This week we were finally able to meet with our чудо Lena! And she was so happy to see us but I think we were even happier!! We talked about the plan of salvation and then out of no where she's like "what would I have to do to become a member of your church?" Haha what?! Then we talked about baptism and she said that she wasn't ready yet but she wanted to prepare for it! It is so easy teaching her and she loves everything that we talk about. She is amazing!! My favorite part of the lesson was when she looked at the blackboard behind us and saw the picture of Jesus knocking at the door and she said that she's always loved that picture. I stood up at took it off the board and I told her that I love it too because there's purposefully no handle on Jesus's side, because He knocks but we have to be the one to open for him. Lena's face lit waaay up and she said that she had never noticed that! And then we talked about what that means and she kept thanking us for pointing that out! And then we let her have the picture (haha, we stinkin love Lena, I'd give her my kidneys if she needed it) so now we are trying to find another one to put back on the blackboard...haha.
We also had a first lesson with Natasha, the lady that just wandered into sacrament last week and asked us if she was in the right place! It was one of the COOLEST lessons I've been able to be a part of on my mission. She is so ready for the gospel, we were in shock a little bit. Everything she said just blew us away and we just felt so comfortable together, and I felt like l'd known her a lot longer than a half an hour! I could just type forever about that lesson, but to sum it up we get to the end of the lesson and we're talking about The Book of Mormon and how she can know if it's true through prayer, and she sits for a second and then says "Well, I'll pray about it, but I already feel like its true." Woooaaahh. Yeah, she is amazing.
We also met with Olya, a cute girl we're teaching and she was able to come with us to a baptism at the branch and it was awesome!! She said that she felt something different at our church than other churches. Cooool. She also loved meeting everyone! We have the bestest members.
We also met with Anna, a girl from English practice and we talked about family and the gospel and ate cookies! We also met with Liza and talked about The Book of Mormon and challenged her to pray about it. She's still not sure if God really cares about her or will answer her, but we read some verses together and it was good!
In other news, we visited Sister Vera and brought her flowers for women's day and she made us borscht and she is just the sweetest. We also helped Loudmila get to church and they had extra space in the taxi so we got to ride in the bab taxi!! Woo. We also had district conference so we watched it televised from Kharkiv!! It was so cool, I saw lots of my favoritist people! And one of the speakers was a recently returned missionary who served in Seattle Washington and he actually came to my open house before I left on my mission and I met him and he was so cool! I remember when I talked to him (almost a year and a half ago now!) he told me that he would get home to Ukraine when I was at the end of my mission there. Woah that's strange. But enough of that!
Sunday was also women's day!!! It's my favorite because you can tell any lady on the street to have a wonderful day and congratulate them and wish them wishes and they'll be so happy and do the same to you!! I love it!! People are so cute.
This week I had to write my testimony for our mission's Facebook page (shameless plug, go like us! Dnipro Ukraine Mission!) and I talked about how Heavenly Father usually doesn't just straight up tell us the answer to our question. He waits for us to think about it, study it out in our minds, and then ask Him. That's the pattern that He used to open the restoration of his church, and it's often how he works with us as well! People sometimes wonder why sometimes it seems like God isn't speaking to us or answering our prayers. But a lot of the time, we aren't doing our part. Because I know he is waiting for us to act and choose and use our agency, and He will let us know if it's not right. He loves us and does everything for our ultimate benefit and happiness. He knows you and loves you and you can bet your bottom he is right by your side, even if things are hard. He's waiting at the door!
I love you all so much and am so grateful for you. Have a wonderful week!
С любовью,
Сестра Кропельники
news is she needed the shoes to get to church!
The elders gave us cookies for women's day!
Olya! She came to a baptism and really liked it. She is so cute!
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