This week was very busy and we had a lot of success and lessons. Couple progressing and I think really close to baptism but they just won't set a date!
Overall a wonderful week, had a good time, not so much after last e-mail last week, rained so much and felt bad I rushed through the end of my week....eh sorry. I am always so rushed and busy day to day to day. I love it and this work so much. And uh....guess what?! It snowed hard core Saturday! Walked for about 15 minutes in it home from an appointment. Not a whole lot of fun. But no worries! Got sweet ear muffs. Plenty of layers. I am too too warm. Not a problem, and today I am trying out the thermal garments. They are way warm! Love it. Today got plans to go to Poiana, basically way up higher and colder and should be filled with snow up there. I am excited. I'll send some pics next week for sure. :)
Brief rundown for you Marissa this week...Assistants came into town Monday and had a really good lesson with old investigator Elder Lyon had last year when he was in Brasov. He is assistant with Elder Boynton...leaving in 3 weeks!!!!!!!! for home! crazy! Lesson went well with Tifan family, maybe something there...tuesday: really good lesson with virginia, less active nuti family, and at night 2nd lesson with ciobano. English went really well and was fun. Assistants left to Bacau. Wednesday: Virginia lesson again with her neighbor, not really sure if she wants to change, said she'll read it though! Then block knocking a ton the rest of the day. Thursday: From CLUJ Elder Nemrow and Johnson came for exchanges again! 2 in one week. District Meeting was really good, get people into Book of Mormon! Went out to Codlea for a lesson with less active Andrei, went really well, I think he really wants to come back, just money and job, then met really 2 cool families by Ciobano, area called Tractorul, Vasile and family, and Mioara, so many new names this week! Friday: E. Johnson and Nemrow left back, awesome day, all our lessons worked out, played ping pong with George, investigator, may go to BYU! other lessons: Ionut, Ciobano again, George, and Buium-less active, really awesome guy. Weekly planning. Saturday: English went well, couple lessons didn't work out. 2nd lesson with cool husband and daughter, Cipri, really feel good about him. Then lessons again with Vasile's sister Mihaila and neighbor Mioara. Sunday: really tried to talk more to the members and get them involved, they really are our greatest resource somtimes, bring them to lessons and have them share their testimony. Especially good because they speak perfectly and are native! good member lesson with Herghelegiu Family and Found Dumitru in the blocs.
And now today! it's going to be a good day, got a lesson planned for Cipri and it's going to work out! And a lesson with Branch President, Pres. Baies. Possibly Ciobano too!
SO the snow this week! Crazy! Snowed for almost two days straight, maybe just one and half. Hate the slush and splashing and splattering from passing cars. Haven't fallen yet! I will not fall! We were talking about get splattered from cars a little bit and I have only gotten splattered a little bit, nothing big, just my legs and I try to avoid it too! eh oh well.
Today, 6th of December is Mos Nicolae today for the Romanians! St. Nicholas! People leave out their shoes and get candy this morning, bloc knocking last night a lot of people mentioned it. I would ask Ce faceti?! Astepam pentru Mos Nicolae. We are waiting for Mos Nicolae. And last Saturday a couple of our English students, grandma age/ baba, gave us some treats. I was about not to accept it, because it's service - english classes! hehe, just kidding, I follow Romanian traditions and of course will accept gifts. And we probably won't be able to be in Centru for it but tonight at 6:00 the "Stefan Hrusca" will be singing and performing and singing and what not and they will turn on the Christmas tree. Tree is huge and I am told the tree from Times Square comes from Romania, myth I think...Nu stiu.
Studies are going great. Learn maybe 5 or 6 words everyday, try to and look over it day to day and constantly trying new things in my prayers, we say a lot. And saying more in lessons, I think I have taught every principle at least once from the first lesson. In Jesus the Christ, I learn so much and love reading from it. On Chapter 20 and nearly halfway done with it! English Book of Mormon I am in 1 Nephi 18 and in Romanian 2 Nefi 12 I think. I love reading and the set two hours to study personally then with my companion. We are getting along great.
Some awesome meals this week and lessons too! Mon: SHOARMA, in Centru and it was delicious. Piri Tifan, she is older, maybe 45 and has a basically husband but they are not married. They should be! All their kids are grown up and moved out. She said if she found the truth she will join for sure. Hope she reads and prays. Because Assistants came into town, got some mail!
Tuesday: Virginia, really sweet old lady, and as per usual with people in Romania - Ortodox/Orthodox. Not sure she wants to change, but she invited us over that one day last week and had another lesson Wednesday. Need to follow up on her and today we have a lot of calls to people to follow up on their commitments and reading. Lunch...before english at 5 o clock, Mcdonalds, 2 cheesburgers. Good lesson with Elder Betteridge with Ciobano, really the find and investigator of the week. Brother in town and not at church but I feel she will get baptized. Smoker and wants to quit, need to go over there soon and start the 7 day program. She really wants to quit. Read the pamphlets we gave her and hopefully is reading the book of mormon. Awesome dog, Rex. and always really nice to us.
Wednesday: Morning, went on a run. Super cold, ran up and down stairs in underpass, Lunch was pasta with salami, onions, and red/tomato sauce. Good lesson with Virginia and her neighbor Doina. Then good lesson in blocs with Costica...just gotta follow up. See if he decided to read.
Thursday: good day. with Elder Johnson. Went well overall. District Meeting. "WHAT IS THE DESIRE OF YOUR HEART?" Really thought about that a lot and thought of Mosiah 28:3. What I want to get to and what I feel more and more each day. I love Romania people and the country of Romania so much. Great lesson with less active Andrei. Lunch, just sandwiches at the church. Bloc knocking got two lessons with Mioara, really nice old lady and semi informal lesson with Florica, son and daughter, Vasile and Mihaila, and Mihaila's daughter, Ionela. Couple potentials to return to. .
Friday: good day, Ionut, not really interested after our lesson, not open to Book of Mormon really, Ciobano, good lesson more about atonement and first lesson; lunch, another Shoarma, 3rd one in Romania and probably the best all 3 from different places and I loved it, had everything in it and it was delicious. chicken, fries, sour cream, picant (picante like sauce) another sauce, letture, tomatoes, pickels, cucumbers, and onion. Good good. Good lesson with George and his mom, possibly he'll be going to BYU, looking into a lot, mom really encouraging. Then good lesson with Fratele Buium. Gotta get him back to coming to church.
Saturday: SNOWING ALL DAY ever since last night. English class, one more class this Tuesday (tomorrow) then break until January, good return lessons with Mioara and Mihaila. Cipri as well. really good plan of salvation lesson with him and his step-daughter Raluca
Sunday: fasting, Testimony meeting was really great and I really understood well. Sunday School, taught Youth about Honesty, then Priesthood was about Families and Prayer and Family Home Evening. Lunch, had pancakes with oatmeal in them. Interesting but I liked it. good lesson with really strong member and past branch president, Bro. Herghelegiu and his wife, son - inactive and trying to get to go on a mission - Marius. Then lesson in blocs - Dumitru really nice guy, gotta follow up.
Monday: good breakfast, running wise, went up the stairs in our apartment, couldn't run outside safely because of the ICE!, ran up the stairs then took down the elevator 8 times! 48 floors of stairs we ran up! WHEW! tired plus push ups and sit ups and stretching in between. break fast...crepes!
Good week this week. Hope all of yours was as all. FINALLY on Saturday sent out my letter to Taryn, had it written Monday and got it out Saturday. Marissa said she was praying for her....uhhhhh. Ignorance is bliss? hehe, I will too, I do anyways and for all of you. Mom and Dad. Shelby and Josh and Aubrey. Garrett and Kristi and Brodie, and Elsie, and Millie, Marissa, Grant, and Caleb. I love all of you.
The work is going well, open hearts to read and to pray is what these people need. And willing to change their thoughts. People are happy with what they have most of the time. Openness.
I love you. Have a great week.
Love,
Elder Schroedter
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