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| We had such a great exchange in Łodz! Siostra Beem (back), Siostra Van Woerkom (aka Siostra Van), myself & Siostra Dekker |
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| Łodz District: Back L to Right: An investigator, Starszy Alvarez, Starszy Dossett Middle: Sisotra Beem, Starszy Hill, Siostra Van Woerkom, Starszy Dickson Front: Siostra Dekker, myself |
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| SWAG! |
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| Dream Beem and Starszy Hill - he had to go back home for surgery! So sad! |
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| Starszy Hill contacted me right after he received his call for info about the mission! |
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| Train pict! |
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| Dream Beem contemplating the mysteries of the world! |
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| I tried to mimic her pose but couldn't stop laughing! |
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| Mistletoe in the trees! |
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| The Office Duo from Warsaw II Starszy Einfeldt, Starszy Ashworth |
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| We had no idea what this really was but thought it would make a great picture! Starszy Barlow, Starszy Ashworth, "the thing", Siostra Beem, Starszy Haskett |
Cześć Family and
Friends!!!!
This week was such
a great week!!
We started our
week off by going to Łódż with Sister Dekker and Sister Van! This was the first
time I have left Warsaw in five months! They seriously are so much fun and this
was one of my favorite exchanges my entire mission! It is always so much fun
with Sister Dekker! I really loved Łódż! It is a cute, little city and it
reminded me so much of the rest of my mission in Gdańsk and Szczecin! We had so
much fun contacting, teaching English class and just being with them! They are
doing incredible things down there! I always feel so grateful that I am able to
serve with such amazing people! We are all so different but we are all here for
the same cause, to bring others to Christ!
We also had the
biggest miracle this week and for me it was life changing! We started visiting
this member from Katowice, who is in the hospital! I have a hard time seeing
people in pain so I was honestly a little nervous to go! We wanted to share a
message about happiness so we read a conference talk to her! We then asked her
what brought her joy! She told us that this was the first day in a long time
that she was able to talk, stand, and eat food on her own! We couldn't believe
it! She said that the gospel brought her joy! She talked about trusting in
God's plan and how the gospel is what she holds on to! Her husband brought her
a Book of Mormon and ever since she started reading it she started to improve!
She said, "The doctors don't know what to call it but I know what it is -
a miracle!" She is amazing! She told us how much she loves missionaries
and how when she is out of the hospital she wants to serve a mission with her
husband! She had such a light to her and some of the strongest faith I had ever
seen! She is someone who took a hard situation and made it work! I just wanted
to take her pain from her but the thought kept coming that she was being helped
already! I learned what it really means to trust in God's plan! I couldn't help
but get emotional afterwards! We are going to start meeting with her regularly.
That meeting forever changed my outlook on trusting God's plan!
We also had a
Relief Society with both Warsaw branches! It was such a good way to kick off
the branches combining in two weeks! There were both Americans and Polish
there! We played charades together complete with Miley Cyrus and Christopher
Columbus! It just felt so happy and comfortable! It was such a good way to see
the branches come together and I really think this merge is going to be good!
Sister Beem and I both felt so much peace afterwards! We can't wait to see what
is in store!
Finally I just
want to share a simple testimony that I know God hears and answers our prayers!
There have been a few things I have been praying and fasting for lately! Last
night I was lying in bed just pleading with Him for some answers and those
answers came! I opened my email this morning and read a letter from a friend –
she answered a prayer! He is there! He
is so very aware of us! He loves us! Trust that He cares. Trust that He is
there! And trust in His plan!
Kocham Was!!!!
Siostra DeMordaunt
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