Our favorite restaurant for lunch on P-Day. Really good food.
As
you may or may not have noticed, the subject of my emails mostly focuses on how
fast time moves. This week was so fast that I am struggling to remember
anything that happened before Thursday. But I will try.
· On Monday we met with a new investigator
who we met while tracting. He is probably the most in shape 79 year old man
that I have ever seen, and he has a very good understanding of the gospel, even
without a solid foundational background of any church. He is pretty cool, and
he invited us to come back, we just need to find a time that works for him. We
also had office meeting, which is the only time that we hear President speak
English. Because with us missionaries it is all Czech. We also had FHE, which
included a tasty salad and vegetables, made by the Morgans.
· Tuesday we did several things. We had
lunch at a members. He is from Guatemala, and he made us really good, authentic
South American, Mexican, and Spanish foods. He is a very good cook and it was
very enjoyable. He is also a great member and a great example of missionary
work. He invited people to eat with us, but unfortunately, they could not. We also
taught English. And we found out that English really doesn't make sense,
especially when you try to explain it to Czechs in Czech, using a Czech
textbook for learning English. Let's just say that quite a few things get
rather mixed up.
· Wednesday we had a great District
Meeting, and we talked about good teachers that we have had, and how we can
better listen. It was a good discussion, and we also had really good food
after. Thursday we met some cool people, and traveled around the city
doing different things, and talking to people as we went. Then at 5 we started
our exchange. I was with Elder Trythall. It was a good evening. We taught the
law of chastity (both of us for the first time). It went well. We also had a
first lesson with a gentleman, and then went home.
Missionary work is tiring. This is Elder Petersen asleep on the floor.
·
Friday morning
it was pouring like crazy, but cleared up just in time for us to go outside and
contact. We also had a spectacular singing display, as we had two missionaries
come in from Liberec who are both great singers, and then three of us Elders
from Prague singing at the same time. We had 4 part harmony on a few songs. It
was really fun. We also had 2 people not show up for lessons, which is not
great, and then played ping-pong and chess for game night. We ended our day
with a lesson with a recent convert. It was overall a quick and pretty great
week.
· Responding to a question of “What have you learned from your
companion Elder Terry?” How to be organized and think things out and the importance
of being compassionate.
We are trying to thaw out our freezer a bit...That is a space heater and a fan to waft the hot air over.
My spiritual thought
for the week is on obedience. Sometimes for us, it seems like obedience is a
sacrifice. But that is only because we often forget the bigger picture. The
commandments and counsel from God are eternal and are there for our benefit and
improvement. When we choose to follow them, we are acknowledging that we do not
know everything and that we are listening from advice to someone who does. That
is usually pretty good way to go. When we choose to disobey commandments,
we forget the important facts that 1) They are from God, who knows us, and
everything perfectly 2) They bring blessings. Always and 3) They help us to
keep the Spirit, which leads to even greater knowledge, testimony, and a
richness in life. So my challenge for you all is to find something that you can
improve on with regards to obedience, and try to do so. I will participate as
well. Thank you for all of the prayers and support!
-Elder Pickett
Here is Prague. It is rather pretty.
Here is the Charles Bridge. I asked Brad why I don't have a picture of him on this famous bridge? We don't go there. It is packed full of
1000000000 tourists all the time.
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