Dobro Jutro vsem!
So to get right down to things... this week was crazy! I am still doing some Kranj adjusting and we are searching our faces off for prepared people. It is a very small city so we will sometimes do 'group finding'. Drawing the plan of salvation in chalk, or singing in the center of the city, or a variety of things to get people to stop. Well last night I talked to a suuuuper cool girl who was walking her dog and niece around and it was great to give out another book of mormon (feels like it has been too long) and we are meeting again this week. Other miracles ...the awesome girl we found in Maribor right before I left, is on baptismal date! She is so prepared and I get to go back to Maribor to do exchanges and will get to teach her with Sister Higgins. I am really grateful and it will be a fun exchange!
So the last week we had the best zone conference ever. Elder Charles from the 70 and his wife came and did all the instructing. It was fun, entertaining, and the spirit was SO strong. Plus, they are from London. I thoroughly enjoyed listening to their accents for 5 hours (plus another 3 for mlc on Sat.) It was like a spiritual BBC...live. Though i hear a lot of English, most of the time it is in a variety of accents, so to hear American English is now actually quite weird.
Elder Charles talked to us about reaching heavenward, taking the time to feel the holy ghost and receive his guidance. It was amazing to hear their stories as they were mission presidents in the Greece, Athens mission, and as I listened I had the greatest feeling of gratitude come over me. I have the opportunity to serve in this country in its early (or he called it the emerging) stages of the gospel. The miracles are so present and working with the members is working with pioneers. The restoration for these people is so recent. This next week we will be celebrating the dedication of Yugoslavia for the preaching of the gospel and all the members and missionaries will be doing a service activity and making kits to help the Refugees in this area. It is an amazing work and I am very happy and grateful to have this learning opportunity. The church is true. I love you all and pray for you all too! Have an amazing week and reach heavenward!
Oh yes, we also have a baptism this weekend. The Elders have been teaching this man from the Netherlands who found the gospel online, through the tabernacle choir and referred himself online...twice. Most all of the baptisms lately have been online searchers and there is another amazing aspect of how fast the work can move! Make sure all your facebook pages are awesome and representing the Lord and his church! Love you all!
xoxoxo
Sestra Rhodes
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| Had a little kill time in Zagreb before our bus, so we got to see a bit of the city after mlc. |
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| Sestra Duffy and me |
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| Cut these out of the friend magazine...picking Christlike attributes to help us prepare to be better missionaries! |
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| Visiting Lubj castle before we leave. |
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| Selfie of our leaders training session. |
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