Week 29- home sweet home

Cluj is my home! This week has been really wonderful. Thanks to miracles and guidance from God we have been so busy! We have had lot's of lessons and amazing opportunities to find this week. We have still been working with all of our investigators and have been having a lot of new investigators. This week we met up with one of our investigators Madalina. She is so amazing! It was our second time meeting with her and already she has read all the way through 1 Nephi! We talked about baptism and she said that although she wasn't prepared now, that she wants to be baptized. Right now she is praying about a date! This week we have also been able to do a lot of member work. We were able to meet with Ramona (the girl who was just baptized) which was so amazing! She has been very busy and overwhelmed with exams but was able to meet and have a lesson. She talked to us about being an example and a light to her family and to those around her. It was amazing to hear her testify of the power of keeping God's commandments. We helped her to understand that the progress that she has made and will continue to make is only possible through the true church of Jesus Christ and through His power. It was a powerful lesson. We have continued to find and contact at every moment possible and have been very blessed. It is amazing who you meet and what opportunities God gives you when you are always trying to find them. This week is transfers and I am staying here but my companion is leaving. I have been so grateful to serve with Sora Christensen. She has blessed me so much and taught me so many things. I am sad to see her go but I can't wait to start this next transfer! I know that there are many more miracles in store!! 

Love you all so much! Just know that God is here for you and loves you where you are! But know that He has plans for you to become more than you could imagine! Trust Him always!

Picture 1: an action shot of us walking to a lesson lol

Picture 2: our view from our apartment 

Picture 3: i love all the churches here

Week 28- Best week EVER

This week we have seen miracles! I know I say this every week but really this was a week of miracles. We had great lessons with some amazing people that have been prepared for the gospel. Among these lessons were Nicol and Ana. We met with a girl that we found almost a month ago but that hasn't been able to meet up. She was so open to the message of the gospel and has committed to find out if it is true. We also met with our investigator Ana and taught the Plan of Salvation. As we were teaching her it was as if we were seeing her remember what she already knew. She told us that she knew that she would receive a witness that it was true if she just keeps searching. She told us that she has read from the Book of Mormon. It was a beautiful lesson and we could feel her spirit. We also met with a lady in our branch Sora Handabuti and had a great lesson. She is the Family History Representative in our branch and doesn't really know how to do her calling so we met with her and talked about how to run the website and why family history work is so important. I think we could all feel the Spirit of Elijah as we talked about that amazing work. She is going to start a class every couple of weeks before sacrament meeting in which she will teach others how to do their family history work. She is amazing! We also had some amazing opportunities to testify and teach as we were finding. The thing that is bringing the most joy to me in this time in the work is just the work. We have been blessed with success in finding and in teaching and I am so so grateful that God has trusted us to teach His wonderful children here in Cluj. It has been amazing!! So amazing! I love being here and I love being a missionary.

Hope you all had a great week! Love you all!

Picture 1: just me so happy because life is so amazing and God is so good!

Picture 2: literally where I live whaat 

Week 27-

This week has been incredibly hot! We have been spending the days finding new investigators and trying not to get heat stroke!! We have seen lot's of miracles with God leading us to those who are prepared and helping us to know what to say and how to say it. We have continued to work with Boghi and Roxana and Familia Gurita and lots of others. We have been praying that we will be lead to God's elect and we have been! Thank you all for your prayers and support! We are seeing God's work progress because of all of your prayers! These people need those prayers! I love you all!

Picture 1: center

Picture 2: me and my comp and Boghi (cutest ever)

picture 3: center again (I cannot believe I live here)

My companion keeps taking pictures of me until I get mad! Haha!

Week 26- Stuck in Bucharest

This week was amazing! We had an amazing conference in Bucharest with Elder De Feo! I had the amazing opportunity to have a personal interview with him! It was so amazing and I learned so much! That night we were running late to catch our train and we got lost alone in Buch ahah! We ended up chasing down the train carrying huge boxes of Books of Mormon and we were not fast enough! We missed it and ended up getting stuck in Bucharest! It actually ended up being great though because we were able to do a lot of contacting and things while we were there. It ended up being a crazy week but really great! Our investigators are doing really well and the work is looking good here in Romania! I love you all have a great week!!

Picture 1: The grossest fruit I have ever tasted 

Picture 2: The main park in Center <3