I'll
start with today while it's fresh in my memory! So right after studies,
instead of emailing, we (the Elders and Sisters) went with a friend
Stanisław to the Malbork Castle (about an hours drive from Gdansk). It's
actually a German-built castle, and a lot of it was destroyed in WW2,
but it's been rebuilt and is a pretty popular tourist place. It was cool
to walk around and enjoy eachother's company, and I especially liked
hearing all the German tourists walking around haha :) Unfortunately,
only some of the castle was open to see (a lot of museums and stuff are
closed or part-closed on Mondays), but we still got to listen to an
audioguide, and have our own 'tour-guide' Stan tell us some Polish
history, so it was way cool.
Have you heard any of General
Conference yet, or the Women's Conference? Yesterday for church, we were
going to watch a Saturday session, but it wasn't up yet in Polish. So
we ended up showing the General Women's Conference, and in a room next
door to the main chapel, we set up the computer to show it in German for
a man Karl (non-member from Germany) who doesn't speak Polish. So I got
to go and watch it in German (I'm definitely able to understand way
more of that than Polish unfortunately- I'm still working on my Polish
of course!). It was a really awesome experience for me, and I felt the
Spirit very strongly in the room, testifying to Karl and I that what we
were hearing from our leaders was true (a lot was spoken about temples,
and it made me really miss going to the temple! I can't wait to have
that opportunity again in Sydney). I hope you get to watch all of the
sessions if you haven't already (we still actually need to watch both
Sunday sessions)- I can't wait til all these talks come out in the next
Ensign so I can study them and read them over again. I've had some
amazing, clear answers
to my prayers already, and I'm excited to see Sunday's sessions to get
even more inspiration and insight. How blessed are we to be able to hear
such powerful words and recieve so much guidance from our apostles and
prophets every 6 months-I love conference so much!
This
week we also restocked our 72-hour kits (with the help of the senior
missionary couple the Shaw's). I was really drained getting all the
stuff actually, (because of my cold) but the awesome thing is that we
rotate the food from the kit, which means we get to eat all the old
stuff (which is practically non-perishable anyway)- so yay, more Nutella
for me! ;) In all seriousness though, I've actually really been trying
to eat healthier, because I hate the feeling of being sick and I want to
prevent it as much as possible from happening again. I haven't enjoyed
this time very much, but I guess it has forced me to drink more fluids
and be careful about what I'm putting in my body. Yet another trial for
me to learn from, I'm sure! The Word of Wisdom is important, and it's
not just about abstaining from drugs and alcohol! I'm really trying to
eat less chocolate now, and more fruits and vegetables. It's a little
bit hard for me to adjust to the fruits and vegetables here, because
they don't have the same type of fresh produce that I'm used to back
home, but I'm trying to teach myself to like the canned stuff, and buy
things in season! I'll get there- hopefully the next time you see me, I
won't be a chocolate addict anymore ;) fingers crossed
Okie
doke, it's so cool hearing about everything that's happening at home
and I hope the transitions you're making aren't too stressful. Give all
my love to the nieces and my sisters (and everyone really!) :)
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