Another one...

Wow a crazy week for sure! So much happened I don't really know where to start so I'll probably start with Jehovah's Witness Church. Lets just say that was a freaking experience! It was just way weird it was like a MTC meeting and they did like role plays how to be better jdubs and then role played bible studies. Then there were songs that they sing but not spiritual more like marching music! The people there were very nice but very very aggressive, i.e.; inviting us over for tea and stuff it was just too much and we were so happy to get out of there! We were walking home after and we were just talking and we came to the conclusion that we did not feel the Spirit at all! For the rest of the week we had a Jdub phobia; the whole week just like walking around and seeing people and getting Jdub vibes haha it was pretty bad! The lady that invited us like has texted us a lot we finally just called her and told her we had 0 interest and that we didn't want to waste her time and ours so yeah she still texts like every other day so its a bit of a problem! So yeah that was that experience!

We had a lesson with Radovan after English it was good we talked about the importance of church and told us he would be there but didn't show up again that sucked so we are going to put down the law on him this week about coming to church and what not or else we might have to drop him!

We went and visited  Pavlina who lives in the woods, she is quite something! It was a good visit though but we were there a lot longer than we thought. We had to go get her water so we take all her jugs to a little pipe that drizzles water and fill them up and while we did that it started pouring rain on us so that was fun too!! I mean pouring, pouring rain it was way cool!

This week we also had interviews with Prez and it was way good! I love Prez He is the best and Hilarious! WE also had a lesson with a guy named Stefan and we read in the Book of Mormon with him and talked about service and how Jesus served and how we need to serve others and what not it was a good lesson. Then had a lesson with Jii and a guy named Mira whos not interested just wanted to talk with Americans so the first bit was a little awkward!

Saturday was cool our Namesti literally turned into a renaissance festival. We were studying at our building then we heard like a trumpet or something and looked out the window and just saw people in all out gear riding horses down our street and carriages! Then we had a lesson with a man that we found named Gabriel and man he is prepared he is just searching for truth so we did some resto on him and Book of Mormon he really wants to understand the Book of Mormon He committed himself to read all of first Nephi by next Saturday it was great lesson. Then we went and checked out the namesti and I have pics!

Sunday was good had church and stuff and then had a lot of area book work and did some contacting because we didn't have time at all this week to find! 

I am excited for this week we have Zone Conference and Exchanges and something planned everyday so it should be a good one going to be very busy!! Its nice to be busy I'm loving life Rn!! (My kids told me that RN means right now, I didn't know that - Jill).

S Laskou

Starší Heywood

Love Liberec

Hey wassup every one we had a killer 1st week here in Liberec.  We started off the transfer with hitting standards it was awesome!! Its been awesome I have never taught so much in one week.  Things are popping here in Liberec!

Tuesday was good it was the only day were we contacted most of the day.  We went to a city connected with Liberec called Jablnec; way cool we did a little chalk display.

Wednesday, we started the day with some service for this bro named Jindra he is way cool but not super interested in the gospel but took us out to lunch after and we talked about God so that was way good! Then we went home and got ready for a lesson with our bapt date his name is Radovan and he is nice but way lost and had a lot of bad in his past.  He said his baptism is going to be his new beginning so that was  cool and we talked about reading praying and church!

Then we had English teaching that night!

Thursday was good, we had district meeting then had lunch went and got kebabs! We have a car which is so nice so we can head out to the little villages! SO we went and visited a farmer it took about an hour to get there we were literally two kilometers from Germany haha! We met and they were way nice and had a pleasant conversation.  They love Americans and it was fun but they don't want the gospel! They took a picture with us it was kinda awkward family photo type thing then we played with their sheep!! 

Then we headed back to Liberec for a lesson with Jiri and we taught ejk(gospel of Jesus Christ). Jiri is a quieter fellow and has a kink in his neck so he looks handicapped but he is mentally all there and everything and bikes to work and stuff and he accepted a bapt date. Was way cool!!

Friday was good we met with another one of our bapt dates, Slousek he is  cool and super nice and it was a short lesson but he had a lot of questions.  We talked mostly about abortion and  pulling the plug on people and kids born with defects and stuff so that was cool!! He's way solid, really wants to learn so we kinda just answered his questions. Then we headed over to a lady, her name is Pavlina she is insane so yeah that was an experience!!

Saturday, we met a woman named Zuzka.  Shes a j dub so we just tried to be respectful and stuff though  it was a weird meeting and they believe in some weird stuff haha like she was showing us videos and stuff haha me and my comp made eye contact in the screen of her tablet and it was hard not to laugh! Anyway yeah we set up again for a lesson then we are going to a j dub bible study with her so it should be interesting!! Then we went over to a family that we are teaching and the dad wasn't there and he has the most interest but we did teach the mom then played games with her daughter and her friends in the little park of the apartment building which was fun!

Sunday we had a broadcast to Europe with Elder Uchfdorf so that was cool and it started at ten so we made crepes for the branch before it started so we could get to meet them and we got a less active family to church that was awesome!! Then we had a couple lessons first with Milan he is an older fellow that really likes the Book of Mormon so we read it with him and talked about it and while we read he roasts our czech!! But its good I need the help! Then he farted way loud and acted like nothing happened but like we totally heard it man we tried so hard to not laugh hahaha!!! Then we went to a lesson with Josef and this guy has an interesting story. So a member a while ago went apostate and started his own church and this Josef guy was baptized by that member after so this guy thought he was Mormon.  It was way awkward but we went over authority with him and had to be bold.  It was the  most spirit guided lesson ever and he committed to come to church and wants to be baptized by some who has the authority so we will give him a bapt date next week after church!

Today we went and saw some castles ill send pics!!!

I love Liberec already and am way stoked for the miracles that are and will happen here!

Cooling off with slushies.

S laskou Starsi Heywood

Moving...

Saying goodbye to Marek.

Goodbye to the people from my branch.

This is Lubos who is 17 and the 1st counselor in the branch here.

Town Hall

Well I thought I was going to stay at least one more transfer in Jihlava but the Lord had other things in mind! I was transferred to Liberec which is at the very top of the Czech Republic.  I wasn't to sure about it when I got the call but now I know that I need to be here! I'm super excited for it!! My new comp is Elder Wutzke and he is from Dallas Texas the big d! He is way cool and I'm excited to be with him he is in the same group as elder Gubler! Jihlava is very green and a pretty big city we have a small branch here and that's it.  The branch was kinda dying and was blinded out last transfer in both areas so they started from scratch and have a lot of success and have two people on date right now so I'm excited to help them on their path! Way excited! City is so pretty!!!

Last week in Jihlava was sad.  I have met so many amazing peeps and was so sad to say goodbye to some amazing people! It was a pretty normal week just the usual contacting and what not! 

Sunday was the saddest giving my last testimony in Jihlava then taking pics with people then packing and saying goodbye to other people like Marek and what not!!

That was pretty much my week! Nothing too special until today just traveling across the country alone with no phone and huge bags haha!!

Anyways thats about it! Love you all have a good week!!

S laskou Starsi Heywood

Cauzdar

Wassup everybody its always a good time to see how everyone's week was! Dana & Mom, hope you are enjoying yourselves in Mexico City looks like a blast! 

As for my week it was pretty good! We had zone conference on Tuesday in Prague and the theme was We Have to Learn from the Best to be the Best it was good and way spiritual! I learned a lot and it was fun to see peeps and just hangout a lil!! Then that night we had English it was good!

Wednesday we had contacting all day which is good but ruff! Its really hard not to get discouraged sometimes when you are on the streets for 6 hours and no one wants to talk to us barely got to a 5 min convo! So a hard day but still made the best of it!

Thursday was good we headed over to Trebic to do some group contacting and it rained the whole time so it was super fun and I forgot an umbrella so yeah we got soaked.  I went out with Elder Jacobson which was nice, we had a fun time and we won the scavenger hunt thing that we did where you have to certain piece of clothing to look for like talk to everyone with a red shirt and stuff like that! Teenage girls were 9 points out of 12 and very scary to talk too but thats how we won just talked to every girl we saw haha it was pretty funny!!

Friday just normal stuff weekly planning and contacting!

Saturday was a good day at the farm and helping him get his food ready for his 200 turkeys that he bought a couple weeks ago so that was fun!!

Sunday was normal church but during relief society they called me in to translate for sister Hamon our new senior missionary and man that was rough!! Marcela sent us a text that she wouldn't be there again and will be out of town with her family which is frustrating but at least she not working!

Pretty normal week but this week is last of the transfer and will be interesting to find out if I head out or stay here in Jihlava, I still think I'm staying!! But only God knows I'm sure I'll be wherever I'm needed!!

Love you all have a great week!

Training

Farmer's Market on the Namesti

ja a petra po schromazdeni

No ahoj vsichni!! Jak se mame? Dobry rad to slysim!

It was great to see everyone yesterday you all look really good! Great to hear everyone's voices and what not and see all the little boys! Crazy to hear Russell talk he didn't talk when I left that's crazy!!

Anyway, my week was pretty good so the new senior missionaries from New Zealand got here and they are awesome! The Hamons! Already getting their accent down! Haha they are really funny super fun people and they really want to learn Czech so it has been fun helping them with that! We have spent a lot of time with them this week trying to get them all settled in and stuff so we didn't have a whole lot of time to go out and try to find some peeps! But it was fun being busy with them and what not!

Wednesday morning we went on a lil walk hike with Jirtka or Jiri they are the same name but he likes Jirtka better! It translates to George haha! so that was fun and he asked us about tithing so we taught him that it was cool! Then we got home showered and went and helped the Hamons again! 

Thursday was normal contacting and all that stuff!

Friday we had district meeting in Trebic and started are exchange.  I was with elder Andrus so after dm we dipped out and visited a member in Trebic then we had our culture night for meeting standards and we had an american culture night went to a Trebic vs brno baseball game which was basically a glorified high school game.  It was fun then went to a steakhouse and there was a cool Jackson hole Wyoming sign so I took a pic a pic with it of coarse! 

Saturday we were still on exchange so we drove to a little town and did some tracking which was fun gotta love the European where they just answer the doors in their underwear hahaha!! Oh and we also got mooned by some drunk dudes that morning on our run so that was eventful too bad i didn't have my camera....

Sunday was good but I had to give a 20 min talk so yeah that was exciting especially when they texted me Friday night to give it and I was in trebic for the whole day! so yep that was fun! Ja jsem mluvil o evangeliu jezise krista a ja jsem se myslil ze to to byl dobry hahaha! Yeah it was good then we got home did some calls visited a member went to Catholic mass pretty interesting on mothers day they bring out the big virgin Mary statue out and pray to it yeah pretty interesting stuff haha! Then skyped!

Today was good just did a lil contacting got some kfc and then went to the underground catacomb place which was way cool, I'll send pics!!! Yeah pretty good week just l  it up out here in Jihlava!! 2 weeks till next transfer and we have zone conference tomorrow and I'm very excited for that!! 

Love you all! mejte se supr tyden!!!!!!!

S laskou starsi Heywood

Hey

Dang Tait Heywood is a cutie congrats Parker and Lauren on the new healthy baby! I can't wait to see everyone on Sunday should be fun! Really excited to hear the little ones talk!

With Petra, the best member in Jihlava!

My week was pretty average nothing special Just the basics contacting and more contacting didn't get to have any lessons this week. Adrian was sick and Marcella is out of town till tomorrow so we haven't been able to start our workshop with her but will probably get to that with her this week! Yeah did find a lady her name is Kveta and have a lesson with her on Thursday so I'm excited for that! Umm in honesty that's about it. It was a bit of a not fun week but I was bound to have one of those soon because the last couple weeks have been really good! We have a lot planned this week so I'm excited for this week! 

So news; Jihlava gets a senior couple tomorrow so that will be fun helping them out tomorrow and showing them around the city and what not they are from new Zealand way stoked!

Also we only have 3 weeks left in this transfer and my vibe is that I'm staying here the lord needs me here in jihlava and Im not complaining about that I love Jihlava!

Oh highlight of the week was on the farm I caught a little garden snake so that was fun!

Sorry about the lame letter but not much happened this week! sorry!

Love you all cant wait to see you all on Sunday! will be skyping at 6 my time

S laskou Starsi Heywood

Missionary tan line is a real thing!

Cau cau ja te miluji

WE HIT STANDARDS!!!! So it was a really good week we found 4 investigators which was way cool. I'm not going to go by a step by step in this weeks letter because I got a way cool story for ya'll!!

So like 3 weeks ago after zone conference, me and Elder Jacobson started our exchange so we got home and went contacting then about  6pm I had this crazy prompting do go show him the attic of our church building here in Jihlava which is like way creepy and cool! So I did and showed him and as we were walking down the stairs to go back out there was a kid and his dad looking at our English paper on the window so we walk out there and say whats up, the usual, yeah we are here from America and we teach English every Tuesday all that jazz! So he was way interested he was learning English but needed more help! So the kid came to English the next week and has been every week since then! His name is Adrian and is from Albania and is here for soccer. Total bro hes 17! So he really liked English and just being with us and talking with us so I told him, hey we can meet more than once a week but here's the catch we have to teach you about our message. He said ok and we had a lesson with him Friday night so after the English stuff we did tried to find out what he believes and what not; turns out he is muslim but not very active so that kinda took us by surprise but we just stuck to our game plan and man it was the most spiritual lesson I've ever been apart of! When I recited the 1st vision to him it was amazing I have never felt the spirit so strong! after that we asked him what he thought and he told us that it could be true so then we brought in the book of Mormon and explained that he can know if our story is real was way cool!! I know that this Gospel is true there is no way that it isn't!

Also our lesson with Marcela went very well we got in on what is holding her back and its just smoking! She just wants to quit smoking then she wants to be baptized! She is kinda struggling with it though the whole quitting smoking but she is trying so hard she knows the gospel is true! Then president told her about this workshop about quitting smoking in 7 days but we don't know how to find it so if someone can find it and send it to me please so! She said she wants to get baptized this summer but won;t commit to a date, haha shes hilarious and I love her!! 

So yeah that was about it this week hey so on mothers day I'll be skyping at 6 here so I hope that works for everyone!! I love you all have a good one!

s bohem Starsi Heywood

p day was fun we hiked to this tower thing with the other elders and their investigator that they just put on date! 

dobra voda jahoda the best water on the planet it literally translates to good water strawberry flavor best part it only costs 13 crowns that only like 40 cents