Hey!
So this last week was pretty normal, we had an exchange though, so that sorta messes us up a little bit, but it was fine just unexpected. We are doing great here in Peja.
So we went to a US military base on Thursday, and that was awesome! Made me a little home sick but it was so great! Us 4 missionaries taught the institute class for the soldiers and got to eat Taco Bell and stock up on some American groceries! it was awesome hahah.
We have to do a lot of finding here, which isn't a problem, it's part of Missionary Work haha but we have to do a lot of it. We do however have a couple of awesome investigators. They aren't progressing super fast, but they are progressing and learning a lot about our Savior Jesus Christ. I have seen a lot of help from Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ as I teach people, and I see them work with the investigator through the Holy Ghost and it is such an awesome experience.
Sorry cause i don't have a lot of time to write today, but I wanna bear my testimony that I know this Church is true and that what we are doing is the work of God. I am so grateful for the opportunity that I have to be a missionary here in Kosovo!
Ju dua shume edhe une shpresoj qe ju do keni nje jave shume i mire! (I love you a lot and hope you will have an awesome week)
Elder Sajmëns
Monday, August 25, 2014
Monday, August 18, 2014
August 18, 2014
Hey so I guess I'm 19 now.....Weird
First off, it is my Grandpa's birthday today. He passed away almost 6 years ago. He was an incredible man! He is a hero of mine that I look up to! He worked so hard for his whole life, because he loved his family. He truly is a wonderful example to follow and he was so Christlike! So I wanted to just say that. He was a wonderful man and he is doing some great work in a different place now, I know it.
This week was a slow week, because a lot of us were still getting over sickness and we had an unexpected transfer with the other elders. Now we have a new elder serving here and one went down to Tirana, I don't know why, but I guess I don't need to know haha. But Elder Baker, who came up, is awesome and we are excited for him to be up here.
So my companion actually had to go to the doctor, just cause he wasn't getting any better, he is fine now and is getting a lot better pretty quick. So I spent a couple days on exchange with Elder Baker and we did mostly street contacting and did a couple lessons! But it was tough with the sickness, but we are all better now, so this week should be a lot better and we should all be on our feet again. I was lucky enough to be the only one in our district not to get anything....yet. haha hopefully not at all.
One awesome thing happened on Saturday though! And it is a testament that the Lord blesses those who keep His commandments and serve Him. We got to go down to Gjakova and Elder Baker got to see his parents on skype because his dad got baptized! It was an awesome experience and I feel honored that I had the opportunity to be able to see that amazing experience in his life! I know that this is the Lord's work and if we hold fast to the iron rod (1 Nephi 11) and do what is right we will receive blessings and those that we love will also be blessed!
Well I don't have much more time so I'll end it here. Hope you all have an awesome week!
Elder Sajmëns
First off, it is my Grandpa's birthday today. He passed away almost 6 years ago. He was an incredible man! He is a hero of mine that I look up to! He worked so hard for his whole life, because he loved his family. He truly is a wonderful example to follow and he was so Christlike! So I wanted to just say that. He was a wonderful man and he is doing some great work in a different place now, I know it.
This week was a slow week, because a lot of us were still getting over sickness and we had an unexpected transfer with the other elders. Now we have a new elder serving here and one went down to Tirana, I don't know why, but I guess I don't need to know haha. But Elder Baker, who came up, is awesome and we are excited for him to be up here.
So my companion actually had to go to the doctor, just cause he wasn't getting any better, he is fine now and is getting a lot better pretty quick. So I spent a couple days on exchange with Elder Baker and we did mostly street contacting and did a couple lessons! But it was tough with the sickness, but we are all better now, so this week should be a lot better and we should all be on our feet again. I was lucky enough to be the only one in our district not to get anything....yet. haha hopefully not at all.
One awesome thing happened on Saturday though! And it is a testament that the Lord blesses those who keep His commandments and serve Him. We got to go down to Gjakova and Elder Baker got to see his parents on skype because his dad got baptized! It was an awesome experience and I feel honored that I had the opportunity to be able to see that amazing experience in his life! I know that this is the Lord's work and if we hold fast to the iron rod (1 Nephi 11) and do what is right we will receive blessings and those that we love will also be blessed!
Well I don't have much more time so I'll end it here. Hope you all have an awesome week!
Elder Sajmëns
Monday, August 11, 2014
August 11, 2014
Hey Everyone
Yeah so really not a lot happened this week, but I'm going to talk a little bit about an average week in Peja.
So on Monday we have P-day, which for the last couple of weeks have been boring cause we didn't do much. Today we didn't do anything because the 3 other elders in my district are sick. I'm not but they aren't doing so hot. So we just had a chill day today.
Last Tuesday we had to go to Pristina for a Zone Training, so that kinda took all of the day, and in the afternoon we met with a couple people but mostly tabled, which means that we stood in the Boulevard with a table and a bunch of stuff from our church. So that was fun.. hahah usually people don't stop, but that's how it is with most things haha.
Wednesday. We did a lot of street contacting and handing our fliers for our English course. So it wasn't a super eventful day, but we did have some lessons with some investigators and a Recent Convert. So that was awesome, but we are gonna start doing all of our creative finding ideas on Wednesdays haha.
Thursday. We do service in the morning, and we have been trying to make cookies for people, but clearly we need more practice because they keep turning out bad haha. Then we had some lessons and went to an investigators house, which is really far away. We took a taxi most of the way, on the way over, but walked all the way back and it took about an hour and a half haha, it was brutal. We also tracted, which turned out ok, no one really answered the door, but we feel strongly like we need to be doing more of that.
Friday, weekly planning in the morning, which takes forever hahah so that takes up all of the morning and we take lunch right after, so we usually get out of the house by 2. Then it's trying to meet with people or street contacting. So we street contacted and handed out English course fliers.
Saturday. We had to do a lot of splits with the other elders so that they could get some work done. One of them was really sick with the flu, so they had to stay home for a few days! So we were helping them out on Saturday. Usually we play basketball on Saturday nights, as a finding activity but we weren't able this past weekend.
Sunday. Church is at 10 in a room that we rent from a Hotel. It lasts about an hour an a half, with sacrament meeting and a gospel principles lesson. I had to give a talk which was rough, but my Albanian is getting there, it is a much different dialect here though haha. And then we had English course in the afternoon, and that went well. No one interested about the Gospel, yet ;)
So that is a typical week for us here in Peja. We have a good time, and we work really hard. It's a pretty difficult work up here in Peja, but we are loving it and are trying our best. The Lord is definitely helping us out though!
I have to go now though, hopefully I don't get sick as well ;) haha Have an awesome week everyone! and I hope you are all doing well!
Much love!
Elder Simons!
Yeah so really not a lot happened this week, but I'm going to talk a little bit about an average week in Peja.
So on Monday we have P-day, which for the last couple of weeks have been boring cause we didn't do much. Today we didn't do anything because the 3 other elders in my district are sick. I'm not but they aren't doing so hot. So we just had a chill day today.
Last Tuesday we had to go to Pristina for a Zone Training, so that kinda took all of the day, and in the afternoon we met with a couple people but mostly tabled, which means that we stood in the Boulevard with a table and a bunch of stuff from our church. So that was fun.. hahah usually people don't stop, but that's how it is with most things haha.
Wednesday. We did a lot of street contacting and handing our fliers for our English course. So it wasn't a super eventful day, but we did have some lessons with some investigators and a Recent Convert. So that was awesome, but we are gonna start doing all of our creative finding ideas on Wednesdays haha.
Thursday. We do service in the morning, and we have been trying to make cookies for people, but clearly we need more practice because they keep turning out bad haha. Then we had some lessons and went to an investigators house, which is really far away. We took a taxi most of the way, on the way over, but walked all the way back and it took about an hour and a half haha, it was brutal. We also tracted, which turned out ok, no one really answered the door, but we feel strongly like we need to be doing more of that.
Friday, weekly planning in the morning, which takes forever hahah so that takes up all of the morning and we take lunch right after, so we usually get out of the house by 2. Then it's trying to meet with people or street contacting. So we street contacted and handed out English course fliers.
Saturday. We had to do a lot of splits with the other elders so that they could get some work done. One of them was really sick with the flu, so they had to stay home for a few days! So we were helping them out on Saturday. Usually we play basketball on Saturday nights, as a finding activity but we weren't able this past weekend.
Sunday. Church is at 10 in a room that we rent from a Hotel. It lasts about an hour an a half, with sacrament meeting and a gospel principles lesson. I had to give a talk which was rough, but my Albanian is getting there, it is a much different dialect here though haha. And then we had English course in the afternoon, and that went well. No one interested about the Gospel, yet ;)
So that is a typical week for us here in Peja. We have a good time, and we work really hard. It's a pretty difficult work up here in Peja, but we are loving it and are trying our best. The Lord is definitely helping us out though!
I have to go now though, hopefully I don't get sick as well ;) haha Have an awesome week everyone! and I hope you are all doing well!
Much love!
Elder Simons!
Monday, August 4, 2014
August 4, 2014
Hey guys
I'm going to keep it short this week, because I don't have a ton of time. Kosovo is beautiful! People told me the Pejë was the most beautiful city in our mission and now I believe them. It is so beautiful up here, I have pictures, but we've had a lot of problems today with power outage and Internet going out, so Idk if I've sent them all. My new companion is also awesome! We were in the MTC at the same time so I already knew him, but we are getting along really well and we are both really excited for the next transfer/mini-transfer. haha. we don't exactly know how long we have together here, but we're gonna make the best of it.
The church is still really new here. It has only been open to missionary work for about 4 months now and we only have 4 members. It's just a small group of a couple awesome members. We are trying to build this city into a branch which would make Kosovo a district, for the first time!! So I am super pumped to be here helping!! It's kind of a big honor to be trusted by the Lord.
But I am doing well here in Kosovo and I hope all of you are doing well!
Have an awesome week!
Elder Sajmëns
I'm going to keep it short this week, because I don't have a ton of time. Kosovo is beautiful! People told me the Pejë was the most beautiful city in our mission and now I believe them. It is so beautiful up here, I have pictures, but we've had a lot of problems today with power outage and Internet going out, so Idk if I've sent them all. My new companion is also awesome! We were in the MTC at the same time so I already knew him, but we are getting along really well and we are both really excited for the next transfer/mini-transfer. haha. we don't exactly know how long we have together here, but we're gonna make the best of it.
The church is still really new here. It has only been open to missionary work for about 4 months now and we only have 4 members. It's just a small group of a couple awesome members. We are trying to build this city into a branch which would make Kosovo a district, for the first time!! So I am super pumped to be here helping!! It's kind of a big honor to be trusted by the Lord.
But I am doing well here in Kosovo and I hope all of you are doing well!
Have an awesome week!
Elder Sajmëns
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