Hey Family!!!!!

February 11, 2013

Hey everyone!

So I guess the great news is now very old news, as I see everyone knows about it. Yes, the Slovak Book of Mormon is in print now. 

 

Seeing as I'm serving in Slovakia, I got one of the first copies in this country. It has been such a great blessing to see the Lord's work going forth, and I know we will find much more success with the book of Mormon in their own language! It's an exciting time!

 

So we had a really great week though. We were in Brno for that conference where we got the book of Mormon. We also heard news that there will be a new area opening in Slovakia, Nitra. There are a few members there, it's near Bratislava, but now the time has been right to open it for missionary work. There will be missionaries there next transfer. It is an exciting time.

 

So, church here. In Banska Bystrica there are about 4-5 active members. We meet in a rented space in a building, so there's a good amount of space for classes and such. We meet for 2 hours and have all 3 parts of church, just in a shortened form. Elder Nye is the unit leader, and he is serving as a senior missionary with his wife here. So we switch off every week for which missionary will preside in Slovak each week. This week was my week. I got to preside in Slovak, and translate Elder Nye's talk in church. It was quite an event. I think I did alright though and I really was glad I had the opportunity.

 

We also go to Zvolen to help them with their church. There is only 1 active member there. We only have 1 hour of church, 30 minutes of sacrament, and Sunday School. It is really great. I love church a lot here.

 

It's been hard to find people this last week, so pray for us to find some new people. I feel like the new Slovak Book of Mormon will catch people's interest though!

 

Elder Hammond is great though too! He is from Cache valley Utah (nothern Utah). He has been in Slovakia about 6 months, and is doing good. His family owns a cattle farm back home. Really great guy, I like serving with him.

So we've just been working hard, and looking for people to teach, and things are good.

 

The investigators are doing well in Plzen as well as in Pardubice. The members are still great in Trencin as well, I hear.

 

Thanks for all the emails. I love you all a lot and thank you so very much! Have a great week!

sLaskou

-Starsi Salas