Week 47 WOTW: Myself

 Dear Many People Whom I Love,

This week, I thought a lot about myself. That, is honestly the truth. And I figured out, once again, that when I do that, being a missionary is a lot more difficult :) sometimes, I really wonder if I'll ever learn certain lessons. (Hey, here's a thought: maybe I'll never fully learn anything completely and that's the plan because then I'll always need Jesus Christ to make up the difference 🙃😊 what do you think about that?) 

Anyways, so.

I went to Sunday school with the women in our branch yesterday and the woman who taught the lesson is named Sestra Kutilová. She is the most unselfish, giving, and loving person I've probably met on my mission so far. She prepared and taught the lesson and translated for herself and everyone who spoke, into Russian, for a few Ukrainian women who attend our church. She hugs me everytime she sees me and tells me she loves me. She is willing to help the missionaries in every way possible. And I was sitting and listening to her and I promise you, she looked like an angel. I felt such an amazement and love for her and such respect for everything she gives to other people all the time. I've been in the Czech Republic a long time now. And it's still difficult for me most of the time to communicate in Czech super well. Sestra Kutilová never makes me or any other missionary feel like they're not completely a part(an important part)of the branch family. She listens to what I say and shows me it's important. 

I love her so much 😊 she inspired me to do better at looking at and lifting others this week. She was a little miracle showing me the light of Christ🌞💛

Also!! I was reading in the Bible, John chapter 15, and it truly and completely filled my heart with the sweetest and most amazing feeling when I read it. I feel like it was written just for me. I loved it, loved it, loved it. In that chapter it talks about Jesus Christ, metaphorically being a vine that branches grow from. And these branches bear fruit. And branches not connected to the vine CANNOT bear fruit, it's impossible. Just like, this missionary work I'm trying to do, is completely impossible without Christ. In fact, I'm honestly hardly doing anything, He's doing all the real work when we compare the effort that I am able to give, to everything He gives everyday. I am so, so grateful to work beside Him. He is WORTH it. The people of the Czech Republic are WORTH it. And I'm so happy to be a part of it. And please go read that chapter. I promise YOU that you will find, in that chapter, a desire to be closer to Christ and to be more tightly connected to Him as one of His beloved branches. 

Love you all to the moon and back and I hope you have a week filled with moments of joy.

Love, Sestra Call

I had exchanges with my sister trainer leader, Sister Shumway I LOVE HER. 

My district :) (I'm eating some banana bread, yummy)

I created this little picture after reading John 15 and I was going to post it on Facebook but then I didn't so here it is.

For p day today we went to this cool planetarium place and I wanted everyone to be little specks in the universe on the floor in front of the cool backdrop of the universe, so they did that 🌌