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I've kinda given up hope on having a normal week this transfer haha.
We had exchanges with Brno. They came here to Plzeň. It was really good! We had a lot set up which was way nice. We got to do twice the stuff we would have done that day if it was just us.
We went to Prague again this week. Graham had her last visa appointment, so we figured it would be our last time to Prague for awhile, but I have a visa appointment next week, so we'll be back. It's always nice though cause it gives us a chance to hang out with the other missionaries. After visa work we were supposed to stay and film a video for Facebook, but Graham's violin was in Prez's car...in Slovakia. So those plans turned into us playing a card game with Sister Gehring and then having a nice long talk about life with her. I love long talks with Sister Gehring.
Thursday we had district council. Because our district is a 2 hour drive away and we had already travelled a ton this week, we decided to meet somewhat partway in between the two cities. We met a hluboka, a super pretty castle, and had a picnic and district council on the hill right next to the castle. I get to serve in such a cool mission with the best people.
On the way back, we decided to go to this referral's house to meet with her. It took us forever to figure out where she lived because she was just trying to give us verbal directions instead of sending her address. We finally got her address and were able to find her house. We pull up, and honestly the house looked like an abandoned house. We walk in, and there were cats everywhere. And they just kept getting smaller and smaller. Just when I thought they couldn't get smaller, a TINY kitten walks in. It had to have been less than 2 weeks old. The lady had a whole box of them. It was an interesting meeting, but the lady said she wants to come to church, so we're happy.
Friday was one of the best days of my mission haha. Bishop Gordon-Smith invited us over to help him in his garden. They live 20 minutes from the border of Germany in this tiny little village. It was a rainy day, so as we were driving through the windy roads the countryside was foggy. It was gorgeous. When we got there, they were at the store, so they left us a key. We went inside and just chilled with their cat until they showed up. They're house was beautiful. It felt like a cabin. When they showed up, we helped in their garden for awhile and then had lunch while Sister Gordon-Smith told us stories. Then they sent us home with a ton of vegetables from their garden. It was such a dang good day.
We went to Kaufland the other day because stores are closed today and we ended up getting stuck in line for freaking forever because the power went out so the system was down. It was super entertaining people watching though. I felt bad for the workers who had to put all the full carts that people just left away. They gave us free chocolate for waiting though so worth it.
We had a ton of people at church today. Most of them were just visiting, but it was still cool to have more than 15 people at church for a change. One of the people who came is actually the son of a member here. He's not a member and has never been to church, but recently he's been having questions, and decided to come. So now we're meeting with him and are hoping to help answer his questions.
Spiritual Thought:
I was taught again that a lot of times God blesses us based on our efforts, but most of the time those blessings come in ways not related to the efforts we show. So like we've been working a lot on helping the people we're meeting with become progressing friends, but then this week our efforts were rewarded through that man coming to church. We had nothing to do with that man coming to church, but because we were putting in a lot of effort, God blessed us, even if it wasn't in the way we were expecting. This applies in so many aspects of our lives. When you don't know where to start or what to do, just start somewhere. Put in the effort. God will bless you somehow.
Have a fantastic week. Turn off the news. And spend some time in nature. I'm convinced it's a cure all.
Sestra Lewis
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