Update 2014:)

Time is really flying by for us and for Bryson.  He has been in Spain for almost 8 months now;)  He is doing very well and experiencing all the miracles one would hope for on a mission serving the Lord.  He is in Granada now.  Here is a few quotes from his latest letters:

March 3, 2014
¡Feliz P-Day Familia! We had a really succussful week with lots of lessons once again. Yesterday in Church almost every companionship had an investigator and a less active in church!! The members had the opportunity to go to the temple this last week and so it was a very spiritual testimony meeting. Micheal (our future baptism) and Unity came to church and i had to translate all the meetings again... :) part way through the testimonies Unity (a recent convert) leaned back and told me to stop translating for a bit.. he said when he first attended sacrament the élders didnt have good enough spanish to translate and so he just had to sit and not understand but he knew it was true because although he couldn´t understand what they were saying he knew it was true.. and wanted Micheal to have the same experience... after a break of translating Micheal leaned over to me and said.. now that i know where the church is im coming every week and asked us to stop by his house later today.. i said of course and wrote it down in my agenda.. as i was writing he looked at my agenda and said.. hey my baptism is this month right? and i said you bet your sweet biscuts big dog :) we have great hopes that everything will go smoothly and he will be born again soon


March 10, 2014

Buenas Tardes Familia :) 

This week was a really successful week with lots of hard work... the fruits we saw ended up being a surprise baptism :) Micheal Akobe was baptized last night and will be conferred next week in sacrament :) we also had Fransico (Cave man) in church on Sunday! He gave up his food for two days to afford the bus trip to the church from his cave! such a stud!! Also this week as we were waiting for the bus a woman boldly approached us and said hey can i get a book.. haha we were like uhh.. a book of mormon and she said ya you got one on ya.. haha so we gave her a book and asked what she knew about the church she said she was baptized in Colombia and doesn´t like the ward here so she doesn´t go.. we asked if we could visit her and she said we could so hopefully we get her back on track..

Email Dated September 30, 2013

Thank you and and tell dad thanks for the early email!! that was perfect!!! I had an amazing birthday week!! I got your package and some old letters and they were perfect!! and tell the boys I've dedicated this whole p day to writing letters home so in like a week they should get a letter!! but a very nice member had us over for medio dia and fed me a huge Ecuadorian meal and baked me a huge birthday cake!! it was so nice!! and later that night for English class we taught them all the birthday words and had a big party with balloons and noise makers and a banner! it was a blast and Spaniards are crazy ;) Life is all good here in Albacete! I am deathly ill but that can't stop me haha The other day I had been through hell it felt like and i fell asleep at a cita.. Good thing it was at the branch presidents house but his wife covered me up and let me sleep for like an hour haha When i woke up i was super apologetic but she just said while you're here I'm your mom you were totally fine so that was nice!! the weather here is starting to cool down to and there is a light rain today!! but i love it!! here are some pics from the week!! Love you guys!!

Sites of Madrid

Bus full of missionaries ready to see a few sites.

 Feeling a little at home with Foot Locker and McDonalds! :)

 More Sites

A very ornate Post Office At the Stadium where REAL Madrid plays.

 

At the MTC

Here are some of the first pictures of Elder Rasmussen at the Madrid MTC.  Working hard and having fun too! 

 MTC Rooms

Studying hard...

Madrid Temple

Watch Elder Rasmussen and other missionaries sing Armies of Helaman at the Madrid Temple. Watch for him in the upper right area of missionaries and if you listen closely you can hear him singing!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJYXANKh4hc

The Madrid Temple...so beautiful!

I'm Here!

We got our first email from Elder Rasmussen:

HEY!!!  I'm here! it may be two AM back home but it's early in the morning here and I've got the whole day ahead of me! It's so cool to be here and they don't mess around; right after this i have a class! i sat next to two lovely sisters on both planes. They don't have my nametag yet but they said they are working on it! ill try and get pictures to you soon! love you guys!!