Frydek-Mistek

Well we had another great week! We had exchanges in Hradec Kralove and I got to be with Elder Beazer, hes a bro! So we went there and did an Easter activity on the town square. We got a tv with speakers and played the Easter film while we stopped people to come and watch it. We had some really cool experiences with that. One girl came to watch it and started crying because she liked it so much, then we set up a lesson with her.
Easter was pretty normal here. It was fun though because they set up all the markets in the center and we got the traditional whips that they make. I also wore my super fat tie that a member gave me last Easter.
We had a pretty funny experience the other day, we had a lesson on plan but they didn't show up so we started walking towards the park to contact when this guy stuck his head out of his window and started yelling something at us. I though he was just trying to be rude so I kept walking but then he said that we talked the other day and he still had our card so we went back and talked for a second then he told us to come on up. We got there and there were like 6 guys just chillin in this total bro cave, music was blasting and there was alcohol everywhere but they wanted to talk about Jesus so we stayed. Elder Andrus had no idea what was going on and was wondering why we were in such a crazy place. We set up with one of them but had to bounce when we heard that his friend was bringing over some weed... It was interesting.
Today we visited a pretty sick castle. So I have some good pics.

I'm sure you have all had a chance to look at the Easter film but I invite you to go watch it again. It shows us who Jesus really was and what that means for each one of us. Have a great week.
https://www.lds.org/media-library/video/topics/easter?lang=eng

S bohem.
Starsi Paxton

Frydek-Mistek

Hello! Another great week in Fydek Mistek! We had some pretty cool experiences with finding this week so things have been going well. The other day we had just got back from visiting our investigator in prison and it was pouring rain but we saw this mom with 2 kids so we stopped them and asked the mom who Jesus Christ was according to her. She told us the she isn't a believer but that her daughter was. Her daughter was like 5 years old!! haha the little girl looked at us and said yeah I believe in God and Jesus Christ! It was the best thing I have ever seen. The mom then told us about how her parents died when she was 18 so she couldn't believe that a god existed and would let that happen. We taught about the Plan of Happiness and testified about eternal families then invited her to learn more so she looked at her daughter and asked if she wanted to talk with us more about God and the little girl thought about it for a while then said yeah so the mom set up with us for this week! Then we gave the kids pictures of Jesus and they were way pumped. It was the coolest experience. The craziest thing was that the 5 year old girl believed in God, because basically nobody believes in God here especially if nobody else in their family believes. The mom had a son about 7 years old with her as well but he didn't believe so I don't know why the little girl believed but it was pretty sweet.
We were also tracting this week when we saw a guy building a fence and he said I already read about you guys if you really want to help come build my fence. So I went and started building him a fence. He was way shocked because we were in white shirts and ties and he didn't expect that we would really help. As we worked he asked us all sorts of questions about our church and we were able to share our message with him and set up to came back again. This week we also had the country wide Uklidme Cesko where people all around the Czech Republic take time on Saturday to clean up the cities they live in. It was pretty fun. Fydek Mistek is a really clean city so it was pretty easy for us.
We also got to watch conference and that was really cool. It's such a blessing for us to be able to receive guidance from a living day prophet. Here are some wise words from President Monson: If you are not reading the Book of Mormon each day, please do so. If you will read it prayerfully and with a sincere desire to know the truth, the Holy Ghost will manifest its truth to you. If it is true—and I solemnly testify that it is—then Joseph Smith was a prophet who saw God the Father and His Son, Jesus Christ. Have a great week.

S bohem,
Starsi Paxton

Frydek Mistek

This week was pretty good, We visited our investigator in prison and it looks like he will probably be there for about 2 more months. He is reading and praying everyday though so that is cool. The other day we met a black guy from Africa and he was way prepared to hear our message and said he wants to work towards baptism he just needs to read in the Book of Mormon for a little a learn more about Joseph Smith so we met with him again on Sunday and had a really good lesson. We have also been teaching that mom with 3 kids but she has had a hard time coming to church so we prayed and fasted for her this week and she came! It was a huge blessing.
Other than that, not much happened. We didn't watch General Conference because we have to wait for the translation so we will watch it this weekend. My new comp is pretty sick, he is working hard so it's been pretty easy training him. He lived in Germany for 12 years so he has some pretty funny stories. It's been good.

Frydek Mistek

These last two weeks have been way fun here. We went to Catholic Mass and I got a sick pic with the head priest cause we have been meeting with him and he is reading the Book of Mormon. Then we went to Hukvaldy with a member and investigator. On Monday we transferred and since I am training I got to go to Prague and have my pday there so Elder Hudson and I spent the whole day in Prague and it got trdelniks and what not. I got my greenie and he is really cool. He is a super nice guy and works hard so we are having fun. We got invited to the University to do a presentation for an hour and a half so we went and it turned out way good. The students and teachers were asking way hard questions but Elder Cardon and I wrecked them with the Spirit! haha Then on Saturday we were waiting for a train but I needed to pee so I crossed the train tracks and went pee then all of the sudden the cops show up and gave me a ticket for crossing the tracks. They were going to make me and Elder Andrus pay 500kc but I made a deal with them and only I had to pay 200kc. haha crazy right!? Then Yesterday we visited an investigator in prison. He got arrested because they think he is here illegally but he has a visa they just wouldn't let him go back to Jicin to get it so finally his friend sent it in the mail to the police but they still havent let him out. We had to walk for a good 30 minutes to make it out there.So it's been pretty fun.
This week I've been studying about the Holy Ghost and I found a pretty cool quote that helps us understand what his role is. Have a great week!
One of the chief functions of the Holy Ghost is to bear witness of God the Father and Jesus Christ, his Son. The apostle Paul, in writing to the Corinthian saints, told them that “no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.” (1 Cor. 12:3.)

S bohem,
Starsi Paxton

Frydek Mistek

Hey I'm staying in Frydek but I gotta go to Prague today so have a great week!

Frydek-Mistek

This week was one of the best weeks on my mission! Michal from Olomouc is moving to Sweden so for his last day he came to Ostrava on our pday. He is honestly my favorite person here. I am so sad that he is moving to Sweden for 2 years. Then the next day a senior couple came to check our apartments and they are also my favorite! Haha I have a lot of favorite people. Then we had training so we went to Hradec Kralove. On Sunday the crazy guy that fell in love with the sisters came again and got up during sacrament. The stake president was there though and he is one of the most spiritual men I have ever met. We got to teach a lesson with him after sacrament and it was the most powerful lesson I have ever taught. It was crazy. We had a few meetings with him and he was telling us how he got baptised during communism and all of the things he has been through. He is in charge of the entire Czech Republic and has to travel all over the country making sure everything is going well. He is a saint for sure. Also he is way loaded, he owns a Tesla and 1/3 of Prague! Today we have a lesson with the priest so I am excited to see what he has to say about the Book of Mormon. This week is the last week of the transfer so next Monday I will probably get moved to a different city. Moving here sucks so wish me luck! haha Well thats pretty much everything for this week!:)
“Behold, he who has repented of his sins, the same is forgiven, and I, the Lord, remember them no more." - The greatest thing we have is the opportunity to change and be forgiven. The Lord wants to forgive each and every one of us, we just have to act first.

s bohem
Elder Paxton

We went to the technology world here. The red thing is an imprint of my body. lol

Frydek-Mistek

This week was great! The family we are meeting with is doing really well. The mom accepted a baptismal date this week so we are pretty excited about that. It's just hard for her to travel every Sunday to the building because we have to take a train that takes 40 minutes to get there and she has 3 kids so it's pretty expensive. We are trying to see if there is a member that could give her a ride but they all have crapy Euro cars that have no room so we will see. This week we also set up a lesson with a young guy and when he showed up he had 3 friends with him and they were like we want to find faith in Jesus. So we were like well, you're in the right place. Running for buses and trains is basically our life here. I feel like 80 percent of our time is spent running for transportation. At least I'm not getting too fat though. haha We were teaching Filip about temples this week and it just reminded me of how blessed we are to have temples. Its rough that we have to go 2 years without the temple here because they don't have one but its cool that we could teach Filip about baptisms for the dead because his mom died when he was young and now he can go take her name to the temple. It was a good lesson. Today my favorite member is coming to visit us in Ostrava! It is his last day in the Czech Republic because he is moving to Sweden for work. I am way sad about that but I'm glad I get to see him today! Have a great week and remember God loves you!

s bohem,
Starsi Paxton

Oh also this week we went to Poland... it was pretty sick.