Ahoj!
This week was great. Really, every week is great, I know that I say that,
but it is true. Something that I have noticed is that sometimes I am even
more grateful when the week does not go perfectly awesome, which may sound
weird, but in that way I can always learn something and if there is a
mishap of a struggle or a change of plans I can turn to my Savior for
peace. It is so cool how He is there twenty four seven!
So on Tuesday we had a lesson in the morning and then we went home and made
some banana bread to deliver to some of the less actives. You know I guess
my cousin Andrew Murphy who is serving in the Hungarian mission, shout out
to him, has the same grand idea as I do about baking. Well what can I say,
great readheads think alike? but I love making things with my companions
to deliver to people! So that is exactly what we planned to do, because yes
as you already know, Czechs love banana bread. So we spent time making that
then we walked all the way across town and got a little lost and then it
started POURING RAIN and HAIL! And lighting and thunder started rumbeling,
and get this, yes, it was sunny before so we were out in our skirts and
shortsleeves, no umbrellas, just smiling and carrying banana bread. we
quickly ran for cover and had to wait it out for thirty minutes. By the
time it lightened up we had to head to a lesson, so we will have to try the
less actives again this week! Dont worry, we did not eat lall the banana
bread by ourselves, we gave it to our neighbors! We only had a couple
muffins.
We also had a really sweet older lady whose name is Květa, which translates
to flower, teach us some new czech words! So that was fun. She reminded the
both of us of our loving grandmothers.
On Thursday and well most of the days our perfectly planned out days went
through a hurricane and changed a lot, but oh my gosh on this day we saw
soo many miracles. We went and visited a mom who has a son on a mission.
She is not a member, but said that we could come over. His service has
softened her heart! We visited her and she told us that she was ready to
receive the joy her son was receiving through the gospel. It was a powerful
lesson. In the end we asked her to pray and she did. THE FIRST TIME EVER
OUTLOUD. I testify that it makes a difference. It makes the conversation
feel even more real. I could not stop smiling. We asked her how she felt
afterwards and she said JOY.
We also on Saturday got to watch one of our investigators sing in a
concert. There were three different choirs that sang. I LOVED IT. They sang
in a few different languages and it was beautiful and touched my soul. In
that moment as I looked around and listened I realized how many different
beliefs, faiths, and cultures there are. Even though we are all different
God loves every single one of us. It was really cool, I could literally
feel how much love Heavenly Father had for each of them and each of us. I
am sure that was just a speck, because His love is infinite, but it was a
very special time for me.
One of the people that we are teaching is catholic. And He is been on quite
the journey learning about the teachings of Christ that we share, but oh my
goodness it has been incredible seeing His development. He is building on
that strong foundation of Christ that he already has. This week he prayed
for the first time literally to our Heavenly Father and my heart skipped a
beat. I know that he heard his prayer.
*And He will hear yours too.*
Luke 2:46
And it came to pass, that after three days they found him in the
temple, sitting
in the midst of the doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions.
I love that out of all places where He could be, Christ chose to be among
the people teaching them of the plan of happiness and Gods love.
May we strive to follow His example and share the message of joy and light
with all those around us! We challenged our English class to pray for an
opportunity to serve and love someone a little extra this week, I want to
extend that to you too. I know that you will feel more gratitude and so
will they.
Have a fabulous week!
S laskou,
Sestra Miller
*Sestra MillerWe made halušky! Slovakian special*
*Pretty days in UH*
*Got the Czech famous Svičkova *
*Some of the district*
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