Week 30- Dar cine este Mormon?

My new comp is the CUTEST ever! We have just been working hard and having so much fun already. This week we were able to meet with that family that we had found a month or so ago and it was so cool! Bogdana had just had a baby and there was a really sweet spirit in the home. We gathered the family and taught them all how to pray. All of the little girls were so excited to learn. We also had some amazing lessons with Ana and Madalina. We taught Ana the Gospel of Christ and she really loved it. She told us that she wanted to be baptized but wanted to know for sure if the church was true first. We talked about how we can gain faith through action and she agreed and told us that she was going to start being more dedicated in reading the Book of Mormon. With Madalina we taught the Law of Chastity and it was also a wonderful lesson. She told us that she would live the law of chastity and even testified of why she knows that it is important! We are so happy for her! We are sad to see her go to Oradea for the summer but the missionaries there will continue the lessons with her. Other than that we had a few lessons with new investigators and have been continuing to work hard to find people! We have set a ton of goals and have an amazing vision for the people here in Cluj! The Lord is blessing us and guiding us!

I love you all have a beautiful week!

Picture 1: just studying away

Picture 2: lol 

Picture 3: mission conference from a while ago ​​

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

Week 25- Love you all!

I have no time today! I love you all!! Missionary life is the best!!!

Week 24- Miracles and Cluj Days

This was an amazing week! I have been thinking a lot about God's elect and about how they are here in Cluj just looking for this message. They are all around us and it is our job to listen as God directs us where to find them. This week we were out finding a less active member and we hadn't had any success. We had gotten lost several times and when we finally found the street, the block wasn't there. I was feeling bad that we had wasted time but then I realized that we were trying our best to do God's work and that we hadn't given up. I told Sora Christensen that even if we couldn't see it that God had been and still was guiding us. In that moment, we were walking past a house and we saw a family. We got a very strong prompting that we needed to talk to them so we turned around and started sharing our message. We ended up sharing a Book of Mormon with them and have since been back to visit them again. I know that if we hadn't been there at that time we would have missed that opportunity and that if I had continued focusing on the bad and not having trust in God we might have missed that spiritual prompting. This was such an important lesson to me and I am so so grateful that we didn't turn back and that we were blessed to meet this family. 

Some of our other blessings this week were also incredible miracles. We were able to contact an investigator after more than a week of not hearing from her and she said she wants to keep meeting with us. We also had several amazing miracles as we talked to people on the streets. We met one girl yesterday who was so excited to see us. She told us that her friend had told her about us and that she wanted to meet us and talk to us. Every day we have so many miracles and experiences. 

One scripture that I have been thinking about lately is D&C 42:49-51 "He who hath the faith to see shall see. He who hath the faith to hear shall hear. The lame who hath the faith to leap shall leap." I have the faith that we can all leap through the help of Christ! God is helping us so much and nothing is impossible for Him. Thank you for your love and support!

Picture 1: Our branch family.

Picture 2: Some cute girls we met

Picture 3: Cluj

Picture 4: Cluj

Week 23- Happy Mother's Day!!

This week was so amazing and such a testimony builder. We had a point this week when we were trying to find people and no one was listening. We had also had a few lessons that had fallen through and some other things come up and I just prayed and told Heavenly Father that I knew that He was there and that this is His work and that we needed His help. From that point on miracles starting happening we were able to meet a lot of really awesome people who had been prepared and were able to set up with a lot of our other investigators. It was a small miracle, but a miracle nonetheless. I know that just when we feel like we can't go on any longer that if we keep moving forward with faith, Heavenly Father will bless us. We can always know that if our will is aligned with God's all things will come together for our good. That was true for me this week and I know that it is true for you. Labor with God and He will labor with you! I know that He is there and that He hears your prayers and that He loves you! I hope that you all have an amazing week and that you see the miracles that happen in your lives, big and small! 

Picture 1: I got to talk to my family this week on skype!! 

Week 22- Ramona a fost botezata!!

Buna prietenii mei! This week was amazing! As always we had many miracles! But the greatest miracle of all was our investigator Ramona got baptized on Saturday! She is the most amazing girl ever and was so prepared. After her baptism she said to us that she felt like she was flying. She is so enthusiastic to share the gospel and is going to be the best member ever! Other than that we have continued to meet people and work with our investigators. We taught Roxana and talked about baptism again. She said that she didn't really understand why it was important but we gave her a chapter to read in the Book of Mormon and we know that as she prays and reads she'll come to understand the importance. Something cool that she told us is that she has been going home after our lessons and telling her grandmother everything we teach her. She said that her grandma is interested and even sneeks into her room at night to read the Book of Mormon. We haven't been able to meet with her grandma yet but we are wanting to meet with them together! We had a lot of really cool experiences on the street and just in being where we need to be exactly when we need to be there. There are so many people prepared for our message here! I know that God loves His children here so much and that He has great plans for them! I love being a missionary and I love being here in Romania!! I love you all and hope you have a great week!!

Picture 1: we went on exchanges last week in Oradea

 Picture 2: our beautiful Cluj!!

 Picture 3: Cartea Lui Mormon and a beautiful flower I found

 Picture 4: me and Ramona

Picture 5: me and my fav book 

Week 21- I have no time!

I'm sorry to say that I have no time and no pictures from this week to send because we forgot our card reader at home. But I want to say that I love you all and I am praying for you and that I know that miracles are possible and will happen in your life! 

Some pictures from the last few weeks. I love Cluj and I love this gospel!

Week 20- Babas, Joy, and Missionary Work

This week was really awesome! (as usual (; ) Honestly being a missionary is the greatest thing in the world. All the time we just share the most amazing news ever that the true church of Jesus Christ is on earth and the fact that we can have a personal relationship with God and He can talk to us and help us know that truth for ourselves. We stop everyone we see and share this message with them. This week we talked to the cutest lady ever. The people here in Romania are just the cutest in the world but especially the old ladies!! Baba means old lady in Romanian. And this week I just went Baba crazy we talked to so many cute old ladies! ​​The people here are just amazing. They will literally give you the clothes off your back. My investigator actually did. She had a beautiful red dress and I made the mistake of complimenting it. She came to church on Sunday with the dress in hand and insisted that I keep it! This week I also had the opportunity to speak in church for the first time in Romanian! I chose to speak about joy! I was so amazing to be able to testify of the amazing joy that God has brought into my life! This week was full of miracles and I would never have time to write them all but just know that I am amazing and that God is blessing me in extraordinary ways every day! 

picture 1: the cutest baba literally ever

picture 2: me and my cute companion (me wearing my investigators dress)

picture 3: me in center of the city

picture 4: other sisters came and visited for zone conference!

love you all!!