Hello everyone!
It's been a long week out here but it's been
really fun at the same time as well, we've had some really awesome things but at
the same time things have really made me and my companion excited becuase
there's been a bunch of stuff that happened at the end o the week concerning new
investigators. This week we found only 2 new investigators but we have on plan
for another 3 which are near 100% guarenteed new investigators and we found all
of tehm on Thursday or Friday and then one also found us and then one came to
church and we set up with him. It was funny about the guy that came to church
because he is a friend of a former investigator that continues to come to church
and she brought 2 people and the guy is really interested in the church and they
also got emotional when we were singing because we have to sing every other week
out here in the branch. He plans on coming to our english class and then also on
the Vylet, which is just a hike, that we're having next week on Saturday. This
week has something really exciting on every day because
tomorrow we're going to do service for
one of our investigaotrs at his farm and then the next day we have the zone
leaders coming into town to do exchanges and then on
thursday we have more service for president Van Dalen and
then
Friday we have language study
which is fun and we get to go out to eat and then
Saturday Vylet so a jam packed week this week. It's going to
be a lot and we definitely do alot of work out here, so much sometimes that we
don't have time for dinner, as it is we don't usually eat dinner until 8 o'
clock anyways, mainly because that is the worst time for prosilyting and lessons
and stuff so that doesn't happen. We get rejected a lot but you always find the
diamond in the rough to give you their telephone number and set up with you even
if they don't come to their meetings. it's still fine though it means I get to
work on language and talk with people and not be nervous about it but it's fine.
This week marks 3 weeks left in the transfer which is crazy, because I don't
expect it to be so quick but it has been so.
We had a full day
today and we woke up early and yet
we also have a ton more stuff to do.
Today we just got back from going to Spisky Hrad which I
have pictures for but I may have to do it next week for sake of time and stuff
but anyways it's the largest castle on this side of Slovakia and it is
definitely huge. I'll be sending out postcards some time from it but it is
really awesome but we didn't get to spend much time there because it's around 2
hours away and geting there in time to hike up the hillside, and hike back all
the while still having time to do everything is a realy challenge but we did it
and now I'm exhausted, luckily we still have to do stuff
today haha, but it's fine. It was really
fun and we went with the sister up there and I also ought a clay mould and
sculpture of the castle and hillside and it is really really cool and was only 5
euros, which is fantastic me and my ccompanion were like we're not leaving this
place without those because everything there was so cheap it's a place to think
about when you travel here simply because of the sheer immensity of it. So
needless to say we had a really fun time while we were out there. We had to get
up early though and that is kind of a bummer ebcause I like to sleep out here
and I'm constantly tired but it's just something that I know I will have to
learn how to deal with because it ain't gonna get much better ahha. I usually
get to sleep in about 5 seconds, sometimes 10 if I'm not sleeping well haha. I
can still sleep anywhere and often do whenever we have freetime on trains or
something. But yeah, if I stay we may have to go back there because it's a
really exciting place and it was definitely cool top see, you'll get pictures
from it eventually and I'm hoping that it will be
today.
This week I have definitely seen my
language take a jump from where it previous was because I've been working really
hard on it because I want to be able to understand everything that is going on
my the absolute minimum of next transfer and seeing how thigns are going here I
think that it is possible. I can understand most of whats going on, there is
just some obscure words here and there that throw me off sometimes but other
than that I'm getting used to it, and then my speaking is also getting better,
I'm getting the intricacies down more, I cant say it 100% without mistakes but I
usually correct myself when I say things worng, my companion says he doesn't
understand because it seems like a light goes on when I make a mistake and then
I just correct myself so he can't point out mistake I made so that makes me
happy to hear. Really I mostly need to increase my vocabulary and it is
gradually happening that is what most of my language studies focus on for the
most part. And then we also listen to some language movies or conferences in
Slovak so that alos helps with understanding. So those are my set goals and I
think they are doable pretty easily.
Hi! This is Sestra Jones' mom ... I have a photo that I'd love to share with you, you can get in touch at hopeandhiraeth@gmail.com . Sounds like Starsi Ferrell is doing so well!
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