Messages of the Week

I hope this doesn't sound repetitive, but this week zoomed past.  Just the other day was Halloween and now soon approaching is Thanksgiving.  I have been blessed this week with great missionary opportunities.

Recently in preparation for our concert we have been having more singing displays.  Monday we did one and yesterday we did one.  Yesterday we traveled by the Metro (subway) to where we would sing.  On the way we sang in the Metro trains!  While a few of us sang, the other missionaries passed out fliers!  At the display we passed out MANY fliers and we are expecting a large turnout!

We also were able to work out in areas where missionaries don't often go.  We went to the outer parts of Prague.  We had some nice success!  We have a lesson today with a nice Slovakian lady we met a few days ago.  There was another lady we met as well that lives outside of Prague and she gave us her address for us to send her a Book of Mormon.  It is great that even when missionaries can't make it somewhere, we can get our message to them!

A few days ago we met with a cool guy from Ireland and he invited his friend from Sweden to the lesson.  They both had many questions about Mormonism and came out of the lesson knowing who we are, instead of thinking what the world sometimes thinks about us and not finding out for themselves.  They are two great young people and I see great potential in them!

Last story is a MIRACLE!!!  My last few weeks have been full of them.  Last Sunday in České Budějovice a less active member, Elder Greener and I would teach, came to church!  She was apposed to going but decided she would go after dropping her daughter off somewhere.  She then said to herself "I will go if there is a parking spot open."  The streets were clear!  Then she said "I will go if the door is unlocked."  The door was unlocked.  Then she said "I will sit on the stairs just outside the sacrament room door and listen to the first few talks."  President McConkie just happened to be there and instead of sharing his testimony at the end to wrap up the meeting, he felt prompted to do it at the beginning.  He did so in the very time frame that the member decided to stay.  He mentioned some things in his testimony that really meant a lot to her and now she is on her way to activity again and to all blessings the Lord has for her.  She has had some thing stopping her that was replaced with FAITH.  It is great to see the Lord's hand in this work.  The church is true.  :)

Elder Bahr