November 26, 2012
Hey Everyone!!!
It's been a good week this week. We really did
have a great one! First suprising news, our long time
investigator is finally getting baptised this weekend! We had a lesson,
and he finally decided that he would live it all, and so he wants to be
baptised, this coming weekend. We are really excited about it, and we're
really looking forward to it. We have so much to plan though! I'm glad
we have an amazing branch mission leader who will really help us out a
lot with that! Just pray everyone, that all will go through well.
So in other news, been a great week. We had the best lesson with another
one of our investigators. We really had to do some great discerning, but
we finally got him to realize that he does know that the Book of Mormon
is true! It was such a spiritual lesson, and really took the best of
us. Now we just need to help him along the way still. He is great
though.
We've had a really busy week and taught a lot, 20 lessons this week.
We've really been seeing a great change in the reaction of our
investigators as we've improved out teaching a lot more. They understand
better, and really do start to make more progress. It's such a blessing
that we've been able to progress personally so well in our work.
We've also had this miracle with this investigator who really just
came out of nowhere. He is so great though, accepts all our
commitments, and really is making a lot of progress. We have felt so
blessed to be teaching him too!
One great blessing I've realized from the gospel this last week, is how
much it strengthens us. I feel the strength to go on as I live the
gospel, every single aspect of it is for our benefit, for our good, and
helps us to live so much happier, so much safer in this dangerous world,
and really gives us internal peace and strength.
I read my notes from Elder Holland's talk from the last conference, and I
read about how the crowing characteristic of love, is loyalty. Loyalty
to the Savior is so important! I read how the Lord needs disciples, He
needs them now, and He needs them to stay for their whole lives. He
needs those who will declare His gospel, and defend His truth! That talk
really meant a lot to me. Hope you all can read it again sometime.
Sounds like everyone is doing great though! Happy Birthday Desmond,
sorry, I forgot about it! You're all great, thanks for the emails! Have a
great week and keep praying for us. I'm praying for you!
sLaskou
-Starsi Salas
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Nove Stridani!
November 19, 2012
Jak to jde, Vsichni?
What's up everybody?
Jeste hlasim z krasnych mest Pardubic, kde budu na 2 mesice alespon.
Still loud beautiful cities of Pardubice, where I'll be on at least 2 months.
So the news is in, and here it is. I will be staying in Pardubice for another transfer at least, and I'm still with Elder Sewell! They just couldn't keep us apart. We've got some serious work to do this transfer apparently, so we're getting to it. Also, transfers got moved to Monday again.
So our week, it's been a really good one! We've had ups and downs, good and hard times, but we're still living, which is important.
First exciting news, we went to Jihlava to do some baptisimal interviews. They had 2 baptisms there this weekend. Why am I telling about this, the guy I found there with Elder Simcock last transfer who got baptised, it was his wife and niece who got baptised this weekend! Such a great experience, even though I couldn't be there to see. The work of God is pressing forward with great force there in Jihlava and the branch is being blessed by it!
We're continuing to find and teach so many people though. It's really going well, and I'm excited to share the gospel with all these people this next transfer!
We taught one investigator again, and things are going well, but there are challenges there still. It's hard at times, but were making some good progress. She is really doing a great job at living the gospel and is doing really well. We've taught all the investigators this week, and it's really amazing to see that when you teach without a member, their progress is hindered. All our members were at the temple this last week, so we had a bit of a hard time teaching with members. It was fine though, and we still had some good success.
We were in Prague for specialized training which was really great! President Irwin talked about some really great things. It's really exciting to hear about the new missionaries who will be coming in the coming months, and how the work is going to pick up significantly across the world. I'm really excited about it all! These really are great days!
I've really been learning a lot this week about Christ. I'm developing such a greater love for Him and what He did for me. He really was more than a normal man, He was our Savior and Redeemer. It is through Him that we are perfected, and that we can return to God again. I'm eternally grateful for Him.
The work is going strong, and we're seeing miracles! The work is truly God's!
So it sounds like everyone had a good week, and that Elise and Skyler survived doing their Ironman race, so I'm excited to hear that. Once again, Happy Birthday Elise!
Hope everyone has a great coming week! Love you all and thanks for the emails and prayers! Have a great one!!!
sLaskou
-Starsi Salas
Jak to jde, Vsichni?
What's up everybody?
Jeste hlasim z krasnych mest Pardubic, kde budu na 2 mesice alespon.
Still loud beautiful cities of Pardubice, where I'll be on at least 2 months.
So the news is in, and here it is. I will be staying in Pardubice for another transfer at least, and I'm still with Elder Sewell! They just couldn't keep us apart. We've got some serious work to do this transfer apparently, so we're getting to it. Also, transfers got moved to Monday again.
So our week, it's been a really good one! We've had ups and downs, good and hard times, but we're still living, which is important.
First exciting news, we went to Jihlava to do some baptisimal interviews. They had 2 baptisms there this weekend. Why am I telling about this, the guy I found there with Elder Simcock last transfer who got baptised, it was his wife and niece who got baptised this weekend! Such a great experience, even though I couldn't be there to see. The work of God is pressing forward with great force there in Jihlava and the branch is being blessed by it!
We're continuing to find and teach so many people though. It's really going well, and I'm excited to share the gospel with all these people this next transfer!
We taught one investigator again, and things are going well, but there are challenges there still. It's hard at times, but were making some good progress. She is really doing a great job at living the gospel and is doing really well. We've taught all the investigators this week, and it's really amazing to see that when you teach without a member, their progress is hindered. All our members were at the temple this last week, so we had a bit of a hard time teaching with members. It was fine though, and we still had some good success.
We were in Prague for specialized training which was really great! President Irwin talked about some really great things. It's really exciting to hear about the new missionaries who will be coming in the coming months, and how the work is going to pick up significantly across the world. I'm really excited about it all! These really are great days!
I've really been learning a lot this week about Christ. I'm developing such a greater love for Him and what He did for me. He really was more than a normal man, He was our Savior and Redeemer. It is through Him that we are perfected, and that we can return to God again. I'm eternally grateful for Him.
The work is going strong, and we're seeing miracles! The work is truly God's!
So it sounds like everyone had a good week, and that Elise and Skyler survived doing their Ironman race, so I'm excited to hear that. Once again, Happy Birthday Elise!
Hope everyone has a great coming week! Love you all and thanks for the emails and prayers! Have a great one!!!
sLaskou
-Starsi Salas
Vsechno Nejlepsi k Narozeninam!!! Happy Birthday!!!!
November 12, 2012
Cau Vsichni!
First off, I want to send a happy birthday to my favorite older sisters!!! Happy birthday Elise and Robin!!! I know Elise, yours is next Monday, but transfers are next week, so I wont get to email until Wednesday.
So Thanks for all you both do! I'm so grateful for your examples in my life and for the blessing you are to this family. We're lucky to have you both!
So, this last week, guess what, it was so great! Miracles happened!
We got back in contact with an investigator. We were right, her boyfriend was behind her changed phone number. But it's alright because she is now living the word of wisdom, before we even taught it, and really wants to be baptised! Great miracles are happening here!
Our other awesome investigator is doing great! He came to church this week, and the members just loved him. We couldn't hardly keep the members away! It was so great. He seriously would be such a strength to this branch. He's working towards baptism, but will definitely need a lot of prayers to make it. We're really looking forward to continuing to work with him! Things are great! We had a really great lesson with him though. I'm really seeing my teaching skills improve a lot lately. I see just how important the spirit is in teaching. We're seeing a lot more success from that.
We're also continuing to work with another investigator, who we've been teaching for a while. He is doing really great and chose his own baptismal date, so he's much more committed to this one. We had a great few lessons with him though, and things are going really well. If all goes to plan, all three of these great investigators should be baptised this month!!!
We've seen a lot of success though as we've been increasing our testimonies that there really are prepared and elect people here. I truly believe that we're finding them!
Elder Sewell is just great though. I just love serving with him and I hope we get to stay together again next transfer! That would be really great! We're just working so hard though, and I truly feel that is the secret to our success, work.
Things couldn't be better. Hope everyone is doing great, but it sounds like you are. Have a great week! Wish you all the best and I'll be praying for you! Thanks for all you all do!!!
sLaskou
-Starsi Salas
Cau Vsichni!
First off, I want to send a happy birthday to my favorite older sisters!!! Happy birthday Elise and Robin!!! I know Elise, yours is next Monday, but transfers are next week, so I wont get to email until Wednesday.
So Thanks for all you both do! I'm so grateful for your examples in my life and for the blessing you are to this family. We're lucky to have you both!
So, this last week, guess what, it was so great! Miracles happened!
We got back in contact with an investigator. We were right, her boyfriend was behind her changed phone number. But it's alright because she is now living the word of wisdom, before we even taught it, and really wants to be baptised! Great miracles are happening here!
Our other awesome investigator is doing great! He came to church this week, and the members just loved him. We couldn't hardly keep the members away! It was so great. He seriously would be such a strength to this branch. He's working towards baptism, but will definitely need a lot of prayers to make it. We're really looking forward to continuing to work with him! Things are great! We had a really great lesson with him though. I'm really seeing my teaching skills improve a lot lately. I see just how important the spirit is in teaching. We're seeing a lot more success from that.
We're also continuing to work with another investigator, who we've been teaching for a while. He is doing really great and chose his own baptismal date, so he's much more committed to this one. We had a great few lessons with him though, and things are going really well. If all goes to plan, all three of these great investigators should be baptised this month!!!
We've seen a lot of success though as we've been increasing our testimonies that there really are prepared and elect people here. I truly believe that we're finding them!
Elder Sewell is just great though. I just love serving with him and I hope we get to stay together again next transfer! That would be really great! We're just working so hard though, and I truly feel that is the secret to our success, work.
Things couldn't be better. Hope everyone is doing great, but it sounds like you are. Have a great week! Wish you all the best and I'll be praying for you! Thanks for all you all do!!!
sLaskou
-Starsi Salas
Uzasny Tyden-Amazing Week
November 5, 2012
Samozrejme tohle bylo uzasny tyden, jako obvykle!
Of course this was an amazing week, as usual!
Hope everyone is doing really well! It was great to hear from you all, I really love hearing from you.
This week we had a great week! We were in Jicin so we could go on exchanges. I went with Elder Spencer, who I served with in the MTC. It was really great to see him again! He is such a great missionary. It was really cool to see how we have both grown since the MTC. It's really amazing! We're continuing to teach the YSA investigators we have and they are doing great! They really will add such a strength to the branches here if we can just help them to baptism! We really had great lessons this week though. One is really starting to recognize the feelings of the Holy Ghost, and that is where real conversion comes into play. It's really exciting to teach here!
I've really been studying a lot about the Holy Ghost though and how important it is to follow his guidance and how important his presence is in teaching. I've really been learning a lot, and recognizing his presence and direction a lot more in my life. We're definitely seeing the blessings from that in our missionary work here.
An investigator came to church this week. Someone we've been teaching a long time. He is progressing really well too, and the members do really good with him! He definitely wants to be baptised, so we're really helping him overcome his current concerns. He's really great though! Church was really great though. It was our branch president's birthday, and the members did some really cool stuff for him. He is a really great Branch President! He works so hard, and wants the church to grow so much. I can see the love the members have for him too.
So, we didn't do anything for Halloween except talk to our English students about it. It isn't very celebrated here at all. People still have some decorations usually.
In other news, we're continuing to work hard, and do all we can. Things are hard at times, but we do what we can. One thing I've learned is that things don't always work out, but not to lose hope. God literally can turn around any situation in an instant, and so we just need faith, we just need to push through the hard times, and it will all work out. I have a much better feeling of how the early saints must have felt, even though I can never truely understand all they really went through.
Well, hope everyone has a really great week! Love hearing from you and I wish you all the best. I always try to remember you in my prayers. I have a lot of people to pray for you know! Have a great one!
sLaskou
-Starsi Salas
Samozrejme tohle bylo uzasny tyden, jako obvykle!
Of course this was an amazing week, as usual!
Hope everyone is doing really well! It was great to hear from you all, I really love hearing from you.
This week we had a great week! We were in Jicin so we could go on exchanges. I went with Elder Spencer, who I served with in the MTC. It was really great to see him again! He is such a great missionary. It was really cool to see how we have both grown since the MTC. It's really amazing! We're continuing to teach the YSA investigators we have and they are doing great! They really will add such a strength to the branches here if we can just help them to baptism! We really had great lessons this week though. One is really starting to recognize the feelings of the Holy Ghost, and that is where real conversion comes into play. It's really exciting to teach here!
I've really been studying a lot about the Holy Ghost though and how important it is to follow his guidance and how important his presence is in teaching. I've really been learning a lot, and recognizing his presence and direction a lot more in my life. We're definitely seeing the blessings from that in our missionary work here.
An investigator came to church this week. Someone we've been teaching a long time. He is progressing really well too, and the members do really good with him! He definitely wants to be baptised, so we're really helping him overcome his current concerns. He's really great though! Church was really great though. It was our branch president's birthday, and the members did some really cool stuff for him. He is a really great Branch President! He works so hard, and wants the church to grow so much. I can see the love the members have for him too.
So, we didn't do anything for Halloween except talk to our English students about it. It isn't very celebrated here at all. People still have some decorations usually.
In other news, we're continuing to work hard, and do all we can. Things are hard at times, but we do what we can. One thing I've learned is that things don't always work out, but not to lose hope. God literally can turn around any situation in an instant, and so we just need faith, we just need to push through the hard times, and it will all work out. I have a much better feeling of how the early saints must have felt, even though I can never truely understand all they really went through.
Well, hope everyone has a really great week! Love hearing from you and I wish you all the best. I always try to remember you in my prayers. I have a lot of people to pray for you know! Have a great one!
sLaskou
-Starsi Salas
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