A Lot of Finding This Week

Each week these last few weeks have been tougher and tougher to reach goals we have set.  It is good work though.  It has also been warm here too, which makes it harder to stay willing and focused to work all day outside.  I can't wait so on the week.  I will try to write a little shorter than last week because the last one was long.  Here it is.  J

27.8.12

                Today was P-Day.  We had the normal routine of studies and shopping and email; which was nice to hear from my family, they always have good stories and things to tell me.  I love my family.  Then we went to FHE.  The dinner was make-your-own sandwich.  We then had a lesson by Bara a single adult.  She had a great FHE lesson.  It was on friendships.  That was really all today.

28.8.12

                District meeting was very good.  We talked and learned about how to begin teaching someone the restored gospel.  Something that really sounded great was what Sister Martin (senior couple) said; "Their heart knows why they are there.  Help them understand it in their mind as well."  Many people who meet with us feel something good, but then put worldly logic to it and loose interest.  If you just think about it, God does exist, and when he exists – all else is true about him.  After our district meeting, we had a power finding exchange.  If you are wondering what a power finding exchange is, look back in my letters a couple weeks and read about it.  J  During the exchange which was with the district leader and his companion we got the contact information from a priest who is interested in the Book of Mormon.  We had a good time during the finding exchange then went to English.  English class went well as normal.  After English, we had dinner at a curry place near the square.  The owners and workers were all from Nepal.  They all were very nice and very interested in who we were.  After we had dinner, we had to rush home to not be late.

 

29.8.12

                We had a nice district lunch.  It was the sisters' turn to pick and they heard about the curry place, where we went the night before, and decided to have it be the district lunch.  We then went singing on the square.  It went well.  We had later that evening a couple lessons, so we left after the singing display to get to them.  We waited at the building for one and then he didn't show up, so we went around the building to try to give tours of our building.  While we walked around, he snuck up behind us and so we went to the building and talked about the Book of Mormon.  We also had a lesson with Ivo about tithing and at first, he wasn't quite sure about it, but now he feels good about it.  Toward the end, well at the end, he said quickly "LET'S PRAY!"  He had to catch his train, so we prayed and ran.  We finished up the evening with a nice lesson with Anna.  The last lesson, we had on plan to watch the Joseph Smith film, but couldn't.  This time, we did and the lesson was a good one.  She said that the video answered many of her questions.  She is a very humble woman.  Lastly… interesting thing of the day: We saw a car with a California license plate driving around!!!  It had no other plates, so it was a California car.  It must have cost a lot to send it.

                Well, maybe not lastly… we were one the square earlier today as well and I saw someone we met last transfer!  It was André from Portugal.  He had gone to a few activities and then had to go back to his country.  He gave us his contact information to give to missionaries there and when we talked to him today, he said that he got a Book of Mormon!  It is great how the church is organized.

30.8.12

                We found out today that our investigator Anna is leaving for a bit!  She said she will be back on the 20^th though, so no worries.  What else today?... We contacted on the streets almost all day!  Good thing to keep in mind during these long blocks of time is that no effort is wasted.  We had very good contacts.  We have a few new people to potentially teach.  We met all three back to back.  .  We talked with him about the plan of salvation.  Sometime, we will meet with him and tell him about how death is not the end.  We see loved ones again and can live with them forever.

31.8.12

                Today was a nice weekly plan.  We took a few hours to plan out the next week and talked about what how we can help our investigators progress in the true gospel of Christ.  ;)  We also had today a couple lessons today.  One with Ivo and a lesson with Libor. They were nice lessons.  We talked about the Book of Mormon some more with Libor and about the Holy Ghost with Ivo.  Ivo is just great.

1.9.12

                Sports day was this morning, but no one showed up.  The branch here has good testimonies.  Then something really awesome happened in priesthood.  The elders' quorum president had a really cool lesson.  It started out with him asking a couple people what our calling is as priesthood holders.  He gave us 3 minutes to find it in the scriptures.  After that, some people answered.  Then he began to explain that he had been praying for guidance for the quorum.  He told us all that as the president of the elders' quorum, he received revelation and was going to share it with us by the power of the Melchizedek priesthood.  He told us he had never received such strong revelation as he had.  What he said is simple in my words, but when he read what he wrote down, it sounded like the Lord talking directly to the Brno branch.  Simply it was about how we have a priesthood duty to open our mouths and talk to people about the gospel.  To get the whole feeling, you would have had to be there.  To me though, being a witness, will always remember the power of those words.  After church, we went to the Martins for bread bowls and soup!  It was SO good.  Especially after fasting.  The soup were a potato kind and another one was chicken gumbo.  They were very heavy soups and very filling.   After that, we went to go teach people on the street.  We met a couple people, but no one really interested.  Nothing else too much.

 

                Slow week… over the past few weeks, we have seen fewer and fewer results, but it we have been working hard.  This is difficult work, but the worth of souls is great in the sight of God, so this work must continue.  Have a great week everyone and be happy, and don't forget to replace fear with faith.

~Elder Bahr