October 22

Hey everyone!!! :) Welp...the big news is that I"m training again!!! :) We got transfer calls last night...and I will be training the new Sister who is coming in, with the seven elders! I'm excited! I had a lot of fun training last time, so I'm sure it will be great. Sister Smithee is going to Wroclaw with Sister Howells, they will be reopening it back up...so that will be awesome. We are both going to miss each other so much, but are excited for this next transfer. Sister Smithee has been such an awesome companion and we have had the best district ever here in Lodz!!! Starszy Tanner and Johnson will be going home - along with the Senior couple - so there will be a lot of changes here...but I know that it will be great whatever happens. This past weekend we were able to go to Warsaw for district conference, with one of our investigators Magda. We think she really enjoyed it, and had a good time talking with the YSA's up there. We have been able to do a lot of less active work here...and the elders last week, right before we went segwaying (yes we rode segways! they were awesome :)) ran into a less active in a book store- she just was like "hey Starszy!" and talked to them for awhile and they got her number. Her name is Ola...and she is so cute and awesome. She joined the church when she was 14...so about 18 years ago...right when the church opened here in Poland...but hasn't been in too good of contact, but we are excited to work with her here...as well as Irena (the other less active). We have been tracting more...we are trying to find some more better areas to tract...for the winter....but we are going to start this transfer with a lot of faith that miracles are waiting to happen.
"Some blessings come soon, some blessings come late, and some blessings don't come until heaven. But those who embrace the gospel of Jesus Christ, they come". Elder Holland. I too know that if we embrace the gospel of Jesus Christ, and become his faithful disciples, that we will be able to experience the blessings that the gospel gives us - and see more peace, happiness, and joy in our lives than we ever thought possible. It's so simple, but yet there are so many distractions in the world that compete for our attention - and pull us away from this. I know that this IS the only way to recieve true happiness in this life, and eternal salvation in the life to come. As elder Holland says, "Don't delay. It's getting late". I know that it is possible through the atonement  - which allows us to repent and to change  - and to become better. It's available to ALL of us.  That is the the gift Heavenly Father has given us :).

But Have a great week, and enjoy the fall weather!!! :) Love you!

**ps...I sent off a postcard for you all last week...so hopefully it will get to you this week :)**

Love always,
Siostra 4c!