Here is an excerpt from Taylor's last email. He is doing great. He enjoyed Christmas in Prague and we all enjoyed talking with him for a few short minutes. Our allotted time went by too fast. He is happy and faithful.
Wednesday was great. We didn't actually teach any lessons, we had
none on plan and a bunch of office work to do, but our contactin was
grrrrreat! We found some really cool people, three acutally. One was a
lady named Lenka, one was a yound kid from India named Alok, and our
miracle Potential, Jana. Also young, and so prepared. She knew us
before, not us specifically, but misionaries, and has a book of Mormon,
and is excited to meet with us. We haven't set up yet because she
doesn't know her next week's schedule yet, but we will. We were
contacting on the metro, heading for a place called Jiriho z podebrad,
but because we were talking to people we missed our stop. As we walked
from the stop we got off at to the stop we planned to go to, we found
her. That is not a coincidence! Do what you're supposed to, and the Lord
blesses.
Thursday was a good day too. We bought three new
cars for the mission, a process that has been going on since before I
came to Prague, and everything went smoothly. That morning we taught a
man, Jarda, and his wife. Whose name I don't know. but that's a family!
They are very sweet people, and it was their first lesson and it went
well. WE also taught a lesson that night, to an ooooollllld man. He's
hilarious. His name is Mojmir. the lesson wasn't great because he took
two phone calls during it, and that took up most of the time, but at the
end he had us and the member with us sign his Book of Mormon we gave
him. He's a nice guy, and felt bad about wasting the time. We're meeting
iwth him again next week.
Friday was good too. This whole week was. We taught a
guy named Jan Kristek who has been an investigator for almost, no over,
two years. The lesson was about repentance, and it went really well. He
liked it. He's been taught everything, but we thought that maybe there
were a few things we could focus on, simple blessings of the Gospel,
that would touch him. Repentance was one of our ideas, and it seemed to
go well! I also had the privilege of conducting a baptismal interview.
The APs have been teaching a Jitka as well, btw ours is still out of
town, and her baptism was this morning,, so last night I interviewed
her. It was wonderful. She's a great lady and has been well prepared for
baptism. She has come to church every week for over two months.
So, a baptism this morning. It was a beautiful
service. Elder Mullen and I sang Lord, I Would Follow Thee, and it went
great. The talks were wonderful, the baptism of course was great, and we
had three investigators there! Chris from Greece came, Jan Kristek, and
Marie. They all really enjoyed it. One of President Irwin's ideas for
this year is to emphasize exposure to the ordinances of the Gospel for
everyone, new, less active members, and investigators. There's a reason
for that. The Spirit is present, so people learn. We saw it today with
all three of them, but especially Marie. It was great. she was talking
after to Elder clyde, and said things like, "I've never felt like that
before. I don't remember my baptism as a child at all, it's so much
different as an adult. How long does it take to prepare someone for
baptism?" She is totally in. She'll come to church tomorrow for the
third week in a row, and be on date this week! Exciting.
Well, I love you all. Those emails didn't make me
homesick at all, because there is no place I would rather be than right
where I am. This is the place for me, for at least the next 13 months,
maybe the next 70 years, who knows :) Send in your questions so I can
write accordingly in my letter, the Church is true.
s laskou,
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