This week was good but
busy, we just had a lot of things to do which unfortunately didn't really impact
us number-wise but it was still a decent week and I had fun I can say. We had to
travel to Bratislava and then also to Ruzomberok but unfortunately the guy in
Ruzomberok didn't come so that was a waste but whatever, things happen and we
have to just get over it. I am very tired, according to the missionaries that
I've talked to before there is just a wall that when you get close to the end of
your mission you're just exhausted, you're exhausted when you go to sleep and
you're exhausted when you wake up. I have hit that wall, yesterday and the day before I was
fighting sleep every time I sat down, which is unusual because that usually
doesn't happen but it was going on yesterday. So, all I can say is that I am extremely tired
and ready for a nap but of course I have a few more weeks until I get that
chance haha. Anyways let's get into the rest of the week.
At the beginning we wound
up not being able to go the Tatry and today we won't be able to go with her
because Samuel still has the big car so it is postponed until next week. We're
planning on going very early in the morning so we can get back and still have
time to do things. We're also planning on trying to get some investigators
coming with us so we're very thankful to Brat Seidl for his willingness to come
and take us. We also set up a dinner at the family that we teach and we're all 4
going over there in 2 weeks, so we're excited, they're great. We also
established everything that we're doing for our barbeque so we’re excited for
that and we're hoping to get as many people there as we possibly can. Brat Seidl
is willing to drive people over there from the train station so we're happy with
that. Then we finally on Tuesday
left for Bratislava. We left so early because President wanted us in our seats
early because a Seventy was coming and he wanted us all prepared with shined
shoes and dry-cleaned suits and phones off and all that sort of stuff. The
Seventy that came was Patrick Kearon, he's the new Area President for Europe,
and he’s from England. The training itself was really good, he was a very good
teacher and speaker and he made things very comfortable with us, never trying to
test us or catch us in a trap so it was really nice and extremely long, the
whole thing went from 10 to 4. Within that we also had lunch for a bit and after
lunch I had to give my departing testimony. That was hard, admittedly I cried. I
wasn't planning on it really but I did as I bore testimony of loving my mission
and of all the members that I've come to love and care so much about. It was
short but it was ok, and sort of sucked haha. Then after we took pictures with
tons of people and shook the Seventy's hand and all that. Then we came home and
got on with our missionary work. The rest of the week was simple. We
actually met a return missionary who came back with his wife, an Elder Haberman,
he bought us some food so I'm a fan of his. There was a celebration fair in
Zilina so there were a lot of markets so I bought some stuff to bring home,
still have to look for presents for members of the family but I'm thinking hard
about it. Other than that the rest of the week was a solidly good week. We
played basketball, then it rained but it was good anyway.
Our investigators this
week didn't make the hugest of progress I would say but they're doing fine. The
guy in Norway is doing really well and I think he has some serious intent, and
he's just the coolest guy because he's so willing to try anything. He says it
would be nice to know if God exists so he knows that he's there. He is willing
to pray and read and all that he's just atheist but he's just so willing its
awesome haha. The family is doing better, I think them when they talked about
the baptismal date they were a little scared by it and about what it means to
us, I don't know how much longer we will be teaching them but I am always
praying for them. There will probably come a time in the near future where we
will have to have the talk with them but we're praying with how to handle that
situation tactfully and carefully. The kid who came with us to Trecin is doing
well as well we have been working with him about baptism quite a bit and he's
very close to accepting a date. He likes to be around us and whenever we have an
activity he is always there and ready to have some fun. We're hoping the
transition for him is natural and he just flows into accepting the message and
sees the effect it will have on his life. These are a lot of hopes but I think
it will all work out. Our woman who is on date isn't going to well, and we're
thinking of dropping her she just isn't understanding at all and things are just
getting blocked by something we're going to work with her a little longer but I
don't know how long we will be teaching her, but we're praying for her and we're
hoping with the warmer weather we'll be able to find some new investigators and
get them into the teaching pool and on their way to baptism!
That's pretty much
everything that I have for the week but thanks everyone for your help and
support and I hope you all have a really great week and all that.
Elder Ferrell
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