28 January 2013

Ceau!
I'm sorry for the lack of a letter last week, but I will make it up this week. We have been really blessed by the Lord this transfer to have lots of work going on. It is so sad to think I don't have much time left here and that I cannot be "Sora Remsberg" my entire life, but that is how it works. It makes me want to work even harder and enjoy every moment I have left.

We have really made a push to use members on member present lessons. What a difference it has made and makes not only in the lessons and in the development of relationships between the investigators and the branch, but it also helps establish a good relationship between us as missionaries and the members. With these small branches we are involved in a lot of the branch work, but as we really have pushed to focus on our purpose of finding people and bringing them to the gospel and incorporating the members in the work, the work has turned around.
This last week Sora Zimmerman and I were in centru and we met the mom of a less-active member. We stopped and talked for a second and she intruduced us to her friend, Florina, who was with her. Florina asked a couple of questions about what we are doing here and we invited her to church. When we walked in on Sunday she was there! The branch members were wonderful and had fellowshipped her right away. She stayed all three hours and we were able to have a lesson with her as well. We are so excited to meet with her this week.

I have such a strong testimony that if we are living the Gospel the way we should and are not afraid to share our joy that comes from the gospel with others, the Lord will place people who are prepared in our paths and they will want to know more about this joy that we are so blessed to have in our lives. In relief society we talked about the October 2012 conference talk "I'm Mormon. I know it. I live it. I love it." by Sister Dibbs. It was just another testimony to me that as we are confident in who we are and in the decisions we make everday as members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we will be blessed to share the gospel with those around us.

Va iubesc,
Sora Remsberg

14 January 2013

Ceau!
Thank you for all your birthday wishes.
This week we will be having transfers, again. They seem to just keep coming. Sora Zimmerman and I will be staying together for the last four weeks here in Sibiu. We are so excited to stay and to continue working here. The work is moving forward and things are just coming together right now. I am so lucky to be able to witness some of the Lord's many miracles here in Sibiu.
This week we started teaching the Gospel to one of our english students. She is a 50 year old woman with a lot of influence in the city. As we have had a couple lessons with her we realized something very important. She knows the traditions of the orthodox religion, but she does not understand her relationship with God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost. As we discussed and planned how we can help her understand her relationship with them and how important it is to understanding not only the gospel but understanding life as well I realized how blessed we are to know how relationship with them.
I know that God is our Heavenly Father. He is our literal father in heaven who loves us and knows us perfectly. He wants to hear from us, about our lives, and he wants to bless us. He has so much confidence and trust in us. Jesus Christ is our brother. He loves us more than we can imagine and because of that he offered himself as a sacrifice so that we may have the opportunity to return to live with our Father in Heaven again through His Atonement. The holy ghost is our constant companionship. When we enter the waters of baptism we are promised that he will be with us at all times as long as we live worthy. He comforts us, he guides us, he teaches us and gives us responses to our questions. How lucky are we? How simple and yet the most important things we can know.
Va iubesc,
Sora Remsberg

7 January 2013

Ceau!
It is still a little weird for me to write 2013 on things. Another year is here and it is already going so fast. New years was fun. We had a branch FHE where we played games and watched a Disney movie before we headed to Centru to watch the fireworks. There were so many people out there and you could just feel the energy of those waiting to bring in the new year.
Sora Zimmerman and I have been blessed this transfer to continue to find a new investigator each week. This last week we started meeting with a cute 22 year old who we found from a member referral/english. Her mother is an Adventist, but she has never felt comfortable there, too many rules that she just doesn't understand. We have had a couple good lessons with her and we were able to bring a member with us to one of the lessons. She is progressing and currently praying to receive an answer if baptism is the right thing for her to do and if this is the church that she should be baptized in. Early in my mission I was a little nervous to teach those of the same age as I was because I thought they would laugh at me or I wrongfully thought that they wouldn't be interested. That they enjoy the things of the world too much to be interested in the gospel, but Romona has once again showed me that it does not matter what age you are, but when you are ready for the gospel you are ready. Also, it is evidence to me that the Gospel is the most important thing in our lives and people are searching for it and for the joy that comes from the gospel.
Va iubesc,
Sora Remsberg