Hello all!
Our road trip to Slovenia last week! No one was outsied, but we got to go to the castle and museum for free and I had one decent Slovene conversation at the restaurant....so thumbs up self. That was my goal. :)
WE ALSO HAD TWO NEW INVESTIGATORS AT CHURCH THIS WEEK! YA! I girl from Russia (of course I brought up Steph) who has lived here for 5 years who we met on the street and had a lesson and she came to church! She is so cool! I also was trying to motion to Sister Allred from the piano that she came and was sitting behind her .... so obviously slightly distracted played the intro to the wrong song and everyone was very confused...I made quick switch and moved on. Haha. Round 265 for awkward moments in the Zagreb branch. Also a family in the branch who is just coming back to church after about 10 years their two kids are not baptized. So we talked to the daughter who is about our age and one of the best ballroom dancers in Croatia, and we are going to teach her and she came to church too. So....a rockin week we had!
Wow! Missions are the greatest! We had a post baptism lesson with Tomislav and his mom and siblings. They are some of the most humble, sincere people I have ever met. We enjoying some popcorn and the 15 min. Joseph Smith movie then talked about the restoration.
Here is the pic from the baptism. Johanir, Sebastian, Evalina, Tomislav, Sister Allred, me.
We have had some good times together and more to come. The blessing he got when he received the gift of the holy ghost was so awesome!!! He is going to be an awesome member and example for all the members in this country. He did not have a white shirt and tie though and they cannot afford it so someone funded him to go get one and this Sunday he showed up in a new shirt and tie and I just about cried.
It is miraculous to me that a boy in the situation that he is (mine could never compare to), agains all the bad in the world at his school, all the people his age who already smoke...really against all odds Heavenly Father sent him here to strengthen his family and members. He is truly a special spirit of our Heavenly Fathers and came to earth strong as a rock. HE knows three languages and is so smart yet in the humblest of situations and knows the gospel is true. After every lesson Sister Allred and I just talk about him and his mom for about 15 min at least. Two amazing examples to me!
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| Tomislav's special day! |
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| Johanir, Evalina, Tomislav, and us |
Our road trip to Slovenia last week! No one was outsied, but we got to go to the castle and museum for free and I had one decent Slovene conversation at the restaurant....so thumbs up self. That was my goal. :)
All alone in the land of Ptuj. Trying take a pic with the camera on the ground....good work team.
WE ALSO HAD TWO NEW INVESTIGATORS AT CHURCH THIS WEEK! YA! I girl from Russia (of course I brought up Steph) who has lived here for 5 years who we met on the street and had a lesson and she came to church! She is so cool! I also was trying to motion to Sister Allred from the piano that she came and was sitting behind her .... so obviously slightly distracted played the intro to the wrong song and everyone was very confused...I made quick switch and moved on. Haha. Round 265 for awkward moments in the Zagreb branch. Also a family in the branch who is just coming back to church after about 10 years their two kids are not baptized. So we talked to the daughter who is about our age and one of the best ballroom dancers in Croatia, and we are going to teach her and she came to church too. So....a rockin week we had!
Also, Paul Cardall and David Archuleta are coming to the mission for a charity concert in Slovenia and then Archuleta will have some fireside/concert things in Zagreb and Serbia so that is great for the mission! We will be working hard to get some baptisms from it. :)
Anywho, love you all! Hope you have an amazing week. The church is so true and Heavenly Father has great great things available to us now and most importantly in the future!
Pres. Boyd K. Packer said it nicely:
If you expect to find only ease and peace and bliss during Act II, you surely will be frustrated. You will understand little of what is going on and why it is permitted to be as they are.
Remember this! The line “And they all lived happily ever after” is never written into the second act. That Line belongs in the third act when the mysteries are solved and everything is put right. The Apostle was right when he said, “If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable.” (1 Corinthians15:19.)
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As I said in the beginning, you are young and I am not. And yet in the eternal scheme of things, I am just as young as you are. Maybe a little closer to the final curtain on Act II, but I know, for I have seen a little behind the curtain into Act III and bear personal witness that the gospel is true, and bear witness of Jesus Christ.
I also bear witness of Jesus Christ. I know He lives.
Love you all and wish you a great week!
Sister Rhodes
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