Concilio

Mi Querida Familia,

This last week Hna. Walters and I went to the Mission Council meeting at the mission home in Barcelona.  When we became companions we joked that we were the ¨Hermana Zone Leaders¨ because we are both kind of old in the mission... actually we are 2 of the oldest 3 hermanas in the mission (time-in-mission-wise, not age-wise).  It was great to get that extra instruction from our mission president.  I just feel like I´ve always been so far away that I have never really been able to spend much time around the Hinckleys, but Hna. Walters and I were invited to stay in their house and we got up early (luckily since mom called me about my Father´s day call stuff at 6:50 in the morning... we don´t get up until 7:30 in this mission. It´s Spanish culture!) and we helped (or actually just ending up watching the ayudantes) make breakfast.  Hermana Hinckley wouldn´t let us do too much because it´s ayudante tradition to make the pancakes for concilio.

We have a woman that we´re teaching that satan does not want to get baptized.  Her name is Carla, and every time we have a cita with her it´s really great- but then we´re not able to see her for one reason or another for like a week or more.  We´re doing our best though and I know Heavenly Father will help her and us with the things that we lack.

I thought we would be going to Barcelona this morning to spend the day there and then have our Zone conference tomorrow- but we´re not leaving Zaragoza until 6:30 this evening.  Hopefully we´ll get to see a couple of nice sights in this city that I still haven´t visited.  I´ve kind of given up on letter writing- it´s not my favorite preparation day activity and my companion wants a few letter writing hours today... Maybe I´ll make myself do it because I still have some I haven´t responded to.

I love you all- I´m excited to hear more about the babies when they come (yeah!  twins!)  Send me pictures of Erin´s volleyball belly!

Love,

Hna. Diehl