So, sorry this email is a day late. Yesterday we were here at the Internet cafe, and the power went out. It was funny actually. There are about 20 young boys who are always here playing some war game, and they were near devastated when their screens turned off. Luckily this first half of a letter was saved in a draft!!
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Buna Buna!
The Eastern European winter I've been expecting finally came!! All at once! It Friday was a fairly warm day, and then it snowed all day Saturday, all day Sunday, and it's still snowing today! It's been crazy. None of the sidewalks get plowed, and we keep slipping everywhere. It's so beautiful here now though. This place was made for snow!
Because it's been so snowy, President sent a message to all the zone leaders, saying that we have permission to watch a movie today. Then President Hill suggested we watch Frozen. Ahhh I loveee iiitt.. So we just got back from the theater. It was packed today too because all the kids are out of school on snow day.
This week has been wonderful, and we've been able to get a lot done. We went out to Rotbov this week, a little town a few minutes past Feldioara and met with a part member family out there.
We spent a couple days in Feldioara too with our investigators there. We got stranded because we missed our bus while we were trying to help the elders find an address. It's the moments like this though where I'm sitting at a bus stop in the middle of a strange, small Romanian town, eating a bag of chicken flavored chips when I realize how awesome my life is.
We committed our investigator Elena to live the Word of Wisdom this week, and she is doing SO well. Smoking and drinking haven't really been a problem for her but she drank coffee everyday.
She was a little bit taken aback by what we were asking her to do when we brought it up,She is so amazing to me.
And today (as in actually today 1/28/14), We had a lesson with her and committed her to live the law of tithing. She is committed! Seeing these people here faithfully pay their tithing is incredible. Elena lives in a one room little house made of wooden planks, with only a small stove with one burner. She's also raising her two twin granddaughters there. Yet, she is completely willing to give one-tenth of any income she may get to the Lord. I am so grateful for people like Elena who are teaching me so much.
We had two more lessons with the amazing family who lives right next to us. Yesterday we talked with them about temples and eternal families because it came up in our previous lesson. Every time we teach them the spirit is so strong. Adriana (the mother) always tells us she can feel that what we're teaching is true, and she knows she needs to order her life in this way. At the end of our last lesson, we invited her to pray. We've d one it before, but she'd always tell us no. She didn't feel worthy enough. But last time, we kind of insisted and she did it! Afterwards, the first thing she did was look at us and say "Mi-e cald." (I'm warm). I know it's simple, but It was seriously one of the best moments of my mission so far.
We also started English classes this week! Sora Bray and I teaching the advanced level, and we have the most interesting group of students. They are all incredibly different and WE LOVE IT. We'll come in with our lesson plan, but they just can't stop talking and/or arguing with each other so it takes like... half an hour to actually start class. But hey, they talk/argue in English so it's working, I guess!
Today is American week at Lidel. So Sora Bray and I have been stalking up on jelly beans, chicken nuggets, and BBQ sauce. Weee looooove our lives :)
We're supposed to have interviews with President Hill tomorrow but due to the snow, that's not going to happen. He'll probably be here in a couple weeks though. And we're supposed to have another exchange with Sora DeRuvo and Sora Stapley again on Thursday, but that will depend on if the trains will be up and running!
I love you all so much! Have a wonderful week!! You're always in my prayers.
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxox
Sora Ralls
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