Ahoj!
So, what an amazing week. Opravdu, bylo to užašny. I think that I truly
just noticed all of the many blessings and miracles that I am surrounded
by. Not only each and every day, but each and every moment. If we will look
through the eyes of Christ, we will see how much light there really is. It
has to be something that we choose to focus on. We have to not only be
wanting the blessings (desire), but we also have to be working to receive
them. God is so willing to pour blessings upon us, but we have to be ready
and willing to accept them. This week I saw SO MANY.
One of the greatest things that I have learned on my mission is planning.
When you take the time to prepare for something and you invlove God while
doing it, you will have some pretty good outcomes. This week we planned
very well and tried to reach out to others as Christ would.
I jumped out of my comfort zone a little bit in some things, but that is
what we have to do if we want to see how GREAT God is. If things were not
hard we would not be grateful for them and we would not have such a great
learning experience, which ultimately is why we are here on earth.
I am really grateful for the events that took place this past week.
On Christmas Eve we got to spend the night with the Bishops family. It was
a wonderful night. They were so loving and prepared a really nice dinner
for us, we opened a few presents that they surprised the missionaries with,
and then we spent the rest of the night talking about their paths to the
church. They showed us the first edition Book of Mormons that we used
during communism time. It was a very humbeling experience to just notice
how blessed each of us are to have the gospel in our lives.
On Monday, CHRISTMAS, we got to spend a lot of time with our mission
President and had a really nice testimony meeting. I also got to skype home
to my family. It was so unreal. They truly are my greatest gift. I love
them so much and I am so thankful for their support. *Family, Where life
begins and love never ends.* What is a better reason than to leave on a
mission to go help other families be together forever through the amazing
promises of living the gospel of Jesus Christ.
We got to meet with our investigator Sona a few times this week. She truly
is so incredible. She was a believer all of her life, but never baptized.
She always wanted to be but never found the right church. She has such
strong faith in God. We have meet with her frequently and she is preparing
for her baptism which will take place next month. We had a very spiritual
lesson with her and our mission presidents wife. We watched the Joseph
Smith film and she cried at the end. She said she did not have words to
speak. But she felt it was true.
Today Michal was baptized. He is from Slovakia. He is one of the two
Michals that I taught in Mlada Boleslav. He came down to Prague for his
baptism. I was SO HAPPY. He literally was glowing. It is such an amazing
experience for me to see people be converted to Christ. It helps me even to
notice how much my Savior means to me. Truly, everything is possible
because of Him. I got to speak at his baptism on the Holy Ghost, and the
Spirit was so strong. I am thankful for him and for how happy he is
accepting the gospel into his life. He literally has changed. And he tells
everyone that he is a son of God:)
Matthew 17:20 talks about the miracles that come through faith.
As the New Year approaches, something that I am going to do is reflect and
ponder on how I cna continue to develop my faith. As we strengthen our love
in Christ and believe that we will see good things happen they will. As you
plan goals, think about how your faith can make them happen!!
Happy New Year everyone!!
S laskou,
Sestra Miller
*Sona is an amazing elect woman, Sestra Peterson and I are teaching her in
Prague*
*Christmas in Prague!! Breakfast and presents at Presidents home*
*MICHAL GOT BAPTIZED*
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