Hello my lovelies!!
So today is bitter cold and I'm freezing. The Siberian winds are crazy cold and strong here! But you know that's okay because it's NOVEMBER 25!! How did that happen!?! HAPPY HALF BIRTHDAY ALLISON!!! AND of course one month til Christmas!
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| On the train again with Sister Jones. |
Anywho this week went by way too fast. We had
specialized training in Brno this last week. Every month we have some
sort of training or conference. Typically we'd have specialized in
Slovakia (normally in Zilina) and I'm not sure why we went to Brno but
it was awesome! I love trainings, they're a spiritual boost and so
helpful! A cool things happened during training...first off Sister Schon
(a Czech sister serving in Brno, she's a transfer younger than me) cut
my hair!! Not very much, just like 4 inches or so. I'm really glad it
turned out well. Also because this training was toward the end of a
transfer, the departing missionaries bore their testimonies. 4 Slovak
elders are leaving. They all gave beautiful powerful testimonies. All
the time I'm just in awe of the spirituality and strength of the
missionaries here. They are all so amazing!! Training was awesome too!
President gave us a commitment to prepare our areas now so we can thrive
at Christmastime. Sister Jones and I are going to work crazy hard this
week to build our finding and teaching pools so the area will be in good
shape for Christmas and transfers!
Well I think
my language is improving and this week our district is trying for 100
SOL hours. The last one didn't go so well (we totally bombed it) but
we're going to do it! Elder Ferrell is super helpful and it's really nice
to have some direction with the language. Plus my reading in the Kniha
Mormonova is coming along nicely (I'm part way through Jacob). I want to
finish the KM by my birthday at the very latest. My original plan was
to finish it by New Years but I got really far behind and if I want to
do that I'd have to read around 12 pages a day. (This is the reason I'm
currently working on diligence...what's the point of setting goals if
you don't accomplish them!)
So I realized I've done a poor job of explaining a few things. Like this coming transfer. So right now there are 6 Slovak sisters and miracle of all miracles we'll be getting a new Slovak sister in December! President McConkie doesn't really like threesomes (or so I've been told) so he's bringing a Czech sister into Slovakia and opening a new area to sisters!! We don't know where yet (but most likely in Trencin or Nitra). Honestly I'm super stoked! Transfers are next Monday!! I really love Kosice but I also really want to serve in other places!
Okay at
service (at R's home) I definitely don't do as much as the elders (Elder Ferrell always
mixes the concrete and Elder Guymon wheels it everywhere). When making
concrete mostly we sisters refill water buckets for the mix, gather
rocks and such, and help level the concrete as it's poured. This last
week we had to move a giant dirt pile so I was actually able to really
help...I grew up shoveling dirt! R's grandma was a little
surprised...she told me I was "working like one of the boys" and asked
if I did that sort of work at home. (I must admit, it was fun to say
this work was normal...though I'm getting a little soft! I got blisters
from the shovel!) She's a really nice lady and is always asking about
our homes in America.
This past week I
made wassail and orange cranberry bread (w/out cranberries. I couldn't
find any so I replaced it with raspberries!) Mom, I miss your cooking!
I've been craving chicken pot pie like crazy this week!!
Sestra Whitney Sarah Johnson <3
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