Hello!!! This was quite a week over
here in Slovenia. We had a super awesome leadership training in Zagreb
where we ate homemade CAFE RIO? What? Not the easiest of tasks to do
when not in America. Sister Grant loves us. It was so awesome and we got
to shoot some hoops in some blazing weather for p-day in Zagreb. WE
played with some random Croatian girls too, it was a blast! However, the
true highlight of the week? I have never been able to teach a family
and neither has sister Robertson (who has been out over 8 months). BUT
this week....that changed. We have been going outside the city into
little farm areas every Friday and Saturday from about 1pm
to 7....tracting and tracting and tractng. Last week, the Elders
tracted into a family who said they could come back in two weeks. WEll
that same day, we talked to the mom of that family while she was taking
two of her kids for ice cream and WE set up with her. So we both found
the same family in the same day. Coincidence? I think NOT. So for the
first time in my mission we got to go into their tiny apartment this
week and teach them about the restoration and book of mormon and about
the nature of God. Even better? They said we could come back. I feel
really good about this family and it is just what Maribor branch needs
right now. Also their little boy remind me so much of Carter ....except
he speaks Slovene not English. But it is so fun to see and be around
little kids! Families are everything people.
Other
than that, we are doing our first round of exchanges this week. I will
be going to Kranj for a couple of days and working with one sister while
the other will come back and work in Maribor with Sister Robertson. It
is going to be so great and a steep learning curve I am sure. My
favorite kind actually:)
Some random
thoughts: We contacted a former inmate on a bench who got kicked out of
Germany....he's been Slovenia for three years now though...so, time for
the gospel I say! We also had a kid use the word 'selfie.' It is a world
wide term apparently. After we taught him about Joseph Smith he asked
if he could take a selfie with us. Haha, there is a first for
everything. AND the funniest part of yesterday, we were tracting in a
very retired area, lots of elderly people who didn't really want the
gospel. But one of them pointed out a house across the street saying
'they are young! Talk to them!' When we hesitated for a split seconds he
went ahead and yelled over their fence saying 'there are some girls
looking how to get into your fence!' THEN ... about 5 college guys came
to greet us. I don't know if that elder man knew exactly what we were
there for. But...we definitely disposed of some Mormon.org cards. One of
them will get baptized. I can feel it.
WE
also have the women's district conference in Maribor this weekend. So
all the women members in Slovenia will be coming for some workshops,
food, and a little boat ride on the river. ARe we invited? Ves da! I am
really excited to help out and see more members.
To
je to. It is going to be a great week, we are working hard and the work
is progressing. It always does. I love you all. Thanks for the pictures
and the updates! Enjoy the summer!
xoxo
Sestra Rhodes
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| Sestra Robertson, Slavica Kuhar (member), me |
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