HI !! This week was AWESOME POSSUM!!! We had a devotional with Brother John Bytheway and it was wonderful! It was through technology and we had such a great time talking with him! We also were blessed to eat lunch with President and Sister Anderson! They invited us over with some of the other missionaries and feasted together it was so fun! We have seen SOOO MANY MIRACLES THIS WEEK. We now have 3 friends waiting to be baptized and 2 that are working on choosing dates! How exciting!!! The work of the Lord is HASTENING.
CULTURE SHOCKS:
1. Albanian water is superrrr bad. A filter is wanted and necessary if you can't buy water!! Just fyi.
2. When Albanians hang up on the phone they say about 30 goodbyes before ending the call it is so cute! It usually includes a mixture of god bless you, bye, see ya later, goodbye, goodnight, health, goodbye spirit, oh little heart, oh great spirit, god protect you, etc.
3. Summer in Albania is HOTHOTHOT. I was in Kosovo last year so I haven't experienced this heat and WOWZERS. It gets so hot that Albanians are still wearing long sleeve shirts in 90° weather because they KNOW it gets worse.
FUNNIES:
1. One night this week we got home later at night! We turned on the lights to the kitchen and there were all these crumbs or something on the table it was kinda weird. Well, we looked closer and came to find out that they were NOT in fact crumbs. They were DEAD FLYS. And they were everywhere!!! We have no idea where they came from or why they only happened to die where we eat our food but that was super interesting hahaha.
2. Speaking of nasty things, this week I got SUPER sick. I was not doin so hot! I threw up and had no idea why I got so sick all of the sudden! Well it turns out that our water filter hadn't been changed for awhile... when I say awhile I mean like a VERY long time hahaa. It was completely black and that was ALL going in my system. OOF! That was rough!
3. This week we had to make some videos for the missionary department. They have been interested to know how we have been doing during quarantine in this part of the world! Well, let me tell you, making videos is scary enough let alone when awesome people are going to watch them. I practiced my hello 8373018 times and still didn't perfect it!!!!! I ended up settling with "hi" and that was it. Hahaha filming was such a funny experience with Sister Long. WE ARE SO BAD AT TECHNOLOGY BUT WE ARE LEARNING:)
THE GOOD STUFF:
There are so many unknowns that come in life. So many things in life change and alter our plans and we don't always plan on those things. In fact, it seems as if most things we can't plan! However, I feel as if sometimes the best things in life have come unplanned. They come in the right moments and we are able to grow from each and every one of our experiences. Although everything doesn't always go to plan, there are some things that we can ALWAYS do. One of those things is preparing ourselves. If we prepare ourselves spiritually, regardless of the situation, we can grow and become better people. If we prepare ourselves against the adversary we will be stronger and it will be easier to say no. If we prepare for the Lord's coming we will find joy in the journey and receive blessings for our righteousness. God is more concerned with our growth than with our comfort because he knows the best plan for us and can help us reach our potential. Sometimes it is a lot easier said than done. There are times we feel very far from God for no reason. We can sometimes feel like we are always falling just a little bit short. BUT, Brigham Young said, "The closer you get to God, the more you'll realize you aren't as far as you thought". This thought itswonderful! As we draw nearer to our Father in Heaven we can learn WHO he is and we can learn WHO we are! We find purpose and peace in this life. I love you all so much! Have a FANTASTIC WEEK!!!
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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