Note from Mom: There was no post last week because Elder Godwin was in a hurry and didn't have time to write us a message. We did chat back and forth through email for a little and we really enjoyed that exchange. Here is this weeks e-mail.
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Hi all,
Well, firstly, great things are happening in the mission. On Friday
we had a meeting with President Edgren who is a great president. He
told us (among other things) that we are now allowed to text in order to
help us better fulfill missionary work. We have now moved out of the
stone age and into the bronze age of human evolution. He said in a
meeting with Elder Holland, that he said that
we might get iPads in about a year or two. It sounded almost like more
of a joke than a reality. Sister Holland apparently turned to Elder
Holland and said "Honey, they need those iPads RIGHT NOW!". Then she
turned to the Edgrens and said "You'll get them". That is how Sister
Edgren relayed the story to us. The meeting was great, very spiritually
uplifting focusing more on how faith will help us achieve our goals more
than just obedience alone. We have to believe that they are attainable
because this is truly the Lord's work. He also said we need to take the
time to truly minister to people. He read us
the story in 3rd Nephi chapter 11 when Christ came to the Nephites. He
pointed out the fact that Christ allowed time for every one of the
gathered Nephites to feel the prints in his hands and feet and side and
to witness for themselves that their Savior had come. He could have just
had Nephi (my favorite Book of Mormon Prophet) go up and tell the
people that he was the Christ, but he didn't. He waited until each
person had come up and seen and felt for themselves before he ministered
to his Apostles and Prophet.
After the meeting we went out for pizza at a nice,
quaint restaurant with a brick oven. It was delicious. The Edgrens also
said they have hardly been in Warsaw at all since they got to Poland, so
maybe when things calm down she will have time to make a blog. They are doing great though and really trying to teach the
missionaries to be leaders and to work with faith.
The rest of the week was full of different activities,
we played some basketball with President U and K. We got to see
K's dog Laila just before it gave birth. We had pizza with K and
President U (we did have a lot of Pizza this week).
The weather is getting ridiculous. It is steadily
around 50 or less degrees and rainy almost daily. I have no real winter
layers except my jacket from last year, but it is looking a little big
on me and I need to get a layer to go under it so it looks a little more
normal. I have also heard that this winter is going to be the winter of
all winters.... We'll have to see how that goes. The Poles are saying
that last winter was nothing, this year will be a tundra.
Elder B and I are in good spirits and we have a new
focus as a district to work with our members. So that is where we are
at for the week.
Love you all,
Starszy Godwin
Starszy Godwin with two of his friends from Sosnowiec.
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