August 27th

Hello everyone! Well I am finally in Lodz and am loving it already! Sister Smithee is awesome and we are loving being companions. We have laughed a lot already :). Lodz is a very very poor city...and a lot of the buildings are run down, with really old apartments. But our district is awesome and is really unified, so I'm excited to work hard with them! We don't have any baptismal dates, but we are working with a lady named Jola - and she is so prepared to recieve this message! She is a sweetheart. She knows the Book of Mormon is true, so we will be inviting her to baptism the next time we meet with her. But we are going to make this the best transfer yet and work hard to find those who are prepared. Being a missionary here in Poland has been one of the most rewarding, amazing, and best things I will ever do in this life. I have seen how hard satan works...day and night to keep people from accepting the truth, but at the same time, I have seen how faith and being truly converted to the gospel have won in the end. As it says in the Book of Mormon in Alma, THIS is the time for men to prepare to meet God...
And it is so true. I think everyone, whether they are believing or non believing come to a point in their lives where they want to know their purpose here...what happens after this life...and what happened before this life. We know this, because of the restoration of the gospel. Christs true church is here  upon the earth today...and is led by a prophet. God has always worked the same way...and that is through prophets. I know that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is true, and that if anyone will read the Book of Mormon, they too can know that it is true. I know that through Christ and his atonement, we can recieve a forgiveness of our sins. I love this gospel and the feeling of the spirit that it brings to us!
I hope you all have a great week, and remember that Heavenly Father loves you with an infinite love, because we are all his children.
Love, Siostra 4c

August 20th

Welp...I guess I have mixed feelings about this email, but I know that whatever Heavenly Father has in store for me here and on my mission will be for the best. But I am getting transferred to Lodz...which is south of Warsaw...and my new companion will be Sister Smithee! I honestly thought I was staying here in Warsaw...almost 100 pecent sure...but I know that I will go wherever Heavenly Father wants me to go. I cried a lot, knowing that I would leave before I got to see Maria, Adam, and Grayzna be baptized, but I know that miracles are everywhere. I have come to love them so much - and am so grateful for the opportunity I had to teach them! I know that Sister Holmgren and her new companion Sister Masters will do a wonderful job continuing to help them prepare! I'm sure I will be writing them a lot  - to see how they are doing :).
So these next few days I will be busy meeting with people here for the last time. I love Warsaw! I love the people that we see in our area everyday - and am going to miss it so much. I"ve heard great things about Lodz - and look forward to working hard to help more people accept this message!
Have a great week!
Love, Siostra 4c

August 13th

Hey all! Sounds like you had a fun week - and that you had a great b-day Kayla! Happy Bday again! I'm glad that you were able to have a luncheon in honor for mom. It sounds like it went really well...I was thinking  about her yesterday, and how it is hard to believe that it has already been a year. Time has gone by so fast, but I know that she is with us every step of the way.  :). Welp things are going well here in Warsaw, we are still working with our investigators and were able to set a baptismal date with our investigator Grazyna for October 6th, for her to work towards. We were able to teach her about the plan of salvation which went really well and she said that she hopes it's true! I know that she will be able to find that answer. We were also able to meet with a couple this week - and they committed to read and pray about it. They were definately interested and looking for peace in their lives. Transfers are next week - so i hope i can stay at least one more transfer! We will see what happens though, and I know that I'll go where ever I'm meant to be.
We have contacted so many prepared people this week...more prepared then I have ever met on my mission, but they were not open to reading the Book of Mormon, which made us so sad...but we testified and told them of the truthfulness of it. But miracles are happening still everyday and we are able to witness them first hand! It's awesome! I love every second of this work...and will cherish these next 6 or so  months I have left! Love you all!
Love, Siostra 4c

August 6th

Hello everyone! Well this week was a good week and also a trying week...but we were able to work out some good things with both Maria and Adam who we are still preparing for baptism. Maria's daughter was really concerned about her joining the church and was worried it was a sect - but Maria has been trying to re-assure her that it is true and good...so she wants her daughter to see a baptism first, so Maria has postponed it until the end of September. But I know that it will be good for her to have support from her family and that she will be able to also be an example to them! Adam also has postponed his baptism to the end of September. His family also has a similar situation - with his mom  being a member but his dad and sister not supporting him. His mom really wanted them to be at the baptism - not  even sure that they would come - but we fasted and prayed that their hearts would be softened and they agreed to come in September with some more time. So that is the status on that! :) But we are working with our other ivestigator Grazyna who has come to church twice and is reading, so we will invite her to baptism this week! We are also meeting with a family who recently experienced a death of a child in their family who we met in the park - and the mom really wants to meet after she has read some of the Book of Mormon and prayed about it. So we are praying that we will be led by the spirit to know what to say and how to help them recieve answers to their questions.
I'm so grateful for this chance to serve a mission, and have learned and grown so much. I have learned more about what faith really is, and what it means to be truly converted to the gospel of Jesus Christ. It's amazing how true doctrine understood fixes behavior faster than a study on behavior fixes behavior. When we understand the atonement and WHY and WHAT the savior did for us, we have a desire to do what is good continually and to share it with those around us. The savior atoned for us because he loves us. He loves us so much and knows exactly what we are going through, when no one else does. He descended below us all - and their is nothing that we can't be forgiven of. NOW is the time to prepare. NOW is the time to change our bad habits and to truly come unto Christ and be perfected in him. This life is the time to prepare to meet God.
I know that great blessings and feelings of peace and comfort come to us as we live the gospel.
I love you all and pray for you all! Stay awesome and make this week the best! :) Smile :)
Love always, Siostra 4c!

July 30th

Hey! I hope you all had a great week. This week we were able to find and contact some more people who are interested which is awesome! We contacted this couple in the park who were going through a really challenging time in their lives, and were looking for peace and hope...so we were able to exchange numbers and set up with them! We also were able to finally get a hold of some more potential investigators and set up for this week as well...so we will see what happens! Maria is doing well...but she might delay her baptism a couple of weeks since her daughter is here. So we will see. Adam our other investigator who is nine is also unsure now if he wants to go through with it because his dad and sister arent as supportive but his mom is. So they are leaving it up to him to decide. I know that with prayer and fasting that they will be able to make the right decision! But we are continuing to work hard and striving to find those who are ready.
Today were going to the uprising museum so it should be cool to see! Anyways sorry this is so short but my computer restarted in the middle of everything! Have a great week!
Love, Siostra 4c