19 Sept 2016

Dang, everyone's having dreams about me! John Stout just told me of one where I wasn't missing, but we were home from our missions and couldn't have normal conversations with girls... Probably a premonition dream.

Anyway

I'm not lost, and I'm sure that the fact that you didn't get this email right in the morning is worrying you. But don't. Because we were in TORUŃ (say it with me (Tore-u-een)) We live an hour drive from it so the Sisters and us went there for the day! We didn't have a TON of time, but it was good, and very pretty. We visited the gingerbread museum which is this place where they show how they made gingerbread in mideval times and then you get to make your own and its all jolly fun! Then we just walked around. Nice day. 

It takes about 3.5 hours to make it to Warsaw. I did the math, and it turns out that in this 9 week transfer, we'll have done over 30 hours of traveling by train. I used to really like it, but now I'm not a huge fan. It just drains the energy from me and I'm really tired for the next day. I'd rather just travel once or twice a transfer.

When I think about how quickly the time is passing I think of Jacob 7:26 where he talks about their lives passing away like it were unto them a dream. i mean, the part about being cast out of Jerusalem doesn't really apply to us, but you get the point.

Do you like doing things like hikes or going to plays better?

I totally remember him! He was awesome! We got along very well. Ask him if his hair still feels like spaghetti squash. It's always tough when the family doesn't like the change... That's pretty much every member here. Most members have been baptized without thier families, and when we go to visit them the family is never there, as though it was planned that way. It's tough, but nothing will help a person more in his or her life than the gospel. That's a promise that's held through time and time again.

I hope it's a dinosaur (boy or girl grandbaby)

Will Zach and Katie fly out to VA as well? (Going there for Christmas) I can't wait to skype everyone again! I hope that I'll be back in Szczecin again to use the Cutting's computer! It's very convenient.

When we were in Szczecin, there wasn't a ton that happened, because there was some business that we had to take care of pretty quickly so Elder Garrison and I had to use up a big chunk of the day finishing that up, and elders Hill and Fetzer (Elder Garrison's companion) spent the day doing some work! Then we were able to see J., and investigator that we had long ago who was so close to being baptized that we nearly got to reserve the pool, but then he decided not to. He's still a friend to the missionaries, but doesn't listen to them anymore, which was really sad to see.

Otherwise it was a pretty good week! On the train ride back to Szczecin, there was a man sitting next to me, and I was reading the Book of Mormon and I saw him glance at the cover, and after a while I was trying to think of a way that I could talk to him, but for some reason I couldn't get up the courage to talk to him, and of course the thoughts of what could happen if I talked to him, such as baptism and his life being changed forever for the good, and the thoughts of that absolutely not happening if I ddin't say anything. So after what seemed like an eternity of inner debate, I finally started a conversation with him that lasted about 5 seconds. He wasn't interested. So that brought to mind the question- why the heck is it that when I get enough faith to do something, it doesn't end up like those perfect stories you read in the Liahona (that's the Ensign for you friends across the pond). I already have my own answers for that question though, which I'd come to terms with long ago. I just want to hear all of your insights, in case you've thought of anything else that I can add! 

Welp. Love you guys

Elder Liechty