We started off by
meeting with this amazing lady named Simona. My companion kontakted her
during a chalk display we had about the Plan of Salvation. And I had the
phone so the lady wrote down her number in my companion's diary and I
guess she put the last number wrong, so the number didn't work to call.
BUT then the day of the lesson she called us because my companion gave
her a card and confirmed the lesson! Then we had a lesson with her at
the mall here in Plzen. The lesson was so fast... literally 20 minutes.
We handed her a Book of Mormon and talked a tiny tiny bit about how we
believe it can help her life. Then she pulled out the pass-along card
and asked if she could come to church with her 3 ten year old daughters.
We thought it was too good to be true but we said URCITE (of course)
and then she said she had to go, but that she would read the Book with
her daughters.
Then Tuesday came around and our mission President came to our district
meeting. He loves Plzen so so so much because it is where he started his
mission and a lot of members that he baptized are still super active in
this branch. He came and he helped our district make a plan for the
branch for the next year. We want to see 15 baptisms in the branch in
the next year and 10 reactivations. It seems like a a really big goal
because there are only 30 members that are coming to church regularly
right now and we would basically be doubling the branch, but he promised
us that we could do it! I didn't really believe that we could do it
when I looked at the number but when we started to break it down I
realized, it's possible! Small and Simple things!!! Our president is
inspired.
Then
later that night we had a crazy lesson with a old catholic man who
comes to our English class that basically wanted to Bible bash, but we
couldn't really understand (or at least we pretended to not be able to
understand) that that is what he wanted to do so we pulled out the
brochure and read about the apostasy. He thought it was really
interesting and he said he would meet with us again before English
because "he has time" don't really know if he will exactly be
"progressing" but he is at least going to now the facts about our church
before he judges us.
Then
later in the week met with our RCLA who never really stopped drinking,
but refuses to admit that he does it. Anyway he came to the building,
and told us that his dad had beat him and he was kicked out of his house
and he kept saying that he was nothing. It was terrifying. I have never
prayed so hard in my life for someone as I have for this man. Right now
he doesn't have a phone and it's been really hard to get a hold of him,
but we called our branch president and he found somewhere for him to
stay and right now I guess that's where it is left off... but it was
just a testimony to me of important and sacred the home is, and the
importance of leaders in callings that know what they are doing a lot
better than I do.
Then
on Sunday I gave a talk...! It was scary. But good. It was on the talk
given in the last conference about Small and Simple things and
less-active members because we have been working really hard on
reactivating our members this transfer. There are over 100 members in
Plzen and there are only about 30 members coming regularly to meetings.
And Simona came to church!!!With one of her daughters because the other 2
were sick, but she said she wants to come again next week!!!! And we
had a pretty good lesson with these two kids that we have been on and
off teaching for the last two months. It was a good week.
I
have been praying so much this week and asking God why things happen. I
don't know that I have gotten specific answers to my questions other
then that God's time and God's will is so much greater than my own.
There is a talk by Brad Wilcox about the grace of Jesus Christ where he
says "The trials ahead of us are never as great as the power behind us"
This week was a testament of that phrase. I have never had so many
blessings and trials in one week. In one day. It has been the hardest
two months probably of my life for many different reasons, but it is
amazing how still I can see the blessings of Heaven being poured down
upon me and upon the Czech Republic. This place is amazing. God wants
these people to believe in him SO BAD. And I can't believe that he
trusts me enough with this work, but I know that through small and
simple things (like me!) he will make great things come to pass.
I love you guyssss!!!!!
s laskou
Sestra Bruno
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