"So Why Do You Allow It?"

-Recent convert's reaction to learning that the Book of Mormon musical makes fun of the Church


From his tone you could almost imagine he was asking us to call down fire from the heavens, but I was thinking about this, and looking at this another way brings up a great, Christlike, conflict resolution strategy: "why do you allow conflict?"


To be sure there are things worth fighting for (there's a reason missionaries are often compared to an army, and latter-day Zion to soldiers fighting for the right) but Christ taught that contention is of the devil. We refuse to cede important points like God-given doctrine, righteous living, and our constant efforts to share the truth, but no good will be done by tearing others down and laying waste to anything we don't agree with. In many cases, we can choose to not let conflict start from us getting offended. It's always our choice. 


Anyway we saw this ad while we were traveling with some of our awesome members to stake conference in Pavones, Madrid. The stake center shares the block with the Madrid Temple so I got to see it again, such an awesome place.


Next week we have mission conference with Elder Alliuad of the Seventy, a temple trip, and MLC so we'll be in other parts of the city almost all week. The conference is going to be epic and the whole week will be packed, so I'm pumped.


Our friend Paula has been coming to seminary for weeks and has told some members she wants to get baptized, so we're looking to meet with her as much as possible this coming week!


Met a cool guy named Jordan who joined the Church in Peru and wants to come back. He could see that his life went better the more he focused on God and he wants that back. He also wants to be with people who want the same so he's excited to come back to church! He's also in a band so that's awesome.


The work here in Alcorcón is great, and I know there are more people here that need the gospel. Between everything going on next week we'll be doing everything we can to find them! Hope to be able to tell you someone story next week!


-Elder Curtis 


Not a ton of pics this week, but check here too:


-I love the Madrid Temple
-Identity theft clowns
-made salchipapas, a Latino street food
-Just checking... are you thinking celestial?
-its been a rough week for Olaf 
-Alcorcón branch representing at stake conference 
-Metro tunnel







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