Draha rodino,
It's been quite a week. A
really, really good week with lots of events.
Sunday was a good day, pretty normal. it was fast
and testimony meeting of course, and all were very good. Except the
first one. There was a big YSA conference this past week, and the first
young guy to get up told about how he met this girl and they got engaged
in one week's time and gave each other "neviditelne prstynky," or
invisible rings. He then told about how he was praying that God would
make everything work out so that they could get married. He then
mentioned taht God needed to work fast becasue she is leaving for a
mission next week. I don't think they're going to get married. But,
after that one little interesting bit, the meeting was great.
monday was a great day. we taught a few lessons, but
the highlight was an experiment taht Elder Sewell and I did with one of
President's new finding ideas. We had a member take us on a tour of a
landmark in Prague and bring a friend along. It was just a was casual,
comfortable environment and we started to chat with his friend, way cool
girl named Veronika, and the conversation just led right into the
Gospel. She is way interested and we're meeting with her this next week.
We're pumped. We then came home and prepared for the Mission Leadership
Council that was on Tuesday.
Tuesday we had our council, it went really well, and
it was great to see all the mission leaders that came in. I love them
all so much. I've served with many of them, and we seriously -- sorry
Kaitlin and anyone else who served somewhere else -- have the best
missionaries ever. But then that afternoon/evening we taught some more
lessons, two of which were to our baptismal dates. Isabel, from Angola,
and Jan. They both went really well. We also taught Isabel's friend
Joanna, among others.
Wednesday was another really good day. We tend to
have a lot of those. We said goodbye to an investigator today, Martin,
I've included a pic, who is moving to Russia. Actually, he's there
already. We met with Jan again, and also visited one of the counselors
in the Branch Presidency and his family. they are amazing. Four kids,
solid all of them, and we are going back to there house soon to have FHE
with them and some friends. We're way excited for it. Families are the
best to teach by far.
Thursday was a crazy day. So. We had a training in
Brno, progression training which is for all new missionaries and their
trainers. AS we were leaving, we received a phone call from President,
who was going to meet us in Brno. He had a conference, with multiple
members of the quorum of the twelve on Friday and Saturday. Which got
changed to Thursday Friday last minute. so. He stayed for 15 minutes,
then raced back to Prague to catch a plane. so, Elder Sewell and I
conducted a four hour training without him. It was quite an experience,
but it went well.
Friday we had a pretty full day. We went and visited
the mother in law of member, such a sweet lady. We are way optimistic
for her. She doesn't like her church, and has already promised her
grandson that she will always come to our church. HELLO!!! She's totally
getting baptized. WE also met with Isabel and Jan again, wtih a great
ukranian guy Viktor, and a couple others. They all are doing so well.
Isabel's baptism was scheduled for Saturday...
And it was beautiful. We did a musical number,
President McConkie and one of the senior missionaries here did a piano
violin duet as well. And the baptism itself was just perfect. Her
testimony was amazing. She has had so many miracles happen to bring her
here. She had a friend who was meeting with other missionaries, and
Isabel felt a need to be closer to God. She prayed that two people could
meet her and teach her things to bring her closer to God. 15 minutes
later the missionaries called. She faced a lot of opposition from her
family who did everything they could to convince her that she didn't
need to be baptized twice. She finally talked to her grandfather, an
Anglican priest, and asked if it was wrong to be baptized twice. He said
usually it was, but in some cases it was okay. She told him she was
getting baptized again, and he gave his blessing. We were blown away.
She's great. I threw in a picture of us as well.
That's about the lot! It's been a great week, like I
said. We have so much going on right now, so the next couple weeks look
to be pretty hectic as well. I'm stoked.
love you all tons,
Starsi Knapp
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