5/30/11

Hello Everyone and Anyone!
This week has been crazy!!! It feels like it just started but during the actual week it felt like it dragged on forever! We started English class and it is exhausting! I have been more tired after a long day of teaching than walking on the streets all day. It has been pretty successful though! We taught about 30 English classes and 25 of them turned into lessons about the Gospel! We teach English for the first half hour and then teach a 15 minute spiritual thought that usually turns into about a half an hour and it is great! Most of our students have been asking questions and are receptive to the gospel. I am really excited to see what comes of this because we can gain their trust so much faster and teach to their needs so much better than in a large group situation. It is pretty great!

Hey guess what!! Brita and Ksenija have a baptismal date!!!!!!! The date is for June 25! They wanted to be baptized on Sister Oakley's birthday:) We thought that was pretty cute. but we told them that we might not be in Ljubljana and they were OK to move it up a couple of days....we are thinking we actually might have to move it back though because the lessons are going pretty slowly because we haven't been able to get with them a ton. Brita has been sick and she lost her cat a couple days ago and has been crying basically all day for 3 days. She was pretty devastated and we think she may have worried herself sick:( She is so sweet...but a little stinker at the same time. haha she kind of reminds me of MaryKate Maybe that is why I love her so much!!! We went and helped her look for her cat a couple of days ago with no success...it fell from a 3 story window so....anyway, we prayed with them and sang some songs to help cheer Brita up. They are planning on coming to Družinski Večer tonight and we are going to teach the end of the Plan of Salvation! We are pretty excited!.
Well I'd better get going! I hope all is well and thank you for all of your prayers and support!
Love,
Sestra Powell