Hi family! This week has been wonderful. One of the coolest experiences we got this week was our first Skype TRC with members in Poland. Sis. Berret and I skyped a Polish man who was a service missionary. It basically felt like we were back to square one as far as language comprehension goes. Probably understood about 2% of everything. And he didn't have any facial expressions at all, which made it a little hard for us to share things from our hearts. But Sister Einfeldt said he has a lisp, which encouraged us a little bit And she also said that he always has those facial expressions, so I feel good about it. :) It also felt really good to fulfill our purpose as missionaries just a little bit, even if we weren't actually communicating with each other. Just like with the other TRCs, I've learned that it's so much more important to focus on listening than to think about what I'm going to say.
Our Polish elders had a really cool experience with their Skype TRC. The sister they taught, Agata, hadn't been coming to church for a few weeks. It definitely takes up a few hours for her to get to and from church, but that ain't no excuse. Sis. Einfeldt had been praying for her. But guess what lesson the elders prepared? Yup: keeping the Sabbath day holy. And they just "happened" to sit down at the right computer that would connect a call to Agata. I know these weren't coincidences, but the Lord guiding the elders to know what to say and prepare.
Brother Nilsson came and talked to us again a few days ago. I'm 95% sure he's actually one of the three Nephites, because he works day in and day out to minister to everyone else. He's led many people to get baptized, and the stories he tells us about how he's followed the Holy Ghost are inspirational. He talked to us this time about how we can be successful in Poland. Basically, we can be successful by finding members who will minister to those around him.
Now that our district is in the same month we go to Poland, and we're all starting to get restless here. Don't get me wrong, the MTC is wonderful, and I'm going to miss a lot of things when we leave, but I also am feeling homesick for Poland. Even though I don't actually know Polish ;)
Keep reading the Book of Mormon! Don't stop just because Pres. Nelson's challenge ended. I love the peace I feel every day when I read it, and each of you can feel that peace too if you take the time to read the Book of Mormon and think about how it applies to your own life. God will bless you for reading His book.
Love,
Siostra Eberting
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Snack time after class one day
All the holidays we've nee here for. And queso.
We got sack breakfasts, but instead of hard boiled eggs, they were raw ones.
The 4 Lamanites
