Hey my friends!
How
is life? Is everyone back in school? School doesn't start until the
middle of September here so there are still people ALL OVER Constanta
which is great for contacting, but not so great for getting to lessons on
time.
This week was AWESOME as usual. We really focused on
our members and finding new people. We took some treats to a sora in the
branch for her birthday, but we got there and she had ice cream, cookies
and a cake waiting for US. I was like it is your birthday and she was
like yes but YOU guys are the missionaries. It was so cute. We also took
them my favorite firework candles but they wouldn't let us set it off in
the house. Weird..
Anyway, our English Classes started this week. The soras
are teaching advanced class. It is so fun especially because I have taught
nothing but old men for the last three transfers. Do not get me wrong, I
love our retirement club but we had some cool teenage girls come and it
was so fun to just talk to them and get to know them. Two of them play
handibol. I have been trying to learn handibol forever so I asked them
to teach us how to play and they said they would. This week Sora
Armstrong and I are excited to meet with lots of new people and start
new friendships. It also means we get to teach the restoration which I
am STOKED for.
Some funny stories of the week, the other day we
bonded with this older man on the bus because of this other drunk guy
that kept on yelling at us. We saw him again a couple days later and
invited him to meet with us. We met at McDonald's and he said hold on I
will go and get you guy's something. He walks back out with 2 HAPPY KID'S
MEALS. I just about died. It was so cute. So we sat there talking about
our purpose as representatives of Jesus Christ while eating french fries
out of a box with barbie on it.
We had another visit with
Fratele Vitel this week and wow was it quite a ride. The elders had
called him and tried to set up with him and he said he was busy until
October but the Soras Armstrong being the competitive humans we are thought
we could change his mind so we called him up. I know that it has always
killed you mom and dad that I would never take the answer no as the last
answer but I think it is actually a spiritual gift because he told us
the same thing but after some buttering up and a 10 minute phone call we
had an appointment. It was super fun we went with the other soras and
he took us to the top of his blok where you can see all of Constanta. Up
there, as I was looking out, it hit me how much I LOVE this city. It has
become my home and one of my favorite places in the whole wide world. I
have felt deeper lows and higher highs here than I thought I could ever
feel. I have fallen in love with it. Anyway, we go back down to have the
lesson and he pulls two huge bottles of Fanta and pours us each giant
glasses. Guys I DO NOT LIKE SODA so every time he walked out of the room
Sore Armstrong would grab my cup and just start chugging whatever was
left in it then he would just fill it right back up. THEN when all the
fanta was gone he left us in his apartment alone and went and go two big
things of Coke Zero. For a transfer I watched Sora Allen down coke zero
so I was like oh it cannot be that bad. So I take a sip and THAT STUFF
IS DISGUSTING. At this point we are getting up to leave and he says you
can't leave until you finish your soda. I just looked at Sora Trebas and
she just smiles back and says go for it man. So I had to chug this
entire glass of coke freaking zero. Let me tell you my friends NEVER
AGAIN!
BUT what made that whole experience worth it was
Sacrament meeting!!! Fratele Vitel bore his testimony about the
principles of the gospel and how he loves them and the blessings he has
seen in his life when he keeps them and that is exactly what we talked
about in the lesson. Testimony meeting was AWESOME Sunday is always my
favorite day of the week! Liviu bore a beautiful testimony about the
blessings that the gospel has brought to his life about how he has
changed and about how happy he is and the peace that comes from it. He
even told all the investigators that were in the congregation to get
baptized. haha I was like that is my guy! Then Alexandru bore his
testimony about the Book of Mormon and Mercy is at the temple and I just
feel like such a proud parent. But I am also fully aware that I had
very little to do with the conversion of these three INCREDIBLE humans.
Something that was reiterated to me this week is the importance of the
spirit. It is truly the teacher and the Atonement of Christ is the
changer. As we learn through the spirit the atonement of our Savior
allows us to change our spirits. My invitation to all of you my beloved
friends and family is to seek that changing power, strive to have that
spirit present in your life each and everyday. The Book of Mormon can be
the number one source of that spirit.
Guess What? I LOVE THIS
COUNTRY I love every stray dog and cat, every orthodox priest, every
cute old lade that wishes us health and tells us to wear to socks in 90
degree weather. I LOVE IT ALL. These people have changed my life, I will
be forever indebted to them for the things they have given me. Their
sacrifices for this gospel are written and my heart.
Thanks for reading! Have a great week
Sora Armstrong
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