My
exchange with Elder Bokińsky was awesome. I learned a lot. Being only one transfer
ahead of me, Elder B... is awesome and very hard working. We taught a
lesson to a man named Z.... Neither of
us had very good Polish so we worked together really well. Z... had a
member friend sit in on the lesson too. Then half-way through the
lesson when we were running out of things to say, the doorbell rang. Another
member showed up, he does a lot of translating for the
church, he is a voice actor and musician. As soon as he came in the
room, he took over like a hero. He shared a scripture that he had
recently found, and what he learned from it and invited the other
members to find a way to apply it. It was amazing. Later that evening we
had a discussion with a man on a park bench named E..., we talked with
him for over an hour about the gospel. He kept telling us that he
thought all churches were the same, he is believing, but hates churches.
But he wanted to keep discussing religion, he was amazed by the concept
of a restored gospel because it was his belief that the true gospel of
Christ was destroyed with the apostle Paul and that it was no longer on
earth.
Back in Łódź we got to have a really good experience
too. We got a referral from a member the referral's name was M... and he
is a student at the university here. He wanted to do a report for school
on the history of our church in Łódź. We talked with him for nearly an hour
and he loved it. He said that he was amazed with our teachings. At that
point we invited him to attend General Conference with us for the live
translated morning sessions. He showed up to each session in a suit and
white shirt and tie. He was amazed, he said he had never seen anything
like that in the Catholic church, so many people in such a spiritual
meeting. We plan on extending a baptismal date tomorrow to him.
I am amazed with how some people seem so prepared to
receive the gospel even if they don't know it. He came in expecting to
write a school paper about church history, and in doing so, he is
actually finding more and more faith in Christ. We have already extended
commitments like reading the introduction to the Book of Mormon,
reading a few pamphlets, coming to conference, and meeting with us
again, and he is keeping every commitment we give him.
Last P-Day we made it to Radagoszcz at
4:45, the museum section is supposed to close at 5, but they closed up shop early. We got to see the train and the outside
signs, but it was a huge bummer...
Today we are scheduled to go laser tagging and buy
me a good European overcoat. I am going for something classy and simple,
wish me luck, this is what I will use to survive the winter. The last
few days have been really cold, Elder J... said it feels like what it did
last November in Poland. yikes.
Otherwise I am doing well. I did think as to what
you could send me that are either hard to find here or expensive.
Really, really warm socks are one (like thik wool socks).
I have to start writing to president. I love you
all. I got Grandma's letter, Judy Pulver's letters, and the Rice's letters. I am
very appreciative you are all writing me. I love you all and send
my thanks. I do not have a lot of time to write letters, so keep sharing the blog in the
mean-time. I know this church is true. This general conference was full
of amazing revelation and great spiritual talks that had a different
message for me, my companion, and our investigators, but for each of us
it was just as powerful. I am grateful to be a part of it. I will talk
to you all next week.
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