7-7-13

Blog again!

Sorry I haven't written for so long. We have to take a train out to do emails in another city because our little city doesn't have any internet cafes. (Ok, we have one, but it's super sketchy looking and has smoking paraphernalia in the front window.)

Things are going well in Forst. The ward is cooler and cooler the more we get to know them. They are also the largest ward I have ever been in, even though the city is the smallest I've ever been in. :P Very nice members who are strong in the Gospel.

Also having a great time with Elder Thorkelson. I'll upload some pictures. :)

Cool success story! We were in line at the grocery store one day, and a guy in front of us was kinda trying to catch a good look at our nametages. All the sudden he asked us what we were selling. This caught me off-guard, so I didn't process what he said right away. (He also had a heavy accent.) He asked if we were selling anything nice, we told him that we are missionaries. He asked what that means. We told him that we talk to people about God/Jesus Christ/etc, and the Book of Mormon. We then shortly introduced the Book of Mormon, that we give it to people as a gift, and that we invite people to read it and pray about it to see if it is from God. (handing him a Book of Mormon) he seemed confused for a bit that we were just handing him a book, 'Did I just get gifted a book?' 'Yes.' He then happily took it and said he would read in it. It was a powerful moment to us as we realized that God puts people in our path. :)

God knows His plan. You can trust Him. He loves you. :)

I hope you all have a wonderful week. Go do cool things!

- Elder Michael Bright Miles