Ahoj Rodino!

Had a very solid week here in Prague! I think I'm finally used to Prague haha It took me long enough! I don't know why it took me so long to adjust? Anyways...

Sunday was a solid day! 1st Sunday of the year and two hour church! It was good! I cant wait to study with you all with our extra hour of church! Also the Aps came in clutch and put these people on date so we hit standard so that was awesome! Then we had lunch at a senior couples and she made Costa Vidas' burritos with the ranch dressing, I was literally in heaven! I ate 3 of them! Then we met up with our group of investigators and members and headed to inspiration night it was good! 

Monday we started an exchange with the aps because I'm their DL so I get to go on exchanges with them! I was with Elder McQuivey he's a way cool guy and we get along great! We taught that woman Stepanka at a cafe and it went very very well. Shes very interested and said that we could meet again this upcoming week! She wants to come to church but is out of town today and tomorrow so next week she will come to church! She was so nice! Not really a believer in God but a believer in a higher power (classic czech) but it went well we really focused on the Kniha Mormonova with her! She had already read a lil before our meeting! It was so cool the spirit was super strong! Then we contacted the rest of the day and got a couple numbers but no one wanted to set up right then and there! Then we had FHE with some people at the church and then went home! It was a good day!

Tuesday we met with a LA guy that we have been working with and he really wants to get to the temple so we made some goals with him! It was an awesome lesson! After that we had district meeting. Then we did studies and so pretty crazy story so Sestra Desantiago contacted this woman from Brazil and told her that we teach English. SO this woman put it on facebook so we walk down stairs and there were 18 Brazilians wanting to learn English, it was insane!! SO it was pretty hard teaching in Czech to the Czech people and in really slow English to the Brazilians!! It was a bit hectic but so much fun!! Then turns out the girl that invited everyone was a member haha! But we gave a fire spiritual thought about the Book of Mormon. Byla skoda that we didn't have more Books of Mormon in Portegues. But we gave away 2 and told them we would have more next week! Then after English we had a lesson with Ilona! She is great and so nice she really loves the church. She read some Anti stuff on the internet but she didn't believe it because we are too nice of people for that stuff to be true! We taught her the Plan of Salvation and we tried to get her to commit to church but her work is crazy so she can't come but shes coming to inspiration night tomorrow! it was a fun day!

Wednesday I woke up with my Stomach killing and a lil bit of a fever so I slept most of the day which sucked!

Thursday I woke and felt pretty good so we got to work! It snowed all day so we spent time in the metro! Also we had a lesson with Denis. It was good he just progresses very slow which is frustrating but he's at church every week so he will get there. That night we had our interviews with Prez. They are always the best. We talked about a lot of things but mainly on how we know if someone is elect or not and how we should measure success. Two things that have been hard for  me out here! It was a great chat! I love Prezident so much! He is the man! 

In the Metro!

Friday we had studies and contacting we found this way cool guy in the metro that set up for next week! Hes from Liberec but studies in Prague so of course I got way hyped haha! Hes cool so I'm excited to meet with him next week! Then we had our Culture night we went to this like String concert/opera/ballet, it

was cool but one hour was enough for me haha! Then we headed back home! It also snowed all day that day too!

Today was good we went on a lil nature walk/ hike with the other elders to get out of the city for a bit then did our 3 hours of pross and cleaned our apartment nothing to special! 

Overall a way solid week here in Prague! I love you all! The Gospel is true!

S Laskou 

Starsi Heywood

Ahoj Vsem a Strasny Novy rok

Finally got his package!

Hey everyone! Happy 2019!! Crazy that a new year has already come!!

Church was good it was last week of 3 hour block thats about all I remember of Sunday.

We had a good week here in Prague! Monday we had some time to do some contacting! So we went around with a picture of all the apostles and prophets asking people if they knew these men? It lead perfectly into teaching the restoration so we did a lot of teaching just no one wanted to set up with us which was a bummer but it was good we got to testify a lot and I felt the spirit so I can't complain on what I can't control! Then Jindra my old buddy from Liberec called Elder Wutzke and wanted to see us because he was in Prague. So about 4:30 me and elder Witzke went on a lil split and went and saw him! I love Jindra he's such a good guy it was fun to see him! Then Prezident had us all over to celebrate new years we played some games and ate food he made some traditional dishes like some sausage thing then he made tatrak for us all! (the raw meat) it was good! He told me i could make it at home but we just have to find really really ground beef! so ill make you some when I'm home! Then it was about 9:30 when we left so we got permission to stay the night at the Aps because they live super close to the building rather than a 30 min metro ride to our flat. Czechs know how to do fireworks thats for sure! Its a war zone out there haha!

Tuesday we went on a trip with some investigators to Karlstejn castle! One of the best castles in the Czech its so pretty! The we had district meeting after that we contacted around and that was our day!

Wednesday we had a lesson with a new guy, Vojtech. He was taught the resto on the street and had questions about plan of salvation. So that's what we taught it was a very good lesson the spirit was definitely there! Then we had some time to contact and found a super awesome lady named Stepanka we have a meeting with her on Monday I'm excited for that! Also my companion had visa work so we also did that! Also prez told me I'm getting me license so I might be driving here pretty soon! He found out that I can drive stick haha it was pretty funny! Thanks mom and dad for teaching me!

Thursday we had contacting time and a lesson with Denis! It was a good lesson we went over the great apostasy again and why we need authority! It was good hes progressing slowly but surely. Then we went and got some dinner with him. Then went home! Good day!

Friday was good we did weekly planning and had a lesson with a woman from Jamaica that was found before I got here she was interesting but she coming to church tomorrow so that's cool! then we had correlation later that night

Representing Gilbert Football on the St. Charles Bridge

Today was fun we went and played squash with the district this morning! I have never played squash but once I got the hang of it it was so much fun! It was nice to get a nice sweat on! Then we went and walked around Prague and got some brunch! Then we went home showered and did our 3 hours of pros and have been just hanging around ever since its been a fun day!

I'm so grateful for this gospel! I love it so much! I have been studying all the talks from last general conference! I'm so thankful for a prophets and apostles! I highly recommend elder Christoffersons talk from General Conference for you all to study this week!

Love you all

S laskou 

Starsi Heywood

Look my name on the escalator!

Moc Duchovni!

Hey everyone, hope you all had a great Christmas! Had a pretty good week here in Prague!

Church was good we had a lot of people there! Everyone had at least two investigators there it was pretty dope!

Monday we had Christmas eve and we got invited over to the Black family they are from America and work for the Embassy here they are so nice! We had dinner and did the nativity with their kids!

Tuesday morning we went over to Presidents and had breakfast and those people that got packages from their parents opened them. Then we went and walked around downtown Prague! A senior couple invited people over that would be alone so we went over to help them it was really fun it mostly was just all the recent converts. Then we went back and skyped! It was good to see all of you! 

Wednesday was good we had two member visits and one brought a friend so we taught her the restoration it was really good!

Thursday we had our Christmas conference so that was fun i got to see a lot of my friends! The 1st day of conference was the more fun part we played some games had a talent show and watched a slideshow of the year it was cool! Then people came of to our apartment! Schmutz got to come to our apartment so we got to catch up it was great! I love Elder Schmutz!

Friday we woke up early and met some Elders at the building and ran to Charles Bridge it was way cool! Then we went to a place that overlooks Prague and had a testimony meeting! It was super spiritual!  We got back and showered and had breakfast then had the other half of training! WE talked about how to become the best missionaries! It was good stuff moc duchovni! Then we had correlation at 6 and that was about our day!

Today has been pretty chill! Just kinda hung out walked around! Its been good!

Vesele Vanoce!!!!!

1st things 1st! Happy Birthday to Mom!! I love you mom you are the best!!!

We had a pretty good week here in Prague we will start of with Church I had to give a short little talk about Christmas so I talked a lil about service and told how we go and feed the homeless every year! Everyone though it was crazy that we crack about 10 gallons of eggs haha!! Then we taught one of the sisters investigators during second hour because they were teaching someone else! But we hit standards!! Standards here is a lil more challenging we have to have 2 new people at church 2 new people on date and 6 new investigators but we did it!!! It was awesome and we had a baptism this week and we had one today! The aps are killing it! Then we had inspiration night and I talked to a member's friend the whole night and got her digits so it was a successful inspiration night in my opinion!

Monday was a normal day we contacted. Then we helped some members clean a room and the library in the church then had a lesson with a recent convert. We also had Family home evening at the church with the YSA we did a white elephant it was pretty fun!

Tuesday so my comps relatives come from the Czech republic so we met up with one and he took us to lunch! He was way cool it was cool to see how they were related! He invited us to his place for dinner after the holidays so that was pretty cool hopefully we can teach his family but he wasn't too interested in the gospel but such a nice guy! Then we had District meeting! After we had a lesson with Denis it was pretty good we taught with a member and just really focused on who Jesus Christ is! It was good. Then we taught English it was fun! After that we headed home for the day! Then the Zone leaders came over and we had an exchange the next day!

Wednesday we had our exchange. I was with one of the best missionaries in the world. I was with elder Raines! We had so much fun! So I have been struggling with contacting in the metro so we gave our lessons to the other companionship and we spent almost all day in the metro! All in all we spent 5 hours in the metro haha! We brought props with us and contacted with them! My favorite was that we had some Christmas lights and we asked people why light was important. we were like sir we are underground in a tunnel right now, why is light important? Then we would relate it all to Jesus Christ it was awesome! We got 5 numbers but of course its Christmas so no one can really meet till after the Holidays so that's a bit of a bummer! We still had a lot success. We even did language study in the metro haha we would ask people to teach us words it was way fun! Then they left and we had ward council! 

Thursday it snowed almost all day so that was great....  we started our day with a lesson then did some studies had lunch went contacting had another lesson with a new person it was really good!! Hes coming to church on Sunday! Then went over to a members for dinner with the sisters! It was a good way to end the day!

Friday was really good! We studied and contacted. A lesson didn't show up. We set up for the Christmas concert that the ward pust on. Then we went up to pezidents place and made Halusky with him! He invited over some nonmember friends so we made halusky for all of them it was so much fun! I love Prezident hes the best! We had dinner and then had the concert! It was cool to see the talent in the ward! It went a lil longer than expected but prez said it was fine if we get home late! we got home at 950! But it was really fun!

This morning we had a Baptism for Igor one of the Ap's peeps, he's way cool! He was a Russian MMA fighter! So awesome and literally the humblest man ever!! Prague District is doing great!!! We walked around Prague the rest of the day it was a lot of fun! 

Well I'll talk to you all on Tuesday for Christmas! Cant wait to see you all! Especially all the little boys! Ill be calling at 6:30 my time so thats about right now but on Tuesday! I love you all have a good one!

S laskou

Starsi Heywood

Ahoj Vsem

Wow already pday! haha I'm stilll getting use to the whole Pday on Saturday thing! But its nice!

SO I'm going to start with Sunday! It was insane holy cow, so many people at church! haha it was hard because we are in Prague and there are a lot of languages here so it was hard to determine who speaks Czech and who speaks English!  Sunday school was cool, we had a class just for investigators and new converts so that was awesome and Prez was there with us! Its always awesome to see him teach and see him in action! haha I answered a question right and he gave me knuckles I thought it was hilarious for some reason! The ward is awesome! It is nice being in a ward! Then we had a prep class for the Melchizedek priesthood and we went because we had to translate for the only Czech there so that was fun! Then we had inspiration night! We had a lot of investigators there it was really good and a lot of fun!! 

Monday and Tuesday were just grinding days! Tuesday we had a lesson with an excommunicated member so that was interesting. Then we had a lesson with a man named Denis he is from Ukraine. He is a progressing investigator he has been to church every week the last couple months and he gets everything except authority so we still need to clear that up but he knows that baptism is the goal! Yeah hes a good guy very humble which is awesome!

Wednesday we invited the Liberec district down to Prague to do group finding for Christmas! It was fun! We contacted and did some singing displays a couple hours and everyone found someone so that was really cool! Success!!! It was good we had our whole district there it was there it was the only day the aps were in Prague so it was good to have them! And the sisters here are Stls so sometimes they are gone too! But we had everyone!

Thursday and Friday were normal working days didn't really have any lessons

Today we had a miracle! SO im gonna be honest I've had a rough couple of weeks and just have felt like I don't really belong in Prague. So every time I would pray I would ask heavenly Father why am I needed here in Prague. I didn't feel like I was doing much here. I missed Liberec and just felt a lil inadequate here. But this morning he answered my prayers. So we were on our way to the building and we were in the metro and so we were talking to this guy and he left after about a stop. Then I sat down next to this girl and started in Czech but we went to English because she doesn't know Czech and is actually from the Philippines. we talked for a bit and turns out she wanted to know more about us! We took her the building gave here a tour showed her the baptistery because it was being filled up for Zdenka's baptism today. Then we taught her. and it was one of the most spiritual lessons I have been apart of she really opened up to us and told us how she thinks that God does not answer her prayers. And I was like oh my gosh this woman is just like me the last two weeks. So it was just really spiritual and I was prompted to give her a baptismal date and she accepted! It was just a really cool experience and a answer to my prayer. She was the answer to our prayers and mine and we were the answer to hers! It was awesome! Then Zdenka's baptism was really awesome she was so happy! Baptism is amazing!

Well that was about my week! I know God lives and that  he loves us and answers prayers!

Love you all

S laskou

Starsi Heywood

Prague Week 1

Dang, so its pretty weird emailing on Saturday! I have never been so confused in a week. So much goes on in Prague and I don't know who to speak English to and I don't know who to speak czech to! Its been a real struggle on that boat but it was a pretty good 1st week of the transfer.

SO the rest of Monday I got situated got my public trans pass and all that jazz. and then we had family home evening at the church  building we watched the 1st presidency devotional so that was cool!

Tuesday we had district meeting which was good I gave a lil training about goals then we set goals of what we wanted to accomplish this transfer as a district! We have high goals but we are way stoked! I have a baller district and I'm way excited for what the Lord has in store for us this transfer! We are going to see lots of miracles! Then we all went out to lunch it was fun! Its been way fun to be around elder Wutzke again. Then we had a lesson with a less active it was good we committed him to come to church and he said he would so that was good. Then we had two new lessons with new people on plan but they didn't show up so we went contacting and I need practice in the metro! I've always struggled with public transportation contacting so that is my goal this transfer to get over that! That was about our day.

Wednesday We contacted then had a lesson with new person. Her name is Pavla she was way cool and really interested in the gospel! She had a lot of good questions and we taught all of the restoration the spirit was super strong so that was really cool. She really reminded me of Marcela from Jihlava so I have really high hopes with her! She said she couldn't come to church but said she was excited for our next lesson! I think she is elect! Then we did some group finding with the aps! We took a whiteboard to the street and wrote free church tours and went contacting about that! it was cool! Me and elder Wutzke gave a tour to this old couple it was way fun teaching with him again haha! Then me and elder Hard met this girl from Peru and took her on a building tour it was way cool and really fun! 

Thursday lets just say it was a rough morning, I did not feel good but about 12 I started to feel better.Just in time to do my 1st baptismal interview! Her name is Zdenka and is way awesome. Shes the aps investigator! She honestly has a stronger testimony than I do! It was so awesome! She is getting baptized next week so that will be awesome! Shes golden Im excited to get to know her more these next months! After that so there was the senior missionary conference this past week so the district had to take shifts in the office and stuff! So we had our shift after that, I did an essay for school applications still not done yet sorry Mom it will be today....hopefully. Then we had a lesson with our investigator Denis we went over to a members house and had dinner and a lil lesson. It was way good. Hes a good guy but his main concern is authority. So on the way home we really got his main concerns out and will go over them next week! But hes come to church the last like 4 weeks so hes doing good hopefully he will be baptized this transfer. it was a good day.

Friday we had to watch the office at 9 so we headed over there early then I had a call in with the aps for all the new district leaders which was me just sitting next to them while everyone else was on the phone haha. then we grabbed some lunch and went contacting! It was cool we taught this guy the restoration on the street and he set up for next week so that was cool! He's from Palestine and we found him by the big college. Then we finished weekly planning and then headed over to correlation meeting at our ward mission leaders house. So it was cool that was actually the first correlation meeting I've ever had on my mission so that was very pleasant. That was about it for the day!

Today was fun we went to a place called Kutna Hora and it has some cool cathedrals and one with a bunch of bones in it, I'll send some pics.

I'm excited for church tomorrow it will be different for sure haha but we will see how it goes

S laskou

Starsi Heywood

Light of the World

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

#prinestsvetlosvetu

Light of the World