Probably one of the best weeks of my mission!

Halusky with Horakovi

Tuesday we had a lesson with the Horakovi! Elder Jones called us about an hour before and told us that he had an impression to invite her daughter she is 9 to be baptized tonight! SO we went with it! But first we made Halusky with their family! We brought all the stuff and made it for them! It was so much fun! We had a blast and we really built up a better relationship with sister Horakova! We were cracking jokes and what not just having a good time! Then we taught about baptism it was really spiritual! That night was probably the clearest I  have ever heard the Holy ghost before! While elder Jacobson was talking I had some words just pop into my head on how to extend the date then a  perfectly mild voice told me "Ok Elder Heywood these are the words address the mother first then Kaja" and bang it worked! It was such a tender moment that I will never forget! We just need to get them to church and she will hit her date no problem! Oh in the morning we did some service for Pavlina too that was fun!

Wednesday we woke up nice and early to head over to Prague to hear Elder Cook! It was cool that the whole mission was there and I got to see some people that I have not seen in forever! It was also good to catch up with elder Wutzke for a bit! Then it came time to take our seats and what not and then Elder Cook walked in and the whole room just lit up! We got to shake his hand and also his wife's! It was so awesome! When I shook his wife's hand she said "wow you have an amazing smile!" SO that was pretty cool haha! Then the program started and it was pretty funny to see Prez Poho conduct it all in English! I always think its so weird when he speaks English haha!  Elder Cooks talk was so amazing! He talked about how we need to have more faith and that our mission was a big driving force to the development of Preach My Gospel! And told us a story about that! It was really cool! I don't have my notes with me or else I would tell you more about that but the best part was his testimony! He starts with "As an apostle I have always struggled really how to give my testimony about the Savior because we do not want to talk about these sacred experiences we have as special witnesses of the Lord but..... And now I quote "But I will say this the Savior lives. I know his voice. and I know his face." The spirit was so strong it was insane! Like I can't describe it! He is an Apostle of the Lord Jesus Christ and that is a fact!! After he left we had permission to stay in Prague and go to the devotional for the stake later that night so we got to help put all the winter tires on all the mission cars so that was fun! Then we headed to this beautiful place were the devotional was! I got to see a lot of members and I got to see Fillip from Ostrava! I was hoping Marcela was going to be there but some members from Jihlava told me she couldn't go so i was a lil bummed! But it was a great meeting! Elder Cook just restated what he talked about in General Conference so that was cool and talked about the responsibility of the Parents! Then he gave the same testimony it was awesome! Then we headed home with the Jones and got home at like 10:25 so we went strait to bed!

Where we had meetings with Elder Cook

Filip!!

Thursday, Friday and Saturday were just normal not much happened!

Then Sunday we had 5 investigators at church and had 2 less active families there it was awesome!  I had to translate at the pulpit for elder Jones so that was rough haha! Then I taught Sunday school and taught about faith in Jesus Christ it went really well! Then I had to do some interviews for elder Jones and some temple recommend interviews then we had ward council and after all the translating my brain was fried! haha! Also winter is pretty much here it has  been cold and rainy everyday the mountains have a lil snow too! Then that night all of our appointments fell through so we went contacting and tracting for the rest of the day in the pouring rain and cold! I had to break out the thermals!! 

From Sister Jones email:  "Pavlina made them a treat and brought it to the church.  Elder Jacobson would not try it.  BUT Elder Heywood is made of sterner stuff!   

The "treat" consisted of bits of turkey meat mixed with a jelly that she makes out of turkey fat.   

The Maskovi Family

Over all an amazing  

week! I love the gospel and the joy that it brings!!

S laskou Starsi Heywood