Hello everyone!
So my P-Day is on Monday and has been, we've just had all kinds of craziness since I got here that pushed eMail to tuesdays (Conferences, Easter Monday, etc.)
This week has been pretty standard, to be honest. Our investigators are going up and down with things, I keep seeing the continuity in the gospel in many different ways, my language skill continues to improve, I'm trying new foods, and all kinds of other neat stuff. We're going to a zoo today that's supposed to be pretty impressive. I'll also be interviewing with President Slováček on Wednesday, which will be great. I doubt your package will be there, but maybe some of the letters and things.
In other news, I went tracting for the first time yesterday. We usually do street contacting since apartment buildings are all locked usually, but we found some houses that hadn't been visited and started talking to people. We spent a good chunk of time with a family and talked to them about why we're here and a little about themselves. They were stone cold atheists, which was surprising to me. Most people here believe that something like god exists, or that there's a purpose to life maybe, but it probably has to do with us just finding happiness, health, and love ourselves. These people really didn't hope, have faith, or believe in anything (ironically, they used some pretty salty vocabulary, most of which was breaking commandment number 3 -- really ironic). They weren't interested in picking up on any faith, either. We went home afterward and, after our weekly call-in report, we sat on our balcony, looked at the stars and the moon and the panelak jungle (soooo many apartment buildings here). We talked about the gospel and different parts of it, and it all just came back to the fact that there is no way that we are just here by chance. There's no way at all, there must be something out there making all this happen. Also, there's no waaaay that we just happen to be the dominant being upon this earth, and that this earth is so incredibly unique. Noooo waaaay. You're being blind and proud by saying otherwise. And, if we're something special, and if there really is something out there that put us here, wouldn't it make sense that that relationship is one of Father and Children? And wouldn't it make sense that he'd want to hear from us through prayer? And wouldn't it make sense that he'd want to see us again? And wouldn't it make sense that he'd provide prophets, scriptures, instructions, guidance, and the example of His own Son to get us back? And wouldn't it make sense that there would have to be answers and completion to it all? It all fits. How anyone could think otherwise is beyond me.
Here's one last anecdote before I fill out a blog post for the week (this one's about the food). We were going to catch a tram the other morning (Public transit is amazing here, by the way). We're pretty noticable since we're the only people with clean cut hair, clean shaven faces, suits, ties, and nametags (and we don't look very czech either). Because of all that, someone noticed us and actually recognized us. Ironically, he yelled out (drunk as a skunk, but understandable) "Satan's better!" He was a ways off and was just walking home. I sat and thought about what he just said for a second. For someone to say that is pretty much the most ridiculous thing possible, because he is conceding that there is a devil, and that there is an opposite; that that opposite is Christ, and that there is a war; that we are here representing Christ, and in some ways, that we're equipped to back it up. The best thing he could throw at us was a quick but feeble jeer, and even that was mingled with alcohol. Really, it was pathetic. When it comes down to it, that's what any opposition we face is from an eternal perspective. Christ already suffered for it - the battle's already won. It's not a matter of "if" but, rather, "be patient." Very interesting to me.
Love and miss you all,
Brent
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