Well it has been one of the calmer
weeks I have had in a while.
To start off the week, Elder Lybbert
and I went on an exchange. Both of our comps had to go down to a city
called Ploesti to do the zone conference they missed. So elder Lybbert
and I just hit the pavement. We got out and contacted people for our
English classes starting up. We also went around figuring out how we
could legally put up our English posters around the city. So we had a lot
of stuff to do. I really enjoyed this exchange. Elder Lybbert and I
have always been good buds, but I never realized how much we have in
common! It was really cool just to have a day to get to work and also
catch up a little bit. That gave us a great start to the week.
The rest of the week was basically
filled with contacting for English. It is one of the biggest sources of
potential investigators we have in this mission. We teach our course for
an hour, and then have a short spiritual thought at the end. Usually this
will spark some sort of interest in some people. I am excited to get
started with it.
So I had a super cool experience one
of the days we went out contacting. We were
heading outside, and randomly
I turned to elder W and just said "someone will come to English
because of contacting today" At the very end of the contacting time,
I got into a good conversation with someone. We talked for a bit and she
seemed really sincere about wanting to come. We then received a call from
her today asking more about the classes! Usually we can get good
conversations out of people, but when they actually make an effort and call
that is a really good sign. I guess I am just excited cause our English
classes are kinda small here. We are really hoping for a big turn out
this time around.
All right huge miracle this week....
we had 20 people (including the missionaries) at church this past Sunday!
It was super amazing. Usually I prepare the sacrament and stuff, so when
people kept coming in, I had a mini panic attack cause I didnt think we would
have enough water for everyone. So right before the sacrament started I
had to run into the kitchen to get more just in case we needed more. It
was the good kind of stress haha. Afterwards we talked to them and made
some new friends. We are hoping that we can get them to consistently keep
coming. (Some were members, a couple that had been excommunicated were trying to come back, and a few investigators, so great!) We will see how it goes!
For the fun stuff we did: Last
P-day we went to the zoo. I think I already told you that,
but ya, that
is where some of those pictures came from. This P-day we went to a
fortified church... basically just a well kept version of the castle ruins I
would always go to in Arad. It was super fun. It was time for a good
adventure, we all needed one!
Sorry the update is kinda short this
week. I will let you know how everything turns out this week.
Thanks for all of your prayers and fasts! I have an amazing support group
behind me and it makes a ton of difference... so thanks for being there!
Love you all!
Love,
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