This has been quite the interesting week! We have already seen so many
miracles, it's ridiculous! We have 5 new investigators! That would be a
miracle in Brno, and it is DEFINITELY a miracle here! I already just
adore the people here. It is a bit chilly but that's okay, walking keeps
you warm and awake!!! It is a much smaller town than Brno which is
cool, but very different. The Jicin branch is AWESOME! I already love
all the members, while they may be small in numbers, the spirit is so
strong and I feel right at home, I know I am meant to be here. So
specifics on the area: Mlada Boleslav once was fairly booming when
communism ended, this city and Jicin were growing a lot, then they tried
to combine the congregations into one branch and because of some drama
and other factors, they lost a lot of the members. There are some who
decided they would rather go to Praha than to Jicin. So we are the first
sisters to ever live here and our job is to reactivate everyone, and
also build the branch...no pressure. We are inviting them all to the
Christmas Party and serving them in any way we can. It is very much
about relationships and trust here, I am coming to find out. We walk
everywhere here! I love it, if I can't run then it's the next best
thing. We have to travel a lot though to Jicin for district meetings and
church so we have an hour on the bus with very windy roads, and I try to
be productive with my time by reading or writing but I still get
carsick, so that's no bueno.
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| Her new apartment in Mlada Boleslav |
I am so glad to hear about Devin's wedding,
please send me some pics, please! I can't believe Cassidy is
15...that's weirdy. So glad she had a great birthday! And it'll be good
to watch all those movies when I get back together! Glad they are good
though :) I am actually really enjoying the snow...weirdly enough. I
have always hated the cold but I think that is one of the blessings for
me is that it doesn't really phase me here, no need to send those boots,
Cass should enjoy them or just save them so I have good ones for when I
return.
Cassidy said she hadn't gotten her card in the mail yet, that
is weird.... I sent y'all a card like a couple days after the first one
:( I hope it didn't get lost. I am super excited for Christmas! It is
going to be a very different Christmas for me, but amazing nonetheless.
We are trying to find places we can do service here, soup-kitchens, the
hospital, etc. where they will let us do service.
I think I will be much
more spiritually prepared this year, my relationship with my Savior has
grown exponentially here. I see the difference it makes not only in my
life, but in others' and that is the most precious gift. I love the
holiday season, you are right mom, people's hearts do soften everywhere
this time of year. We are going to Prague this week for a baptism of one
of Sister Hicken's investigators, so I can check if I got mail then.
Court, I did get your cd's (we don't have a cd player anymore :( ) but
we are loving the hotpads! We definitely needed them! We have been
baking cookies for the less-active members and when I say "we", I
definitely mean Sister Hicken. I would just screw them up haa. But I do
the presentation part of it,yay! my favorite part. Our talents combined
will reactivate the world!!! mwahaha! :) Its been awesome with Sister
Hicken, she went to Utah State, fun-fact. I will have pictures next
week!
Scripture of the week: Ether 12:4
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