AHOJ RODINA! Jak se mas??? That's not the right way to spell it in
czech but I don't have enough time to keep changing the keyboard back
and forth to Czech because I want to tell you all the amazing things
that happened this past week.
FIRST OF ALL, WE GOT TO HEAR FROM AN APOSTLE!!!! AHHHH
Elder Scott came and talked to us about prayer. It was so amazing. Being
in the room with an apostle of the Lord was exactly what I needed
especially after all the experiences that I have been having with
prayer. He encouraged us to pray out loud. It was amazing. AND THEN he
gave an apostolic blessing that we would learn our language and love one
another and just ahhhhh, it was amazing. I still can't believe how
amazing I felt. The spirit is so strong here. I can't believe I'm a
missionary! I seriously can't wait to get to the Czech Republic. Only
4-5 more weeks!!! It's my one-month aniversary and it feels like I got here
last week. Which is weird because the days go by so slowly but the weeks
go by in a flash. I really hope I'm doing enough and I'm working hard
enough.
I got to have an interview with one of my teachers and
it made me feel a lot better about the language (and the blessing helped
too) but he said this language was really hard and that I was right
were I needed to be. I am also learning that I will leave the MTC not
knowing how to speak Czech. It's really sad. And that doesn't make me
discouraged and it doesn't make me want to try less because I'm
discovering that even though my Czech will be horrible, people will
always understand the spirit!
Another amazing thing that happened this week was me
and my companion were having a really bad day and so we took a walk
around the MTC during our companion study and while we walked we were
getting emotional about how our lessons were going and how we didn't
know Czech and how we struggling but didn't want to be struggling
because we knew how selfish it was, and then a teacher that we didn't
know came up to us and told us that he had a prompting to read a
scripture to us. He read Romans 8:18. It felt like something straight
out of the Ensign magazine. That scripture was exactly what we needed.
GO AND READ IT NOW! It's amazing. My companion and I then went and sat
down on this little strip of grass overlooking a huge dumpster and
prayed to Heavenly Father because we knew we needed help. I have been
really trying to go to the Lord with a plan. I don't want him to think
I'm lazy!!! But it seems like everytime I pray he tells me to do
something differently, which is hard but has been good for me. I have
been so humbled these past 4 weeks.But sometimes I just have to pray
please help me to feel happy. It's hard, but it's good.
Finally yesterday was sunday, which is starting to be
my favorite day of the week. I love having time to just think of all
that I am blessed with! I hope you guys are taking time to feel the
blessings of the Lord because he is blessing us so much! We got to hear
from Sister Esplin, in the primary presidency and then from the BYU mens
chorus. It was so awesome. Our topic was on faith in Jesus Christ and
repentence. Both are so amazing. I am starting to love everyone in my
district. They all have such strong testimonies! One guy was roommates
with Davis Michaelson from our Stake in South Carolina. I didn't really
know him, but it's cool how small the mormon world is.
Make sure you guys are praying. It's so important. I
can't believe how stupid I was before my mission. These simple things we
can do really bless us and they are so easy! So JUST DO IT. And if you
have time you should watch the testiments. I had never seen it before
and it's such a good movie.
Tell me everything that is happening at home. MICHAEL WENT TO PROM? What is Nikki up to? How is the Chicken (Gen)?
Thanks for everything you guys do!
s lasku,
Sestra Bruno
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