Intensity and success ( Week 8 in Liberec, week 34 in Czech )

Hello Everybody!

So, this last week was pretty intense. We've picked up 4 new investigators: a baptist, his atheist friend who hasn't been convinced by his baptist friend yet, and two women from south africa who are studying here. I'm doing great and couldn't be better. Elder Bown has been having a harder week, still pressing through the language, finding the confidence to perform a lot of the hard parts of missionary work, and discovering the need for faith in the accomplishment of moving mountains. Faith is such an important thing. Faith is the principle that causes huge things to happen, things like missionary work, successful families, businesses, nations, you name it. It all starts with faith. While I don't have it, I hear that Lectures on Faith is pretty good when it comes to talking about faith.

So, Tomas our baptismal date is getting geared up for baptism but...probably not this weekend. If he gets his answer in the next day or so and we teach him the rest of what he needs, then he will be. But, in the mean time, we're looking at sometime in january after the holidays. Even still, he's a borec (That's czech for Stud) and we're happy to be teaching him.

So, a few items by way of announcement. We went to Prague today for P-Day and spent time seeing the sights, talking to people, taking pictures, and riding the metro. Good, solid P-Day. It was a great vylet (trip/excursion) for sure.

Christmas is coming down in a few weeks and, as part of it, there are going to be a series of Concerts in prague in the Cathedral of St. Mikulaš. They invite groups like the Prague Symphony Orchestra or travelling choirs from around the world, and this year on the 14th of December at 2 PM they will be featuring the LDS Missionary Choir composed of missionaries serving in the Czech republic. Including myself. Yes friends, we're going to be singing in Prague in a Cathedral on the old town square the songs of Christmas. I hope you all have a merry christmas too, but I'm getting one of my presents a week or so early.

And, in addition to that, it's already been 9 weeks since the last transfer. When I write you again in a week, you'll be hearing about the new assignments we'll be having. It's been crazy watching Elder Bown learn and grow in the last 9 weeks. And I'm starting to feel really really old as a missionary, even if I've still got over a year to go. 1/3 of the mission will be going home in the next 3 months, so chances are pretty good that I won't be getting an older companion anymore. Time will tell.

In the mean time, I hope you all have a safe, happy, and spirit filled christmas. Good luck to you all, I'm doing well and love you all.

Thanks,
Elder Brent Anderson