January 12, 2009
Sunday night was super amazing. So the cluster of streets that we were guided to through our "finding prayer" in the centru area (right by where the church is actually...and no, we had no idea because we were white-washed into our apt) is where we went to go contacting. We went out with the intent to block knock. Problem, there are no blocks there! So we went villa knocking again and did our best, but for the most part, to no avail. This was on Str. Episcopiei, the street that I felt super impressed about...where an investigator actually lives with whom we had a discussion planned in about 2 hours from then...again, we had no idea because we were whitewashed in here. So , we continued with this until we came to the street that Elder Wilde was impressed to write down. We were on the right side of the street and looked like the same old same old. So, we looked around and saw on the other side of the street a vila complex. One of the vila's had a bunch of lights on and so we decided to check it out. All the vila's but one looked super creepy and abandoned so we thought hey, let's try this one with the lights even though it seems like a party is going on. We ring the bell and a son comes to the door. He calls his father who didn't understand us at first and thought we coudn't speak romanian. The father races back into the house yelling for his daughter who knows some english and is racing all throughout the house all uptight that some english speakers are at his door. Meanwhile, the son had let us in....hahaha. So, we came into the front of the house in the hall. The father finally decided to let us into the living room because had no idea what to do with us. So, we come into the living room and sit down and start a conversation with his son and family friend and mother in law. We start explaining and answering their questions and then the father comes in and goes to the room across from us and turns on the tv with a smerk on his face. Meanwhile, my companion and I were teaching from the BOM, testifying about the Saviour and having a full on romanian conversation. This amazed the father and he turned off the tv, came into the room we were in and began to listen. Shortly thereafter his wife and brother came into the room. We taught, we testified and used the BOM. They asked questions but their concerns were answered and we had 8 people (6 of which were standing) looking intently at us as we taught. The Spirit had changed their countenances from ...hey what you got?...to hey...I like that, that sounds familiar. They took our books of Mormon and set up with us on Wednesday at 1900 wanting more copies of the BOM and to hear more. You see the thing is, we prayed to God for a family when we were planning where to contact with the maps just a day before. Let me tell you something. When I left that house I was more happy than I can ever remember being, to the point where I was jumping on the street, screaming and then singing "Glory to God in the highest!" God is a God of Miracles...I KNOW this. I think this was my first time ever in Romania teaching an entire family at once.
From there we went to the church, planned our next lesson with the familia S. for Wednesday and then went along to our next lesson with Dan's family. At first they told us that they didn't have time to read...didn't understand why there was a need for more than the 10 commandments, tithing specifically, and told us that they didn't believe in the prelife or the afterlife. We went forward after that to tell them that their real concern was actually that of if Joseph Smith was a prophet and if the BOM is a true book. Again, the Spirit changed their countenances and they listened. By the time we left we had developed a relationship of trust with them (just like with the other one we had just met with) and they agreed that we could come back to keep talking, and to read 3 Nephi 11.
The Lord is with us, this I know. He never leaves us. He guides this work and we CANNOT do it without Him or the Spirit.
Sunday night was super amazing. So the cluster of streets that we were guided to through our "finding prayer" in the centru area (right by where the church is actually...and no, we had no idea because we were white-washed into our apt) is where we went to go contacting. We went out with the intent to block knock. Problem, there are no blocks there! So we went villa knocking again and did our best, but for the most part, to no avail. This was on Str. Episcopiei, the street that I felt super impressed about...where an investigator actually lives with whom we had a discussion planned in about 2 hours from then...again, we had no idea because we were whitewashed in here. So , we continued with this until we came to the street that Elder Wilde was impressed to write down. We were on the right side of the street and looked like the same old same old. So, we looked around and saw on the other side of the street a vila complex. One of the vila's had a bunch of lights on and so we decided to check it out. All the vila's but one looked super creepy and abandoned so we thought hey, let's try this one with the lights even though it seems like a party is going on. We ring the bell and a son comes to the door. He calls his father who didn't understand us at first and thought we coudn't speak romanian. The father races back into the house yelling for his daughter who knows some english and is racing all throughout the house all uptight that some english speakers are at his door. Meanwhile, the son had let us in....hahaha. So, we came into the front of the house in the hall. The father finally decided to let us into the living room because had no idea what to do with us. So, we come into the living room and sit down and start a conversation with his son and family friend and mother in law. We start explaining and answering their questions and then the father comes in and goes to the room across from us and turns on the tv with a smerk on his face. Meanwhile, my companion and I were teaching from the BOM, testifying about the Saviour and having a full on romanian conversation. This amazed the father and he turned off the tv, came into the room we were in and began to listen. Shortly thereafter his wife and brother came into the room. We taught, we testified and used the BOM. They asked questions but their concerns were answered and we had 8 people (6 of which were standing) looking intently at us as we taught. The Spirit had changed their countenances from ...hey what you got?...to hey...I like that, that sounds familiar. They took our books of Mormon and set up with us on Wednesday at 1900 wanting more copies of the BOM and to hear more. You see the thing is, we prayed to God for a family when we were planning where to contact with the maps just a day before. Let me tell you something. When I left that house I was more happy than I can ever remember being, to the point where I was jumping on the street, screaming and then singing "Glory to God in the highest!" God is a God of Miracles...I KNOW this. I think this was my first time ever in Romania teaching an entire family at once.
From there we went to the church, planned our next lesson with the familia S. for Wednesday and then went along to our next lesson with Dan's family. At first they told us that they didn't have time to read...didn't understand why there was a need for more than the 10 commandments, tithing specifically, and told us that they didn't believe in the prelife or the afterlife. We went forward after that to tell them that their real concern was actually that of if Joseph Smith was a prophet and if the BOM is a true book. Again, the Spirit changed their countenances and they listened. By the time we left we had developed a relationship of trust with them (just like with the other one we had just met with) and they agreed that we could come back to keep talking, and to read 3 Nephi 11.
The Lord is with us, this I know. He never leaves us. He guides this work and we CANNOT do it without Him or the Spirit.
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