Hello family and friends! Hope you are all doing well. Things are going great this week, and the Lord has definately been blessing us. We had an amazing lesson with one of our investigators Maria - who is so awesome! When we taught her last week we invited her to baptism but she still wasn't so sure she was ready. So we told her to read and pray for an answer again to know if the Book of Mormon was true. This time we met with her she said she knew it was true and we committed her to baptism. unfortunately she is going on vacation for awhile, but we are shooting for august for her baptism! :). Another cool story is that we were on the metro a young man around 27 yrs. old noticed our name badges and asked us if we were the mormon missionaries. He got off at our stop to continue to talk to us...apparantely he and his friends had taken a trip to the US and had stopped off in utah and they had seen the temple and the Joseph Smith movie . He said he was very impressed with everything that he had seen and that the people were very wise. We were able to explain to him the restoration and gave him a Book of Mormon to read. We exchanged information and told him about the Youth Program. It's crazy how stuff like that happens because we were out visiting a less active and we took a completely different route home then we normally would. We ended missing a bus for another one which took us to a completely different metro. It's awesome how Heavenly Father knows where you need to be.
We met with a former couple who have a little boy, and they are awesome! They moved to amsterdam as well as have lived in the US before, but are now back in Poland. We had a great meeting with them, and we are going to try to set up a dinner appointment with one of the families in the ward.
We are also teaching on the of the members sons, because she is the only member in her family - but he is about 9 yrs. old, so we will probably invite him to be baptized soon :). It's fun teaching little kids and thinking of creative ways to help them understand the gospel :).
On sunday I was able to translate for Young Women's, because there are 2 american girls in there, which went pretty good. It's wierd to think that I'm translating Polish! But the gift of tongues really does work, and I know that Heavenly Father blesses us to understand what is being said.
I'm so grateful that I have decided to serve a mission and that I have been called to serve here in the Poland Warsaw mission. My testimony of this gospel has grown in so many ways, and I understand more fully the importance of being truly converted to this gospel...ALL the days of our lives. This life is so short in the grand perspective of things and I know that we are here on this earth to learn and grow into what Heavenly Father wants us to become. The gospel is what brings happiness into our lives. I know that each of us in our lives will at some point go through a time where we wonder if God has forgotten us, But I know that he is still aware of us and that he loves us as his children more than we could ever imagine. I know that Jesus Christ is our Lord and Redeemer. I know that his church is restored on the earth, and that the Book of Mormon is evidence of this. I know that there is life after this, and that we can be with our families forever.
I love you all and pray for you!
Stay strong! The lord is on your side :).
Love always, Siostra 4c
Monday, June 11, 2012
June 4th
Czesc! Happy June to you all! I can't believe that it is already here. It's crazy how fast time is going, and how in three months I will have been out a year! wow. But it sounds like the weather has been really hot on your end, suprisingly this week it has gotten a lot cooler...it feels more like fall weather...but I'm sure it will change back to warm/hot weather pretty soon :). Well this week we were able to meet with one of our investigators Maria - who she had been out of town for about a month (she went to go visit her daughter who was in Ireland) and we met with her over the weekend and had a great lesson with her about the Plan of Salvation. She said she would be baptized if she came to know it was true...after reading and praying more about it. But we are working towards the date July 14th for her. She is great!
We met some awesome other people while contacting, and had this neat experience in the park with this lady who at first didn't want anything to do with us...and then we started asking her more about her and her faith...which led her to want to find out more about us - and she ended up wanting a Book of Mormon at the end and then she gave us some chocolate in exchange haha. We then saw her in the park two days later again and she said that she had read a lot of the Book of Mormon and that she might come to church on Sunday. It was cool to see how asking people inspired questions leads them to want to find out more about us.
We are working with some less actives as well, they are all so awesome! We are trying to get them to church, but it varies every week.
We should be having some great meetings this week - and things to look forward to.
I know that this is the Lord's work. I know that his true church is here upon the earth today - and that just like in old times, we have a prophet who leads and guides us. Miracles still happen all around us. I know that faith exercised with exact obedience brings forth these miracles. Never think that it is too late to use the atonement in your lives. It is here for us NOW. This gospel is true, and nothing will ever be able to convince me otherwise, because of the power of the Holy Ghost that testifies it to me everyday. Become converted to the gospel and to it's teachings. It will change you and help you become strong and faithful - and endure to the end! This is what real happiness is...never loose sight!
I love you all! And pray for you everyday! Good luck with everything :). Thankyou for the emails!
Love, Siostra 4c
We met some awesome other people while contacting, and had this neat experience in the park with this lady who at first didn't want anything to do with us...and then we started asking her more about her and her faith...which led her to want to find out more about us - and she ended up wanting a Book of Mormon at the end and then she gave us some chocolate in exchange haha. We then saw her in the park two days later again and she said that she had read a lot of the Book of Mormon and that she might come to church on Sunday. It was cool to see how asking people inspired questions leads them to want to find out more about us.
We are working with some less actives as well, they are all so awesome! We are trying to get them to church, but it varies every week.
We should be having some great meetings this week - and things to look forward to.
I know that this is the Lord's work. I know that his true church is here upon the earth today - and that just like in old times, we have a prophet who leads and guides us. Miracles still happen all around us. I know that faith exercised with exact obedience brings forth these miracles. Never think that it is too late to use the atonement in your lives. It is here for us NOW. This gospel is true, and nothing will ever be able to convince me otherwise, because of the power of the Holy Ghost that testifies it to me everyday. Become converted to the gospel and to it's teachings. It will change you and help you become strong and faithful - and endure to the end! This is what real happiness is...never loose sight!
I love you all! And pray for you everyday! Good luck with everything :). Thankyou for the emails!
Love, Siostra 4c
May 28th
Hello everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful week! :) Things are going just great here in good ol' Poland! I am loving it here more and more every second! We had an awesome week with lots of great things happening. We met with a new investigator that we contacted about a week and a half ago, named Ania, and she is GOLDEN! She said she is definately searching for something more in her life...and she is such an awesome person. Someone that could definately build the church here in Poland. We also met with antoher investigator who is a girl named Kinga - she is about 17...and she is definately willing to read and pray about the Book of Mormon :). We had a lot of less active lessons....and also met alot of new investigators this week in the park! They have the best parks here :)....lots of happy families and awesome people!
We are going to meet with Ola this week on Thursday and another one of our investigators named Barbara.
Also! We have been meeting with this former family...and they came to church on Sunday! Miracles I'm telling you! There was so many people here in church on sunday because all of the Young Women in Poland got together and had a conference...and they all came to church on Sunday - so it was awesome to see them all. They did a special musical number during sacrament meeting.
The language is coming! Honestly Heavenly Father is blessing me so much! I love my mission! It is so awesome to be able to communicate with these people now that I can talk better...and understand at least half of what they are saying ;) haha. It's awesome for real though. I love being a trainer!!!! It's so much fun :).
But overall the weather is dandy and sunny - there are ice cream shops on every corner, and people are happy :).
I love this gospel so much. It REALLY does bring happiness that lasts. It's amazing to think that we have something that will never change...and that we can always pray and recieve an answer...and be guided by Heavenly Father every day. He knows whats best for us...and he is just waiting for us to go to him in prayer.
STAY STRONG!!! I love you all! :)
Thankyou for the pictures! The headstone looks really nice and special. I know that mom will appreciate it :). I haven't heard if they have a day in Poland like in the US...but I will have to find out. Have a wonderful day :). Lots of love,
Siostra 4c!!
We are going to meet with Ola this week on Thursday and another one of our investigators named Barbara.
Also! We have been meeting with this former family...and they came to church on Sunday! Miracles I'm telling you! There was so many people here in church on sunday because all of the Young Women in Poland got together and had a conference...and they all came to church on Sunday - so it was awesome to see them all. They did a special musical number during sacrament meeting.
The language is coming! Honestly Heavenly Father is blessing me so much! I love my mission! It is so awesome to be able to communicate with these people now that I can talk better...and understand at least half of what they are saying ;) haha. It's awesome for real though. I love being a trainer!!!! It's so much fun :).
But overall the weather is dandy and sunny - there are ice cream shops on every corner, and people are happy :).
I love this gospel so much. It REALLY does bring happiness that lasts. It's amazing to think that we have something that will never change...and that we can always pray and recieve an answer...and be guided by Heavenly Father every day. He knows whats best for us...and he is just waiting for us to go to him in prayer.
STAY STRONG!!! I love you all! :)
Thankyou for the pictures! The headstone looks really nice and special. I know that mom will appreciate it :). I haven't heard if they have a day in Poland like in the US...but I will have to find out. Have a wonderful day :). Lots of love,
Siostra 4c!!
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