This week was really good. Sora Collins and Lowther are awesome. We have been seeing a lot of blessings. This week we had Zone Conference and I really loved it and I got a ton of ideas of how I want to improve my work. I was super inspired by a talk by Elder Bednar about prayer and I really want to change my habit of asking God simply to bless our people that we are working with but instead to ask Him to help me know how I can help them and then be willing to do what He asks me. We have been really blessed this week with the people we are working with and we know that God is really taking care of them. A really amazing miracle happened this weekend with the Sandu family. We hadn't been able to get a hold of them for a while and finally decided to make time to go visit them. We showed up at their house and they we so happy to see us. They said that they had continued to read together and individually from the Book of Mormon and to pray together at night. They admitted that it wasn't daily and that they needed to do better. At the end of our short visit they promised that they would come to church and said they were sorry that they hadn't come. Sora Sandu then said the prayer and asked God to "continue to send the sisters". The next day the whole family came to church! (Sora Sandu, Fratele Sandu, and their four kids) They are the real deal!! They all loved church and the members all loved them. The girls all participated in young womens and the dad and the brother were best buddies right away with Razvan. And Sora Sandu LOVED Relief Society. They talked about missionary work and she was so excited. She showed us Elder Uchtdorf's talk and said "this is what we need to be doing!". At the end of church they asked us when we would be coming over again and asked "So we have church every week at 10, right?" Yes, you do! When we first met them I felt like God has really prepared them and I am so glad that we listened to the prompting to go over again and to keep trying. We have had some trials with the Toth family. Fratele Toth had a really bad accident this last week and is now in the hospital. We think he is going to be okay but it was really scary. Luckily we were there and were able to comfort Izabella and help her while her mom called the ambulance. They have stayed positive and have been praying a lot for him. It has been a big comfort for them. We have continued to work with several families in Sacele and have seen how God has been blessing their lives. We met up with a very sweet family this week and were able to have a great lesson with them. There situation is humble but they have so much faith in God. We also met with Ramona and Sora Meze again this week. They are so amazing! We just need to help them to get to church. This week we went over to their house before church to wake up Ramona and help her come but before we were able to wake her up, her dad sent us away. I have never seen someone who wants to come to church so much and it is so hard for us to see so many things stopping her but we know how strong she is and know that she is going to be able to come. Heavenly Father doesn't ever give us a commandment that we are not able to keep. He is going to prepare a way for her to accomplish what she needs to! Our studies have been going really well and we have been really focused on the needs of each person. I feel like I know these people so well. I have been keeping a new journal that is specifically for the needs of every person we are working with. Each person has their own page and as I recieve inspiration for that specific person I add it to their page. It has been really cool! My testimony has really grown that we need to invest everything into each individual. We should be putting our whole heart into every conversation and every lesson and every person. I think about the fact that Jesus Christ suffered for each individual. I think that's what He asks of us also. Love you all so much. VAAAA PUP
Sora James
ahhhh i love these people
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