Transfer Calls!!!!!

Hey everybody!!!! It has been a rockin week and the best things have been happening in KOSOVO. We had transfer calls this week and my beautiful, smart, and rockin companion and trainer is leaving me to return to America :( I am going to miss her so much!! The good news though is that I get to stay in Prishtina (insert cheers and whoops) and I will be TRAINING A NEW MISSIONARY. HAHAHA WHAT. I am sooo new out here so that came as quite the shock. I am a little scared but mostly excited! There are some big things ahead of us here! 

Culture shocks for the week: 

1. Okay so like everybody in Kosovo knows like 4 languages or more. They are very smart when it comes to languages. They almost have to be since the countries are so small over here. Typically they know Serbian, German, Italian, Shqip (Albanian), Macedonian, or English.

2. Going to the bathroom is always an adventure. Usually because there are the fancy Turkish toilets where you go in the ground and they don't really believe in toilet paper or soap or basically any kind of cleaning lol.

3. They also don't have very good nutrition here. They think that bread and desserts make you healthy and strong. Hehe they also believe that if you sit on the ground inside that you will get a cold hhahaa cute. 

Funny stuff!!!: 

1. There is this massive pool here that some of the people love to go to but sidenote: Muslims typically don't go swimming because they have to be covered (if they are big practicers). So long story short, there are not a lot of people at the pool. So this week we walked past the pool and we just see these old men boating at the pool lol it was awesome. 

2. We have these cute lil neighbors who just love us so much. They range from the ages of 4-9 and they always come and hug us and kiss us and touch every square inch of my face and always slap my butt hahaha it is actually so funny. They also love my blonde hair and are always braiding it they are so so cute!!!!!!

3. I am finally almost legal in Kosovo!! The immigration office isn't very established yet so they are a little unofficial and also lose stuff hahaha but after about 3 months I took my favorite German, Elder Lerchner, to use his strict German voice to get the work movin along and now I am almost legal woot woot!!! 

Spiritual thoughts: 

The people here are always such an example to me. This week I have watched 3 different attitude-like things that have changed the way I think. I encourage you all to think about these this week! 

1. SMILING. I met this wonderful woman the other day while contacting and that was the extent of our friendship. I felt bad because it was so quick that all I could do was offer a smile. About a week later I ran into that same lady again but she was with her daughters and grandchildren! She ran up to me like we had been friends for years! She had told her entire family about our interaction the week before because she was so thankful for our smiles! Now we are going to meet with her daughters :) SMILING BRINGS MIRACLES. 

2. EXCITEMENT. The twins are the best example of this. Everytime we mention praying they IMMEDIATELY ask if they can say the prayer and they volunteer for basically every prayer because they love it so much. They love the blessings they recieve, they love talking to their Heavenly Father, and they love having the opportunity to pray for everyone there. Are you excited to pray?? Are you excited for church? Are you excited for Come Follow Me? 

3. REPRESENT. How do you represent your faith? My best friend up here named Biza is such a good representative of Jesus Christ. Not only is she kind, serves, and studies but she also expresses her love for the gospel. She was on her way to church yesterday ( she lives over 30 min away) and as she was walking some friends went past her and said, "What are you doing? Lets go to the pool or go do something! Come on lets go!". With the biggest smile on her face she said, " Hey!! I am heading to church where I get to learn about the gospel and Jesus Christ! Do you wanna come?? :)". WAY TO REPRESENT BIZA! 

Think about smiling more, getting excited to pray, and representing your faith this week!!!! It is something simple that all of us can do! That's all I have for today!!! 

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

( Pics: sheep bums, me with the sheepies, bffs Biza & Teuta, cute fam we are teaching, the twins making fli (a traditional meal) )