Well, I didnt think that I would get a chance to email today but it turns out that I ended up having a little bit of time. I debated even writing anything and thought about just doing a quick hello but decided while I had the time I would go ahead and write a normal email just because I kind of want to have it documented. I wont be sending pictures though because that stuff is all packed away.
Anyway...Monday night after Pday we were unsuccessful at setting an appointment up so we got to go out tracting! Fun stuff! But while tracting we met several really nice people and we met one girl in her 20s named D who seemed really interested. We were able to have a lesson with her about the Book of Mormon and she was so excited to take a copy and read it!
Tuesday morning we started out with correlation meeting which was a good meeting. We discussed the members and the area and such and how we can work together as a district. We then had to do some random business stuff such as Visas, etc. We then went out and did contacting and such and then we had English class.
Wednesday...I wont lie, I woke up Wednesday morning and was a little worried about how the day would pan out because it was completely wide open. But it ended up being a really good day. We started out the morning with contacting and then we went to lunch with all of the missionaries because it was the Devers birthday. Afterwards we were able to go have a lesson with E. Oj! He was doing so good but he seems to go through these phases of up and down. We were barely able to even get him to let us come see him and he told us there is no way he is going to read the Book of Mormon or come to church anymore. But its just another bump in the road and we will be able to keep working with him and get him back where he was last week.
Wednesday night we went with the Devers to go see J. We had a good lesson talking to her about baptism and the covenants that we make and what it means for us. It was really good because 2 of her neighbors were there and sat and listened to the whole thing. They were really quiet and didnt really want to talk to us but they did listen!
Thursday...ended up being a weird day. There were some people here from LDS charities and they were doing a wheelchair thing with the Red Cross. The church donated a bunch of wheelchairs so they were doing a training with some of the Red Cross volunteers to teach them how to fit people to wheelchairs and determine what type of wheelchair is needed. They had asked us to come early in the morning to help them assemble wheelchairs so we did that. And then they asked us if we could stay and help them translate. So Sister Kawai and I stayed there for a good portion of the day to help them. When we were finished with that we went to English class but we ended up having to cancel it because no females showed up and the Elders had something scheduled so they were unable to stay. So we cancelled English and spent the night doing contacting.
Friday...we were supposed to have cleaning checks so we spent some time in the morning cleaning our apartment...that apartment is so clean. I was scrubbing the bathroom floors with a toothbrush...it looks good! After that we had to do weekly planning because we were unable to on Thursday. So that was most of the day on Friday.
Saturday ended up being a really good day. They needed our help with the wheelchairs again so we went and did that for the morning. Saturday was the day that people actually came to get the wheelchairs so it was a really good day. It was so exciting to see these people walk in the doors and then walk out so happy! It is amazing all of the different things that the church has set up to help people in need and it was really cool to be able to be a part of it.
After the wheelchair thing we went to the church and had district meeting which was really good. We had to go to the Devers and borrow their computer for a few minutes and then they came to our apartment to do the cleaning check.
Sunday...was a good day at church. So Tuzla is a group and it is a part of the Sarajevo Branch. The branch president in Sarajevo is from Utah and he works at the American embassy in Sarajevo. Anyway,..he and his family came to church in Tuzla so that he could meet the people and they could meet him, etc. He and his wife spoke/bore their testimonies and I got to speak as well. And then for Sunday School since they have 4 kids we got to teach primary! It was great! I have missed being able to do that because in both of my other areas the sisters taught primary every week. It is much funner than teaching regular Sunday school! Afterwards we went over to the Devers and ate lunch with them and all the missionaries and then we went back to our apartment to attempt the fun task of packing. We got partway through and then we headed up to see J. We were able to meet with her and B and A even came for a few minutes. I was really glad that I was able to see all of them! We read a chapter with them in the Book of Mormon...we actually read Moroni 7 at J's request and talked about charity. And then we came back home and finished packing. I was miraculously able to pack everything in 2 and a half hours and surprisingly everything fits the weight limit...wont lie...I was a little bit worried about that.
Well...I am in Zagreb now and Im not really sure what to think about what is happening right now. I honestly dont know that it has really hit me what is actually happening and Im not sure when it will. Its weird though...really weird.
I guess I will end by saying how grateful I am for being able to be here serving in these countries. I know that if nothing else I have at least made a difference in one persons life, mine. My faith has increased and I know that my testimony is so much stronger than it was 18 months ago. I know that we are children of our Heavenly Father, He loves us, and He has a plan for us. All He wants is for us to be happy and the way to find that happiness is through the Gospel.
I love you all!
Volim vas!
Sestra Clark
Shoutouts!
Emails...Mom, Dad, Lex, Tys
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