Jaroměřice-- February 26, 2019

Ahoj! čau!

Monday it was fun to skype with my family. They are the best. I can't believe how much my brothers have changed and grown up. CRAZY! We were able to find two potentials and then we made Halušky with the Dransfields and invited a less active over to eat with us. The Elders also gave him a beautiful priesthood blessing becuase he is really struggling with some things. 

Tuesday we had district council in Jihlava and did some group finding. Some of us sang while the rest of us solo contacted. I met this cute mom and taught her the resto. She spoke really good english so we spoke half in Czech half in English. Then that evening we taught our English class. I love the people that come to English every week. They are so cool. Now all of them are staying for the lesson at the end too! 

Wednesday we had a lesson with Tonda. He expressed some concers and said he feels the same and gets the same help when he doesn't pray compared to when he does pray, so we are working on that. During our contacting block, we met this guy who noticed our English accents and started talking in English we explained who we are and what we are doing and then he asked how he could set up and have a lesson with us. So we have a lesson scheduled with him this upcoming week. The lord really is preparing people, even if it doesn't seem like it sometimes. 

Thursday we had a lesson with Miroslav who is a guy we contacted on the street and set up with. He brought his dog with him, so his dog came in the church and Miroslav laid his coat down for the dog, and the dog stayed there the whole time. Miroslav really liked to talk and shared stories, but we were able to get the restoration in. Then we had dinner a family in the branch. That was fun, they have 2 really cute little boys. 

Friday we had exchanges with the STL's. I went with Sister Ebert who is only a transfer older than me. It was fun trying to talk to people, we really had to work as a team. haha. It was good though and we found 5 potential investigators together and got a lesson set up for later in the week. We did some group finding and one of the branch members, a young boy, came with us because he wanted to do missionary work. That was really cool. I admire his example. We also did some tracting that evening, and it was cold, and about time to quit, but I said "Let's do one more house." So we did, and the guy was so open to our message. He came down and talked to us and we shared the Mormon with him. He said we could come back too! Just that little bit of extra effort, made a huge difference. Even though we had been rejected all night, and yelled at a few times, we were able to find one prepared person. :) 

Saturday we went contacting in the morning and no one wanted to talk to us. The streets were dead and no one was outside. They even turn all the traffic lights off here during the weekend. We decided to go tracting and talked to a nice catholic lady who was moving a bunch of books out of her house. We offered to help, but she refused. It is really hard to serve Czech people because they just do everything themselves and refuse help. Then we went ponolocking and rang someones door bell, they let us all the way up to the 7th floor and then said they weren't interested, so we decided to knock the other doors. We got to the fourth door and this guy came out and just yelled at us and then chased us all the way down the stairs and out of the ponolock, yelling at us the entire way. It was a little scary to be honest. 

Sunday we had a great church. Sestra Sewell and Elder Dransfield gave talks in sacrament. Then we went tracting and got so many doors slammed on our faces and had so many people yell at us. Trebic has been tracted so many times because it is such a small city. Everyone here knows us. So then we went tracting with the Elders and had 2 people say we could come back. 

Today we went on a vylet (day trip) to a castle in Jaroměřice. It was so pretty. I felt like I was in a fairytale. It had beautiful gardens and just gorgeous architektura.  I felt like a princess at a castle. It was fun to spend time with the Dransfields. Then we came back and I talked to my amazing family!!!! Love them so much. Then we just finished having a lesson with a very catholic lady who I contacted with Sis Ebert on exchanges this week. She gave us 3D printed catholic crosses and catholic prayers. It was a good lesson. We focused heavily on the authority being lost and it went well. 

I know God hears and answers our prayers. I know that when the days are hard, there are miracles just around the corner. We just have to endure to the end and knock on that one last door. I'm really grateful to be here in the Czech Republic. I wouldn't trade it for the world. 

I love you all,

s laskou,

Sestra Guymon

Service and deaf miracles -- February 18, 2019

Ahoj! 

Jak se mate? Tento tyden byl skvely. 

Tuesday we had district council and got some advice on how to help the people we are teaching. Then we did some group finding and sang some songs. It was snowing and cold. Then we visited Babi Poho (President’s grandma) at work and sang a song and shared a thought with her. The. That evening we had English and told stories to get them to practice speaking in English. Then we shared a spiritual thought about the scriptures and sabbath day observance. 

Wednesday I had to go to Prague for Visa work. President went with me and helped me answer their questions and get all the paperwork figured out. He’s such a cool guy. Then when we got home, we contacted a deaf guy, we couldn’t communicate so I just gave him a resto pamphlet. About 2 hours later, he texted us and invited us to tea. So we accepted and on our way there, we ran into the Elders and one of them spoke a little sign language, so they came with us and we had a good lesson with him. It was interesting because this guy had the hook ups, we were in a closed restaurant all by ourselves plus the workers there cleaning. This guy was having a hard time and so he was drinking and smoking his problems away. We did our best to help him out and testify to him. 

Thursday we did a lot of finding. We went to Jihlava and set up a family history display with the Elders. It was great. We found some cool people. My cute little 9 year old friend Andrea was helping me contact. Afterwards we had inspiration night and had a good discussion. 

Friday we found 2 awesome potentials. We also had a Branch game night, but the only people that showed up were President Fejta and his wife, Martin and us. It was good though. During our spiritual thought, our phone was blowing up... it was the Dransfield’s announcing the changes to us that we can now talk to our families every Monday. That was exciting news! 

Saturday we found 2 more potentials. Then we went to do service for this cute family that comes to our English class every week. They gave us a tour of their house and business. I held a dragon/ lizard and also a bunny. Then we went out to their cottage. He was the most insane driver. Czechs are crazy drivers. We moved a bunch of fire wood for them. It was a fun service project. Then we taught our little neighbor boys English. 

Sunday we studied come Follow me with the Kutilovi Family. After church, we had a lesson with Martin and President Fejta. We taught the word of wisdom because Martin is struggling with it. He is also out of a job right now and has an interview next week so we gave him some advice. Then we also had a lesson with Eva that evening. She is the cutest human being I know. 

I’m really grateful for the opportunity to serve a mission. It is the best decision I have ever made. I wouldn’t trade the experiences I am having for the world. I know the lord truly is hastening his work with all the amazing changes  President Nelson is making. I’m so excited to talk to my family! I love you all and am praying for you. 

S laskou, 

Sestra Guymon

Changes -- February 11, 2019

 
Ahoj! 

It has been quite the week. Change is always hard and I have felt a lot of pressure leading out the area and trying to figure out how I can help the people we are teaching. I feel like I have really had to grow up this week. I have also been a lot bolder with the language and we saw some really cool miracles this week. 

Tuesday we found 3 potentials. We taught English with the Dransfields and shared a spiritual thought. We had a lesson with Pepe who Sister Roberts and I contacted and set up with. We taught the Plan of salvation and it went well. However, he keeps trying to meet with us at bars.... :( 

Wednesday we had a great lesson with Tonda. He finally opened up to us and talked more. We taught him the plan of salvation. He is having a hard time accepting the atonement, therefore he didn't believe we could be resurrected. If any of you have any advice on how to help someone understand the atonemement, I would like to hear it. He also prayed for us for the first time and it was a beautiful prayer. He is such a golden man. I see so much potential in him. We also contacted this cute lady who works at a food stand, we always wave at her, but haven't had the chance to talk to her. She was on her smoke break so we talked to her and got her number and are going to set up. That was a miracle. Then we taught our neighbor boys english. 

Thursday we had district council. Our new elder came straight from the MTC. We did some solo contacting and I was able to get 3 numbers so that was cool. Then we came home and had some tracting miracles. We contacted this guy getting in his car. He has met missionaries and said he would be willing to meet. That was cool. Then right after that we contacted this stroller dad, dad walking with his baby and gave him our message and he said he would be willing to meet. We got his number too. It was awesome! In our companion study Sis Sewell said she has been learning a lot from my diligent work ethic and obedience. I appreciated that she oppened up and told me that becuase I have been feeling a lot of weight on my shoulders. 

Friday we did a lot of contacting and couldn't find anyone super interested. We went ponolocking and took some sketcy elevators down. Then we got a quick lunch at a grocery store and saw Martin there (recent convert of about a year). He was not his normal self. He was drunk and I was so disappointed. I just don't know what to do to help him. He is really struggling. It breaks my heart. I really have seen how drinking and smoking destroys people's lives. They lose their freedom because their body feels like they have to have it. I'm so grateful for the word of wisdom, it keeps us safe. We went tracting and found such a youthful, lively 90 year old man. He was so cute. It was a little ironic though becuase the street we chose to tract was all old people and we chose to talk about life after death. 

Saturday we went to church so I could practice the piano becuase I was asked to play in sacrament. Afterwards, we contacted this woman looking at a menu. She invited us to lunch with her. We went and shared the restoration with her. She was so sweet! Such a miracle! God's timing is incredible becuase we were literally headed home for lunch and we were just in the right place at the right time. She invited us to lunch with her boyfriend, and boyfriend's son this upcoming week. Then we went tracting for 4 1/2 hours and found two potential families to teach. We got their numbers so we could set up. It was so cool because we set a goal to find 2 potentials and a family. God blessed us with 2 families. 

Sunday I played the piano in sacrament. We had one investigator come to church. We went tracting with the Elders and tried to sing songs for people...we got the cops called on us... but they can't really do anything. 

Monday we got our cleaning and shopping done. Then we went to lunch with the Elders and Dransfields and then we went and walked around the basillika and the Jewish quarters. it was a good day. 

I love you all and hope you are doing well!

s laskou,

Sestra Guymon