"I'm Obsessed With This Country"

 Nazdarrrrrr!

This week was really busy and really unpredictable. 

On Wednesday we went to Brno for MLC. It was super good. We talked a lot about the future of the mission and just the future of missionary work in general. Missionary work has changed so much, even just in the amount of time I've been here. Social media and technology isn't going away in missionary work. It's just gonna keep coming. It makes the work so much more effective. It's so cool to get to see it. It's so cool to get to be a part of it. 

After MLC we stayed in Brno for exchanges. We planned to just stay for a little but and leave the following

afternoon. But we unexpectedly had to stay until Friday morning. It was kind of a mini miracle. Because we decided to do exchanges on Thursday instead of Tuesday, we were able to be in the right place at exactly the right time to help out where we were needed. 

We had a lesson with one of our investigators. It went really well. He's started praying (he still isn't sure if God exists though). He prays every night, and he says that he feels like it helps. He wanted to know how he can feel that good feeling more in his life. So this time we talked about the scriptures. We gave him a Book of Mormon, and he's excited to start reading it. It's kinda crazy cause he has zero religious background. So we brought up scriptures and he had no idea what they were. It kinda caught us off guard. We weren't really sure how to explain it at first cause it's such a simple concept that we've just grown up knowing about. We're super grateful for grace though and the fact that the Holy Ghost is the teacher and not us. We definitely need that. 

Today we went to vyhlídka máj. It's a cool bend on the Vltava River. And then we just went on a little hike through the forest. It was so dang pretty. I freaking love this country. It's so pretty. Especially the countryside. Ugh it's just so good. 

The other day a super cute old lady drove our tram home. Literally made my day. That's all haha

Duchovní Myšlenka:

It's sometimes easy to do good and to feel like it isn't recognized. It's hard to consistently be putting in effort and then to feel like it's not really making an impact. But I found a quote this week, and I really love it. It's from Jeffrey R Holland (So you know it's good). 

"I have struggled to find an adequate way to tell you how loved of God you are and how grateful we on this stand are for you. I am trying to be voice for the very angels of heaven in thanking you for every good thing you have ever done, for every kind word you have ever said, for every sacrifice you have ever made in extending to someone—to anyone—the beauty and blessings of the gospel of Jesus Christ."

I love you all! I'm grateful for every good thing you've done for me and that you've done for others. Thanks for the love and support. Have a great week!!

Sestra Lewis

"I Held a Frog"

No čau!

I literally can't remember what happened this week. It was kinda a blur. We were only able to meet with one of the peeps we're teaching, so there isn't much of an update there. 

I went to Jičín this week for exchanges. I haven't been back to Jičín since my first transfer. It was kinda crazy going back. I've changed a ton since being there. It was so cool to get to see it again and remember how small it is haha. It's such a cute little town. 

Funny story. I was on a tram and it stopped really fast, and I ended up getting flung into a babička (grandma). Definitely also hit my head. It's chill though. The best person to run into is a Czech Babi. They will do anything to make sure that you're okay. I'm surprised she didnt give me food or something hahaha. I just really needed an excuse to sit next to her. 

We went to these tower ruins with the district. Then we just walked around this little forest in the middle of Prague. It was also a rainy day. I held a frog. And we made pazookie. Such a dang good day. 

Cool little miracle that just happened a few minutes ago: we were on our way home from the church, and we were gonna take a tram, but I had the thought to take the metro instead. So we get on the metro decide to take it to a different stop than we have been taking it to the past few days. The stop we took it to requires a little bit of walking to get home, and the other way would have had a tram straight to our apartment, but we went for walking cause it's a nice night. Right as we were on our street to go home this dude stops us asking for directions. He was from Pakistan and was kinda lost and didn't have internet. So we were able to help him figure out where to go. It was pretty cool. The timing was perfect. 

Spiritual Thought:

"We will be surprised by goodness in unexpected places."

This applies to so many situations in life. There is so much goodness in this world and in the people around us. Even in the trials and struggles we have. God's whole purpose is to help us be happy. He finds the good in any situation. He turns every situation for our good. 

Love you all! I love this work, and I'm so blessed to be serving here. Have a great week!

Sestra Lewis