Plzen Elders eating some delicious food thanks to
Sestra Andersen!
(photo credit- Sestra
Sadler)
Hello everyone! This week was very strange. It feels
both very short and very long. We had P-day last Tuesday, which messed up my
time measurement, and then we went to Prague for MLC on Thursday. So it's
been interesting. I will list some updates.
- Sooooo....About
pictures. This week I didn't do a great job. And then I forgot my card
reader today. So next week, pinky promise.
- Tuesday to Wednesday evening
we had an exchange with Elder Raines and Elder Brockbank. I brought Elder
Raines into our area, so that he could experience the glory of the
Lochotin apartment, and Elder Anderson's P90X morning workouts. We had a
good time, and he did a great job solo-contacting during our freezing cold
singing display. We got some snow flurries on Wednesday. Nothing
stuck, but it was pretty dang cold. We also had a great district meeting
that day about urgency. We have a challenge from President right now to
increase out urgency in missionary work and Elder Brockbank, with the help
of other members of the district, did a great job explaining how we can do
that. Sister Andersen and Elder Brockbank are doing great as trainers.
They rock.
- We also got to go to MLC (Mission Leadership Council) on Thursday, which was a great meeting. We talked a lot about finding, urgency, being effective with time, and some other things. It is going to be a good training at the beginning of May, we are really excited.
Roseville Stake Missionaries… Elder Pickett and
Elder Trythall meet up at MLC
(photo credit- Elder Trythall)
- On
Saturday we had two lessons basically at the same time, so we went on
splits with the Bory elders to cover them both. It was a great time for
teaching. Both of the lessons went really well, and we felt really good
about them. We also got to have sports night with the Sister's
investigator who has a baptismal date, and got to play some frisbee.
Unfortunately our frisbee broke, but it still flies pretty well.
- Yesterday
we got to have another great lesson, and then we went home for food and to
let Elder Anderson relax, because he is a little sick today. He slept in
and we had a pretty down low P-day, hopefully he will be totally healed by tomorrow.
- We'll
see with our sassy Czech man L. He's an interesting one. As far as other
people, we have a really cool guy J. who is an American student. (He asked us a bit about politics. We
told him we don't really know what's going on, and he said that was a
blessing for us. Haha.) He is looking for a church where he can
feel that he belongs. He is really awesome, and has a fabulous
understanding of faith. I really hope that he feels the Spirit tell him
that this is the Church for him. We also have some others we need to set
up with again. Mi., B., Ma., another Mi. And a few others.
- I
will for sure get a nice suit before I leave, because clothing prices here
are unbeatable, and European suits are way better looking that American
ones. Sorry, but that's just the truth. I haven't had to replace anything.
I have inherited a few more belts from other missionaries, and I got those
new shoes. I mainly just wear them for trainings and Sunday, but I am
kind of slowly breaking them into missionary work. I will probably get a
nicer, more fancy looking pair before I leave. My other shoes are starting
to wear out, but not in a way that makes me think that they won't
"endure to the end," so I should be fine there. I will also
probably get some dress pants and maybe even shirts. I am slowly turning
my wardrobe European as the need and proper sales arise.
- Missions
do great things for everyone. I would recommend 10/10 for all to go!
My spiritual thought this week is about the power of
listening. Throughout this week I have had several reminders about how it is
just as important to listen as it is to teach. We have to really listen to
people in order to understand their perspectives, their needs, and the ways
that the gospel can help them. I have recognized several times with listening
has made a big difference in a conversation or contact, and it has helped me to
know what to say and how to help someone, which is actually a promise in Preach
My Gospel. So I challenge you all to listen up this week and learn some new
things about people. Thanks for all the prayers and support!
-Elder Pickett
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