Kako smo? Great to hear that summer is still moving! It is going crazy
fast over here in Slovenia. I past my 6 month mark this past
week....baaah! So much to do and so little time. This week was
TRANSFER week! I am very pleased to say that I get to stay in Maribor
another 2 montsh! I also found myself a new companion. Sestra
Christensen is from Wyoming and is 5'2'' and sooo awesome! It is going
to be quite the view walking together around town. The giant and the .
. . something really small. She is so great and actually was
companions with Sestra Robertson right before I came. So she has
already lived in Maribor and has been out here for a year. I am really
excited to work with her. We will both be Sister training leaders so
that means another trip to Zagreb and exchanges with the other
sisters! It will be great. I reeeeeally love Maribor and things are
starting to pick up here. About 90 percent of the people we have been
finding have been families! Which is the best way to build this
church.
Miracle of the week: A while back the Elders talked to family who said
they were interested and had to leave but gave them a street address.
This street was in our area as sisters so we went to give it a visit.
Turns out there were 3 apartment buildings that were all pretty tall
and would take a while to tract them all to find one family. But it
was the plan. Until we heard a family from a window on the bottom
floor. So we turned around and knocked. Nothing. However we KNEW that
a family was there so three days ago we passed that apartment again
and decided to turn around and try one more time. This time a GIANT
man came to the door, then his wife and child. Then they told us that
they had met the Elders a few weeks ago and we could come back the
next day to talk.
One street, a ton of apartments, and the first door we tried was this
family we did not think we would ever find. They are a really young
family and the dad had soooo many questions that WE HAVE THE ANSWERS
TO! We gave them a book of Mormon and tried to help him understand
that he can find answers there. They both want to read it now. I am so
confident God is preparing people. This is such a wonderful family who
already believes in God and I KNOW God will help them find the
blessings of this gospel. I can hardly wait to go back and teach them.
He told us so many stories of why he believes in God and of His past
and . . . let us just say it was one of my favorite moments thus far
on my missions.
I also send a request to you all. We have a lot of young families
and people who could become potential investigators. Singles who just
want to wait to find God until they are older and have grand-kids. . .
and couples with young kids. If any of you have advice for teaching
with little kids around, of scriptures or material based on family. .
. or just testimonies of any of the above, do share. I would love all
the help with these families and young people as possible and I know
that testimony through experience is one of the best ways to do that.
Another great experience. Monday night last week we talked to this
man sitting on a bench on a street with a bunch of street food. We
started talking to him and turns out, he owns this London street food
stand with a bunch of delicious salads and what not. So naturally he
offered to give us the left overs from the day. He made us two lovely
salads FOR FREE and we got to teach him about the gospel. We are
hoping the elders will work with him and find out if he is really
interested. It was a great time though.
So. . . miracles are happening. You know how the stone that is cut
out of a mountain will continue to roll forth? The stone over here is
a little more of a square shape. Takes some time to push it from one
side to the next. But the edges are rounding out and the work is
picking up, because it is God's work. This gospel truly blesses lives
and it has already blessed mine in ways I cannot count. I love and
pray for you all. Have an amazing next week. It's going to be a good
one!
xoxox
Sestra Rhodes
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