Week 13 in Plzen!

28 Apr 2014 Ahoj! This week was pretty average, we are trying to find new investigators since we lost our 4 main ones in the best possible way :) Things are looking up, we have some lessons set up for this next week with some new people, so I'm excited about that. It was cool because we were looking at our branch vision (we all created a vision of what our branches need to be wards at the beginning of the year so that we know who to look for as we find, and so that we can have a stake at the end of the year). One of the people on the list was a family of 4, preferably with young women :) (The girls turn 12 next summer!) SO. COOL. So we were looking at the other people we need, and we decided we were going to focus on YSA men, because we only have 1 right now. We both hate contacting young men....but we decided we were going to do it anyways and pray that we would find the person we need to find. At the end of a contacting block we ended up in Bory park and since we were talking to all the young men, we contacted this guy with long hair. Turns out he is studying English and is Christian and was intrigued when we talked about the book of mormon. He ended up coming to game night and then going out to pizza with all the ysas and having a great time. Jitka said he just fit in perfectly. And we have a first lesson with him today :) It was just so neat. Who knows what will happen, but I think it was all way too guided for him to not become an investigator :) It's just the best to look back on something and realize that you were guided by the spirit even though you had no idea. We were just being obedient and talking to people. Missions are the best. Me and my comp were talking about all the things we've learned on our missions the other day, and I was telling her that I feel like I have such a greater capacity to love. Just loving others, loving God, loving life, loving the gospel--it's all encompassing. Such a gift, in so many ways. I really felt that yesterday at church, because the Chrdlovi from C Bud came up since he's the new district president, so I got to see Johy again (she's already 17...so crazy)! And she got to meet Simona and the triplets. It was so great to see two of my favorite families in the Czech Republic together--I can't even describe it. I was just so happy. And Johy told me that one of the daughters of that inactive family we worked with when I was there is now participating in seminary by skype and went to a dance in prague for youth and loved it. It's so cool to look back and see all the progress--I was there almost a year ago! And my first convert Vaclav, is working on receiving the Melchisedek priesthood. And Simona's going on the branch temple trip on May 10. Aaaaah. So much happiness. I just love my mission. I so wish I could be here when we get a stake. It's sooo close. This week should be good, we have training in prague on wednesday (i should get my package then, mom), and we might go to prague on sat for a baptism of a guy that sister rosenvall taught. So we'll see. I'm just trying to put my all into the time I have left, it's going by waaay too fast. love you!!! Sestra Cooper