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Draha rodino,

It's been a wild week. I'll get right to it.

Sunday we had testimony meeting of course. It was good. We said good-bye a lot of missionaries who were transferred elsewhere after the meeting, but the meeting itself was good. I bore my testimony, along with a couple other missionaries from the districts. I love this bunch of Elders and Sisters. We've grown close these past few months. Sunday we also picked up my replacement, Elder Burton, as well as my old MTC companion, Elder Greener. He went home a couple days early to see his cousin of on a mission, so he came in and stayed the night with us. We had a few lessons as well on Sunday, but I left my old planner at home, so I only remember having a good lesson with Jitka and Maruska. But there were more. 34 in total last week.

Monday we got up way too early and took Elder Greener to the airport. We came back and got the weekly mission newsletter off, had office meeting, lunch, and then taught Vera. She's doing well, like always. We had a lesson on missionary work, but it was like...ahhh my english vocabulary is gone...I can't remember. Retrospective? I'm not sure if that's right. But what I'm trying to say is that she has already been doing missionary work for a long time. We're teaching her son, she invited us to her house to meet her boyfriend, she's given out tons of copies of the Book of Mormon, and she is constantly inviting friends to church and activities. the lesson was mostly to say good job, you're awesome. We also met with Drahomir at his house, and then taught Sergei, Vera's son. We had Ary and Artur and FHE, and a special guest showed up part way through...Elder Sewell!!! We knew he was coming back, and I was so excited to see him. I was over the moon. He probably is my very favorite companion. I guess that's what happens when you serve for six months and baptize 7 people together.

Tuesday we taught Artur in the morning, and we also had a lesson with a guy Elder Sewell and I taught once together. His name is Petr, and he called me and set up with us. I was a little skeptical because the last lesson ended with us inviting him to meet, and him saying probably not, he only wanted to learn english. Well, this time he agreed to meet, and even bring a lot of people too, if we would advertise his real estate company. We said no. But it was an adventure! We then went to the airport to pick up the new missionaries! It was a great walk, emotional for me, but I'm way running out of time so I'll have to fill you in later.

Wednesday we paired up the new missionaries with their trainers, and sent them off, and then Elder Strobel and Elder Hansen joined me, and we went around Prague for a few hours. It's tradition that the missionaries who are going out together spend a day with their MTC group just seeing the city one last time. We did some sight-seeing, and some shopping. Then we had a tearful last dinner and testimony meeting in the McConkie apartment. Then, the three of us spent the night in the same hotel we started teh mission in.

Thursday we met both the Hansen family adn the Strobel family. It's always interesting watching missionaries see their families for the first time in two years. Then we had district meeting, a lesson with Vera, one of our investigators Veronika, Maruska, Sergei, then skyped with Veronika in England, then...I think that's all on thursday.

Friday we had game night...and taught 12 lessons, the most I've ever taught in one day. Being in a threesome means that you can go on all kinds of exchanges. I think we went on three today. we tuaght Viktor (a different one), Ary, Drahomir, Pavlicovi, Pet'a, Vera, Sasha, Artur, Martin Novak, Miroslav (a new guy)...and two others. I can't think of who. They were scheduled last minute, so they aren't in my planner.

Saturday, today, we went to a place called Petřin, where there is a replica Eiffel Tower. Took some good pics, had good fun, and good food. And taught five lessons.

I love you all so much, I totally ran out of time, so we'll do some major catch up.

Elder Knapp