tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30419587551756281532024-03-13T10:19:49.221-07:00Siostra Talia BeemPoland Warsaw MissionMimihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17702520683417453740noreply@blogger.comBlogger47125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3041958755175628153.post-54585329324188212422017-07-11T22:36:00.000-07:002017-07-11T22:36:59.646-07:0046. 7/10/2017 Week 46 (10th week in Gdansk): shield ball<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Hey!</span><br />
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In our efforts to get this branch more involved/unified/self reliant, we started up FHE last transfer. However, nobody.ever.comes. BUT, this week, the rockstars of the branch, Harol and Zoija (an older newlywed/newlyconvert couple), came! We did the object lesson where you have the sand and rocks and talk about priorities...the rocks go in first (scripture study, church, school, etc) and then the sand goes in after (social media, etc)...but then vice versa not everything fits. Except, we are ghetto and used noodles and sugar instead. I think they got the point, though. It was solid! Then, we played with nerf guns and shot Elder Dooley with his new sword/shield combo from Malbork. They loved it. They may be on the older side, but they act like they are so young! After that, we played an American card game called Wackee 6 (my new favorite game). It is complicated to explain in Polish...but once they figured it out, it was so fun! And Zoija got really, really competitive. Trash talk and everything. When she finally won a round, she stood up and yelled, "jestem najlepsza dziewczyna!!!!" (I am the best girl) hahaha. </div>
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A typical non-summer sacrament meeting in Gdansk looks a little something like this: a room with 30 chairs and about 12 seats are filled (including the 4 missionaries).</div>
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However, a typical summer sacrament meeting in Gdansk looks a little something like this: All 30 chairs are filled, plus the extra chairs in the Priesthood room, plus people standing in the hallway. </div>
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What a good sight. A full sacrament meeting! Lots and lots of international visitors. </div>
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We also had 2 investigators there :) We are seeing miracles! The mustard seed of faith is real. </div>
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Bart came up to visit us this week! Elder Baldwin taught him when he was being trained in Warsaw...and then I got to see him baptized, etc when I came in the country...so it was really neat to all be together, almost a year later! </div>
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<b><u>We Will Not Come Down</u>:</b></div>
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Elder Baldwin shared the last part of this talk during district meeting on Tuedsay. Wow, it is incredible! I encourage you all to read it--it has been my motivation during this hard week.(<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2009/04/we-are-doing-a-great-work-and-cannot-come-down?lang%3Deng%255C&source=gmail&ust=1499913890457000&usg=AFQjCNHL39Hw9H_ZfXbWVmqJCUUf17YaEw" href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2009/04/we-are-doing-a-great-work-and-cannot-come-down?lang=eng%5C" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">https://www.lds.org/<wbr></wbr>general-conference/2009/04/we-<wbr></wbr>are-doing-a-great-work-and-<wbr></wbr>cannot-come-down?lang=eng\</a>)</div>
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-Trump was in Warsaw <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1534163357" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(204, 204, 204); position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">on Wednesday</span></span> and caused the worst traffic jam of my life. </div>
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-Bart always tries to sneak-attack hugs during pictures...</div>
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happy late 4th!!<img alt="[?]" class="CToWUd" data-goomoji="fe4e6" goomoji="fe4e6" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/e/fe4e6" style="margin: 0px 0.2ex; max-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle;" /> (we celebrated by buying extremely expensive american root beer and ice cream to make floats!).</div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.8px;">ul. Wiertnieza 135, </span><span class="m_8773774284402920161gmail-m_6499645937566742694gmail-m_-178731627308133500gmail-m_1599976577564406250gmail-m_-1714326585684174205gmail-m_-3563130297291012112gmail-m_-2334753313770271193gmail-m_2400802885137994029gmail-m_5038893686553778660gmail-m_6125489594608177673gmail-m_6392950391843100320gmail-m_4641912770621569437m_866433021941821489gmail-m_-4619206735708530895gmail-m_5079658750152280141gmail-m_-6348043044000071164gmail-m_2527110203342280948gmail-m_5307408051655758190gmail-m_9131441272950635932gmail-m_3010707374468288367gmail-m_1899436019671324511gmail-m_-2917632294762019481gmail-m_-3630619787556834538gmail-m_-8302949400816225333gmail-m_8381874054824745343gmail-m_8961006335748788635m_-2387883784143683926gmail-m_3487633568455862456gmail-m_3245333359351862933gmail-m_-1242266718953105461gmail-m_-5194018386299355009gmail-m_706102909671612508gmail-il" style="font-size: 12.8px;">1</span><span style="font-size: 12.8px;"> </span><span class="m_8773774284402920161gmail-m_6499645937566742694gmail-m_-178731627308133500gmail-m_1599976577564406250gmail-m_-1714326585684174205gmail-m_-3563130297291012112gmail-m_-2334753313770271193gmail-m_2400802885137994029gmail-m_5038893686553778660gmail-m_6125489594608177673gmail-m_6392950391843100320gmail-m_4641912770621569437m_866433021941821489gmail-m_-4619206735708530895gmail-m_5079658750152280141gmail-m_-6348043044000071164gmail-m_2527110203342280948gmail-m_5307408051655758190gmail-m_9131441272950635932gmail-m_3010707374468288367gmail-m_1899436019671324511gmail-m_-2917632294762019481gmail-m_-3630619787556834538gmail-m_-8302949400816225333gmail-m_8381874054824745343gmail-m_8961006335748788635m_-2387883784143683926gmail-m_3487633568455862456gmail-m_3245333359351862933gmail-m_-1242266718953105461gmail-m_-5194018386299355009gmail-m_706102909671612508gmail-il" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Pietro</span></div>
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Mom note: I'm never sure what the meaning is behind Tal's email titles....this one included!!!<br /><span class="m_8773774284402920161gmail-m_6499645937566742694gmail-m_-178731627308133500gmail-m_1599976577564406250gmail-m_-1714326585684174205gmail-m_-3563130297291012112gmail-m_-2334753313770271193gmail-m_2400802885137994029gmail-m_5038893686553778660gmail-m_6125489594608177673gmail-m_6392950391843100320gmail-m_4641912770621569437m_866433021941821489gmail-m_-4619206735708530895gmail-m_5079658750152280141gmail-m_-6348043044000071164gmail-m_2527110203342280948gmail-m_5307408051655758190gmail-m_9131441272950635932gmail-m_3010707374468288367gmail-m_1899436019671324511gmail-m_-2917632294762019481gmail-m_-3630619787556834538gmail-m_-8302949400816225333gmail-m_8381874054824745343gmail-m_8961006335748788635m_-2387883784143683926gmail-m_3487633568455862456gmail-m_3245333359351862933gmail-m_-1242266718953105461gmail-m_-5194018386299355009gmail-m_706102909671612508gmail-il" style="font-size: 12.8px;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Lake Oswego Ward is having a "CTR around the world" bulletin board at church so Sister Meerdink photo-shopped this CTR shield into Tal's picture for the bulletin board....pretty cool, huh?</td></tr>
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-Today marks the start of my fifth transfer! Fifth. How? I am staying in Gdansk with Sister Munyan and we are the new STLs for the North Zone. President Turek called on Saturday and was like, " I know this makes no sense because you are finishing training, Sister Munyan is a very young missionary, and you are super sick....but it's what the Lord wants". Yay....mustard seed of faith....yay. </div>
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-Elder Curtis got transferred this morning to Szczecin (cue the tears)...so we get to "babysit" Elder Dooley until Elder Baldwin comes in at <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1534163351" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(204, 204, 204); position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">16:30</span></span> tonight. Party, party. Elder Curtis is a way solid missionary and friend. He will be greatly missed, that's for sure. </div>
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-Creating Operation Dream Catcher (pictures attached)</div>
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-English Class. We tried to get really creative this transfer with our conversational English class. We played headbands, "contact!", did some mind games, challenge/curse, and more! Last week with our beginners class, we made some pb & j's. Sounds easy, right? Wrong. The students had to explain every little step as if the chef, Elder Dooley, had never made a sandwhich before, including: how to pick up the knife, how to spread the peanut butter, how to hold the bread, how gently to place the jelly knife back in the jar, etc. It had Elder Dooley in tears, it was so funny. </div>
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-A highlight for all the wrong reasons: When Elder Curtis threw a rotten banana at me through a 2 story window. I was so mad at him for that because I hate bananas more than anything...but it is something we can (kind of) laugh about now.</div>
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-Visiting with my sweet Marinella here in Gdansk. We do her dishes every week and she makes us the yummiest tea in the world. She has been sick lately, so we stopped by the other day to give her some soup. It happnened to be POURING outside (the streets were flooding, etc)...so she invited us in. She did what every grandma here does. She immediately roasted what I was wearing. "You mean to tell me you are wearing a short sleeve??? In the humid 30 degrees??? And in the rain??? Honey, you could die!!!" So, she sent me on my way with a grandma bucket hat, scarf, and some dry socks. I love her. </div>
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-<i>Trying</i> to unite the branch.</div>
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-Culture Night--District takes on Malbork!</div>
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I was talking to another missionary here a few days ago and I was describing how I felt like I was failing and drowning a little bit...with all the responsibility, health issues, etc. And he said, "Sister, you have a lifeguard". That hit me like a ton of bricks! What was I thinking? I don't have to bare all this on my own! I learned that sometimes I have to stop treading water for a little bit and rely on the life preserver (atonement) to keep me afloat. </div>
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This has easily been the hardest transfer of my mission, for multiple reasons. But I also have learned so, so much. </div>
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I can't wait to see what transfer 5 has in store (birthday...year mark!!....baptism?!?). </div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.8px;">ul. Wiertnieza 135, </span><span class="m_5443483692933750233gmail-m_-777578589427061190gmail-m_-178731627308133500gmail-m_1599976577564406250gmail-m_-1714326585684174205gmail-m_-3563130297291012112gmail-m_-2334753313770271193gmail-m_2400802885137994029gmail-m_5038893686553778660gmail-m_6125489594608177673gmail-m_6392950391843100320gmail-m_4641912770621569437m_866433021941821489gmail-m_-4619206735708530895gmail-m_5079658750152280141gmail-m_-6348043044000071164gmail-m_2527110203342280948gmail-m_5307408051655758190gmail-m_9131441272950635932gmail-m_3010707374468288367gmail-m_1899436019671324511gmail-m_-2917632294762019481gmail-m_-3630619787556834538gmail-m_-8302949400816225333gmail-m_8381874054824745343gmail-m_8961006335748788635m_-2387883784143683926gmail-m_3487633568455862456gmail-m_3245333359351862933gmail-m_-1242266718953105461gmail-m_-5194018386299355009gmail-m_706102909671612508gmail-il" style="font-size: 12.8px;">1</span><span style="font-size: 12.8px;"> </span><span class="m_5443483692933750233gmail-m_-777578589427061190gmail-m_-178731627308133500gmail-m_1599976577564406250gmail-m_-1714326585684174205gmail-m_-3563130297291012112gmail-m_-2334753313770271193gmail-m_2400802885137994029gmail-m_5038893686553778660gmail-m_6125489594608177673gmail-m_6392950391843100320gmail-m_4641912770621569437m_866433021941821489gmail-m_-4619206735708530895gmail-m_5079658750152280141gmail-m_-6348043044000071164gmail-m_2527110203342280948gmail-m_5307408051655758190gmail-m_9131441272950635932gmail-m_3010707374468288367gmail-m_1899436019671324511gmail-m_-2917632294762019481gmail-m_-3630619787556834538gmail-m_-8302949400816225333gmail-m_8381874054824745343gmail-m_8961006335748788635m_-2387883784143683926gmail-m_3487633568455862456gmail-m_3245333359351862933gmail-m_-1242266718953105461gmail-m_-5194018386299355009gmail-m_706102909671612508gmail-il" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Pietro</span></div>
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Long time, no talk. </div>
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<b><u>The Mustard Seed:</u></b></div>
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Firstly, sorry I have not emailed in a few weeks. Hopefully this will explain a little bit. For about 3 months now, I have been having horrendous stomach/gastrointestinal issues. After being in and out of various doctors and having various tests, it was decided that I needed to have an endoscopy in Warsaw last Monday. So, off we went.<i> </i>After arriving in Warsaw, I was taken straight to the American medical clinic. I started having this procedure done without being put asleep or being numbed. If you really know me, you know that medical stuff is like my worst nightmare. So, I totally freaked out during the procedure (especially because I have the worst gag reflex...ever). The doctor decided to stop the endoscopy and do it again Tuesday so I could be asleep. Anyways, no sugar coating, Monday was quite simply a terrible day. I was feeling defeated and hopeless. I was scared. I was beyond tired. My body hurt everywhere. I just wanted my mom. I think I cried for 4 hours straight. I had been fasting all day. I had been poked and prodded what seemed like a million times. All I could think was: <i>How Much Longer Do I Have To Endure This??? </i> <i>Why Me?? Why On My Mission??? Are You Even There, God????</i> <i>Is This Ever Going To End?????</i></div>
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It sounds dramatic, I know....but I was just so sick and tired of feeling sick and tired! </div>
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The phone call that changed it all: I got to call home to fill in my family on all my medical stuff ...which is where the (much needed) pep talk of a lifetime happened. My mom did a lot of talking and I did a lot of listening. After venting about my horrible day, she kinda low-key roasted my lack of faith (which now I can totally see I had). I kept saying things like, "Mom, I cannot take another minute!--I cannot do this alone", etc. And then she said, (pretty bluntly), "Tal, you've got to have that mustard seed of faith". After that phone call, I did a lot of thinking, studying, and praying. How much faith really is a mustard seed of faith? Do I even have the faith that I can get better? I read in Matthew 17, "...If ye have faith as a grain of mustard...nothing shall be impossible unto you". </div>
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This week, I stopped saying "why me?!"....and instead, "what can I learn from this?--how can I be better through this??--how can I be strengthened through this??"</div>
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I love my mom. Moms really do know how to help you, even if they are thousands of miles away. </div>
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A dear friend just sent me this in an email: "<span style="font-size: 12.8px;"> 'the quorum of the twelve apostles never say they ‘fear’ something, they say they have ‘concerns’ because <b>fear implies a lack of faith</b>.'"</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.8px;">So, now....am I still in a lot of physical pain? Yes. Have things improved? Not yet.<b> BUT</b>...I have the faith that things will work out how the Lord wants and in His timing. </span></div>
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<b><u>Operation Dream Catcher:</u></b></div>
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I had a dream about a month ago (right after the Anderson conference) of this really cool finding activity. And in this dream, 400 people got baptized because of this display. This display, was a 3D model of the Plan of Salvation...kind of resembling a giant elemetary school solar system project and was done on the beach in Sopot, Poland. I woke up and told the district that we have to build this model and that we have to take it to the beach!! So, we bought some PVC pipe, styrofoam balls, paint, etc...and went to work! This thing has taken 2 weeks to construct, but it is just about ready! It looks really good. It is 5 ft. tall and 9 ft. long! I'll attatch pictures next week. </div>
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Yesterday, we planned to take Operation Dream Catcher to the beach. We were all really excited. But, on our way, it started POURING. Pouring. So, we had to take the materials back and go tracting. I kept thinking, "Why did it have to rain RIGHT here....RIGHT now...?" God knows we want to do this activity! But, we moved on and went tracting. A famous quote in this mission is "every door you knock on is 10 baptisms in south america"...meaning we don't see a ton of results from our tracting efforts :) But...we had the faith (something I am working on) that something would happen! We had been knocking on a few floors by this point...and reached the 9th floor of this apartment building. The first door we knocked on, this really cute girl invited us in and was so happy to talk with us! She was even in the middle of painting her nails. I gave her my number and she said, "I am very interested. I hope we see each other again!". Me too. MIRACLE. </div>
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Mimihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17702520683417453740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3041958755175628153.post-90463579889308780872017-07-11T22:06:00.000-07:002017-07-11T22:06:21.616-07:0043. 6/19/2017 Week 43 (7th week in Gdansk): Endoscopy<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mom note: No letter from Tal this week as well. She had an endoscopy on Monday the 19th. They didn't use any anesthesia, sedatives or numbing for the throat. She was scared out of her mind and she started throwing up so much that they had to reschedule for the next day. I was able to talk to her that night and she was struggling. She said it was the single worst day of her life. Tuesday's endoscopy went much better (because they put her completely out). </span><div>
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I just got done with my endoscopy. All went well. MUCH better doctor and atmosphere this time. I had to get 2 IVs because I was so dehydrated...but anything to make yesterday not happen again. </div>
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He took 8 clippings of my intestine/duodenum (sp?).</div>
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Sister Turek was in the room while they did it--she is brave! </div>
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He did say that part of it was inflamed--but he wrote up a report in Polish so a member here is going to translate it and let me know ASAP what it said. He said that I did not have an ulcer. He said I will get my results in 2-3 weeks. </div>
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Super nice...I feel like we are on a good path now. </div>
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The AMA is making me get 4 more blood tests tomorrow morning before I leave. To test my iron, thyroid, etc. </div>
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I love you guys. Thank you for everything...sorry for the breakdown yesterday. </div>
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I have that mustard seed. </div>
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If I don't get to talk to you/email you before Friday--safe travels.</div>
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Kocham cie <3</div>
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Mimihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17702520683417453740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3041958755175628153.post-61503275061453526962017-07-11T22:00:00.001-07:002017-07-11T22:00:29.782-07:0042. 6/12/2017 Week 42 (6th week in Gdansk): Feeling sick (boo)/ DeMordaun'ts came to visit and playing with kittens (yay)<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-size: 12.8px;">Mom note: No letter from Talia this week. She has been sick for about 2 months with stomach issues. She's been to the doctor twice and is on 3 prescription medications (that don't seem to be working). She has an endoscopy scheduled for next Monday in Warsaw. Cross your fingers that they can figure out what is going on. </span></span></span><br />
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<br />Mimihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17702520683417453740noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3041958755175628153.post-56225093826457789142017-07-11T21:18:00.002-07:002017-07-11T21:18:34.282-07:0041. 6/5/2017 Week 41 (5th week in Gdansk): Dooley and the zoo<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">This week was crazy busy! I only slept in my bed 2 nights--some of that was intentional, some of it was not. Sister Munyan and I basically made a giant circle around the northern half of Poland this past week. </span><br />
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Monday: We went to the Gdansk zoo near Park Oliwski. It was so fun! I don't know if any of you have seen the video of Snoop Dogg narrating Planet Earth, but that is what this field trip was like with Elder Dooley. Snoop Dool?</div>
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Tuesday: Went to Bydgoszcz for exchanges. I spent Tuesday with Sister Groesbeck--we did some family history work and taught a lesson or two. </div>
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Wednesday: Spent the day with Sister Larsen. Taught the cutest 15 year old girl who looks about 10 years old. She is sooo tiny! She is a self referral and seriously is the definition of <i>golden. </i>We taught her the Plan of Salvation and gave her a baptisimal date--June 17! She accepted. Ah! Miracles are happening in this mission!</div>
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Thursday: Traveled from Bydgoszcz to Poznan for Zone conference. We talked a lot about what we learned during the Elder Anderson conference. Here are a few of my notes:</div>
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-"thy faith hath made thee whole"</div>
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-Our faith allows God's power to come into our life--> the more faith, the more miracles!</div>
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-Study, <b>Ponder</b>, Apply--the learning cycle!</div>
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-Pondering: time to think and receive revelation, learn <b>through</b> and <b>with</b> the Holy Ghost. </div>
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-"Look at people the way Elder Curtis looks at deer"</div>
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-How do we sanctify ourselves? Repentance! </div>
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Friday: Woke up at 4 to be at the Dworzec by <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1534163147" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(204, 204, 204); position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">5:30</span></span> for our train to Warsaw for legal work. I went on splits with Sisters Hammond and Gheen (whose trainees were also doing legal work). It was fun to contact around my old city! Warsaw will always have a special place in my heart. We got unexpectedly stuck in Warsaw for the day and night--so we got to spend the day finding and teaching in Warsaw (no complaints from me, I got to see some familiar faces in my favorite place!). It was especially nice to see squaaaaaa. It was so nice to be around so many missionaries again!</div>
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Saturday: We got the earliest ticket back to Gdansk. Got back into the swing of normal missionary work. Went and had a lesson with a member and washed her dishes!</div>
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Sunday: 4 people in church! Wooo! Awkward fast and testimony meeting to say the least. It really amazes me, though....the Spirit can be so strong, even with only 4 members there! There may not be <i>many</i> in Poland, but they sure are <i>mighty</i>!</div>
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have a great week! finish the school year strong!</div>
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siostra talia beem</div>
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On Wednesday, our whole mission met in Warsaw for a special conference from Elder Anderson (of the Quorum of the 12) and his wife! It was everything our mission needed to hear! Our whole mission also unexpectedly spent the night in Warsaw so we could all stay for the member fireside later that night. Sister Munyan and I got to spend the night with the Hansen's (the senior office couple)--Sister Hansen is my favorite person ever, so it was good to catch up with her! </div>
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-"If we have faith and believing hearts, we WILL see that God of miracles"</div>
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-"We will never see the church grow here if we do not have an <i><b>enormous amount</b></i> of <b><i>faith</i></b>" </div>
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-<b><i>"Enormous amounts</i></b> of <i><b>faith</b></i> and miracles...start with us missionaries"</div>
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-Immerse yourself in faith and belief: Alma 26:27, 2 Nephi 27:23, Moroni <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1534163145" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(204, 204, 204); position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">7:33</span></span>, Ether 12: 6,11-12, John 9:5, Mark <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1534163146" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(204, 204, 204); position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">9:21</span></span>, 1 Nephi 17, Hebrews 11, Mormon 9. </div>
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-To understand faith...we must: understand the nature of God <u>and</u> know that our path is pleasing to Him. </div>
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-"Don't pray and hope...pray and work hard!!"</div>
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-What will protect us? Our testimonies! Firm up our devotion! How? Through the Book of Mormon!</div>
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-There is nothing better we can do than taking upon His name. </div>
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During the member fireside, I sat next to a YSA from Warsaw and a kind-of eternal investigator from Warsaw. We were singing the opening song (<i>The Spirit of God</i>) and I noticed the kind-of eternal investigator wasn't singing. During the 3rd verse, I noticed she was all teary. Right as I was going to ask her what was wrong, she began to sing the beginning of the fourth verse. The spirit was so strong! I could feel that she was feeling something. It reminded me a lot of that scene at the end of <i>Elf </i>when everybody is singing the Christmas carol except for the Scrooge-y Dad...and then he starts singing and santa's sleigh could finally fly. One of my favorite things to see as a missionary is the Spirit working through people and touching people. And that is exactly what happened during that opening song! </div>
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<b><u>We can, we will, and we want to:</u></b></div>
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Sister Munyan and I have had the chance the past few weeks to meet with an active member here in Gdansk. Last week, we found out she has a smoking problem, and has had one for 12 years (keeping her from going to the temple--her #1 goal!). We told her that we <b>can </b>help her, we <b>will </b>help her, and we <b>want</b> to help her. She kept saying, "But why??? I am old and sick!!! I can't do this right now". I had a bold as heck lesson with her (it was obviously the spirit talking, because there is no way in a million years I would have ever said some of the things I did), but now our trust is there and we will start the program next week! CUD!</div>
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Remember: our goal is to see our investigators in white, <b>twice</b> (even if it is years and years later!!!).</div>
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Yesterday, I taught Relief Society. We discussed several things on the topics of service, love, and unity. One of my favorite quotes that was shared was from the Teachings of Gordon B Hinckley manual: "<span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.01); color: #333333; font-family: "Open Sans", sans-serif;">The best antidote I know for worry is work. The best medicine for despair is service. The best cure for weariness is the challenge of helping someone who is even more tired." I loved that! It is so true. We also talked a lot about why us missionaries are so happy, too! It really is because we are completely focused on other people--I have never been so happy in my life! It was such a neat lesson to teach--at the end, everyone went around and said one example of when someone has offered them service and how it has blessed them...over half of the room was in tears at the end! One small act of kindness really can leave such a big impact on someone! </span></div>
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We visit this really cute lady here in Gdansk around two times a week. For all of you who know my Grandma Murphy, this lady is HER to a tee (probably the reason I love her so much). Our branch has been focusing a lot on the temple and trying to get as many members there as we can. Unfortunately, from Gdansk, the Freiberg, Germany temple is about 8 hours away by car (which a majority of the members here don't have). We were talking to my cute Polish grandma about the temple in our last meeting and she just started crying. I asked her what was wrong and she said, "hang on, give me a second" and then left the room. She came back a few seconds later with a little, old beaten-up envelope she grabbed from her bedside table. She told me to open it. I did, and to my surprise, it was a temple recommend from 1996! Before I was even born! I asked her why she still had this piece of paper. She said, "I have never been able to go to the temple--for one reason or another. Sometimes it is too far to travel, sometimes my health isn't good enough to bare the trip, etc. But I have always kept this piece of paper near and dear to me...always within sight and always kept it a goal to stay worthy of the possibility of going there". I was just about in tears! How special--a goal we all should always have. </div>
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I hit my halfway on Wednesday. WEDNESDAY. How did that go so fast?? Elder Anderson from the Quorum of the 12 is coming to speak in Warsaw that day, too! What a treat. </div>
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Mimihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17702520683417453740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3041958755175628153.post-18230124225149429902017-07-11T20:54:00.001-07:002017-07-11T20:54:18.733-07:0038. 5/15/2017 Week 38 (2nd week in Gdansk): Pimp My Cave<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">We don't have a lot of time to email today because we are headed to Sopot for a beach day :)</span><br />
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It was so good to catch up with my family yesterday for Mother's Day! I am so grateful for my mom and for all of her love and support. Heavenly Father gave me a 2 in 1--a best friend and a mom :)</div>
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I can't believe I only have one skype call left...where does the time go?!?!?!</div>
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We had a meeting with a former investigator we found in our area book this week. She is AMAZING! But, she kept saying things like, "It will be too hard for me to change"..."I am not good enough to make this decision"....and then that night after our lesson, I was reading a previous month's Liahona and read the following quote:</div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.8px;">ul. Wiertnieza 135, </span><span class="m_203392460505892937gmail-m_-2334753313770271193gmail-m_2400802885137994029gmail-m_5038893686553778660gmail-m_6125489594608177673gmail-m_6392950391843100320gmail-m_4641912770621569437m_866433021941821489gmail-m_-4619206735708530895gmail-m_5079658750152280141gmail-m_-6348043044000071164gmail-m_2527110203342280948gmail-m_5307408051655758190gmail-m_9131441272950635932gmail-m_3010707374468288367gmail-m_1899436019671324511gmail-m_-2917632294762019481gmail-m_-3630619787556834538gmail-m_-8302949400816225333gmail-m_8381874054824745343gmail-m_8961006335748788635m_-2387883784143683926gmail-m_3487633568455862456gmail-m_3245333359351862933gmail-m_-1242266718953105461gmail-m_-5194018386299355009gmail-m_706102909671612508gmail-il" style="font-size: 12.8px;">1</span><span style="font-size: 12.8px;"> </span><span class="m_203392460505892937gmail-m_-2334753313770271193gmail-m_2400802885137994029gmail-m_5038893686553778660gmail-m_6125489594608177673gmail-m_6392950391843100320gmail-m_4641912770621569437m_866433021941821489gmail-m_-4619206735708530895gmail-m_5079658750152280141gmail-m_-6348043044000071164gmail-m_2527110203342280948gmail-m_5307408051655758190gmail-m_9131441272950635932gmail-m_3010707374468288367gmail-m_1899436019671324511gmail-m_-2917632294762019481gmail-m_-3630619787556834538gmail-m_-8302949400816225333gmail-m_8381874054824745343gmail-m_8961006335748788635m_-2387883784143683926gmail-m_3487633568455862456gmail-m_3245333359351862933gmail-m_-1242266718953105461gmail-m_-5194018386299355009gmail-m_706102909671612508gmail-il" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Pietro</span></div>
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Mimihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17702520683417453740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3041958755175628153.post-38762956252951457142017-07-11T20:49:00.000-07:002017-07-11T20:49:32.911-07:0037. 5/8/2017 Week 37 (1st week in Gdansk): Whoa, Amber is the Color of Your Energy<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">
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Drum Roll, please....I am training Siostra Munyan! She is from Virginia. She studied for a year at BYU-Hawaii. She is actually older than me (she turns 20 this Thursday!!). She is one of 15 kids--which explains a lot about her....she is super calm and is the most patient person I have ever met. She bore her testimony in church yesterday and killed it!! I can't wait to continue to work together and progress the work here in (beautiful, beautiful, BEAUTIFUL) Gdansk.<br /><u><b><br /></b></u></div>
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I was feelin' the stress of traveling to a new city with 6 pieces of luggage, training, and white washing on Wednesday. I was sitting on the train and reading a language book and just couldn't seem to shake these nervous/stressy feelings. So, I said a prayer. I needed to know God new about the feelings I was having and that He was there for me. And you want to know what happened within the next 5 minutes? I looked over to the man across the aisle on the train from me. In that moment, he took off his sweatshirt and his t shirt read, "Relax, smile more"....and then seconds after that, his ringtone went off...it was "Brave" by Sara Bareilles. Now, they may have seemed like little things to everyone else...but those were little, simple ( and even cheesy!) reminders that God is aware of us and our needs and that He listens & answers our prayers.<br /></div>
I love this work. I love Gdansk. I love my district. I love the members. I (am learning to) love Polish. I love my little companion. I love this gospel. And I love you!<br /><br /></div>
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I'll will take you back to Saturday night. </div>
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My phone rings at about <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1534163087" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(204, 204, 204); position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">5pm</span></span>. </div>
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It's President. </div>
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He says, (without even saying hello), "Sister Beem, are you ready?"</div>
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I was like, "Uh...I think so?"</div>
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He said, "Okay--you are white washing in Gdansk and training".</div>
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And then I was silent because on the inside I was like, *LKDJFHSDFGH;ALSDFJ;ALDKGHA;<wbr></wbr>ODSHG;ALSDHG;AOLDSKHG*. </div>
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President then was like, "Any questions?"..</div>
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And I still was shocked so I was like, "No..."...but I really wanted to be like, "YES! WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?????"</div>
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And then he said, (in English...which he never does), "No Pressure, Sister Beem. Goodbye!"</div>
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So, yeah. Tomorrow, I pick up my baby trainee!! And then we head off to Gdansk (I mean, PINCH ME...Gdansk in the summer is my <i>dream</i>). I can't wait to meet her and meet this new branch! :)</div>
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I hope I can be a "Sister D" to her. I really was so blessed with such an amazing trainer (and best friend)...which brings me to:</div>
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...and by "this", I mean Sister DeMordaunt and Warsaw. Sister D left this morning to return home. I love her with all my heart and I am so grateful for the times we had together in Warsaw. We worked really hard, but we had a lot of fun while doing so. We were so blessed and saw miracles everyday. I am going to miss Warsaw SO much (cue the tears)...I love the members here and I love everyone that I came in contact with...but I trust God that Gdansk is where I need to be right now. </div>
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So, I leave you with my motto for this past transfer: "If you do your best, <b>it will</b> all work out". (That's a promise!!!).</div>
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Mimihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17702520683417453740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3041958755175628153.post-13117601167660444252017-07-11T19:44:00.001-07:002017-07-11T19:50:56.156-07:0035. 4/24/17 (27th week in Warsaw): Baem<div style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">
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This week, Sister Stahl and I went on exchanges to Lodz...a cute little city about an hour train ride outside of Warsaw. While there, we got to attend institute, learn new finding methods, teach some members, street contact, and set some solid goals to continue and progress the work here in Warsaw. It was so good to learn and laugh with Sister Dekker and Haight!</div>
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Yesterday for 3rd hour in church, I got to translate nursery. Which really just meant we had a 10 minute lesson on prayer and then acted out Daniel in the lion's den for the other 50 minutes. Good stuff. Roar. </div>
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<b><u> The Prince of Peace...,</u></b></div>
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<span style="color: black;">"The Savior, our Prince of Peace, says to us: “Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid” (John <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_188743453" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(204, 204, 204); position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">14:27</span></span>). </span><span style="color: black;">Not as the world giveth. Not a quick answer. Not a list of five things we can do to solve our problem. Not a historical overview in our minds. Not a method to turn our symptoms into a diagnosis. Not a cure. Not someone brought back. Not immediate restitution or reconciliation. Not always a phone call when we need it. Not always someone reaching out at just the right moment. Those moments do happen, and I am grateful for those moments. </span><span style="color: black;">But at times, all I need is a great calm. When the answer is peace."</span></div>
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-We have transfers next week! I am really interested to see what happens. I have been in Warsaw since the end of October...so, a while! But, I love the city and people here so much. Stay tuned!</div>
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<b><u>Wielkanoc...you are "egg-celent":</u></b></div>
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My one (and only <img alt="🙁" class="CToWUd" data-goomoji="1f641" goomoji="1f641" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/e/1f641" style="margin: 0px 0.2ex; max-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle;" /><img alt="🙁" class="CToWUd" data-goomoji="1f641" goomoji="1f641" src="https://mail.google.com/mail/e/1f641" style="margin: 0px 0.2ex; max-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle;" />) Easter in Poland was wonderful. We had a beautiful church service where we talked about the resurrection of Jesus Christ and how to become like Him in this life. The Spirit was so strong! I am so grateful for the knowledge we have about the resurrection. <span style="color: #333333; font-family: "open sans", zoram, "noto sans", helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Did the Lord in reality die and rise again? Yes. “The fundamental principles of our religion are the testimony of the Apostles and Prophets, concerning Jesus Christ, that He died, was buried, and rose again the third day, and ascended into heaven; and all other things which pertain to our religion are only appendages to it."</span></div>
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After our amazing Easter dinner, another family invited us over. When we got there, they said, "Sisters, have you had an Easter egg hunt yet today? We just finished our one with all the other (9) missionaries and our kids" And I was like, "No, but that's okay!"...and they said, "No it's not...hang on". They took us down to their basement and set up an easter egg hunt just for us. Seriously, I was just about in tears. It may have seemed small to them, but it meant so much to me!! </div>
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- It snowed this morning. Tears. </div>
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- I got DRILLED in soccer by Elder Sommerfeldt. You can still see the outline of the soccer ball on my leg haha. When it happened, I thought I shattered my femur.</div>
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-An American member hooked it up with some American toaster strudels for Easter breakfast. And American Dr. Pepper. 'Merica. </div>
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-"Hey, Elder Ashworth, you are egg-celent'. Elder Ashworth: "I don't get it'...me: "get it, like 'egg' because it is Easter?" </div>
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-The Polish word for "teenybopper"...because I know you <i>all</i> are curious: smarkula</div>
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Mimihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17702520683417453740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3041958755175628153.post-80863842971752851302017-07-11T16:26:00.000-07:002017-07-11T16:26:57.290-07:0033. 4/10/17 Week 33 (24th week in Warsaw): Sweaty Tacos<b style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;"><u>The Prince of Peace:</u></b><br />
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More than 2,000 years after Isaiah called Him the Prince of Peace, Jesus Christ is still our key to peace. This year, in the week leading up to Easter, focus on one of the eight principles below to honor Him and find His peace in your life: Faith, God's word, Compassion, Gratiitude, Prayer, Forgiveness, Repentance, and Hope. </div>
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This week, I worked on Gratitude. Earlier this week, I was feeling pretty down--just about a lot of different things. As I was figuring out how I was going to fix it (because I HATE being in a bad mood)...I got the impression to write down everything I was grateful for. After 45 minutes and a severely cramped hand, I had a list of over 400 things...ranging from my family, the restored gospel, and my mission call to pugs and sunshine. </div>
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The Church put out this film about the Prince of Peace...I encourage you all to watch it. I'll attach it in Polish too :) <span style="color: #333333; font-family: "noto naskh arabic ui" , "roboto" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">Find peace in a troubled world by learning more of Jesus Christ. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.8px;">"You might be wondering about the title of my email. It came to me just now. I am sitting in a downtown Corvallis Starbucks right now. I just dropped off Noah for team warm ups and have an hour to spare. It is also lunchtime and I have a $25 gift card from work. So here I am eating an $8 dollar salad and drinking a $5 orange juice and thinking I would NEVER buy this with my own money (it is quite tasty actually). As you can imagine, this place is packed. I am sitting near the entrance to this small shopping center inside the building where the Starbucks is located. There is a rickety old piano in front of this hippy bagel shop about 20 feet away from where I am sitting. A homeless man who looks like he has lived a hard life just came up and asked if he could take the other chair at my table. Absolutely, I am by myself. He thanked me and took the chair over to the piano. The Starbucks employee rebuked him and told him not to bother customers (he wasn't) and they brought the chair back to my table. He mumbled and went over to the bagel shop and took one of their chairs and placed it in front of the piano. He was mumbling to himself. Like he was having a conversation between his current self and his past self. He put his hands on the keys and poured out some of the most beautiful sounds I've ever heard. It was like he was awakened in some way but<b> I think it was me who woke up</b> and just took in the sounds. It made me feel warm and peaceful and probably the most heavenly thing I would observe today. He played for no more than 30 seconds and he mumbled some more and said "That's it" to himself and then he just got up and walked out of the building. I'm sure I will never see this man again but for a brief moment he <b>lit up my world</b>... </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.8px;">This man was shown no respect and I'm sure feels shunned at times everyday. I know I would have looked the other way if I passed him on the street. I wonder how many amazing people are in front of me everyday that I ignore or judge. It just made me think a little deeper today. Heavenly Father loves all of us, warts and all. <b> His love is unconditional </b>and <b>he sees the eternal and devine potential in all of us</b>."</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.8px;">"Sister D and I have been really blessed contacting lately. The other night, this lady with SO much glittery makeup walked by. Honestly, I was pretty intimidated by her because she just had a lot goin' on (makeup wise and neon colors everywhere) and I honestly (I hate admitting it) didn't want to contact her. But then, I felt this overwhelming feeling (hint hint--Holy Ghost) to contact her. I then said, "Good Day, We are missio--" and then she cut me off. I thought she was going to yell at me (like a good amount of the people do), but instead, she said, "You're mormon missionaries, yes, I know! I have your book in English, but I would like it in Polish. *we give her a book*. I have to go, but here is my number, I would love to talk later"...then ran away. I can't believe I wasn't going to contact her because she was all glittery! I immediately repented for making such a shallow judgement"</span></div>
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Whether people are a little more sparkly than usual, homeless, too skinny or too fat, too tall or too short, have crazy colored hair, or 1,000 tattoos...they are a child of God. Like my Dad said, His love is unconditional and he sees the eternal and devine potential in all of us! How special is that? We need to try and see them like God does, too! </div>
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-On Monday, I broke Elder Alvarez's finger while playing volleyball. We both went up to take the ball to Spiketown...and BAM. Broke it. </div>
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-Wondering what "Sweaty Tacos" is? The other day on the tram, the windows were really foggy. This little 6 year old Polish girl in front of me started giggling to herself. Then, she drew with her finger...on the window (in English)...the phrase "sweaty tacos". I seriously lost it. It was the last phrase I was ever expecting this little girl to write. </div>
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-There is a cute little Polish girl in our branch. She is maybe 4? Anyways, yesterday at church, Elder Einfeldt asked her who her favorite missionary was. She pointed to me and gave me a bear hug. I might have teared up a little bit. </div>
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Wesołych Świąt! </div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.8px;">ul. Wiertnieza 135, </span><span class="m_-7011277366358312631gmail-m_4641912770621569437m_866433021941821489gmail-m_-4619206735708530895gmail-m_5079658750152280141gmail-m_-6348043044000071164gmail-m_2527110203342280948gmail-m_5307408051655758190gmail-m_9131441272950635932gmail-m_3010707374468288367gmail-m_1899436019671324511gmail-m_-2917632294762019481gmail-m_-3630619787556834538gmail-m_-8302949400816225333gmail-m_8381874054824745343gmail-m_8961006335748788635m_-2387883784143683926gmail-m_3487633568455862456gmail-m_3245333359351862933gmail-m_-1242266718953105461gmail-m_-5194018386299355009gmail-m_706102909671612508gmail-il" style="font-size: 12.8px;">1</span><span style="font-size: 12.8px;"> </span><span class="m_-7011277366358312631gmail-m_4641912770621569437m_866433021941821489gmail-m_-4619206735708530895gmail-m_5079658750152280141gmail-m_-6348043044000071164gmail-m_2527110203342280948gmail-m_5307408051655758190gmail-m_9131441272950635932gmail-m_3010707374468288367gmail-m_1899436019671324511gmail-m_-2917632294762019481gmail-m_-3630619787556834538gmail-m_-8302949400816225333gmail-m_8381874054824745343gmail-m_8961006335748788635m_-2387883784143683926gmail-m_3487633568455862456gmail-m_3245333359351862933gmail-m_-1242266718953105461gmail-m_-5194018386299355009gmail-m_706102909671612508gmail-il" style="font-size: 12.8px;">Pietro</span></div>
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Mimihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17702520683417453740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3041958755175628153.post-46077076275746718492017-04-05T17:33:00.001-07:002017-04-05T17:55:36.888-07:0032. 4/3/17 Week 32 (23rd week in Warsaw): Boni<div>
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<span class="aBn" data-term="goog_726746293" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(204, 204, 204); position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">On Thursday</span></span>, Sister Stahl and I went on a roadtrip with Elder Ashworth and Adriano. We went about two hours outside of Warsaw to a tiny little farm town (and I mean TINY---super sketchy cobblestone roads, etc) to visit a family in our branch. They had a teenage neighbor over who we got to teach the restoration lesson to. The Spirit was there and we had a good conversation about the Gospel. I am learning to see the importance of member missionary work--it is an incredible thing--I am already seeing many miracles because of it! </div>
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This is the goal that your Father in Heaven has for you, His precious daughters. It may seem to you like a distant goal, but from His perspective, you’re not that far away. So He visits you with His Spirit to comfort you, encourage you, and inspire you to keep going. I leave you my sure witness that the Father knows you—knows your needs and your name—loves you, and hears your prayers. His Beloved Son is inviting you to come unto Him. And They send the Holy Ghost to attend you in your efforts to serve others for Them". </div>
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On Saturday, we had a Relief Society activity celebrating the 175th anniversary. We started out hearing from some of the sisters who spoke about the importance of Relief Society and visiting teaching. There was one sister's experience that really stuck out to me. This particular sister and her family travel around a lot, moving from country to country. A few years ago, they lived in central Africa and were the only members in the entire country. THE ENTIRE COUNTRY. Before that time, she never really thought of herself as someone who needed others help. But, when she was there....she felt different. She was in a lot of ways <i>alone. </i>She said she didn't have as many friends, she didn't have spiritual support when she needed it, etc. She didn't realize how much she relied on the small and simple acts of other sisters in past wards. She promised herself that when they left central Africa, that she would never feel that way again--and to do her best to make sure nobody else feels that way, too. In Poland, there aren't a <i>ton</i> of sisters...but certainly more than just herself. She feels that through genuine friendship, service, and concern...we, as SISTERS, can be unified and strengthened together.<br />
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....aka: "Follow the Prophet". This month's theme in Primary is Follow the Prophet! Yesterday, we talked a lot about conference and what we can do to prepare. So, I encourage you to do the same! Go into conference with questions! Go into conference with an open heart! See how you can improve! I promise you will receive answers. </div>
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-Our university English is still a hit!! (pics below). We are already seeing miracles galore because of this opportunity. </div>
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-I put my city league skills to use and beat Bart in PIG. </div>
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-There was a YSA conference in Warsaw this week. It was so awesome to meet all of the YSA's from all over Poland and do a finding activity with them. </div>
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The sun is out...and I am<span style="color: #bf9000;"> <b><u>HAPPY</u></b></span>! God is good.</div>
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"There are various legends about the Warsaw mermaid. The main one used in the City's literature and by tour guides says that the mermaid was swimming in the river when she stopped on a riverbank near the Old Town to rest. Liking it, she decided to stay. Local fishermen noticed that something was creating waves, tangling nets, and releasing their fish. They planned to trap the offender, but fell in love with her upon hearing her singing. Later, a rich merchant trapped the mermaid and imprisoned her. Hearing her cries, the fishermen rescued her, and ever since, the mermaid, armed with a sword and a shield, has been ready to help protect the city and its residents.</div>
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Sometimes this legend is expanded to say that the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Little_Mermaid_(statue)" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="The Little Mermaid (statue)">Little Mermaid</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copenhagen" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Copenhagen">Copenhagen</a> is the Warsaw mermaid's sister and they went their separate ways from the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltic_Sea" style="background: none; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Baltic Sea">Baltic Sea</a>.</div>
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Another legend states that she assisted a prince when he got lost hunting and he founded the city in her honour."</div>
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Sports Saturday is a hit here in Warsaw! Sister Stahl and I are made capitans every week...I am pretty sure it is just so we don't get picked last...but anyways. I'll give you a glimpse of my "ideal team" (and why): <b>Ashworth</b>. I mean, he even has cleats. Also, he played club in Manchester so he smokes all of us. Scores about 94% of our goals. Yells good pointers during the game...basically coaches us. Competitive. <b>Einfeldt:</b> Best goalie around. He went so hard on Saturday that his leg was bleedin' like crazy. Solid kicks. Gets everyone up field. <b>Haskett: </b>Moves fast when he wants to. Solid passes. Always has a header shot on goal. Keeps things fun. Fast. <b>Alvarez: </b>Gets the team pumped up. Backup goalie. Slide tackles. Also fast. <b>Ukranian Investigator #1: </b>Fast footwork. Goes after any ball. Striker. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Bart</span>: Has more engergy than anyone I have ever met. <b>Adriano: </b>has "one solid play a game". Gets really competitive. Wears his Barca shirt to show he knows what he is doing. <b>Ukranian Investigator #2: </b>Confident. Slightly cocky. But kinda has a right to be because he really is good. Tricks out the other team with his fancy footwork. </div>
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So, the reason I am emailing on Tuesday instead of Monday is....we had zone training yesterday! We are having a mission-wide push on <b>working with members</b>. I can't wait to see how this goes! I know back home the missionaries would always be like, "hey, start thinking of someone you know that could benefit from our message" and I was always too scared to tell them anyone or thought my friends would think I'm weird for sending missionaries to their house or something. But now I see the purpose and benefit. We are working with members so that we can<b> firstly increase their faith</b> in Christ which in return will cause them to have a stronger desire to <b>want </b>to share His gospel with friends and family. We have lots of meetings with members this week--I can't wait to teach them and help them become better member missionaries! </div>
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This was expressed during zone training in a funny analogy: they had Elder Erickson (a huuuge missionary) stand on a chair. Then, they had Elder Adriano and Elder Ashworth stand below him, acting as "missionaries". They then told Elder Erickson to fall backwards. He, very hesitant, did so. They caught him....but just enough to be barely off the ground. They then had several missionaries go up playing various roles such as "ward mission leader", "branch president", "member friend", etc in addition to the "missionaries". Then they told him to fall again. This time...he was fully supported. It made his decision to fall much easier. It is just like that in conversion with investigators. If they have friends and support at church, the decision to act is much easier! </div>
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-Women's day was so cute! Girls of every age were walking around town with flowers and smiles galore! Also, in the middle of the city, there was a little (well, actually, quite big) women's rally and there were hundreds of drunk women singing "Who Run the World (girls)" and "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" Wooooo. (This one is for you, Adriano). </div>
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-I had my first day in Poland (yes, since the end of October)...with no tights last week! But, all good things must come to an end. That only lasted a day. </div>
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-I ate a mayo salad yesterday. If any of you <i>really</i> know me, you'll know that this is my worst nightmare...but...the gift of tongues is also for taste buds, I'm convinced. (Don't you dare think this was me telling you that it was delicious in any way). </div>
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Those were Sister D's last words to me. It has been a great week with Sister Stahl. We planned out our transfer, and we are confident we are going to see miracles! It is funny getting used to a new person...their quirks, their level of cleanliness, how they teach, how they contact people on the streets, etc. It has been a great start of the transfer--I can't wait to see how things go here in Warsaw!</div>
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We had another meeting with Miracle M this week. She is a sweetheart who has sincere questions. She texted me last week and asked if we could talk about the Kingdoms of Glory. This honestly worried me because she likes to go deep into doctrine and speaks really fast. And my only-being-in-poland-for-4-<wbr></wbr>months-and-having-a-new-<wbr></wbr>companion-self was terrified. But, oh my goodness, prayer is a real thing! I said words that I didn't even know were words, I understood her questions (the gift of tongues is also <i>understanding), </i>and I lead the whole lesson! God is good and wants to help us. The lesson went great and she is continuing to progress and come unto Christ!</div>
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So, I have been meeting with this Ukranian college student for a few months now. She met with missionaries in the Ukraine and is waiting for her boyfriend to come baptize her here. Anwyays, she reached out to me last week and asked if we could come teach an English class at her universtiy. After talking with our mission president about it, he agreed (as long as we kept our purpose in mind, duh!). We went and took a tour this week and got a bunch of "university of warsaw: school of manegement" gear. We have a legit classroom and everything. Anyways, we got our picture taken and then she put up flyers. I was thinkin' like 10 people were going to sign up. Nope. She called me last night and told me that <b>71</b> people signed up. So, we are being moved to a lecture hall. Honestly, I am a little scared. But I'm excited about how many people will come in contact with the church because of this. Sister D and I always talked about that even if they don't want to learn about the gospel, they will see our tags and our smiles and they will know that we are happy people...espeically when we serve!</div>
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-This week is Women's day (March 8)...so make sure and treat yo self, ladies. Or, as a billboard in the middle of the city says, "everyday is women's day"...yeah! feminism!</div>
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- Yesterday was beautiful! It was my warmest day in Poland yet! It was 52 degrees!! We contacted in a nearby (HUGE) park. There was a fair going on, too... so there were people galore. The only bad part? There were waffle and pierogi stands everywhere...and it was fast <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1518576029" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(204, 204, 204); position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Sunday</span></span>. </div>
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Mimihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17702520683417453740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3041958755175628153.post-46178890704655869212017-03-08T17:15:00.000-08:002017-04-05T18:04:46.986-07:0027. 2/28/17: Week 27 (18th week in Warsaw): "Yo gonna miss this"<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">2/28/17</span><br />
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<b><u>Transfers :) :( </u></b></div>
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-I am staying in Warsaw!</div>
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-We moved into a different (no mold!!) apartment!</div>
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-I get to learn and grow from a new companion, Sister Stahl!</div>
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-One of the hardest goodbyes ever....Sister DeMordaunt. Sister D is now serving in Wroclaw. I already miss her dearly. Bye bye, mom :(</div>
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<b><u>Baptism!!!</u></b></div>
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Toby was baptized on Saturday! Elder Haskett and Elder Barlow taught him. He is so solid and has the strongest testimony! Warsaw is being blessed! </div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.8px;">We have been meeting with Alice now for 2 weeks. She showed up to church 2 Sundays ago and wanted to learn more. We've already had 4 meetings! During our Plan of Salvation lesson this week, we talked about the Atonement of Jesus Christ and what that can mean personally to us. We then read this month's visiting teaching message with her, "</span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: initial; color: #333333; font-family: "open sans" , "zoram" , "noto sans" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">Of</span><span style="background-color: initial; color: #333333; font-family: "open sans" , "zoram" , "noto sans" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"> </span><a class="m_-7393282588057647608gmail-no-link-style" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://www.mormon.org/beliefs/jesus-christ&source=gmail&ust=1489105865344000&usg=AFQjCNHSIEDXRNyUWPbTUUPLgNHferzyAA" href="http://www.mormon.org/beliefs/jesus-christ" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: none; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "open sans", zoram, "noto sans", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Jesus Christ</a><span style="background-color: initial; color: #333333; font-family: "open sans" , "zoram" , "noto sans" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">’s Atonement, Elder</span><span style="background-color: initial; color: #333333; font-family: "open sans" , "zoram" , "noto sans" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"> </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://www.lds.org/church/leader/d-todd-christofferson?lang%3Deng&source=gmail&ust=1489105865344000&usg=AFQjCNEAEBqt9KqR_GdWKpboCm1LZdbB0Q" href="https://www.lds.org/church/leader/d-todd-christofferson?lang=eng" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #147ea7; font-family: "open sans", zoram, "noto sans", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">D. Todd Christofferson</a><span style="background-color: initial; color: #333333; font-family: "open sans" , "zoram" , "noto sans" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="background-color: initial; color: #333333; font-family: "open sans" , "zoram" , "noto sans" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles said: “The Savior’s suffering in Gethsemane and His agony on the cross redeem us from sin by satisfying the demands that justice has upon us. He extends mercy and pardons those who repent. The Atonement of Jesus Christ also satisfies the debt justice owes to us by healing and compensating us for any suffering we innocently endure. ‘For behold, he suffereth the pains of all men, yea, the pains of every living creature, both men, women, and children, who belong to the family of Adam’ (</span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/9.21?lang%3Deng%2320&source=gmail&ust=1489105865344000&usg=AFQjCNHrfvODll1Q5Qb_zyJqbwDpGBJVgA" href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/9.21?lang=eng#20" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #147ea7; font-family: "open sans", zoram, "noto sans", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">2 Nephi <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_2095397762" style="border: none !important; cursor: inherit !important; position: static !important; top: -2px; z-index: auto !important;"><span class="aQJ" style="border: none !important; cursor: inherit !important; position: static !important; top: 2px; z-index: auto !important;">9:21</span></span></a><span style="background-color: initial; color: #333333; font-family: "open sans" , "zoram" , "noto sans" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">; see also</span><span style="background-color: initial; color: #333333; font-family: "open sans" , "zoram" , "noto sans" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;"> </span><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/alma/7.11-12?lang%3Deng%2310&source=gmail&ust=1489105865344000&usg=AFQjCNFojf-2AB561UoXrjAcuCPRzVqXOQ" href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/bofm/alma/7.11-12?lang=eng#10" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #147ea7; font-family: "open sans", zoram, "noto sans", helvetica, arial, sans-serif; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Alma <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_2095397763" style="border: none !important; cursor: inherit !important; position: static !important; top: -2px; z-index: auto !important;"><span class="aQJ" style="border: none !important; cursor: inherit !important; position: static !important; top: 2px; z-index: auto !important;">7:11</span></span>–12</a><span style="background-color: initial; color: #333333; font-family: "open sans" , "zoram" , "noto sans" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif;">).”</span><span class="m_-7393282588057647608gmail-noteMarker" style="background-position: 0px 0px; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #333333; font-family: "open sans" , "zoram" , "noto sans" , "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; line-height: 0; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://www.lds.org/liahona/2017/02/christs-atonement-is-evidence-of-gods-love?lang%3Deng%23footnote1-14442_000_006&source=gmail&ust=1489105865345000&usg=AFQjCNFuzVvf1FrxxtQdw-SLRYsRPFlfdg" href="https://www.lds.org/liahona/2017/02/christs-atonement-is-evidence-of-gods-love?lang=eng#footnote1-14442_000_006" style="background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #147ea7; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">1</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Christ has “graven [us] upon the palms of [His] hands” (<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/isa/49.16?lang%3Deng%2315&source=gmail&ust=1489105865345000&usg=AFQjCNFe8wKxRZJJ77K2_CA4Vx7kILbyQA" href="https://www.lds.org/scriptures/ot/isa/49.16?lang=eng#15" style="background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0px 0px; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; border: 0px; box-sizing: border-box; color: #147ea7; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank">Isaiah 49:16</a>). Linda K. Burton, Relief Society General President, says, “That supreme act of love ought to send each of us to our knees in humble prayer to thank our Heavenly Father for loving us enough that He sent His Only Begotten and perfect Son to suffer for our sins, our heartaches, and all that seems unfair in our own individual lives.”</span></div>
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Yesterday in Relief Society, everyone had the opprotunity to share their conversion stories. This one particular Ukranian sister's story really hit me. She said that in 1998 (she was 18 then), on a warm <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_485902639" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(204, 204, 204); position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">Saturday</span></span> morning, she was walking through an outdoor market with her boyfriend and saw missionaries with a table and whiteboard across the street. She said her heart just "fluttered"....but then got carried away with other things in the moment and didn't have the opprotunity to go over to the table. She went home that night, after spending the day with her boyfriend, and couldn't seem to escape that feeling. She decided that she was going to go back the next day to see if they were there with their table again. But this time: no table. She was heartbroken (although she now understands why....they were at church, of course!). Time passed...but she always kept thinking about those missionaries. <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_485902640" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(204, 204, 204); position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">2 weeks later</span></span>, her and her boyfriend were at the market again...and so were the missionaries! She was nervous to talk to them (especially because her boyfriend was a Seventh Day Adventist)...and wanted them to approach her (but they were busy talking to other people)...so she wrote down the chapel address that was on the whiteboard and went on her way. She showed up to church the <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_485902641" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(204, 204, 204); position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">next Sunday</span></span> with over 70 questions written down for the missionaries (missionary jackpot!!). In that part of Ukraine at the time, there were only 7 members. Within a month, ALL of her questions were answered and she was baptized. She said that the church MADE SENSE to her. Her questions were answered. She felt DIFFERENT (constant companionship of the Holy Ghost). She served a mission exactly a year from her baptism date...and that is where she met her husband. They now have 5 kids. She went on about all the blessings she has recieved since being a member of this church. </div>
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Now, from a missionary perspective...this hit me hard. It made me think how many people look at our table, or our whiteboards and on the inside are screaming, "talk to me, talk to me!". There are prepared people all around--we, as missionaries (and members!)...just have to do our part and OPEN our mouths. Don't be afraid...don't be ashamed.</div>
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<b><u>Legia Warsaw:</u></b></div>
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Yesterday, our district was handing out flyers for our free English class. </div>
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Yesterday was also game day. </div>
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Game days are nuts. </div>
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Elder Barlow and I handed some flyers to 3 crazy (drunk) fans who started talking to us.They had so many questions about America, Trump, American soccer, our missions, California, Disneyland, fat people, and the Statue of Liberty. You know, the usual things that get brought up when they hear your accent.</div>
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I don't know how much of the conversation they'll remember, but I sent them off with a plan of salvation brochure...so we'll see what happens. </div>
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-We had dinner with the coolest American family last night. They have an almost 2 year old daughter who is the cutest thing in the entire world. I came in the dining room from the kitchen last night, and the little girl looked at me and said, "Well, hello princess!". It made my heart smile. She then proceeded to cover me in stickers. </div>
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My challenge to you: use technology to share the gospel at least once this week. Share a picture, post a quote, send a text with a link to your favorite talk, retweet from an apostle, etc. :) </div>
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I hit my 6 months <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_485902642" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(204, 204, 204); position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">on Friday</span></span>! Where is the pause button? Transfers are next week--we'll see what happens. I don't want to leave Warsaw...and I especially don't want to leave Sister DeMordaunt...but I know that He has a plan...and I need to learn to trust it a little bit more. </div>
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So, see you in a year. Love you all.</div>
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Mimihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17702520683417453740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3041958755175628153.post-90959285392444699332017-02-20T19:09:00.003-08:002017-02-20T19:09:46.071-08:0025: Week 25 (16th week in Warsaw): Chrzest, Chrzest Kochanie<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8px;">Cześć Wam! Not a whole lot of time to email today (we're going to the zoo :) :) :) :) ) ...but here we go!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 19.2px;">...</span><span style="line-height: 19.2px;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">"seven layers of the candy cane forest and through the sea of whirly, twirly gumdrops"....we made it to Siostra Dyba's home. We had the opportunity of visiting a cute little member on Saturday. She often says that the journey from her home to our chapel is about two hours. Boy, was she right. We took a train for about 30 minutes and then trudged through snowy, Polish countryside for the other hour and a half. SHE DOES THIS EVERY WEEK. She doesn't have a car! Her dedication amazes me. Polish members are so solid. </span></span></div>
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<b><u>Moving Our Way Up:</u></b></div>
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Yesterday, we moved our way up to Young Womens. Sister D taught about the Plan of Salvation and I translated. We talked about the three main questions in life: Why are we here? Where are we going? And where did we come from? We had a really good discussion and talked about how personal His plan can be. Here is the link to a video that really hit me with the feels: <a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://www.lds.org/youth/learn/yw/plan-of-salvation/what?lang%3Deng%23video%3Dmens-hearts-shall-fail-them&source=gmail&ust=1487731004507000&usg=AFQjCNFX0IZ5JqiCKYdR0dK8Djyu0IMkQQ" href="https://www.lds.org/youth/learn/yw/plan-of-salvation/what?lang=eng#video=mens-hearts-shall-fail-them" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">https://www.lds.org/<wbr></wbr>youth/learn/yw/plan-of-<wbr></wbr>salvation/what?lang=eng#video=<wbr></wbr>mens-hearts-shall-fail-them</a> </div>
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<b><u>"Talent" show:</u></b></div>
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Honestly, I wouldn't say rapping is my talent...or Sister D's...but we went for it and did a hybrid Polish/English rap about the Restoration:</div>
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Alright, stop, collaborate and listen. </div>
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We are the Poland Warsaw mission. </div>
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O nasze przysłanie możesz prosić</div>
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Let's start at Lesson 1...Yeah, Let's go</div>
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Like the prophets of old, sometimes people didn't do what they were told</div>
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Niestety się stało</div>
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aż Józef Smith zapytał dlaczego? </div>
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happy valentine's day. remember who loves you most (Heavenly Father)! and second most (me)!</div>
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1. We contacted this super cute, college-aged girl on the patelnia the other day. We gave her a flyer for our free English class...and off she went. However, on Wednesday, SHE CAME to English! She showed up and was like, "what do you guys even do here in Poland, anyways?!"....we told her we were missionaries and she said she would love to meet with us! We have a meeting with her this upcoming week. We can't wait! </div>
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2. An investigator who has been investigating for <b>2</b> <b>years</b> told us that she felt a "sparkle of light" (cough cough Holy Ghost) like she had never felt during our meeting. She is so close!</div>
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3. Our cute little investigator that has been working in Germany for the past 2 months is finally back! While she was gone, she continued to: read, pray, and study. We love seeing those we teach progress (especially on their own)! </div>
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4. We followed Sister Turek's advice...we did a Book of Mormon scripture study with our investigator. We weren't quite sure what she needed, so we went with 1 Nephi 8...czyli the Tree of Life. Sister D and her switched off reading while I drew what was happening on the whiteboard. At one point she stopped the reading and was like, "Sister Beem, that tree you drew is beautiful"....that was a compliment I have NEVER gotten before (my artistic ability is limited to stick figure people). Granted, it isn't that hard to mess up a tree and an iron rod, but still. Confidence boost. </div>
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This past week, we were moving stuff from one chapel to the other (getting prepped for the BIG branch merge!). One Elder was like, "I guess if the sisters stay and help, they can take the light stuff". Sister D was like, "UM LIGHT STUFF? We can take the heavy stuff, too. Ugh". Next thing I know, Sister D and I are carrying a full-on wardrobe on our own. Sister D's words, not mine, "We are women, hear us roar". Flip, she's my favorite. </div>
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I love seeing the church grow here, espeically in Warsaw. Our branch just merged with the Warsaw 1 branch yesterday. Now, we meet in an ACTUAL chapel. We had ORGAN prelude music. We OPENED (and almost FILLED) the overflow. Exciting times for our branch, mission, and church :)</div>
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Sister D and I translated senior primary yesterday. Don't let the word <i>senior</i> fool you. These kids were nuts. There were about 15 kids in an 8x10 classroom learning about the Urim and Thummim. Things were bound to get a little crazy. Anyways, the lesson ended by a girl saying that she was part-dragon and that she could communicate through her rainbow scales and then a boy telling her off. Hopefully this becomes our weekly calling...it keeps things exciting. </div>
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Jesus Christ's #1 invitation? "Come Unto Me". (<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2013/04/come-unto-me?lang%3Deng&source=gmail&ust=1487731007022000&usg=AFQjCNH06bMitqpTgW3UClsg08H9eA40yA" href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2013/04/come-unto-me?lang=eng" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">https://www.lds.org/general-<wbr></wbr>conference/2013/04/come-unto-<wbr></wbr>me?lang=eng</a>). He showed us the way through His words and His example. </div>
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Mimihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17702520683417453740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3041958755175628153.post-69028628853196012262017-02-20T18:45:00.000-08:002017-02-20T18:45:38.719-08:0023: Week 23 (14th week in Warsaw): Eye Can Bee A Friend<br />
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<b>2. </b>The Hip Mom Who Is So So So So Close: </div>
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-thought of the week (Jeffrey R. Holland...killin' it again): "However late you think you are, however many chances you think you have missed, however many mistakes you feel you have made or talents you think you don't have, or distance from home and family and God you feel you have traveled, I testify that you have <i>not </i>traveled beyond the reach of divine love. It is not possible for you to sink lower than the infinate light of Christ's Atonement shines". </div>
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Mimihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17702520683417453740noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3041958755175628153.post-54138019535964205642017-01-26T17:54:00.000-08:002017-01-26T17:54:09.947-08:0022: Week 22 (13th week in Warsaw): Boom Clap<br />
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This has been quite possibly my favorite week of my mission. And honestly, probably, my whole life. Here's why:</div>
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<b><u>Funky Town...</u></b><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.12px;"><b><u>Łódź</u></b></span><b><u>:</u></b></div>
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Sister DeMordaunt and I went on exchanges in <span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.12px;">Łódź this week. I finally got to go on a train! Now, for some reason, </span><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.12px;">Łódź gets a bad rep for being "ugly" and "dirty". Whoever said any of that is a big, fat liar. It was so cute and quaint! All of the missionaries in </span><span style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 16.12px;">Łódź are stellar...it was so fun to contact and teach with all of them (even if it was freeeeeeeeezing outside!). While there, we taught an English class, Sister Van and I went and taught a less active, and we had a big finding activity! Good times. And.... I ate "mexican food"...aka a 2/10 burrito. But, it was still mexican food. Count your blessings. </span></div>
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<b><u>When you go to teach someone and they teach you (WAY) more:</u></b></div>
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There is a member from the South that has been (REALLY) sick for months. She got so sick (can barely breathe from severe bronchitis and other complications), that she had to be brought up to Warsaw for several intensive surgeries and better care. Sister DeMordaunt and I went and visited her in the hospital on Wednesday. While we were there, we talked about JOY and read her a talk from this past conference (<a data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2016/10/joy-and-spiritual-survival?lang%3Deng&source=gmail&ust=1485567652447000&usg=AFQjCNEe6q6bBeGBW_gFV0nOqTMd-Pyk9w" href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2016/10/joy-and-spiritual-survival?lang=eng" style="color: #1155cc;" target="_blank">https://www.lds.org/general-<wbr></wbr>conference/2016/10/joy-and-<wbr></wbr>spiritual-survival?lang=eng</a>). She was so happy the whole time...seriously, she was so, so smiley. We asked her why/ how she could be so happy during this horrible time. Here's what she said {paraphrased}: "Today is the first day in months that I have been able to breathe on my own. Today is the first day in months that I have eaten solid food. Today is the first day in months that I have stood up. Today is the first day in months that I've been able to talk. Doctors are starting to figure out what is wrong with me. I am able to understand the care I am getting (she speaks English and doesn't know any Polish). You want to know why all these good things are now happening? Because I am feeding myself spiritually and not asking "why me" anymore. I started reading the Book of Mormon again. Missionaries are visiting me! If I focus on God, I know He will help me...I just need to trust Him and His plan. I am allowing the Atonement to work more in my life--for ALL of my pains. There is no coincedence that all this good is happening right when I was well enough to feed myself spiritually again. It doesn't mean that the road is easy, or will be easy, or will be shorter...but I know that I can rely on God and submit my will to His. I have a lot to be grateful for." Okay paraphrase over. The tears can begin. IS SHE INCREDIBLE OR WHAT? Sister D and I literally walked out of the hospital sobbing because she is so strong and happy. We can't wait to keep meeting with her through her journey and recovery. </div>
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<b><u>*Points to Americans*...Christopher Columbus! *Jumps off the Stage*...Miley Cyrus!</u></b></div>
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We had a Relief Society activity with the Warsaw 1 and 2 sisters <span class="aBn" data-term="goog_1632313029" style="border-bottom: 1px dashed rgb(204, 204, 204); position: relative; top: -2px; z-index: 0;" tabindex="0"><span class="aQJ" style="position: relative; top: 2px; z-index: -1;">on Saturday</span></span>. We are so excited to merge branches in a few weeks! We had so much fun and SUCH a good turn out (around 25 sisters...wahoo!). We ate chocolate, mingled around, and played charades. That's where the Christopher Columbus and Miley Cyrus caption comes into play. It was a Polish sister's turn to act out. After she paused for a second to decide how to act her slip of paper out, she just stood and pointed to the American sisters. No one really knew what she was hinting at, so we all just waited for the time to run out. She then was like, "Um, duh. Christopher Columbus. The guy who discovered YOUR land". It was so funny. Sister Chadwick (American) was up next. She kept swinging off of the stage...so we were all like, "Monkey! Tarzan!....etc etc etc"....nope. What was she acting out? Miley Cyrus. On a wrecking ball. We all died. </div>
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<b><u>Other:</u></b></div>
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-My theme for the week (for obvious reasons): "When the focus of our lives is on Jesus Christ and His gospel, we can feel joy regardless of what is happening--or not happening--in our lives". -Russell M. Nelson</div>
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-I think we are officially just down to "2-pair of tights" weather :)</div>
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-I hit 5 months this week. AH! Where is the pause button??</div>
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<span style="font-size: 12.8px;">have a great week! kocham was!</span></div>
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xoxo, </div>
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siostra <span class="il">talia</span> beem</div>
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02-952 Warszawa Poland</div>
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PICS: my district (bez sister d) and a weird....? on the patelnia, sister d selfies (what's new), exchanges in lodz, and the cutest watercolor my cousin made me (@watercolorsbyhannahlaine)! <div class="yj6qo">
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