Here are some of those Kraków tin foil nativities I was talking about!
Well fam, it happened. MICHAŁ WAS BAPTIZED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Man, I actually never thought that I was ever going to be a part of someone's conversion from beginning to Baptism. (I was going to say end, but we all know that that's not how conversion works). I would just like to now give a shoutout to the missionary who first met Michał now over a year ago. He probably had no idea that what he did so long ago would bring about so many blessings to so many people! Hopfully he finds out one day. Also, the pool we did the baptism in was kind of deep, and the water went up nearly to my collarbone. It's not like we've spent the last couple of days joking about how short I am (I'll explain that later). The service was great, and everything went together a smoothly as this little multicultural branch of Poland could have done it! The first baptism in Kraków in two years... I feel so blessed to be a part of it and I really wish that Elder Curtis could have been here for it, but there's something he needs to do in Gdańsk waiting for him.
Now, why have we been making fun of how short I am for the last few days, you ask? Well, we recently found out that I'm the shortest Elder in the Poland, but on top of that, my new companion is Elder White- weighing in at a good solid 6 Feet and 7 inches. The tallest Elder in Poland. Dream team.
He's awseome! He's been on a mission for just about 6 months, so he's in the same group as Elder Hill, and Elder Curtis, and we get along very well! We like a lot of the same things, and just have fun together. This transfer is definitely going to be very fun!
The homesickness was gone after just a couple of days, you don't need to worry about that. I do still miss you, though. Seeing your faces in person is going to be just CRAY.
I don't know if other missions call it this, but the year that a missionary is a missionary for the whole time is called the Blackout year. So, since I started in 2015, and end in 2017, 2016 was my blackout year. And now it's over. It's a very strange feeling to know that at the end of this year, I won't be a missionary. My 3/4 mark is at the end of this transfer, and that feels like it's come much too fast. But I've still got work to do, and I'm not going to stop until I've done it! The new year's begun and 2017 is going to be AWESOME. (Plus we got to stay up til midnight and watch the fireworks. Man. It was like a war zone! The screams, explosions, and sirens. Ahh, Poland, how I love thee.)
Love, Elder Liechty
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