Czesc family and friends! I hope all of you have had a great week so far! :) I am now almost half way done here at the MTC, and will be in Poland in a month and three days counting! I'm so excited! This week, like all weeks lol, alot has happened. As far as our classes and Polish, we have been busy trying to learn as much as possible! I'm not sure if I already told you, but we have three different teachers: Brother Broadbent, Daly, and Rushtein - who all returned from serving in the Poland Warsaw mission within the last three years. Brother Broadbent actually got to do an internship there this past summer, working for a company. They are all awesome, and are great at teaching us this language. The Polish language is like a huge puzzle, and once you start to put it together piece by piece it all starts to fall into place...so so were trying our best to get more pieces added on :). It is hard and difficult, but I know that if we continue to be patient, heavenly father will keep blessing us to be able to learn it!
This past weekend was great, with general conference, and being able to hear from the prophet Thomas S. Monson and all of the other inspired general authorities. I really like what Thomas S. Monson said about society now days, and it made me think that we really need to live what we believe, and to stand as witnesses of Jesus Christ at all times, in all things, and in all places. He states, "Although the world has changed, the laws of God have not, and will not change". As we learn in the scriptures, God is the same yesterday, today, and forever - he is unchangeable. It is hard to live in a world with changing values, but with our values centered on Christ - we will be able to withstand the adversary. As it says in Helamen 5:12 "And now, my sons, remember, remember that it is upon the rock of our Redeemer, who is Christ, the Son of God, that ye must build your foundation; that when the devil shall send forth his mighty winds, yea, his shafts in the whirlwind, yea, when all his hail and his mighty storm shall beat upon you, it shall have no power over you to drag you down to the gulf of misery and endless wo, because of the rock upon which ye are built, which is a sure foundation, a foundation whereon if men build they cannot fall." I love that scripture!
Another talk that I really loved was given to the sisters in the church by Elder Uchtdorf - which was inspired by the flower: Forget-me-nots. He states, "No matter how dark your days may seem, no matter how insignificant you may feel, no matter how overshadowed you think you may be, your Heavenly Father has not forgotten you. In fact, He loves you, with an infinite love." One of the points he talked about was to be HAPPY NOW and he related it to the story Willy Wonka, and how we are all in search of our golden ticket in life...but forget to enjoy the actual chocolate of what we have been given. He says "If we spend our days waiting for fabulous roses, we could miss the beauty and wonder of the tiny forget-me-nots that are all around us." Great words to live by! :)
But overall, things are going well! It's crazy that I have been here a month, but I have learned so much, and have enjoyed all of it. It is such an incredible experience, and I know that what I have and will learn will bless my life significantly! I hope all of you have a fantastic week! Until next time....czesc!!! :)
1 Corinthians 13:4-7
"Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil; rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth int he truth; beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things."
Love, Siostra 4c :)
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