Ahoj,
Tuesday was busy. We went and got bus passes so that we can get around the town. We had a lunch appointment with members and got to know their family and shared a spiritual thought. Then we taught the beginners English class and had about 9 students. It was fun, then we had a dinner appointment with a member. This is the most I have ever been fed by members on my mission, well at least in the Czech Republic. It is a big city and we have a ward, so I'm excited.
Wednesday we went out and visited a guy named Christian and his family. He helped us with Czech and then we shared a thought about the Book of Mormon. Then we did some work digitalizing the area book. Then we went and had a dinner appointment with some awesome members. They gave us suggestions on less actives to visit. They are really on top of ward missionary work. The members here are truly incredible. We also got a lady's number on the tram and hopefully we can set up with her.
Thursday morning we had a maintenance guy randomly come and rip off one of our windows. But, he fixed it, so that was nice because it wouldn't open. Then we went to district council at the church and welcomed the new missionary. We set goals for the transfer and then grabbed some pizza for lunch. Then we came home and digitalized the area book. Afterwards, we did some finding at a park and asked people to help us correct our pronunciation in Czech and we read a verse from the Book of Mormon with them. Czechs are a lot more open when you ask them for help. Then we came home and did our studies.
Friday we did our studies in the morning and then went to the church to do weekly planning. Afterwards, we got permission to go on a trip with a recent convert and a person the Elder's are teaching. We went to some catacombs which was cool, but also a little creepy. We then went to a cafe, got some hot chocolate and had a really good lesson. Adam, who is a friend of the church asked some really great questions and the spirit really directed me on what to say and how to best answers his questions. It was a really powerful experience.
Saturday morning we taught Czech to foreigners. We had a big group. We had one Czech person there and she was able to help out which was nice. Afterwards, we invited people to stay for a spiritual thought. A few did, one of them was the Nikola. Nikola is a czech girl the Elders met on the tram. After the thought I was able to talk with her more. She asked what God thinks about people who don't believe. I explained that he is probably really sad. As we talked, she got goosebumps and we explained that it was the holy ghost testifying of truth. From, then on, she started to believe that God maybe exists and she kept thanking us for helping her discover that. She was so sweet and we invited her to come to stake conference with us on Sunday. After that conversation, we had a lesson with Naro. He is a recent convert and I got to hear his story. It was so awesome. Then later, we had stake conference. So many members from Třebič were there and I got to talk to them. It was so much fun. I love them so much. I also got to talk to President and Sister Pohořelicky... my past mission President and his wife. We also chatted with President and Sister Gerhing... my new mission President.
Sunday was stake conference and was broadcasted to everyone from Brno. It was fun to meet all the members and see people I knew that came for the conference. Nikola also came! After the conference, we had a lesson with a recent convert Kuba which was great. Then we came home and did our studies.
The beginning of this week was hard. Change is always a growing experience. It is hard to get into a routine with new companions because everyone does things a little bit differently. However, I found a lot of comfort by reading the Book of Mormon. That book has the ability to bring peace into our hectic, stressful lives and for that I will be forever grateful. I'm so grateful for my Savior. He has overcome it all through the atonement and thanks to that he always knows how we are feeling. I love my Savior with all of my heart and without him this work wouldn't be possible. I'm so grateful for the opportunity to learn and grow everyday. This life is all about making progress and sometimes growth hurts, but it is so worth it in the long run.
I love you all! Have a great week!
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