Dark, scary forest path is what we take to get home sometimes!
Well, it turns out that Babylon actually is in Poland...
We also met this guy who played this instrument from Switzerland called a 'hang'. It's sounds as much like a UFO as it looks!
Cześć!
Yeah, on Friday I got a call from President Turek, and he said that my ecclesiastical endorsment went through, and that we could have the interview now, and I was like, "cool, so on Wednesday when I see you?" and he said "no, right now!". So we had an interview in mixed Polish and English over the phone. Classic.
The talk that President Uchtorf gave was a really good one when it comes to comparing yourself to others. One thing that he said that I really liked was "the most important calling is the one you're in right now". I realize how petty it was to bother with things like that... One thing that I have learned recently, though, is that there is one prayer that God will answer quickly and effectively. That is the prayer to be humbled. I remember one of my Seminary teachers talking about that, and he said "make sure you don't pray for that- because it WILL happen!" We all laughed then, but I am here to say that what he said is true! And i am thankful for it. I am also super grateful that Conference happened at the same time! It always comes at the best times.
We got to watch all the sessions except Sunday afternoon, like you thought, and three out of the four were in Polish. So I'm going to have to re-watch them all to get more out. I do like it, though, because having conference every six months gives you a good indicator as to how good your Polish is and how much you understand! We had one meal at Lucas's right before the Sunday Morning session (which was at 6:00 for us!), and as always, it was delicious!
I really liked the talk by Elder Rasband because it really applies to missionary work. I liked how he said spiritual impressions are pure inspiration from heaven. And the person that the Lord can rely on is someone that I've always wanted to be, and we can be 'on the Lord's errand', like President Monson always is.
I'm really confused about how Motorcross is allowed, too, but hey- I'm not complaining too much ;)
M. is still doing really good! In a couple of months, he's going to go on a mini mission, where he spends about a week with the missionaries, and does missionary work with them, and that'll be really great for him! It's really great that the same time that he was baptized, K. came in and so did A. (a convert from Indonesia who lives here and speaks polish), so there's a support group and they can all rely on each other. Because being a young adult convert here without any other people with you is probably one of the most difficult things I can think of, and I really respect those who make it through faithfully.
We also had exchanges with Elders White and Dooley last week! Nothing super special happened, but it was great to be with Elder White for a bit again! I really miss him
In the last week, we had a meeting with someone, for privacy's sake I can't give any details unfortunately, but while talking, Elder Fuhriman and I had to be absolutely led by the spirit. The things we discussed were just way beyond the things that 20 and 19 year old boys usually handle. But at the end, the person we were meeting with said something like "I could tell that the Spirit was on this lesson. What you said made sense, even though the language made it difficult, and I found some answers". That was one of those experiences that opens your eyes to the fact that this is really the Lord's work, and not ours, and He is in charge of what is happening.
Love you all!
Elder Liechty
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