I first want to say how happy I am for Janae and Isaiah. The temple is such a blessing in our lives! Enjoy every minute and go back often!
Transfers are here again. How quickly 6 weeks fly by. Sora Sam and I will be staying together here in Sibiu this next transfer. However, we will be getting a brand-new elder. He flies into Romania on Tuesday and we will meet him Thursday. It sometimes blows my mind that exactly a year ago I was doing the exact same thing that he is doing.
This week was really good. President Hill was here for interviews. It is always so good to talk to him and to feel of his spirit. As we were talking I realized how much I love Sibiu. How much I love the members. How much I love missionary work. How much we need to be enthusiastic about the work. What the Lord is asking us to do is not hard, in fact it is simple. He is asking us to open our mouths and bear testimony of him and his gospel. He is asking us to be examples of him and to help others come unto him. Yes, it may be awkward or something we are not quite used to doing, but it's not hard.
We have worked a lot with Natalia this week and are continuing to work with her. She is progressing and she has started reading the Book of Mormon, something she hasn't done before. We helped her set a few goals and where she sees herself at the end of the year as far as baptism and the church. After having that discussion I realized how important goals are in life and how they give us direction. We need to constantly be setting goals, whether they are easy, hard, long-term, or short-term. As we set and achieve goals we will begin to realize how much we have learned and grown.
We had a Relief Society activity this week. We were able to watch the General Relief Society broadcast. We actually had an investigator there. She is 30 years old and Orthodox, but grew up in an Adventist family. The messages were so inspiring and the activity was filled with the spirit. Maria loved it, especially the music. She said she has never heard of such a wonderful and unique society especially for the women of the world. We are excited to continue to meet with her.
This week I read the story of King Lamoni's father and his response that he would be willing to give up all his has to know God. I thought about that for a while and started wondering, "What am I willing to give up to know God?" At first I thought 'I gave up a few of things to come on a mission,' but then I thought, 'what am I willing to give up now to know God even better?' My mind immediately went to the words diligence and obedience. Each day we choose whether we want to follow the small and simple rules we are given and how hard we are willing to work and do what we need to accomplish the Lord's work. In every city that I have had the opportunity to be in I have met and talked with members that have literally given up everything, their families, relationships with friends, different jobs so they can be at church on Sunday, ect. They are such inspirations to me.
Have a fabulous week
Va Iubesc,
Sora Remsberg
