Čau všem,
Tuesday we had district council at the Glasser's house. Then we did our studies and studied about what it means to be a successful missionary. Success in this mission is really hard to measure by numbers, so sister Draper and I figured out how to measure our success. Then we talked to some people on the street and invited them to come unto christ and hear His message. We taught our beginners class and had 3 people there today. Afterwards, we taught the plan of salvation. Our district went and got burritos after for dinner. It was fun.
Wednesday we had a lot of plans fall through so we did a lot of finding and trackting. I learned that people yell at us because they don't understand the important message we have. Then I think about how Christ was yelled at and how he patiently and kindly handled every situation. He truly is the ultimate example and every day I'm striving to become more like him. We also had some wonderful studies and worked on updating the area book.
Thursday we had 5 lessons. First, we visited Věra and shared a thought with her. Second, we had a lesson with Tereza and had to take a bus out to her city. She is very intelligent and a strong believer. We taught her the gospel of Jesus Christ. Then we hurried to the church building and had our third lesson with Jirka. We also taught him the gospel of Jesus Christ and had a member there to help teach. Then we went to visit Jiřina. We brought her muffins and shared a quick spiritual thought because she has been sick. Lastly, we had family home evening at the Glassers house with Andrea and her family. It was a lot of fun. I'm always grateful for busy days and people to teach.
Friday morning we did our studies and then Radek invited us to watch him teach because he got a new job teaching machinery. So, we went to a school with 15-18 year olds and he gave us a lesson on E=1/2mv^2, E=mhg, and P1V1=P2V2. It was fun. We were the only girls in the room. All the kids ran out after class so we didn't get to talk to them, but at least they saw the name tags and we were able to support Radek. He was happy we came. Then Věra called and asked us to buy a few things for her at the store. We were happy to serve her. We did weekly planning and then went to dinner with the Elders and the Glassers to celebrate Elder Harrell's 2 year mark. We went to one restaurant and ordered drinks. When we tried to order food, the waitress said the kitchen was closed. Then the place basically turned into a bar and a guy started playing music on the guitar, so we left and went to another restaurant to get food. Haha, it was quite the adventure.
Saturday was very memorable. We did our studies in the morning and then we went to do some service for Pani Vlková with the Elders. She gave us hard as a rock gummy worms. Haha. Then we washed her windows for her. We came out there smelling strong like cigarette smoke. She has a bit of a word of wisdom problem. :D Then we did some more service trackting and afterwards went to clean the church. Some sort of riot broke out and there were a bunch of police in black uniforms, cop cars, and ambulances blocking a street off by the church, but within a half hour it was under control and they all left. It was interesting. Then we had sports night and played Volleyball. Krýstina and Radek came.
On Sunday it was wonderful to partake of the sacrament and get a fresh start for the upcoming week. Then we did studies. I had a really spiritual experience during my personal study and found a talk that I felt was written specifically for me. I know God is so aware of us. Then we went and did some trackting and had correlation.
This morning we went running with President Chrdle and his phone fell out of his pocket. It wa pitch black when we were running and it was all we could do not to trip over roots. President was really worried about finding his phone. As we re-traced our steps I was praying that we could find it. Then just as we were almost back to his house, I just about stepped on it. So we found it and he was so grateful. Moral of the story... prayer works...every time. Then we took a trip and visited strachatice. We saw a old castle and got some ice cream.
This week I've really pondered on what it means to be a successful missionary. I feel like I am running as fast and as hard as I can every day, but I see very little results from my efforts. This is the most atheist country in the world and I often wonder if my efforts are wasted. But, I'm here "that they may once again come to the knowledge of God, yea, the redemption of Christ; that they may once again be a delightsome people" Mormon 1:8. However, despite how hard it is I know Heavenly Father is perfectly aware of me. Every day he is shaping me into a better disciple of Jesus Christ. He's helping me develop the attributes to become more like my Savior. My constant prayers and study of the scriptures have strengthened my testimony. My understanding of how to recognize and follow spiritual promptings has grown immensely. I know that these tools I'm developing now will help me survive in the future as we prepare for our dear Savior to come.
S laskou,
Sestra Guymon
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