Week 4 in Brno

21 Oct 2013 Ahoj! I'm not really sure what to say about this week, we're working hard. We got some referrals, which was cool, and we have a lot of potentials that say they want to meet with us, it's just a matter of them actually showing up/answering their phones. But oh well. We got to go on a hike with one of them in Saturday, and that was absolutely beautiful, cause it was all the fall leaves. I'd better enjoy it while I can though cause the snow is supposed to start in 2 weeks....And the branch has started a Christmas choir, so we get to be in that, that was fun. Church yesterday was super productive, we had our investigator actually show up, and he's Russian. So it was super cool cause a member got up to speak and she's Russian too, so he got to hear it in his own language :) He understands Czech fairly well cause they are pretty similar, but that was a small tender mercy. And then I was talking to a YSA, and he had brought his roommate to church, and said his other roommate has been asking lots of questions about our church as well :) So we got two referrals! That was awesome. He's from Taiwan and served his mission there, and he's studying music here so he's going to help us with the concert we are going to put on in November too! I'm excited for that. Last p-day was really fun, we went to Spilberk, the castle that's in the middle of the city on a huge hill, and then Sister Steglich bought a guitar, we all got scarves, and then we tracked down The Candy Store, which sells American food. That was super exciting haha, I got goldfish, jelly beans and rootbeer-- so we had rootbeer floats the other night!! It's been so long since I've had American stuff haha. That was happy. Today we are going to IKEA to buy a bunk bed, cause we only have one bed, the other one broke, and now there are three of us. So we'll see how that goes. Hopefully the zone leaders will be able to drive there to pick it up, cause they have a car. Otherwise it will be us lugging it by ourselves onto trams and buses and up and down stairs.....which will be a bit of a nightmare. So we'll see. I'm sorry to hear about Grandpa, gah I wish I could have been there to help!!! I'm glad that everything went as smoothly as it could have. I miss you all so much. I'm so grateful that we all know without a doubt that we will see him again. The gospel is so amazing. I just feel my testimony getting deeper and deeper the longer I'm out here--it's way more that I could have imagined, so I know that it's worth it. love you all soooo much. Hug Grandma for me. Sestra Cooper