Well, we finally got together with Jesus to present the DVDs that were made of the Mormon Handcart Trek that his students participated in July 2008. We went to his English class and showed parts of the DVD as well as explained what the whole experience was about. We thought it would be even better if the missionaries came with us so that they could speak in Spanish if there was some interpreting to be done. The students loved seeing themselves and their friends in the DVD. The trek experience for these Spanish students was fantastic. And because we had 2 hours instead of the expected 1 hour, we opened it up to questions and English practice. This is where it became fun. The kids started asking the elders questions about being missionaries and what they did every day and who they talked to and why they wore suits, etc. They wanted to know about them and how they got to Spain. Jesus, who has spent lots of time in Utah, knew a lot already and he was pleased that the kids were asking questions in English. I thought he might be threatened a little since we were in a Catholic school. But to the contrary. Afterwards he invited all of us to his "house" for a huge lunch with his "community" of priests. Everyone was super nice and friendly to us and to our missionary friends. It was a really fun experience for us to participated in. A big thanks to the Pleasant Grove Stake for taking the Spaniards on a unforgetable journey.
I forgot to take pictures of us teaching, so you get a photo of the church in Lourdes, France. This is a pilgrimage where there is healing water coming from a natural spring. Saint Bernadette saw visions of Mary at this place. People come from all over the world to drink this water.
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