Hello
hello!!
Sorry
about not having one to send out last week. But I do this week. :) The past two
weeks have been such great weeks! So many stories and so many things that have
happened. Here are some of the highlights from the past couple weeks
First,
we don't have snow here. It is almost December I don't know if I can handle not
having snow. So we made snow flakes. haha, I started counting down to Christmas
on November 1st. Just ask my district... haha.
Happy
Birthday Courtney!!!
They
have shrimp tasting cookies here. We went and bought some cookies at a bakery
and they taste like shrimp. But I don't know if they are supposed to taste like
shrimp...but they do.
I bought
a PEZ. They are awesome. I got a smurf one, that old dude one. I call him
Xhoxhi Smurf. He is my mascot. haha.
We
played futbol. It felt so good to play futbol. It was so fun! One of the
members we were playing with did get drilled right in the head with the soccer
ball...but he is doing better now.
The
Soldiers from Bondsteel come to church on Sundays now. It is so funny because
Major Jenson brings chocolates every Sunday and hands them out to everyone, it
is like Christmas comes every Sunday. haha, it is the best thing ever.
We had
Mission Conference this past week. It was so fun being back in Tirana! The
Mission Conference was absolutely amazing. I was in Heaven and I loved it so
much. Elder Dyches and his wife came and talked to us and it went so well!! So
well!! It was so fun to see all the other missionaries too, to see my district
from the MTC and the missionaries from the district in Tirana. It was awesome.
Those bus rides though are killer. Leaving really early in the morning to come
to Tirana or back to Prishtina. It is killer. But so fun. :)
okay. as
a missionary you get use to awkward situations. especially when speaking a
different language you get use to awkward silences. But, I think the other day
the most awkward thing ever in my entire life has ever happened! Like ever! So,
Sister Favero has been sick for the past 3 weeks. I finally got her to go to
the doctor. So we googled American Clinic. We found the closest one and we made
an appoinntment. We show up and on the outside it says "American Clinic.
Women's clinic." Well, we are women so we proceded. We walk in and there
are a bunch of pictures of pregnant people and babies and stuff. We go to the
level where our appointment was, my companion just sticks her head in the room
and shuts the door and is bright red. She said that this was a pregnant doctor
place (I totally forgot that word and how to spell it...). So we call the
office, and she says I'm not pregnant, I just have a cold. The receptionnist
says that we can still help you. So we go in the room. Every single couple in
the waiting room turned and just stared at us. It was so awkward. And on the
wall behind us was those drawing of a baby in the womb and stuff, and my
companion turns around and looks at them and I am going bright red and I just
say "sister. stop it. turn around." it was so awkward. So yes. We
thought we had made an appointment for a normal regular clinic. But nope. We
went to a preggo place clinic. most awkward time of my life.
We have
these super cute little girl investigators, they are ten and eleven years old.
The other day this week we had a lesson with them. We had talked about the
Restoration and we were inviting them to baptism. After giving the invite, they
said "yes! Can we get baptized right now?" haha. we laughed, it was
adorable. We set up a date with them, but it is so amazing to be with these
little girls. They LOVE the Book of Mormon so much and it is so cool!
They love reading it and yesterday after church they wanted to just read out of
the Book of Mormon and then talk about every verse that they read. It was adorable.
We had
such an amazing lesson a couple weeks ago, and President Weidmann helped us
with the lesson. The spirit taught that lesson. Not us. I was so priveleged to
be in the same room as the spirit taught the member that we were teaching. It
was a longer lesson, and I felt like I needed to testify. So I testified of
Christ and the power that comes from His Atonement. It was amazing, because the
words that I said were not my words. After I was done talking, I sat back in my
chair in amazement because that wasn't me who was talking...and even more, I
got an answer to a question that I have had for years. God answers prayers.
Sometimes the hardest part is having the patience to wait for our answers from
God. But, He will always answer our prayers. I know that He does.
I love
being a missionary! I can't believe that I am a missionary! This is the hardest
thing that I have ever done, but the feeling that I get every day is the most
satisfying and most exciting feeling! I know that Christ lives. I know that it
is only because of Him that we are able to overcome our challenges our
sadnesses our trials. Because He went through what we go through. He is our
Advocate with the Father. He loves us. God loves us. I am so grateful that I
have this wonderful oppurtunity to teach people and to help them to come to
know their Savoir and their Redeemer. He lives. Go to Him. You will never
regret it.
Have a
wonderful week! smile lots and serve lots! And enjoy the snow!! :) I love you
all!!
Love,
Motra
Zollinger
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