La Boda

This week we participated (crashed) a wedding / baptismal service held in the Spanish Branch. There was a super cute wedding service, some pictures were taken, and they went directly into the baptismal font. The newlyweds in the picture and their friend were all baptized. They all bore a super sweet testimony at the end of their baptismal service. 

Some of you may have noticed I don't exactly write much on my blog, especially about spiritual things or personal matters. I do this due to the intended audience. I tend to keep those in my personal emails, but I guarantee that my mission the spiritual high point of my life so far. Every time I think "My faith has never been so strong as it is right now", it get's stronger the next day. I've learned more about the Gospel than I thought was possible. I've had the joy of watching people change their lives, find their faith and live up to how Father sees them. I've even had the opportunity, through the study of the Atonement and introspection, to change myself.

If there's one thing I've learned from my mission, it's that now is the time for change. Changing others, my surroundings, and myself.

Love you all,

Elder Gray

Don't Tell Your Madre What You Did in Padre

For P-day last week we went out to Padre Island! We went to the Northern side of the island since missionaries are prohibited from going to the South side. The reason being it is a HUGE spring break capital. But we went to the beach and looked at the water. Not much else we can do.

The Corpus Christi 1 District!

I budgeted my money poorly, and I now am suffering the consequences. I am surviving on ice cream and cheese puffs. I got really fancy one night and made these hors d'oeuvres, which I call CheesePuffs in a Blanket. I stick a cheese puff through a pizza roll and eat it. Pretty simple.

The Genius of Man

The work down here is good. We are teaching some really cool people. This coming week we're going to a wedding!

Bye.

Elder Gray

There and Back Again

Hello everybody!

Last P-Day was crazy! We went to the Corpus Aquarium as a district. It was pretty good, they opened up a Caribbean wing a few weeks ago. They had a pretty good dolphin show, and we decided my spirit animal is a manta ray. Afterwards we went to North Beach and played volleyball with the zone next to us.

In my emails to ya'll I may have casually mentioned my back is on fire. Well, this past week I got permission from the mission nurse to get it checked out. I went to a chiropractor and he did his magic, popping my spinal in every way possible. He told me I sprained my lower back, and I have a rib out of place where it connects to the spine. I feel pretty old. The doc gave me some exercises to do at home, which seems to be helping with my lower back, but my upper back still hurts. I might have to go in again soon. 

bye!

Elder Gray

Blood, Tears and Butter

Hello everyone,

This was the final week of the transfer, and the results are...

*drumroll*

WE'RE STAYING! Elder Harris and I will be in Corpus Christie together for another two weeks!

I'm glad I'm staying; there's too much good stuff happening. I can't leave now! 

Speaking of Elder Harris, he was picking a blister on his hand when his hand exploded. 

It was bleeding pretty bad, so we went over to a members house to get it patched up. See the bright blood? We were told he hit an artery. 

We are currently teaching a super cool family with a crazy little 2-year old. As we were teaching the parents, we noticed it got too quiet. They found their daughter just eating fistfuls of butter, and I just had to take a picture. I hear it's a good moisturizer. 

Today, for our final p-day, we are going to the aquarium and having an inter-zone volleyball tournament at the beach. Should be fun!

paz,

Elder Gray