the gang
Elder Fuhriman looking like a scientist in my glasses
Cool wall art
painting painting painting
HI
FREAK, I feel like it was just a month ago that you told me that there was going to be a new baby in the family! NOW THAT'S THIS WEEK. This is crazy. I'm going to be an old man wearing sweater vests every day in like, three weeks. How does this happen?
I still haven't got a picture of Zach's face, I really want to see it before it goes back to normal!
I'm going to call President tonight to figure out if I can get one and that he remembers it, because he totally forgot about it last week when I saw him. For sure I will see him the 5th of April, so that's the day it should happen. When is the very last day that it can happen, so I don't let it pass and not be as stressed out as I need to be?
All I really want in a package is Pilot G2 Gel Pens .07 mm. Don't worry, if you need help Max or Caity will know exactly where to go. Also pictures of family and such would be really nice. I like those. Also, something for Elder Fuhriman, he'd probably enjoy getting something. The Daltons are here, you'll be able to send it to them.
So the Cuttings leave today... I'm really sad about it, but I called them last night to say goodbye, and they just made me so happy! That's one thing I love about them is that they're always able to make a situation that should be sad or would make someone disheartened into something really fun and excited for the future. I'm going to miss them, but they've done their job and it's time for me to finish up mine, and then we'll be able to see each other again! Good luck, Elder and Sister Cutting!
In this last week we also had Zone Training! It went well, I think, but there were definitely some parts where we could have improved. We planned on having way too many things, and the whole time I was really stressed trying to push it forward so we could get through everything we planned. It was also really interesting planning it with three other people, because we had to discuss different ideas and figure out something that we all agreed on before we went on, which was strange compared to district meetings that I got to make all by myself. In the end it took longer, but it was probably a lot better quality than it would have been if one of us planned alone. It was also a bit more difficult though, because we couldn't change many plans once it had begun, because we couldn't all group together in the middle of the meeting and decide where to go from where we were. Different challenges, but I liked it! It was also great to see some old friends at zone training that I hadn't seen in a while, but the longer I'm here, the less and less I know the missionaries! It's strange.
I forgot to say also, that two weeks ago there was a meeting of Zone Leaders and AP's, and while there, all the people from my MTC group were there! Last time we were all together was when we all trained someone at the same time, and I was pretty sure that the next time would be when we flew home, but NOPE! While at that meeting, we played a communist Poland version of Monopoly, and it was really sad and depressing, but we played it to better understand the lives of the Polish people and why they act the way they do. Like, no one does their home teaching here because a few years ago the only people who came into your home who weren't family were people who came to take away your furniture and children. Kind of reasonable.
The branch here is really nice, but some are stuck in old habits of not really helping the missionaries. One really nice thing, though, is that there's so many foreigners here, that the new members are able to look at their example, and be more energetic in the work and in church in general, so we're starting a new generation of Polish members, and it's going to be great! Elder Fuhriman is a great help in this because he knows how to work with members and push them on in missionary work, so the time for a revolution in the way of life here in Kraków has begun!
The more time goes on I kind of just want to laugh and cry at the same time.
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