Week 84: Make sure all the digits are there!

That week number is getting pretty big... :(

It has been a pretty busy week over here in Tenerife! We saw lots of miracles this week! We found lots of new people to teach and we're continuing to work hard.

We had a cool experience with a Nigerian dude named Antony. After having spent a solid 3 hours contacting in the sketchy streets of El Fraile without seeing much success, we found ourselves waiting at the bus stop to head back to Los Cristianos for lunch. A man approached us at the bus stop and asked who we were. We were happy to introduce ourselves and talk about what we do. We had a cool conversation with this man, Antony, about the Savior Jesus Christ. He's a very religious guy and loves his church. He said he would love to hear more about what we preach. He even told us that the spirit told him to come speak to us, which is already a miracle that he recognized that! So we wrote down his number and scheduled a return appointment. We called him the next morning however to find out that the number he had given us was wrong. It didn't exist. So that was pretty upsetting. So we prayed hard that we would be able to meet him again one day so he would have the opportunity to hear the gospel. And the very next day, exactly that happened!! We were on our way to an appointment and we ran into him by the bus station in Los Cristianos! I can't even imagine the odds of that happening. I mean this island isn't big, but it's not too small either. I know this wasn't just a coincidence! 

Anyway, we discovered that Elder Hendrix is actually just dumb and missed a digit when writing down the phone number... Haha he said he was anxious to get a call! So we sat down on a bench and taught him the restoration right there. And it was such a miracle lesson haha. As soon as we got talking about Jospeh Smith, it seemed like Satan was just trying to do all he could to stop it. A man approached us and asked about a bus schedule, then another dude asked us for money, then a woman asked us if we had a lighter so she could light her cigarette, then a kid tried selling us carnival tickets and wouldn't leave. There were sooo many distractions that came up during the lesson. But as soon as we finished talking about Joseph Smith, they all stopped. It's just interesting how that happened. Satan clearly doesn't want people to hear about the restoration. Haha but the lesson ended up going really well! Antony was really engaged and not distracted. There was a good spirit there. I'm so grateful he was so focused and had real intent to learn about what we're here to teach. We're excited to teach him again!

So transfers came out this weekend. My companion Elder Bellon got transferred. So I'm getting a new comp this afternoon! His name is Elder McDade. Updates to come! But I'm super excited for a fourth transfer here in Tenerife!! We've got lots of work to do!

Hope you all have an awesome week!

Elder Hendrix

TELL MY MOM HAPPY BIRTHDAY ON SATURDAY SHES TURNING 29!!!!!!!

Each of Elder Hendrix's companions sign his guitar.