Week 38

Hey i have no time! i love you all!! God loves you!!

Week 37- LOve and the power of God

This week has been great! We have seen many blessings with our investigators and members and especially with them working together! Our investigators ask about our members and our members always ask about our investigators! It has been such an amazing thing to see the relationships growing and the blessing that have come from this. This transfer has been filled with blessings and miracles! I knew that at the last zone conference that it would be a turning point in my mission and it really has been! I can't wait to receive more guidance and inspiration from God this Wednesday when we go to Timisoara for this transfers zone conference. This week we have worked with Erika and Sora Aurelia Pacurar who are less actives. They are doing pretty well and have been starting to come to church more often. We are praying and will continue to work with them. We have also been working with some new investigators this week as long as some older ones. We have worked with Vali, Samina, Hereclea, and Bogdana this week and have also stayed in contact with Malina (she is busy this week). We have been blessed with so many miracles I can't even count. I will never cease to be amazed at the way the Lord is able to work in our lives to bring about His amazing work. I have also felt my love and trust in the Savior grow in these past few weeks. I have been focusing my studies and testifying around Him and we have been trying harder to keep Him at the center of every lesson and it has made such a difference. I have felt His power in my life more and have seen the importance of His power in the lives of others! He loves you and knows what you feel. Turn to Him and He will heal you. Thanks for your support and love! Have an amazing week!

Love, Sora James

Picture 1- the most awkward elder and sister pic ever (a member made us split up because "it made a better picture" hahah)

picture 2- my comp getting her ears pierced oh dear....

Week 36- CLUJJJ

Yayy!! I am staying here in Cluj with my buddy Sora Broadbear for another transfer!!

This week was really amazing and full of miracles. We have been continuing to meet with Malina and started meeting with a few new investigators this week. Something I have been thinking about lately is the fact that God truly leads us to those who are prepared to hear our message. I know that if there was someone who needed the gospel we would be lead to each other, as long as we were doing our job and being the people that we needed to be. It has been amazing seeing the progress of our investigators and to look back at how God's hand guided us to each other. I know that He love these people in Cluj so much. One really cool way that He guided us this week was when we ran into Zam on the street (the girl that we found block knocking). We were contacting and not having much success when she came around the corner. She told us that she had been wanting to go a different path but then felt something tell her to turn around. We were then able to set up to meet again! We were so amazed at the way that she responded to that prompting and know that God must have an amazing plan for her. We have also continued to visit Bogdana and her girls. We know that God has a plan for this family and we are trying to work close with Him to put it in action. Malina is doing really well and is excited to know more. She has been praying and we can tell that her faith and trust in God is growing. We are working really well together and I am so grateful to be with Sora Broadbear for another transfer. She has taught me so much and I have grown so much being with her. We have also been trying to continue to work with some of our less active members. We met with Erika this week and talked about the importance of reading the Book of Mormon. Aurelia Pacura has also come to church the past several weeks and we are meeting with her tomorrow. The branch is doing amazing and everyone is looking for opportunities to serve and help. It has been amazing to be here for this long and I can't tell you how happy I am to be here for another transfer! God is moving forward His work here! 

Much love, Sora James

Week 35- I love you poof - Raluca

This week was super great! The hightlight was this Sunday when Bogdana's girls all came to church with their grandma. They really loved it and I think that the grandma really felt the Spirit. Bogdana really understands that this church is different and really wants to find out more and especially for her girls to find out more. She feels the Spirit and wants to come unto Christ and has made progress. We are being patient and continually helping her to receive the blessings of the Gospel. We are also continuing to work closely with our members in the progress of all our investigators and that has made such a difference! We have had many members ask about Madalina and her progress and have told us how excited they are for her. We have not been able to meet with her at all this week because she is a volunteer at the festival that is going on here in Cluj but we have continued to fast and to pray for her. We have met a lot of wonderful people lately and have been calling a lot of old investigators as well and we have been seeing a lot of amazing things happen because of that. We had an amazing lesson this week with a girl named Malina. She is so prepared for this time in her life. She expressed the desire to have a personal relationship with God and how she wasn't sure that it was possible. We had a very spiritual lesson about faith. She told us that she wanted to know that God loved her and that she would pray. She also told us to mark all of the chapters in the Book of Mormon that were about faith so that she could read them all. We are still working on that! In every second of every day we see God directing us and guiding us and it is so amazing! One thing that I have been really focusing on lately is repentance and the power of the Atonement. I have been studying The Living Christ and it has been amazing. I am also studying in 3 Nephi right now of Christ's visit to the Americas. As I have been doing these things I feel my desire to repent grow and with it comes an even deeper desire to share the gospel. I am so grateful for this Gospel of progress and change and I am so blessed to be able to share it. Hope you have a great week!

Love, Sora James

pic 1: I LOVE BEING A MISSIONARY

pic 2: me and the cutest baba ever

pic 3: us and sora handabut (aka perfect human)

pic 4: our lovely home