WEEK 32

fryd chikin an biskits

MARTI 21 FEBRUARIE
SUCH A GREAT DAY, OH MY GOODNESS!  I don't remember at all what we did in the morning, but before English we met with Teo and talked with her about her Book of Mormon reading. She had some questions and we had some answers. We talked a lot about how and when answers come from God, and just because we have to wait for them doesn't mean they won't come. We talked about God's love for everyone, seriously though, like if you're reading this right now, God loves you. We also talked about how the world is moving far away from God, which is sad because that's where true happiness is. (Teo said all that. She's so golden.) And then we popped the question. And Teo set a date to be baptized! We're really excited. She's such an amazing person and we love her so much. Then English. We had a butt ton of people. Our room was so full. I still hate English. Then we had dinner at the other sisters' apartment. Pasta with pesto. It was yum.

MIERCURI 22 FEBRUARIE
Wednesday! We updated our area book and found one of our less active member's teaching record. I think I've talked about Sora Sumurducan before. Well, we found her record. We've been trying to visit her again for the past three weeks but she was dodging our calls. So we decided we needed to just go see her. Especially after reading her record... she just needs a lot of love! But that didn't happen until the evening. So morning we found her record and then went to CORRELATION MEETING! This was the first time ever because we finally have a branch mission leader! It was GREAT. 
Then we visited Sora Kiss and had a good visit with her and her kids. Then we came home and made dinner because it's the end of the month and the mission office still hasn't refunded our bills so we are broke as a joke and can't eat out. Anyway, so we made fried chicken and biscuits and gravy and it was sooo good. Then Sora Vann thought I was crazy because I was like, yo, we need to take our leftovers to Sora Sumurducan RIGHT NOW. She was like noooo I want it for breakfast tomorrow! But the thought wouldn't leave me so we ended up taking Sora Sumurducan our very American leftovers. And she was so happy! She said that we always call while she is at work and then she forgets to call back and that she misses us. She's really sad though because she said the missionaries who taught her went home and forgot about her. So I've made it my goal to love the heck out of her for the rest of her life because she just feels abandoned. It was so sad :(

JOI 23 FEBRUARIE
Thursday we had to go shoe shopping because Sora Vann's shoes broke completely and it's been raining, so her feet were just constantly soaked. That took the morning. Then lunch, and then we went to visit the Iepure family but they weren't home. So we contacted for a little bit and then headed to our next appointment out in the middle of nowhere. It was fun. Her 18 month old son kept giving me straws and he didn't give Sora Vann any and she was jealous :) Then dinner. 

VINERI 24  FEBRUARIE
District meeting! It was okay. Then lunch. Then I don't remember. Then we met with Teo again for Thai food because she caught up to Sora Vann in the Book of Mormon so we celebrated. I got pad thai and you get to choose how spicy you want it and I said cel mai spicy (that means the most) but I think he thought I wasn't serious because it wasn't spicy de loc. Still delicious though. Then games night! No one came. So that stunk. We just went contacting instead. Slow day. 

SAMBATA 25 FEBRUARIE
Cleaned the church. Taught English! I forgot I had told a student I would explain the continuous tenses this time, but of course he remembered. So I completely, on the spot, taught all the simple and continuous tenses and the context in which they're used completely out of my butt without preparation at all, but it went really well. I still hate English. Then we weekly planned because we forgot to on Thursday. I don't remember what else. 

DUMINICA 26 FEBRUARIE
Sunday! Church was good. We went district contacting in the park. No one would talk to me. But then we went block-knocking and we got three numbers! We knocked into a family that already had a Book of Mormon from six years ago! We got their number and an invitation back :) I love block-knocking.

LUNI 27 FEBRUARIE
Today we cleaned our apartment. I thought the paint on our cabinets had just worn away so you could see the wood poking through the grain in some places but nope it was just dirt. Ew. So I spent an hour scrubbing our cabinets with a toothbrush because who knows when the last time was that they were clean. Now they're white again :) Then we went to the mall because I needed to buy a lighter jacket for spring because it's getting hot here and by hot I mean 50 degrees. Then lunch; then emailing. We're grocery shopping tomorrow because that's when we get more money, so yay, only have to be poor for 12 more hours.

Have a great week everyone!

Sora Lucy Gleason
România/Moldova Mission
July 2016-January 2018