Čau všem,
Tuesday was a busy day. We took a 2 hour train ride to Plzen for district council. Sister Draper and I did the practice and taught the Gospel of Jesus Christ. We talked about the people we are teaching and got advice on things we need help with. Then we went to lunch together and caught a 2 hour train ride back. We prepared for our English class and had 6 students today which was great.
Wednesday we did all of our studies in the morning. Then we went and visited less actives. We discovered that a lot of them have moved. We then had a Skype lesson with Andrea and taught about the Priesthood. She had a lot of questions. Some of the big questions came up like women and the priesthood and polygamy. She has already read to Mosiah in the Book of Mormon. She is doing family history and she wants to do personal progress. She is scared to pray about if the church is true because she knows she will have to act and change. But, she is coming to realize and get her own testimony which has been wonderful to watch. She has changed so much since the day I first talked to her on the street until now! I'm so proud of her. Then we worked on area book. In the evening we had a district call. We star gazed out the window for the spiritual thought and it was really powerful.
Thursday we did our studies and had a language study with Radek which was awesome. He lights up every time we ask him for help. We visited Věra and shared a spiritual thought with her. I did her dishes and we played uno. Afterwards, we had a lesson with Jiřina and taught her the gospel of Jesus Christ. It was a good lesson. Then we started marking up Book of Mormons with questions of the soul so that we can leave them in the train station at a book exchange for people to read while they travel. We also worked on updating area book. We finished the day with call-ins with our District leader.
Friday we did our studies. Afterwards, we went to visit returning members and invite them back to church. Well, we got yelled at and threatened to have the cops called on us. Also, many people just did not want to talk to us, whatsoever. I felt bad because I think Sister Draper got a little discouraged. But, on our bus home, Heavenly Father gave us a miracle. I felt prompted to talk to a girl and turned out, she spoke English and it was her first month here in the Czech Republic. We exchanged numbers and so we can get together, go somewhere fun and talk about the gospel. I know that we have to experience the bad in order to taste the joy of the good. It is just part of the work and helps shape us as individuals. We finished the day with weekly planning, companion inventory, and device audits.
Saturday we went and visited a lady with the Elders they tracted into because they can't visit her alone. We talked about faith, repentance, and why we experience trials in life. It was difficult to keep the lesson on track becuase she kept changing the subject but we did our best. We cleaned the church to get it ready for Sunday and then had a lesson with Radek. I am so grateful for the promptings of the holy ghost. During that lesson, I felt an overwhelming feeling of love for him; the love that God has for him. Then I was inspired to share something that was totally off our plan but that he needed to hear. I know it will help him change things in his life so that he can get his life on track and feel ready to be baptized. It was a wonderful experience for me and I'm grateful I could be in tune with the spirit. Then we played soccer for sports night and we had 2 people we are teaching and a returning member come. It was a blast!
Sunday had the highest of highs and lowest of lows. We had a wonderful church. We had the first councilor in the stake presidency and his family visit. I gave a talk about faith and he ended up speaking about repentance. I know the spirit led us both on what to talk about because we ended up hitting the first two points in the gospel of Jesus Christ. Then we came home and got a surprise call from Andrea. She was the happiest I have ever seen her. She said she went to the ward in Prague and asked if we had time to meet because she wanted to tell us about her experience in person. We told her our schedule and she drove straight away from Prague and met with us for 15 minutes before another lesson we had. She just started crying and said she felt the spirit and recieved the answers she was looking for. It was such a sweet, tender moment. She wanted to talk more so we said we could meet up after our lesson. We had a lesson with Mengmeng and Daquan and we skyped in a member who spoke Chinese. We found out that some of their friends have been giving them some anti stuff so now Daquan is off baptismal date and we are hoping to get all his questions answered and everything worked out. Then we went and met with Andrea again and talked about the different ways the spirit can speak to us. It was a really good lesson. We are continuing to help her work towards baptism but there are still a few things that need to be overcome. It truly was a wonderful day and I love being a missionary and see people change their lives by coming closer to christ. I know that this gospel can bring us true joy and I love helping people find that joy.
Today we hiked the black tower and got a beautiful view of the city. We also went to lunch with our district.
I love being a missionary with all of my heart. I have met so many amazing people and have seen a lot of miracles.
S laskou,
Sestra Guymon
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