New Year's Eve was a great evening with the members and then going home to a restless night of hearing fireworks going off all the time. It was so crazy to me how many fireworks went off right in the middle of the city. I finally was able to doze off through the noise and then it hit 5 minutes before midnight and the place went crazy! I woke up and looked out the window. It was so loud and so colorful. But it was just describing how this year was going to be for the Adriatic North Mission. This week was full of awesome experiences. Starting with an investigator we have who has given us three referrals who are very interested (just so you know, referrals come far and wide, I think before this week, I have received 5 referrals total on my mission thus far). This woman also said that as soon as she receives an answer from God, she will be baptized. Bah! It was so great. We met with our other investigator ( the one who I first met with chicken blood on her hands) on New Year's Day and she said that she wanted to be baptized this year. We prayed and then she chose the date January 23rd, her birthday. She was so excited and had more of a drive in her after that. So we'll see how it goes. The first time in the history of the Zadar branch, we had a baby blessing. Our branch president's son. It was such a spiritual experience and the bigger miracle was that the branch president's father came (the husband to the woman who I taught to be baptized) came to church for the first time and loved it and felt the spirit so strong. Yesterday we received a call from a man who said that we talked to him on the street and we talked about faith with him. I bet you could imagine our reaction. How many people do we talk to in one day? Lots. Sestra Trumbo continued to talk to him and he asked if we could meet because he was reading the pamphlet and he has one question, "Which church is true?" Wow. Yes, we can meet and we'll help you answer this question. Such a great way to end the week and to start this week.
A friend of mine sent me a letter that shared the scripture Moroni 8:3. God is mindful of us always. And I don't care who you are and how alone and unloved you may feel, but there are people praying for you. And through our Savior, Jesus Christ we can endure with faith to the end. Keep going! And the Lord will help you through it. Volim vas!
S vjećnom ljubavlju,
Vaša kćer,
Sestra Kristine Jolley
Uvijek Sljedići Braće
Vaša kćer,
Sestra Kristine Jolley
Uvijek Sljedići Braće
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