have heard, President Hinckley is unpredicatble. So who know where I will be. I am on week three of this transfer cycle and am loving it so completely!

 My companion is a new person to work with and she is teaching me how to do so many things, but especially, how to love. I guess this is one thing that I am struggling with. I don´t know how to show affection. Mind you, I do love, but it is hard for me to show affection.

The Elders in Barrio 3 (ward 3) have been teaching this girl names Karin. She is getting baptised this weekend. Here is the problem for them. She has been attending our ward and has finally moved into our ward, but she just moved last week, so the Elders are turning her over to us hermanas, SOOOO, My first baptism will be this week end. We get to meet her tomorrow. YEAH!!!

The teaching is getting better for me. I am actually able to communicate most of my thoughts with the patient members and investigators. We have a family, Leticia and Ismael, that are basically ready to be baptised. They know the gospel is true and the know what they need to do. They came to conference yesterday and had a great experience ( oh, we only got to see the first 3 sessions because of the time difference, so this was the sunday morning session that they went to.) But the problem is that they are going on holiday for 10 days. We will definately know whether or not they are ready to go by this point. They are great people. And they have friends that we made for them in the ward. It is great. IN PMG, it talks about how we should find people for the investigators that are from the same religious background as them, but here it is a different story. Most of the people here in Barcelona are from a different country. Leticia and Ismael are from Mexico and the Ward mission leader is from Mexico also. We took him to one lesson and they hit it off sooooo great. I can´t believe it. They now have time to hang out set up so they can be good friends. I love this work.

Questions from Dads email with answers. Sorry. Sorta confusing. Gotta go soon!

What is the food like there:?? The food is interesting. I love the panaderias (bread shops) And I am limiting myself on how much bread I can eat. Mainly everything is fried, but For the most part, it is pretty good. We also get alot of food from other countries. There are some great cooks in our ward. WE ARE LUCKY!!!

How is your new companion??. She is 25 and studied in England for 4 years. She is great, very similar to me and the things that we need to work on. Sometimes that is not a good thing, but we are working it out.

how are the members??. how is your ward??. BOth great. VEry helpful!!!

What time do you usually have p-day from, where do you e-mail and shop??. Preparatino day, we email from a locotorio and then have the rest of the day to do whatever. LOVE IT. Today we are going on splits with Hermana O´Ñeil and I. We are going to the Gaudi Park. Parc Güell and hanging out with some elders. Pday starts at 11 and goes until 6.

What is your favorite food or fruit or dessert.?? Napolean: Like a crossaint with great chocolate in the middle.
 Is the flan good there??. Had it once at a members. Not my fav. but learning to eat anything

Are you learning recipes that you can bring back here? Trying to learn what they are talking about first, then recipes next
.Are you having success in teaching.??   YEs
How is the language coming??. Slow, but good. I can communicate you dont seem to have too many worries about the language. Had a break down the other day about the language and life. But all is good.

 Go Brother Marrot. How fun!!! I am excited for the ward. That will be fun! Hope your shin splints are getting better. Still working on them. Evntually I cant remember if mom asked about your money situation.I don´t have a way to access. Will you let me know how much is in my account. Gotta buy some summer clothes and shoes. EXPENSIVE; pero esta bein Do you have some still in your account. Let us know and we can stock it up a little.

Granny is getting worse. Tell her I love her. When you go, go ahead and give my mission president a call. That would be great. That way I could know.

Shayla´s emails: Send them email.

T-bone: MOM, are you okay. How is the car. Did anyone get hurt!! lOVE you lots

HEre is my piso address.

Hermana Mikayla Skouson
C/Badal 64, 5, 1
08014 Barcelona
España