Bok!
Rijeka is such a cool city! Just some fun info about being a missionary here-
1- We walk around a lot! But when we need to get outside the city and to apartments we catch the buses!
2- We have a cool Nokia brick phone(just in case you wanted to know that lolz)
3- Our church is in an apartment building! We are on floor two(: It is a lovely place to gather and worship our Savior! We have a small kitchen, 2 rooms for Sunday School/ Other Meetings, a sacrament room, an office, and then a ping pong table room! We do church cleaning every Saturday with our District and that is lots of fun.
4- My apartment is nice! We live on the 5th floor, so we are pro's at the stairs! Our beds are in the kitchen, so we always make breakfast, then eat in our beds. "breakfast in bed" all the time(;
5- The food here is about the same! But they make amazing breads! Pekaras (Bakeries) are everywhere! Palacinke- is super good here too! They are like crepes, but filled with lots of savory or sweet stuff! Just depending on what kind you want(:
Wasn't hearing from Apostles and Prophets just the best this weekend?! It really boosted my spirit and gave me a new fire! Isn't it so cool that we all are working together?! I loved the line "We are all part of a larger family". I am hundreds of miles away from my family right now. It has been hard being away! But no matter where I am- that is my family. We are all brothers and sisters. We are all God's children. WE ARE ALL FAMILY. And I'm so glad that I get to help gather my siblings in this part of the land. It is so great to be part of such an amazing family!
On Sunday we watched the recorded sessions of Conference with our branch. It was so great! We had a lot of people come and even one investigator! Then as a District we all gathered at the Christensen's home and watched the live Sunday Morning session and had french toast! The Christensen's are THE BEST! They heard me talking the other day about how I missed Peanut Butter (one of the best food groups ;) ) The next time I saw them, they brought me a huge jar of Peanut Butter! They are so sweet, they are always taking us out to dinner, or checking on us. They are a huge help for the Branch and really have helped the work here immensely! GOD IS GOOD and works through the people around us!
This week Sister Roberts and I were busy finding, contacting, and just in the grind! We forgot to each lunch, but decided to just keep going. At one point we both noticed how hungry we actually were. We joked about how someone would let us in and feed us. The next floor down we knocked on the door of this sweet old woman. The woman persisted that we come in, then proceeded to get out a bowl and give us keks! (cookies) She was very sweet and we couldn't stay long, but how good is our God? When two simple sister missionaries need a snack to help them keep going, God works through a wonderful Baka (grandma) and gives us enough energy to keep on knocking. I have noticed God's hand so abundantly in my life. I know I am not doing His work alone!! This isn't my work, it's God's work. I love my Savior Jesus Christ! I know He can heal any pain, sorrow, or loneliness. Just keep knocking, keep walking, keep working- and GOD will provide!
Sorry I have like no pictures to share! I will take more!
Have an amazing week! Don't forget to pray & Don't forget to smile!
Sestra Gittins
We went out to this cute restaurant by the sea(: Work hard, play hard(:
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