Kde slouzim na posledni stridani? Where I serve at the last Toggle?

March 25, 2013

Hey Everyone!!!

Been a good week this week! Good things are happening here and I'm really excited for this transfer!!!

So the news. Everyone knows I've left Slovakia, and now I have come back to the amazing city of Brno!!! This is where I served for 6 months a year ago. It is a really great city and I'm so excited to be back! I am serving with Elder Boyson, my second companion from England! He is from Lancashire, which is near Manchester.He is a big guy, probably 6 foot 3, and built like Ryan Grochmal. He is so great!

So this morning I had 5 hours of trains, and an unexpected bus ride, several changes, and 2, 60 pound suitcases, so it was quite an adventure, especially considering they don't really have elevators in most train stations. Quite an adventure, but I finally made it to Brno! It snowed today too, which hasn't happened for a few weeks now. Things are good though, and I'm so ready to work hard this transfer!  Elder Sewell is also serving here in Brno, so I'll see him too which I'm excited about!

In Banska for my last week, we had a really good week! We met with a Sister and she is really starting to get more on board with everything and work towards baptism! It is really cool to see just how much she sees the gospel bless her life, and really wants it. She and her husband were sad to see me go, but Elder Hammond will take care of them. We have been meeting with some other really cool people there too, and it was sad to leave, but I'm glad I can serve where the Lord needs me.

We have seen some really cool miracles this last transfer though, finding people and teaching them. I would say that the Lord has really watched out for us and blessed us a lot, more than we deserve I feel at times. I am so grateful for all His blessings.

Not too much else to report. Sounds like everyone had a really cool week, so I'm glad to hear that! I just want to wish everyone a great week though! I'm praying for you. Keep praying for us! Love you all!

sLaskou

-Starsi Salas

Uz posledny tyzden v Banskej Bystrici?!? Already last week, in Banska Bystrica?!?

March 18, 2013

Hey Everyone!

Hope things are well back home! Sounds like everyone is doing really well, so I'm glad for that. I'm grateful  for all the emails I got, so thank you so very much for them. This has been a very good week here in Banska! Things are going well. It has once again gotten cold, started snowing a little bit, but spring is just holding out on us! Hopefully soon it will be here.

 

We had a lot of lessons cancel this week, people getting sick, and other things happening, so that was too bad, but we have stayed strong and continued to help others as best as we can to accept the restored gospel of Jesus Christ!

 

So our members wife is doing well. She is continuing to attend church, and just loves it, and is doing really well, but it's still hard to get meetings set up with them, so that continues to halt her progress. We're going to try to make a big push on it this last week though! She is so great though, and is just such a sweet lady. I really love meeting with her a lot.

 

Our other investigator is doing well. He had a match in Bratislava this last weekend though and couldn't meet up or come to church. He continues to be great though! I'm really excited to hopefully see him this week!

 

We were in Zilina this last week for a zone conference. President Irwin had just gotten back from a Mission President training in another country, and had a lot to say. Elder Holland was there and taught them a lot of things. Overall it was just really uplifting. He talked a lot about obedience and other things which we need to be successful. It was really uplifting.

 

Church was good, we had one investigator there, and it was really uplifting! It is always so great to feel the spiritual power which enters into your life from attend church every week. It really just re-sets my entire stamina, and helps me to face the next week with a renewed determination.

 

So as this transfer comes to an end this week, and we'll have transfers next Monday, I have been really reflecting on what I've learned and could share with everyone this week. I feel the greatest lesson I've learned is from a quote in Preach My Gospel in chapter 8 on the last page of the chapter. It says something along the lines of "Take full responsibility for your actions. Never blame circumstances or others for the results of your progress". I feel that as I've faced trails and troubles this transfer, the lesson I've learned is that by choosing to take full responsibility for whatever happens has helped me to get on top of things and to be able to solve them. I'm really grateful for this lesson, and hope everyone can learn it too.

 

So, thanks for everything you have all done for me. Thanks for all the prayers and everything. I'm definitely praying for you out here too! Have a great week, and you'll hear from me next Monday from my new area. Love you all!!!

sLaskou

-Starsi Salas

Happy Birthday!!!

 March 11, 2013

Been a weekend full of birthdays hasn't it!!!

I would like to wish a Happy Birthday to mom, the greatest mom ever!!! Thanks for all you do!

I would also like to wish happy birthday to dad, the greatest dad ever!!! Thank you also for everything you do!

Hope you celebrated well!!!

So this has been a really good week! We're still working hard here in Banska Bystrica. Things are going well, and I am really enjoying the work a lot.

 

We're still working with our member's wife to be baptised and she is doing well. She is really feeling the joy that the gospel brings into her life. It is a real blessing in my life to see her life change by the gospel. It's been hard to meet up this last week, but we've got a few lessons on plan this week, so that should work out well. She is really so great though! She came to church too!

 

We're also continuing to work with another investigator! He has accepted a date to work towards for baptism, and came to church as well! He is one of the most humble people I have ever met in my life. He just listens and applies the gospel so well. It continues to amaze me how people are drawn to the true gospel of Jesus Christ. It is really amazing to see!

 

We also taught this new guy who was really cool! He was really open to hear more about the gospel, and it was really cool to be able to teach him.

 

There wasn't too much going on this last week which was exciting though. Things kind of took a slow down for a week, but I'm excited to keep them coming along really well this coming week! I've got the drive to do it, and I'm excited to do it!

 

Things are going well with Elder Hammond too! It's good to be working with him, and I really enjoy it. He's a great guy.

 

Hope everyone has a really great week though, happy birthday once more! Keep praying for us, and I'll be praying for you as always! Have a great one!

sLaskou

-Starsi Salas

Krasny Pondelok! Krasny Monday!

 March 4, 2013

Hey Everyone!!!

Hope all is going well! It's really been such a great week here! Things are at times hard, but they always turn out well when we stay faithful! The area is really taking off!

So we had 2 investigators at church today, which was a really cool miracle! One of them has been having a hard time getting her parents permission to attend church, but she was able to come, and she did come! She really enjoyed it so much, and I'm really glad she has been able to make it. She is a really great investigator, and we are really happy we get to meet with her! Our other investigator was the one members wife, and she is getting along with the members in the branch so well! Really just such a great investigator as well!

Our other investigators are doing fine too. One of them is doing so great! We taught him once, and he's just so humble and so willing to accept what we teach. He is so teachable and we really enjoy teaching him a lot. He's just one of the most elect people I have ever taught! He's really great.

We had some cool experiences with finding new investigators including one where we had someone just call us up to meet. He saw we had free English classes and just got interest. The Lord really does work on these people in so many ways!

We have a few recent converts from the previous transfers going to the temple in Freiburg Germany this week, which is really such a sacrifice for them, but will really be such an amazing experience. We're really excited for them.

I really just feel like things are taking off though. Almost faster than we can handle them! I'm really learning a great lesson that when we're in unity with each other, the Lord can bless us so much more with his spirit. I feel and see the difference in our work, the more in unity we are.

It's just been a real miracle of a week here though! Elder Hammond and I are working really hard! I really love this area, and these people! There's so much to be done here, and I'm glad I'm a part of it.

Thanks everyone for the emails! I really appreciate them from everyone. I wish everyone a great week, and hear from you all next time! Have a good one!

sLaskou

-Starsi Salas