Hellllloooooooo everybody!!! What is kickin? It has just been
another week in paradise and we couldn't be happier!!!! I have coolest
companion, the most beautiful area, and the BEST FRIENDS HERE. We had a baptism
and it was so awesome. His name is Diart and I basically am his mom I love him
and his sister so much!!!
Culture shocks:
1. Albanians generally don't smile in photos. It is so
interesting. But they are so cute. Straight face photos are the thing
here.
2. They believe that if you sit on the floor you will get
sick. They are so superstitious! They also think rain makes you sick...
everyone is scared of the rain.
3. Everyone claims they know English but in reality they
don't so it is just this huge language barrier hahaha they are so sweet.
Sometimes they refuse to talk in Albanian and only use the 4 English words they
know because we are American lol and they want to help us.
Goofy goober stories:
1. Alrighty so if you know me you know that I am like a
walking map. I always know where to go. HAHAH jokes. I love to be in charge of
the map and I just wish so badly that I was good at using one. So anyways, this
week we were driving to Gjakova, Kosovo from Tirana, Albania. As we were
driving I may or may not have accidentally led us to the beach which is
completely the opposite direction hahahaha. After we finally found the main
road we continued on but then I thought it would be a smart idea to take a
short cut through the mountains because we were already 2 hours late hahahaha.
Bad idea. It was a long cut anddddd we may or may not have gotten ourselves lost
in Kosovo without service on our phones. It was so fun!!!!! And soooo
beautiful. We found the most beautiful sunflower fields that went on for ages.
We made it out alive, 3 hours later, with the biggest smiles on our faces. Not
to mention that we met the best people during that whole ordeal that actually
are interested in our message!!! What did I learn? 1) everything happens for a
reason 2) I shouldn't be in charge of the map 3) Kosovo is the most beautiful
place.
2. This week it rained SOOO MUCH. We went to an appointment
and it started pouring rain out of no where. I'm talking DUMPING GALLONS OF
RAINDROPS. We had to be on the other side of town for another appointment and
we didn't have an umbrella lol. So our friends lent us their umbrella and we started
walking to our next appointment. We were walking in water up to mid calf and
were just soaking wet. All the sudden the wind took the umbrella and turned it
inside out and I really don't know if I have laughed harder in my life. We
looked like we were swimming. Good mems.
3. One of the Americans who lives here decided to do a
relief society activity and make like lotions and stuff with essential oils. It
was so funny because she had her defuser thing or whatever it is called and was
cooking stuff that was smokey so it straight up looked like we were making
potions at the church (Harry Potter moment of the week). Our branch President
HATES the smell of the essential oil stuff which is so hilarious because they
can't get the smell out and so our church has smelled like essential oils for
the past 5 days HAHAHAHA.
FOOD FOR THE SOUL:
We have a member here who is the definition of service. She
talks to ANYONE and EVERYONE and is always talking about her faith, giving away
Libri I Mormonits, and serving others despite her having NOTHING. This week I
was extremely humbled. Her faith is shown through her actions. She is the most
selfless person and always puts others above herself. She shared this quote
with me this week, "I slept and dreamt that life was joy. I awoke and saw
that life was service. I acted and behold, service was joy. " The two
greatest commandments God has given is to love Him and to love others. How do
we love God? By loving others. How do we love others? By serving them with the
power of God. I encourage you all to pray and look for those opportunities to
serve one another this week. More importantly, pray to know when to act on
those opportunities. You will be blessed with the power from on high.
Thanks for all your support and love!!! Have faith to work
some miracles this week!!!
LOVE
YOU ALL FOREVER!!!!
Love,
Motra Sëtën
Adriatic
South Mission
P.O.
Box 2984
Bulevardi
Gjergj Fishta
Qendra
ALPAS
Shkalla
NR. 5 Apartamenti NR.14
Tirana,
Albania
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