This week was good here I think the highlight possibly was the
train ride back from zone training. We ended up in a compartment with a
man and three women that were returning to Białystok from a work seminar
in Warsaw. We got to small talking with them and it was not long before
they started asking about out religion. We were able to explain a lot
of what we believe (it was a nearly 4-hour train ride). The questions
kept coming and we were able to clarify them and to testify of the
gospel and all of us in that compartment became what I would consider
"friends". What was interesting to me was that after a wonderful
discussion, they were not willing to do so much as to take an ulotka
from us. They said that they would not use it. I was slightly thrown
back, why would they not just take a simple pass-along card from their
new acquaintances? Then I realized, we did everything we were expected
to do. We gave them the key information, we showed love, kindness,
consideration, we also left them with a choice to accept or decline. As
we so often find, in this mission, and across the world, agency is key
in the gospel plan.
It was nice to know that we had done all we could and should have done.
It
is crazy how fast time has flown and now I am 2 months and some change
from home. I am stoked for that, but sad that I will be finishing my
work as a full-time missionary. It was nice to know that we had done all we could and should have done.
