Hey all,
So, this week has been a lot like the rest. That is to say, it's been a great week! Just in the last couple of days, there were two cleaning ladies who stopped us on the street and wanted to know about those blue books we were carrying. It was unfortunate, because we'd already given away our last book of mormon to a man who was talking about miracles in his life, and we set up to meet with him to talk more about miracles happening today. And to top it all off, a 17 year old stopped us (I'm seeing a pattern this week) and wanted to know about some stuff in the bible. We also touched base with a less active member who is going to help us teach English from now on, since that's her job, and we were asked by several Korean women outside her door to meet with them sometime to talk about the gospel and to do some bible study. It's been a good week.
So, in other news that conference with Elder Perry and Elder Oaks is this week. We have a train at 4 in the morning on thursday to get there, though, so it's going to be a long day. We'll also be having a baptismal service for 3 people this weekend too. One of them is our investigator, Pepik, who's just a stud. Just the other day, I had him teach me tithing (and then I filled in the gaps he didn't know just yet). Something I think is neat is that the words "Blessing" and "Commandment" sound really similar in Czech. Přikázání and Požehnání. It makes it really easy to explain to people that that's why we have commandments - to be blessed, not to be restricted.
So, I didn't get to talk about svíčková last week. Svíčková is very traditional here. They have knedliky (dumplings) that they put on the side, and they smother a piece of meat (usually pork) in a vegetable sauce usually made from carrots. Sometimes they'll put a dollop of sour cream or whipped cream, a berry compote, and even a slice of lemon if they're being fancy. The idea with svíčková is that when you're finished your plate is clean. It's bad manners to leave sauce behind. So, you cut a piece of meat, a piece of knedlik, and soak up the sauce. Eat them both together, and enjoy the really great combination of potato bread, pork, and vegetable sauce. Mmm it's really good. They've also got their own brand of fast food out here. Hot dogs are much longer (about 15 inches or so sometimes) and they'll run the hot dog through the roll instead of cutting the bun and sticking it in. I've not had one yet, but I've seen them in a few places. Smažený Syr is probably the best tasting and the least healthy of the bunch. Literally translated, it's fried cheese. Take a slab of cheese (about the dimensions of a slice of wonder bread), usually eidam, and bread it. Throw it in a fryer. Serve with french fries, or on a bun like a burger. You can also get something called krokety which are just little potato balls that are either baked or fried. Just for the record, we've discovered where we can get full size heads of lettuce, and I've been having apples every day or so. Lots of fresh squeezed juice too. This morning for breakfast I ate one of those lettuce heads like an apple with some yogurt. So, it's not all fat and unhealthy, but there are definitely some interesting food items over here that are worth a try.
In terms of spiritual growth this week, we had a meeting with a seventh day adventist preacher earlier this week. We talked about priesthood authority and church structure, and I wondered how other churches can talk about their organization, understanding it lacks priesthood authority, and believe they have the truth. The only conclusion to a lack of priesthood is that it doesn't matter what church you belong to. I'm so grateful that the Gospel leaves no questions unanswered. Really, none at all. If God is omnipotent, and if we may know the truth of all things by the power of the Holy ghost, then consequently there must be a sound answer to every question possible. Thank goodness for that assurance.
Hope you all have a great week this week! I'll be posting photos next week (pending a package that I should be getting on thursday), and another picture card with over 200 photos is right now on it's way home. Good luck this week!
Brent
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