4
Aug 2014
Ahojte!
Well. I don't even know how to describe this
week---best birthday present ever. So many miracles. The biggest one is
Syllvie, she has just absolutely incredible faith. We were afraid she would
miss her baptismal date because she's living with her boyfriend, but the very
night we taught her law of chastity, she explained everything to him and went
to sleep at a friends. We had taught her modesty during the same lesson, and
the next day she promptly went to every mall in Plzen to buy modest clothes and
gave her old wardrobe to charity. It's just been an absolute miracle. She knows
that the gospel is true, and she's willing to do anything to follow it. And
she's already seeing the blessings--on Friday she got her dream job
as a costumer for the theatre, without even asking for it. She was just there
because she volunteers sometimes, and they read the names of the new employees,
and her name was on the list! Plus her boyfriend proposed, and they are now
engaged---in a week her entire life has changed for the better. It's been so
neat to see how happy she is. I just can't help marvelling that when we
sacrifice something to live the commandments the Lord just showers us in
blessings. She's a living example of that principle. That faith is
important--but the biggest blessings come through obedience. She is sooo
excited forSaturday. We are just praying that she can find an
apartment before then! But there have been so many miracles in her story that I
don't doubt that something will work out.
My birthday was awesome as well, (I can NOT
believe I'm 23 already....how is that even possible??) Plzen just completely
spoils you, especially when you've been here for 6 months haha. I think I had 5
different cakes....1 on Tuesday, 3 on
Wednesday and 1 on Thursday. Plus the triplets,
the YSAs, Syllvie and the Grays gave me presents, the branch president gave me
flowers (that's a typical Czech birthday/name day present) It was just neat to
feel so much love. I love this branch soooo much. I gave my testimony for the
last time in Czech yesterday, and that was a neat experience. Church was extra
spiritual, and Syllvie loved it. It's just been such a tender mercy for me to
be able to teach her--it's really helping me to stay focused. I keep forgetting
that I go home next week. But I am starting to feel at peace about my mission
now. It's going to be a big change leaving it, culture shock and
everything--Americans are so different from Czechs, plus the whole
not-being-a-missionary thing. But I feel like Heavenly Father has been letting
me know, in little ways, that he's proud of my service. That I have made a
difference in at least a few people's lives, and that he's pleased with my
efforts. Plus I have this wall in my brain that refuses to think about anything
past the airport--that's been really helpful. So I'm just going to trust that
everything after the mission will work out, even though I have no idea how.
That's what faith is for right?
love you!!
Sestra Cooper
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