What's Up Everybody?

Whats up everybody! From the sounds of it sounds like almost everyone has made it up to Jackson and having a great time with it! Please send pics from Jackson!!! Please!! Even fishing Pics will do! But the real question is Are Parker and Lauren finally going to get their old time photo?

My week was so good and so much happened I hope I explain it well! First things first, on Tuesday we went and visited our crazy less active member Pavlina that lives in the woods! I don't know how to spell it but she has skitz! So like she is legit crazy telling us all these weird things and giving a 20 min prayer and blessing our future wives and what not so that is always an experience! Then later that night we went over to a members home the  Jedličkoví a fun family we went over and made gulaš with them then shared a spiritual thought.  We have been trying to focus on the dad because he is not a member! I think he'll come around one day!

Wednesday was a normal day we did a bunch of chalk displays and tried to promote our english class so that was fun we had one new guy come so that was a success I think! Then that night we had English and the elders taught beginners and had only one. But this guy that comes is literally insane and doesn't tell us his name like homeboy is literally insane!! 

Czech to English

Teaching Family history

Thursday we had a lesson with a woman named Tetyana that I found on the bus my first week here in Liberec.  She actually lives in Prague but said we could meet! We met at a cafe and the lesson started way good just asking what is different about our church then others so we went into Book of Mormon and Living day prophets then she started to sell us this weird water like what?? It turned bad fast so we just dropped her and left! Then we had to go visit Jiri but we got there and he wasn't home so we were like crap so we went contacting around for a bit then he miraculously rides up on his bike and tells he can't meet today but to come back next Thursday! So that was a miracle! Then we did group finding about family history and that was pretty cool just kinda changed it up and stuff and brought down the laptop and showed people on the streets we got a couple numbers so that was cool!! Then we did bible study with some people who wanted to study with us so we did that and that was about it! It was a busy day for sure!

Friday took the cake! We headed over to Ceska Lipa to make halušky for the Mongolians and it was so much fun we made so much!! And they brought two friends!! So we taught english then shared a spiritual thought about joy and shared 2 Nephi 2:25 classic and the new couple that was there really liked it! And Turuu our investigator was giving these like way deep answers then at the end he told us he wants so be baptized on the day that we gave him!!!!!! It took every muscle to not jump for joy at that moment!!! It was awesome!! Hes way solid and we really think he'll be baptized on July 7th!!

Saturday we had to clean the church because all the young men from the stake were going to be here on Sunday so we did a deep clean in the morning! Then we called almost everyone on our ohine (?) the rest of the day trying to get someone new to church for standards!! Then this random number texted us and asked if we wanted to come over and play games so we did what any other missionary would do and say of coarse we will! haha so we had no idea who this guy is but we went and it turns out his name was Denis and is from Russia and met missionaries a while back haha! It was pretty awkward at first but it was good but we didn't have the chance to share a spiritual thought because his friend came over and they had to leave to go see a movie it was a weird meeting thats for sure!!

Sunday was good our tiny chapel was packed with young men from aroung the republic so that was pretty cool! I was hoping Filip would be there but looks like he didn't go because he didn't show up! It was cool then we taught Momgolian Sunday school and Turuu committed to live all the commandments so that was awesome and we have a lesson on Wednesday with him then his interview is on Saturday!! We are very excited for him!

Today was good Liberec is the only like region in the Czech Republic with hills so we went up the big ski hill called ještěd  we took a tram up it was pretty fun and beautiful view!!

Thats about it!! Love you all!

S laskou Starší Heywood 

Nazdar

Happy Fathers Day Pops Hope every Dad in the fam had a good one!!!

Can't believe it is already Monday again! Seems like this week just freaking flew by! We were so busy everyday that we only had time to do studies two times this week, how about that!!

Tuesday was good. We did some service for our good friend Jindra, stacked a lot of wood for him and burned all his cardboard boxes so that was fun!! We had lunch with him after and he told us that he wants to invite us over so that we can teach his children.  Of course, we were like heck yeah! Still need to set up a time for that! Then we went home showered and had a lesson with a kid named Cosby from Alabama, he is here for school.  He is 18 and a half and he leaves back to America on the 30th so we will send his referral info and he will continue back in the states! We talked Gospel of Jesus Christ and it went very well and he agreed with everything...way cool!! Then a less active family invited us to play volleyball with them and their friends.  Then the friends couldn't make it but we still went and played some volleyball with them and they were all like way good for old people it was  fun and we have a lot of new friends! I was sore the next day though! I haven't jumped in a year so that wrecked my legs!! It was Fun!

Wednesday was a pretty good day too! We studied then met up with our investigator,  Natalia from Bulgaria and she brought her son.  She loves us and loves what we are doing so wants us to hang out with her son a lot and stuff then we went to this Museum thing with them it was all old cars and motorcycles it was way awesome; something for Dave Heywood for sure!! Then we met with a LA then taught English and that was about it!

Thursday we had Zone Training so that is always a blast got to see  Schmutz!! I think I almost cried when I saw him I haven't seen him in so long!! We were  in Hradec Kralove and it was my 1st time there in that city!! Super pretty city!!! It was a good training we got to watch the fireside that Prez Nelson gave to the youth it was great!! Then we got to hang out for a bit after while people were finding trains and stuff back!! But Elder Wutzke and I stayed in HK for an exchange with the ZLs I was with Elder Nielson from my 1st district he is a transfer ahead of me so it was fun being back with him!! we had a lot of fun!!

Friday we were still in HK and did all the good ole missionary stuff there it was fun then at about 3 we headed back home and had a game night with our investigator Radavan.  We had fun and he told us he would be at church but he didn't come we are getting mad with him not coming to church might have to push back his date!! I hope not! He really wants to change his life hes just still figuring things out!!

Saturday was a packed day! We had service for the Jedlickovi's, a family in the Branch then we ran home and changed then ran over to the university because we wanted to tract the Dorms! Pretty sketchy not sure if we are allowed to do that but what ever! We found a chick from Ecuador that was interested so that was cool!! Then we had to go over to a city called Cesky Lipa and we have Mongolians that live there!! There are 4 Mongolians and 3 are members and 1 isn't his name is Turuu he is a baller! We went over there and played a English game with them because 2 are learning English! Then we taught about Baptism it was a very spiritual lesson he told us he would think about baptism and tell us next week then he prayed at the end we didn't understand the prayer because it was in Mongolian but after we look up and they are all crying! The spirit was insanely strong!!!! He will get baptized this transfer for sure!!

Sunday was kinda sad we only had 5 people at church not including the mssionaries!! But we made them all pancakes after so they were happy! Yeah but it was a good day! 

This morning we went to a castle/palace thing; I'm taking you all there it was amazing!! Something straight out of princess movies!!!

S laskou Starší Heywood

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