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hello! We are almost out of here. We have one week left until we are on a plane to Poland. Learning a language in nine weeks is kind of insane... very overwhelming. Next week will be crazy to be immersed in it. We are all so ready but also not at all hahaha so many mixed emotions. We just want to be able to communicate our message with people. With time and practice it will come.  We had an awesome devotional last night by Elder Nattress! I have so much to say about it. It was focused a lot on how the gospel is so personal and how we can be the best missionaries possible. So as usual... if you want to know more... email me:)  I love it when you guys do! I spent a lot of time with a talk given by Elder Christofferson called "The Love of God". I read and listened to it in both Polish and English... and went through breaking down the grammar in Polish.... I am glad I picked this talk to do that with because it is amazing! which brings me to my spiritual thought.  In this tal...

The weekare flying by!!! Our departure date got moved up (by one day... but it still moved up)! We have two weeks left... That is crazy. We met some new missionaries yesterday and the day has officially come... we leave the same day as the English speakers that came in yesterday! I can not believe it. It is such a scary but exciting thought.  It also means that we have really been locking down on Polish. Siostra Trost and I have been getting every single second that we can in.  Elder Gary E. Stevenson gave an incredible devotional last night. He focused on missionary work and the blessing and opportunity it is. I am not even in the field yet and I couldn't agree more. My love for Christ, God,and the scriptures has truly deepened already. I love every word he shared with us last night! You could feel his love and excitement for the gospel AND us.  The talks that both him and his wife gave were incredible! Email me if you want to hear more about it... Because WOW. Spiritual...

Well... we are old now.  It has been a week of goodbyes. It started with our Spanish sisters next door... That was a very sad day and our hardest goodbye for sure. Then this week we have had to say bye to a lot of people we came in with. It started with the Spanish elders, then the Danish elders, and the two Slovenian elders from the Ukrainian district (They were supposed to be here the whole time with us but they are heading out to the field today, long story). We came in with all these people... It is so weird to see them all go. random note, but it's so weird because all the districts that I just mentioned (aside from the spanish) do not have a single sister. for what reason... I could not tell you. There are some languages that just have sisters, but I could not tell you why those ones didn't.  As sad as it is to see them go, I am so glad I have the remaining time that I do here. I can not imagine going into the field right now with the level of Polish I am at. Truly a ble...

Hi! It's crazy, I have been a missionary for over a month now! This week did not go by fast like all the other ones haha. I think it is mostly because we have met a bunch of people that are only here for a week and a bit and others that are learning languages that still head out before us. But it is okay! This time next month we will be on a plane to Poland.  They gave me permission to play against the guys in basketball thankfully! Because before that I had to beg a sister to come and play. The MTC does not like it when girls and guys match up because they are worried we will get hurt. So playing has been sooo fun.  We had an AMAZING devotional last night. Elder Peter Johnson and his wife came and spoke to us. He talked about applying the gospel to our lives and how it is unique for every person. But he said something at the start that stuck out to me. (Spiritual thought) He said to the senior missionaries ( I believe quoting President Nelson), "You are not leaving your grand...

Hey everyone!  This week was good. Elder Bednar came this week so that was pretty awesome! It's been a crazy week with the language. It is getting pretty intense. It was a very language focused week so it all felt like a blur. We worked on bearing our testimonies on monday. It is so humbling to learn the basics of a language. we had to simplify our testimonies down to less than primary level... It's hard to break down what we want to say at such a basic level. But it is coming along.  I made a goal for myself to post everyday on social media... well I accidentally picked up a real life investigator. So now I am trying to communicate with him and get him connected with the missionaries that are currently in Poland. It is kind of crazy but so exciting.  my spiritual thought of the week. The power of prayer is real and so important. Take the time out of your day to say a meaningful prayer is crucial. I have some exciting tips on how to give a good prayer, I can't take the cr...

HI!!!! This week was another amazing week. We started full immersion on friday so that was really ummmm exciting. It has been good, but crazy. The sisters and I experienced a fun thing... on the first day our brains died from how much Polish we learned that our english stopped working. So that was funny/frustrating. Starting to get used to it now though. We are back to fully functioning English and are now able to string a few Polish sentences together.  Lots of missionaries have been leaving this week. It is so fun to see them go. We are all excited for them cause the anticipation just builds every day that we are here. Our Spanish sisters next door that we workout with are on the countdown though which is very upsetting.  We did get to talk to that Polish sister's family last week!!! It was incredible. Their conversion story is amazing. If anyone wants to hear about it... you should email me:).  Spiritual thought of the week is short and simple this week,  Luke 22:...