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
Thursday, July 26, 2012
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
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
Monday, June 11, 2012
June 11th
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
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
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!!
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
May 21st
Hello everyone!! Or I guess I should say Dzien Dobry! Well I am officially a trainer, and things are going great :). My nem companion is Sister Holmgren from Logan, Utah - and she is a sweetheart, and so awesome! We have had some pretty cool experiences this week, and I know that Heavenly Father is blessing me to be able to understand what people are saying, (especially since people her LOVE to talk haha) but I know that as I continue to study and improve that I will be guided to know what to say. We were able to have some great meetings this week...
We met with this lady named Barbara who the elders tracted into, and the lesson went really well...we taught her about the plan of salvation and committed her to read at least a chapter from the Book of Mormon a day. I think she has a lot of potential, and know that if she reads and prays she will be able to recieve an answer. We also had the chance to meet this awesome mom in the park, and she was so happy and set up to meet sometime!
Some other cool experiences...we were on a bus, visiting a less active on Thursday, and when we got off we heard someone say "hey are you the mormon missionaries?" we turned around and it was a member named Abi who is from India who had been baptized a while ago...but while on the bus he was thinking of the church and how he wanted to get back in contact with the missionaries - but he didn't have their numbers. And then lo and behold we were there on the bus and were able to get him in contact with them! It's so cool how Heavenly Father knows where you need to be, and how if we are in tune with spirit, he will guide us there.
We have been meeting also with this lady from Ukraine - named Natalia - and her first language is Russian - she speaks a little bit of English and Polish - so we are trying to set up a meeting this week with one of the members that speaks Russian so she can better understand things.
This week we are going to meeting with Ola on Thursday! So that should be exciting :). I love Ola.
We are working with lots of others...some of them can only meet every other week, or once a week....but I know that Heavenly Father is preparing people for us to teach.
The weather is sunny, and it is getting more hot - I can't believe it is almost JUNE! craziness! Time literally has flown. It feels like I just got here haha.
But I know that Heavenly Father loves each and everyone of us, and that if we are obedient that we will see miracles happen in our lives. I think being on a mission has taught me the importance of setting goals -and working towards them - and how if we do our part, Heavenly Father will help us achieve the impossible! I know that if we read the Book of Mormon and the Bible every day that we will recieve answers to our prayers, and notice a change in our lives. It is amazing what inspiration comes thorugh scriptures! I love it. I know that God has a plan for us in this life, and that we can find true happiness that lasts through his gospel. :). Try it! I LOVE YOU ALL!
Thanks for your emails and love and support!
Love always, Siostra 4c
We met with this lady named Barbara who the elders tracted into, and the lesson went really well...we taught her about the plan of salvation and committed her to read at least a chapter from the Book of Mormon a day. I think she has a lot of potential, and know that if she reads and prays she will be able to recieve an answer. We also had the chance to meet this awesome mom in the park, and she was so happy and set up to meet sometime!
Some other cool experiences...we were on a bus, visiting a less active on Thursday, and when we got off we heard someone say "hey are you the mormon missionaries?" we turned around and it was a member named Abi who is from India who had been baptized a while ago...but while on the bus he was thinking of the church and how he wanted to get back in contact with the missionaries - but he didn't have their numbers. And then lo and behold we were there on the bus and were able to get him in contact with them! It's so cool how Heavenly Father knows where you need to be, and how if we are in tune with spirit, he will guide us there.
We have been meeting also with this lady from Ukraine - named Natalia - and her first language is Russian - she speaks a little bit of English and Polish - so we are trying to set up a meeting this week with one of the members that speaks Russian so she can better understand things.
This week we are going to meeting with Ola on Thursday! So that should be exciting :). I love Ola.
We are working with lots of others...some of them can only meet every other week, or once a week....but I know that Heavenly Father is preparing people for us to teach.
The weather is sunny, and it is getting more hot - I can't believe it is almost JUNE! craziness! Time literally has flown. It feels like I just got here haha.
But I know that Heavenly Father loves each and everyone of us, and that if we are obedient that we will see miracles happen in our lives. I think being on a mission has taught me the importance of setting goals -and working towards them - and how if we do our part, Heavenly Father will help us achieve the impossible! I know that if we read the Book of Mormon and the Bible every day that we will recieve answers to our prayers, and notice a change in our lives. It is amazing what inspiration comes thorugh scriptures! I love it. I know that God has a plan for us in this life, and that we can find true happiness that lasts through his gospel. :). Try it! I LOVE YOU ALL!
Thanks for your emails and love and support!
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