November 5

Hello!! Well this week was the best week ever!! We had so many awesome experiences, and had a lot of fun doing missionary work - and preaching the gospel. We were able to meet with Marta, and had a great lesson with her. She said she is searching for truth and that she will be baptized if she comes to know that it is true. So we are going to work with her and continue to teach her. We promised her that she would be able to know - and that God would help her. She feels that this will be a whole new experience and way of life for her...and is still hesitant to give it her all, but we know with faith, prayer, and fasting that miracles can happen. A little bit about Poland - being mormon here is really hard. It is almost like changing your indentity of who you are - but that is why we rely purely on our testimonies and the power and authority the spirit gives to our words to touch the people's hearts here that WE KNOW that this is true. That God has reached out to us again, and has called a living day prophet, (because God doesn't change and has always worked through prophets) and that he has restored his same church here back on the earth. The Book of Mormon is evidence of this and is: Another testament of Jesus Christ. It contains the FULLNESS of the everlasting gospel. It's so cool to think that everything that we need to know in this life is in the Book of Mormon and Bible. They go hand in hand. Looking back on my conversion, I have realized that I came to know the Book of Mormon was true as I saw my desire to change and to come more unto Christ as I read. I felt my little seed of faith grow and be nourished (just as it talks about in Alma 32) and saw that life with God, and Christ at the center of it is so much more happier and fufilling and true. Today as I was reading in 3 Nephi 9, it talked about COMING UNTO CHRIST...and how he is still extending his arm towards us every second of every day. He is always here...but are we always willing to COME UNTO HIM? and use his atonement in our lives, which has the power to heal us. It's so simple, yet so easy to forget! But it is the most important thing that we could ever use i our lives. I am so grateful for this gospel and for the atonement. Nothing will ever seperate us from the Love of God - which is in Jesus Christ - his only begotten son. Never FORGET, but always REMEMBER that there is a way to find peace, happiness, and joy in this life....if it is founded upon the gospel of Jesus Christ. DO the little things that you need to do each day to get you there. DIVE into the scriptures, POUR out your hearts to Heavenly Father in prayer, GO to church on Sunday, KEEP the commandments, SERVE those around you, and EMBRACE this message. You will be amazed at the difference you feel and see in your life. God BLESSES us in more ways than we could imagine when we center our lives on his teachings and we GET so much in return for it in this life and in the life to come.

**This week we were also able to go to what is called "Day of the dead" - which is a holiday here...and all the graves at the cemetaries are lit up! It looks so awesome!!! It was magical :).
But we are excited for this week and for the experiences that we will have!!**

Have a great week and make it the best!!!

Love,
Siostra Forsey

October 29

Well this week has been awesome!! We ended a great transfer...and began a new one! On Tuesday we went out for dinner as a district for the last time...and then early Wednesday morning I went up to Warsaw to go meet my new trainee, Sister Bown, who is so AWESOME! We came back on a train with the other elders who are in our district, Elder Zelezniak (from Austrailia) who is training Elder Smith ...and got to work. When we were buying our bus/tramwaj passes we had an awesome experience - we asked this young man if he new where a certain street was...he told us in english that he wasn't from here...that he was actually from Oregon. We asked him if he had heard of the church before and he said that he had, and that he was actually a descendent of Joseph Smith! So crazy! haha. He said he wasn't interested and that he was Catholic, but I though it was so awesome that here, in Poland, Heavenly Father was still trying to bring him truth. I know that if we are obedient that we will be lead where we are meant to be! On Friday, we went out contacting in a park - and it was pretty deserted - because the weather has gotten so COLD and it snowed a lot - but we decided to follow through on our plans. We met this girl in her 20's who stopped right away and said that she had been stopped by missionaries before. She set up to meet this week and was so interested in what we had to say. We are excited to teach her. Her name is Marta :). Another cool experience....we went out white boarding with the elders on saturday...and we were talking with this man about the Book of Mormon, when a young man stopped and said, "wait! You are talking about the Book of Mormon?!" I've been trying to get a new copy of that because i lent my brother mine - and I really enjoyed reading it and felt good. We gave him a copy and were able to talk to his friend as well. This week really taught me that Heavenly Father puts people in our path all around to hear this message, and if we open our mouths and are ready...we will find those who are being prepared!!!
But I'm so gateful to be here in Lodz and LOVE this work. It is seriously the best work ever. I love the people here and Poland. I'm so excited for Sister Bown and the experiences that she is going to have here. The Poland Warsaw mission is the best mission ever! :)



Love, Siostra Forsey

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!

October 15th

Czesc!! Well this week started off good...we were able to get in contact with a lady who joined the church ten years ago, and is now wanting to come back! Her name is Irena, and we were able to watch part of the women's conference with her! So we are excited to start helping her, and teaching her more. On Tuesday, we were able to go have a culture night with out district and go out to dinner and see "Fiddler on the Roof", which was really awesome! They did a great job! It was fun listening to it in Polish, although I still didn't understand everything haha, but we got the jist of it. As a district we also had a goal to get twelve lessons this week, and we finished the week off at thirteen! So we know that the Lord blessed us to achieve that goal. We had an open house over the weekend for the church, and handed out a bunch of fliers all week, and did what we call are "white boards", where we take a white board stand out, and have a question or a statement on it, and then contact people around us...usually on nicer, busier streets. But there were a couple people who came...some members who brought their friends. We weren't unfortunately able to meet with Jola this week :( - she now has a new job where she is gone a lot...but we are hoping to find new investigators and are going to continue to have faith to find them. We had a funny experience this week...early Saturday morning we heard this purring noise outside our front door...and so Sister Smithee went to go open it...and a cat ran into our apartment! haha. It then ran under my bed...and then into our bathroom tub...and then we heard a lady calling from the floor above us to find her cat...so we brought it back up to her. It was so funny! haha.
But this is our last full week together until we find out this weekend about transfers! I'm assuming I will stay :). I love it her and am so grateful I got the opportunity to serve with Sister Smithee! We have so much fun together and are always laughing :). Another thing that happened this week...Sister Nielson had a heart attack :/. She will be getting surgery tomorrow morning to put in a fibulator...but she is doing all right. We know that she is being watched over!
But I love all of you and am so grateful for this work!!! It is so amazing, and I know that if we dilligently keep pressing forward and rely on the Savior that we will be able to experience the blessings that this gospel has to offer us.  :).

Have a wonderful week!! Enjoy the pics!!!

Love,

Siostra 4c

October 8th 2012

Hey Family & Friends! I hope that everything is going well and that you had a great time enjoying conference weekend. We were able to watch two sessions of conference and it was so AMAZING!! I loved all of it. Our faces were priceless as we heard the announcement that you can be 18 years old for boys and 19 years old for girls to serve a mission! We were so shocked haha. But I think that it is awesome that they can go when they are almost fresh out of high school. Serving a mission is one of the most incredible and rewarding things I have ever done in my life. You feel joy that can't come in any other way, as you share the message of the restored gospel and see others come more unto Christ. I would encourage anyone who is thinking about going on a mission to do it! You will never regret it, and you will not only be blessing those you serve, but it will bless you and your family, and your future family and posterity forever. I loved Elder Holland's talk! Here are some things that really stuck out to me. "I need disciples. I need them forever. I need someone to preach my gospel. To defend my faith. Ours is NOT a feeble message. It is NOT hopeless. It is the work of the almightly God. It is to change the world." I too know that this message IS a message of hope and happiness. It is what the world needs. The gospel of Jesus Christ is the only antidote for becoming better and reaching our true potential. I know that becoming disciples and choosing Christ over the world will make us the most happy in this life. This is done through reading scriptures, praying, serving others, attending church, developing christ-like attributes, and using the power of the atonement in our lives. No matter what may be in our past - we have the promise that our sins and mistakes "although they may be as crimson, they can be as white as snow". We need to start now to become defenders of the truth. I also liked what Elder Uchtdorf had to say. I agree when he said that we should let ourselves be happy now. Find joy in the journey and not the destination. We are ALWAYS going to be tried and tested. But those who embrace the gospel of Jesus Christ and weave a tapestry of gratitude, will see that life is to be enjoyed amongst the trials we are going through. I love this gospel with all of my heart. It is an honor to be a missionary and to be a representative of Jesus Christ and his restored gospel.  I KNOW that Jesus is the Christ, the redeemer and savior of the world. I know that he still lives and that he will come again, and reign in his glory and fullness. I KNOW that his church has been restored to the earth today and that it is his church: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints. I know that he is still calling after us every day and that if we will choose now to come and serve him faithfully, that all will be well with us. Blessings come to those who embrace this message.
This week we were able to get in touch with our investigator Jola, she was away visiting her daughter, but is back now :). We are continuing to contact and teach those about the restoration, and find those who are prepared.
I hope you all have a fantastic week! I pray for you all every day. I hope grandma is doing okay and that she will be able to regain her strength. Let her know that I love her! :).

Love, Siostra Forsey

October 1st

Dzien Dobry!!! It's crazy to think today is officially the 1st of October, but the weather is definately Fall here...and the leaves are beautiful! We had a finding week this week, with lots of contacting, but we were able to meet some awesome people and get some numbers to set up with. SIster Smithee and I both got colds again over the weekend :( but we are now back to healthy again lol! (If you could send me some dayquil and nightquil pills that would be awesome - they don't have really good cold medication here)...but Jola, who we are working with, hasn't been answering...and so we went over to her house to see if everything was okay, but she didn't answer - so we are hoping that she is okay, because she is sick with cancer right now. We are probably going to be going back again this week and ask a neighbor if everything is alright! The Lodz branch just got a returned missionary home, which is awesome! He was serving in the London Mission...but is now back. The branch is excited to have him here. We were able to watch the Relief Society broadcast with Sister Tarasavich on Sunday before we had dinner at their house...(the senior couple who is here) and it was SO good. We are going to be able to watch I think one session of conference this Saturday...but unless we have an investigator present, we have to be proselyting...so we are hoping that we are going to beable to have someone come to it! But things are going well and are moving forward. We worked really hard this week, and are going to try our best to continue to work with all our might to help bring others unto Christ. I'm so grateful for the power of the atonement in my life, and for the power it has to heal us. I know that if we rely on Christ - he will ease our burdens which are put upon us. I have seen the blessings that come from living this gospel, and know that if we continue to live it, everything WILL work out :). Stay awesome and have an AMAZING week! :)

Love always,
Siostra Forsey

September 24th

Hello Family and Friends! Well this week was another awesome week, and we were able to help out with the YSA conference for what was called "Weekend in Lodz". Almost all of the YSA's from the whole country came and had a conference here :). I think there were about 30 who came...but we were able to teach them a lesson about the Plan of Salvation and make "Life Maps" and how focusing on the bigger picture helps us make our everyday choices. It was awesome! Kasia also came and loved it! She had a great time playing games...and eating lunch with everyone. We will probably start teaching her this week :). We were able to meet with Jola and the Elders were able to give her a priesthood blessing to help her have strength and peace in her life. It was really spiritual and peaceful and she felt really good after. We are going to continue to find those who are prepared and to teach everyone we see :). It's getting colder here...cold for September I should say haha...but we will see how this winter is!

But I love you all...and pray for you all. I KNOW that christ lives. That the atonement is real. I know that this is what brings true happiness in this life and in the life to come...and that if we are searching for peace, happiness, rest or joy in this life...the gospel of Jesus Christ is what brings it.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY LINCOLN!!! (It's so wierd to think I haven't even met him!?) glad you all had a fun party with him! Time is flying...but I'm going to work my hardest until the end!

 

Love always,

Siostra 4c!

September 17th

Hello everyone! Well this week is going well and we have had some awesome experiences! We are still teaching Jola - and she is continuing to read the Book of Mormon and to progress...we are going to try and have her get a blessing this week...and then invite her to baptism :). When we were contacting this week, we were able to meet an awesome lady named Barbara - who is interested in meeting with us this week...and set up! Also on Wednesday after English, a new girl named Kasia came and then we invited her to intstitute the next night and she had a blast. she loved it! She said she wants to come to the youth conference this coming weekend! But things are going well, and we are continuing to contat everyday, and try to find more investigators! I love Lodz and the people here. We have an awesome and united district which makes things fun, and we are going to try to work as hard as we can until the end!
I hope you al have a fantastic week :) Love, SIostra 4c

September 10th

Well this week has been good...i've been sick since Thursday night with a really bad cold, so i've been inside mostly. Today I'm having an exchange with Sister Ence...who is coming here to Lodz and then Sister Smithee is going to Katowice until Wednesday. We had zone conference which went really well - and which helped us get pumped up. The weather is starting to feel more like fall now. We have been continuing to meet with Jola last week and she is doing really well. I hope you all have a great week.

love, Siostra forsey

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

July 23rd

Dzien Dobry! I hope you all had a fun time at the beach! It sounds like things went well :). I'm glad you all got to spend some time together. HAPPY 18th BIRTHDAY NATE!!! You are awesome bud!!!! I hope you do soemthing fun! Its crazy to think that you are 18!
Things are going well here in Warsaw! We met with Agnieszka from France a couple times this week before she heads back to France, and she knows that the Book of Mormon is true, and wants to share this message with her family and children :). We were able to get the information for the missionaries in France and the church address. Miracle :). She is such an amazing person, and siad that the world would be a much better place if people read the Book of Mormon :).
We were able to meet with a new investigator named Graszyna who we met at the park! She came to church on Sunday and really enjoyed it. She said that before we contacted her she was thinking about God and religion, and said she thinks that it might be a sign :).
A lady also showed up at church who had recieved a flier from us, and was really impressed that we actually lived what we believe. She said she would be back next week, and that she wants more fliers to give her friends and family. Cool stuff! :)
We met with Maria this week, and had a good lesson with her. Her daughter is coming this week...so earlier today we went over to her house and helped clean some things. I love her so much! She is so fun, and love the gospel and people so much. She is amazing.
We were so close to reaching the standard of excellence this week...so we are trying for it again this week! :). It was really fun trying to achieve it and a little crazy haha :).
On Saturday we were able to do a culture night and go see an opera in Lazenki Park (a really pretty park in Warsaw)...and it was really good!
But I just want to let you all know that I'm so grateful for this gospel and the power it has to make us so happy in this life. Take time to enjoy the little things each day...and i know that we will see how much Heavenly Father has blessed us with. He loves us so much and we truly are his children.
And now, my beloved bretheren, i would that ye should come unto Christ, who is the Holy One of Israel, and partake of his salvation, and the power of his redemption. Yea, come unto him, and offer your whole souls as an offering unto him, and continue in fasting and praying, and endure to the end and as the Lord liveth ye will be saved. Omni 1- 26
Have a fantastic week!

July 16th

Hello! Glad to hear you are having a fun time on the East Coast! Hope you all have a great week out there. Well things are going well here this week! We met an awesome new investigator named Agnieszka - unfortunately she is only gonna be here another two weeks - because she lives in France, but she is from Poland and is here for work. Last Monday night when we were planning we felt prompted to contact down this one street, and we met her the next day! She was so excited about the Book of Mormon, and is so in-tune with the spirit. Prayer plays a big role in her life, and she really is searching for something more. We were able to teach her about the restoration, and she said it would make her so happy if she could know that this was true! So we are going to have another lesson again with her tomorrow. She is great :). On Sunday after church we met with Maria and taught her about the Law of Tithing. She agreed to pay it after she was baptized and saw how the Lord would bless her enormously if she did.
But Time here is flying...and it's crazy to think that the summer is half way over almost! We have been working hard and are seeing Heavenly Father bless us and the people here as we find the ones that are ready to accept this message. Missionary work is the best, and I feel so grateful for the opportunity that I have everyday to be a representative of Jesus Christ and to share my testimony with others about it. The gospel changes us...into something far greater and better than we can imagine. I know it is because of Jesus Christ and his atonement...and the power of repentance. We are able to be forgiven - and to feel 100 percent clean again. It is an amazing gift that we ALL have. This life is so short and just "a moment in time". I know that if we decide right now to do the things that will help us become closer to Christ and his gospel that we will forever be grateful for our decision, and we will see the blessings the gospel brings to us and how it enriches our lives. Prayer is essential, and is gives us direct communication with Heavenly Father. I know that he will answer us if we pray to him...with our whole hearts. I love this gospel and I love the people here in Poland!
Have a fantastic week on the beach! Love always, Siostra 4c :)

July 9th

Heyyo! Happy 4th of July this past week and Happy 25th Birthday Megan!!!! :) I sent you a little something, so keep on the lookout for the mail :). I love ya!
Well this week we were able to meet with Maria a couple of times....and I love her more and more each day! There was a women's conference here in Poland  this past weekend, and she was able to go to it, and really liked it. She came to church on Sunday, and we will be meeting more with her this week :). It's the best feeling, to see those you teach come closer to Christ and let the power of the atonement change them.
We are continuing to contact a lot in parks - and have been able to have some cool experiences. The other day we stopped a mom - and this 23 year old young man overheard us and waited until we were done to talk to us. He was so excited to read the Book of Mormon and "pretended to run off with it" until he found out it was free haha. But we were able to exchange info with him, so hopefully the elders can start teaching him! After we were done talking to him, the guard at the park asked us if he could read some information about our church, and we were also able to tell him about the restoration and the Book of Mormon. I know that the Lord blesses us if we open our mouths and talk to everyone about this message.
It has been really hot this past week, and my legs got a lot of bug bites! :( but we are now spraying them like crazy before we go out haha.
But I hope you all have a fantastic time in North Carolina! I'm a tad jealous haha. I'm sure it will be great :). Glad to hear you had a good weekend in Richfield!
**I'll write you all some letters this week :) Have a great week!**
Love always, Siostra 4c

ps. enjoy the pics!

July 2nd

Hello everyone! It seems hard to believe that it is already July, but things are going well here in Polska! We had a couple lessons with Maria this week...we taught her the Word of Wisdom - which we knew was going to be a harder lesson, but the spirit was definately there. She doesn't have a hard problem with the coffee or tea, or smoking, but she likes her glass of wine once in a while...but we promised her that if she would live it that she would be able to enjoy the blessings promised from it! and who doesn't want those blessings!? :) As it says in D&C we are promised blessings of health, and also blessings of a clear mind...which helps us have the spirit with us more. I know that if we are willing to exercise our faith and obey all of God's commandments, we will see our lives in a new light. It's amazing how much the gospel gives us in return from LIVING it. But yesterday she came to church, and it was fast and testimony meeting, and she felt the spirit so strong there. We then had lunch over at her house...and read some of the Book of Mormon with her. She is awesome and I love her so much!
We were also able to meet with Adam and teach him the gospel of Jesus Christ - faith, repentance, baptism, the gift of the holy ghost, and enduring to the end. It was a good lesson - and we tried to be creative by using different object lessons haha.
We have been dropping a couple of our investigators because they arent' progressing, or are too busy right now...but we are definately finding some awesome people! We contacted a lot of people who were interested in the message of the restoration...this one family who definately had a light about them told us they were actually searching for a religion to join (just having a new born baby) and when we told them about the restoration, they said it sounded too good to be true. Another lady we contacted last night said that she thinks it is very possible the Book of Mormon is true, and that she wanted to see if she could have another one because her daughter is also searching for truth. It's amazing how the Lord prepares people and how he guides us to them.
I know there will one day be a temple here, the and the blessings from it will flow to the people here in Poland.
We are laying the foundation of a great work :)
As we contact people everywhere we go, everyday...on buses, trams, sidewalks, bustops, parks, elevators...I have realized the power of our testimonies - and how with the spirit, we can help people see the truthfulness of the gospel. We can't convince anyone, but the spirit can. The role of the Book of Mormon is the keystone...because I know that if anyone reads it with sincere intent to know if it is from God, and with a desire to act upon that answer, that they will know it is true. I too have read it, and know that it is true with all my heart. I love this gospel. I love our savior, Jesus Chirst. I know that God has restored his church to the earth today, and that we have a living day prophet who leads and guides us. :).
Stay Amazing! And make this week the best!!
Love, Siostra 4c

June 25th--Melissa's 22nd Birthday

STO LAT! :) That is a birthday song in Polish haha. But It is true, I'm officially 22! craziness! Thankyou for all of your emails! :) It was great to hear from all of you, and it definately made me feel loved :). Well this week was an awesome week needless to say. We had an awesome lesson with our investigator Maria, and she set a baptismal date for August 18th, along with Adam (the little kid we are teaching - his mom is a member). So exciting stuff to look forward to in the next months! Also, we have met some great people here this week, and were able to meet with a lady named Sylvia yesterday...and she said her daughter would be interested in this message too. So I think we are going to have another lesson with them tonight!
The weather has been really good...not tooo hot, but not cold! (ha obviously since it is summer). But I'm looking forward to this week....and the lessons that we have set up! We contact in a lot of parks in our area, which has been great - since a lot people are there throughout the day.
The EuroCup is still here, but I think it ends in the next week or so....but we haven't had too many tourists in our area.
But missionary work is the best! It is one of the greatest blessings in my life...and I know that it will affect my life for eternity. It has given me so much more perspective of our potential, and who we can become. The gospel can change us...and that is because of the atonement of our savior, Jesus Christ :).
I love you all! Have a fabulous week, day, and I will be praying for you! Enjoy the pics! I made a cake...not the most creative one haha....but hopefully it should taste good :).
Love ya!
Siostra 4c

June 16th

Hello everyone! First off, HAPPY FATHERS DAY DAD!!! :) I hope that  you had a fantastic day yesterday. I was thinking about you! Thanks for being such an incredible father and example to me and to our family. I feel so blessed to have such an amazing dad who is strong in the gospel - and who loves and supports his family. Thankyou! :). A member in the ward here sent a video of us yesterday...I'm not sure if you got it in the email account..but I hope that you had a wonderful day!
Things here are going good...a few sad things but a few exciting things. We were supposed to meet with Ola this past week, and she finally texted us and said that her parents have forbid her to meet with us :(. But she is so eager to learn more, so we hope with prayer and fasting that things will work out. They always do in the end :). Monike, who was another amazing investigator also said that she is not ready or open to this in her life anymore :/...but we know down the road that she will be.
BUT THE GOOD NEWS! We felt impressed when planning one night to go contacting in this one park, that we usually don't go to during the day...but since we were close by it from having other plans we decided to follow that impression. When we got there we noticed a lady sitting on a bench close up by the water, and we felt impressed to go contact her. When we started to go that direction she had gotten up and started going the other way. But I decided to walk after her and talk to her. We told her that we knew that God had a plan for her here in this life. She admitted that she didn't know what direction her life should take and that she was trying to be a good person. We were able to teach her about the restoration and about the BOok of Mormon and she said that she had prayed to know what to do with her life, and this was not a coincidence! She was SO excited to read the Book of Mormon and to find out more and meet. She is around 35 - and her name is Addita. She is great!
Another cool experience happened when we contacted a lady who lived in bellvue, Washington for 7 yrs.! We were able to exchange information and hopefully meet with her this week as well.
I can't believe it is almost July! Time her goes by so fast. It's scary to think that I'm more than half way done with my mission! But I"m excited for the things that are happening here, and know that miracles are happening every day - if we open our eyes to them.
It's crazy to think I will be 22 next monday! Time really does fly!...
Anyways, I hope that you all have another great weeek :)
"Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your father which is in heaven". Matthew 5:16
Love always, Siostra 4c