Light of the World

Hope everyone is doing light the world this year! Make sure you are doing service this Saturday!

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Light of the World

Vesele Dikuvzdani

Wow what a week it feels like this week flew by haha! Time is really going fast this is already the last pday of my 7th transfer that is crazy! Next time I email I will either still be here in Liberec which is a high possibility or in a different city so we will see it is all in the hands of the Lord!!

Tuesday was a pretty normal day we are trying to get our 4 area books into just 2 so we have been doing a lot of calls and a lot of shredding! We called some records from 1996 and they still worked one guy remembered us so that was way cool haha! Then we went contacting for about an hour and it snowed for the 1st time of the year that was something I'm still not sure about winter haha! I miss summer days already! But we found this way cool chic that is apart of some church that wasn't catholic so that was something and was down to meet and see what we have so that was a little miracle! She was way cool her name was Miska! Then two lessons canceled so we went back to work in those area books!

Wednesday the Zone leaders came over in the morning for an exchange! I was with elder Simms who is in my Mtc group so that was cool! I haven't really seen him since the Mtc so it was good to catch up! Last time we saw each other we couldn't speak Czech so it was cool to actually be able to speak! We went to Pavlina, she's the same old same old crazy haha! We filled up her water in the stream again! Then we contacted at homes and talked to some awesome people taught the restoration but no set ups so that was sad but still good! You know as they say just planting seeds! Then we did studies met with Helena helped her a bit and read some of her favorite scriptures then taught English! English was fun we talked about Thanksgiving! Then we had some time so we went trakting! then got some burgers at this way good burger place! I've been here so long I know all the food people! Me and the burger guy are way tight! He loves the Philadelphia Eagles and was giving me the low down about the NFL crazy that the Saints are like way good right now! He was telling me that Drew Brees has been going off! He was telling me about some Chiefs game that was high scoring, sounds crazy!!!

Thursday we had to practice teaching for the ZLs then had our interviews, then they left! Then the rest of the district came over to Liberec and we got lunch then did some group finding! Did a language study together then headed over to the Jones for dinner! It was a fun night! Got to relax a bit which was nice!

Friday we headed over to Prague For ZC it was a good one! we really focused on Christ! Prez always gives  good training! He really focused on us being more in tune with the spirit and studying! It was  good and way spiritual! I way liked Sister Pohorelicka's training about the character of Christ it was fire! The Aps gave a good training too about always teaching! Then we headed home and we had a lesson with a new girl that we found a week ago her name is Jaroslava shes cool though mostly interested in English help but she wants to know the spiritual stuff too! So we hit a lot of HTBT points it was cool! She said she was going to come to church but she missed her bus and couldn't make it which was a bummer!

Saturday was good! We had a lesson with Sousek and we teach him at his work and we are pretty sure he is working when we come over and teach him! But that day we were in the Break room and we heard a door open so he goes out and sees whats up then we hear him talking with some dude! he comes back in tells us to be quiet and turns off the lights hahahaha!!! It was so funny! He came back like 15 mins later telling us that he needs to go! So we ended with a prayer! Turns out that it was his boss! haha Good thing he didn't find us back there! it was way funny! Then we had a lesson with our catholic friend from last week this week we were prepared haha! You know those stories of lessons were the missionaries use the Book of Mormon to answer everything? Well we had one of those lessons and it was awesome! Our message to the world is so simple! Read the Book and pray about it! That's all you have to do to know if these things are true! So we had on plan to teach plan of salvation but didn't even get past the premortal world because he told us that there's no such things as a premortal world haha so we were just like well if this book is true then there was a premortal world a ze to ze josef smith byl prorok bozi a za to ze cirkev jezise krista svatych poslednish dnu je cirvek pana!!!!! Isnt the Gospel the best! Not only is it true but if you live by it you get the coolest blessings ever! Like living with Dave and Jill Heywood forever! Now that is a good blessing!! Then we went over to some members house for some tea and a spiritual thought a great way to end the day!

Sunday was stressful as usual, I did interviews with prez, translated, translated a blessing then taught third hour so that was fun!!! Didn't have too many members there this week but that's ok next week will be better. We contacted a  bit and weekly planned! It was a good week! I love the Czech Republic it is my home away from home!!!

Dalsi

Another week down in Liberec!

Well this week was good but tough! It really saddens my heart when people use their free agency poorly for example not keeping a commitment to read or to come to church or cancelling lessons not answering phone calls etc. But agency is a gift from God and we can't take that away from people! Satan already tried that and look what happened to him! Also its getting cold which makes it even more difficult at times to go outside! But you know what I love every minute of it because I get to proclaim the Gospel in a pretty cool language that still gets the best of me sometimes hahaha spíš it the gets the best of me all the time!

To start off the week we did service for Jindra! He is a great man but just really doesn't want to learn about God but is one of our best friends here and loves us so much we our his "Boys From America" and he likes to show us off! Rest of the day was pretty open because some lessons cancelled! 

Wednesday we took a trip over yonder to Jicin to have District council which is district meeting but we changed the name to district council so that was fun and then did a lil finding in Jicin after! I got to be with Elder Fagg I love that kid we have become pretty close this last transfer! Then we bussed back home and had English! I love teaching English Its a lot of fun! Our class is mostly a bunch of old grannys and they are a hoot!

Thursday was a working day with lessons and contacting!

Friday we had weekly planning and then had a lesson with a new guy named Jindra! When Elder Jacobson contacted him he though he said he wasn't a believer  but turns out hes a pretty strong Catholic and did not agree with the Great Apostasy haha! We were not prepared haha but we bore strong testimony of the Book of Mormon and if its true then there was an apostasy! He was intrigued and set back up again for this week so we will be more prepared this week for him as we teach the Plan of Salvation!

Saturday we went over to Ceska Lipa and had a good ole time with the  Mongolians trying to teach them Czech and English then Teaching! They are all amazing and I love everyone of them! We retaught the Plan of Salvation and Turru was getting into some deep doctrine it was way funny and awesome haha!! I love Turru!

Sundays are always hectic from Tithing settlement to translating to translating talks from the pulpit to not knowing that we have to teach Sunday school and whipping a lesson out of no where! Great fun I love it all but man it gives a major headache! I love my mission I love my Branch and I Love the Lord!

S laskou Starsi Heywood

Nazdar

Well another pretty good week here in Liberec! Start off with last Monday night we had our branch Halloween party! Czechs dont celebrate Halloween but we had a party and stuff for them! We carved pumpkins and had chili! Elder Jacobson's grandma sent us some Halloween ties so we wore those! It was great fun and we had some less actives there which was fun!

Tuesday was normal we had some time to do some finding so we did a chalk display by the College because we have been really focusing on finding YSA to build the future and they are more open minded haha! It was good we had some great conversations and got a few numbers! It was sad the Horakovi had to cancel because she had work so that really stunk for us! But we have a lesson tomorrow with them so that will be good! Thanks for those pics mom! We are going to show Kaja pics of our own baptisms so that should be good for her to see! 

Wednesday we went over to Mlada Boleslav for District meeting then did a lil finding there then we had English right after we got home! English was way fun we taught our class the trick or treat smell my feet song so that was so funny! I took a video so I'll see if I can send it! and that was about it for the day! 

Thursday we did service for Jindra! Mostly just stacked wood and racked leaves but his friend was drilling a spring so we watched this huge drill dig into the dirt and watched water spray out like a geyser so that was pretty cool it was like i was back in Yellowstone watching old faithful haha!! Then we met this lady that needed us to translate something for her! Kinda awkward because it was like a death receipt for her husband that just died so that was interesting haha! Then we had a lesson with Sousek and he is really starting to progress he has desire which is awesome and he is keeping commitments! He just needs to start coming to church and he's golden!  

 

Friday not much just a normal day and like weekly planning we set up with this way cool kid who is 17 he took a book of Mormon and we will meet with him tomorrow!

Saturday we went over to Ceska Lipa to have a visit with the Mongolians! Its so cool because they teach us all about their culture so like we are getting a double whammy of culture and man they make some dang good food!! I put on Echbayars traditional hat it was so cool! Ill send a pic! Then we talked about temples with Turru and that next week we will have an interview for him to get a temple recommend! He's pumped! Then we trained back home studied a bit then had a lesson with Lukas we went and got a late lunch with him! I got a pretty weird meal haha its called tatarsky beeftek and its pretty much a ball of raw meet then you put it on bread and eat it! haha Some people dont like it but i actually really did haha! Ill send a pic of that too! Then we had stake conference night session via broadcast so I had to set that all up and we watched that there was some fire talks!

Sunday we had stake conference it was way good! We have amazing leaders here in the Czech Republic! Then Kaja had a bday on Monday so we finally had a chance to go and take her her presents! Got her markers and stuff she loved them!!! It was awesome! YEah that was about our week sorry its not too exciting haha! 

Love yall

Starsi Heywood