I'm feeling MUCH better,
I gave out 9 Books of Mormon this week BUT this week was the best EVER
because we had 22 LESSONS! That's the most I've had in one week my
whole mission! And yes, it's getting colder, but last week was also
REALLY warm for some reason - people call it a Golden Polish Autumn here
instead of an Indian Summer like they do in the States. It's been so
GORGEOUS with all the leaves changing. Last night there was lots of
MIST though, tell me if you got the story I recorded and if you listened
to it!
To all the BYU fans, I'm sorry about Riley and Notre Dame and stuff. That's a bummer. Hey but maybe it's not meant to be, eh?
Well, my companion of four months is going home... it's weird.
Really weird. But today I thought I'd just write about some things
she's taught me:
Sister Folsom taught me how to cry when you eat really hot pizza.
Sister Folsom taught me how to never say anything negative, you never know who's listening that you'll bring down with you.
Sister Folsom taught me how to adopt an Eternal Perspective.
Sister Folsom taught me how to always listen to the Spirit, and to learn to recognize it.
Sister Folsom taught me to boot shop in the rain.
Sister Folsom taught me how to LOVE the people, LOVE the language, and LOVE the FOOD! :)
Sister Folsom taught me that when all else fails, MOże Być
Sister Folsom taught me you don't have to get all the right answers to get an 'A'
Sister Folsom taught me that the church is TRUE, it's all TRUE, no matter WHAT others may say, it's all TRUE.
Sister Folsom taught me that my gifts and talents were given to ME
to add to God's storehouse and contribute to His kingdom in a unique way
that only I can do it. She said it's not just to catch a cool husband
when I get home - it's to build God's kingdom. So I better use my
talents WISELY and realize that even if I can't do something the way she
does, or the way someone else does, I'm here because God knew he could
use ME, with all my weaknesses and flaws and everything!
Sister Folsom taught me that SATAN is the one telling me ooh, that's really annoying, I'm annoyed and that he's the one telling me I can't do this
It's Satan that whispers little lies to me and when I get frustrated I
need to not only recognize what God's saying to me but see how I'm
letting Satan in and to STOP it.
Sister Folsom taught me how to get to Kutno, Poland :)
Sister Folsom taught me how to go on an adventure in the mists of
darkness, holding on to the iron rod, and making it to the TREE OF LIFE!
Sister Folsom taught me how to make life a PATTERN of PRAYER!
Yep, she taught me a TON and so much more I don't have time to
write as of now! But I really love her, and Poland will miss her a
lot. Good luck, Sister Folsom!
O.k., so my new companion will be Sister Bezjdian!!! I'm SO
EXCITED! Change will be really good for me right now! I will be
staying in Poznań with her for the next two months - which are also the
HOLIDAYS! I'm excited to spend the holidays in my favorite place in the
world! It's going to be sweet!
Just so you all know, we're teaching three families right now!
It's really such a blessing! I am so, SO blessed. This last week was
just a miracle. One of my favorite things, when I felt the spirit so
strong, was when we were walking down this street away from Pan Wojtek's
place (remind me to tell you about him) and I said hello to this really
old woman. She said, 'hello, do I know you?' and was a bit startled. I
said, no, I just say hi to everyone. She said, as she started to cry
in a really shaky voice, 'well that's good! I'm pleased! Good to know
there's still people like that out there,' and then she started to walk
back to her house. SAY HELLO to EVERYONE! They need you more than you
know.
I love you all, and smiles coming your way from Poznań]
Love,
Siostra Amber Allen
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