Hradec Kralove

Pretty random but the other day we were out contacting and this family stopped us and said, you guys are the JWs right? And we were like no we are the mormons. But he was just joking cause turns out he is a bishop from Texas and he was visiting his daughter here so they took us to get KFC. We also got invited over to a members house for dinner. That stuff doesn't usually happen here in the Czech Republic. We had a way good lesson with a family. About a month ago Elder Beazer and I were on an exchange and we tracted this guys house and he came out and said that he didn't have time because his dad died the day before. We testified about eternal families and he told us that we could come back after the funeral and everything so we finally went back and set up a time that we could teach him. We had a really good lesson with him about the plan of salvation and he is really prepared. He told us that he wants his kids to have hope in their lives so that they never have to feel the way he felt when his parents died. And of course his kids were running around the yard naked cause it wouldn't be a Czech family if that didn't happen. Turns out he was also a pro hockey player for the Czech Republic for 25 years so I talked with him about hockey for a while.
This week we also went to Olomouc to visit a district meeting there which was fun because we got to contact in Olomouc again! I miss that place so much. We also got to have lunch with Sara and it was good to see that she is teaching with the missionaries and helping a lot in the branch.
Elder Beazer and I were driving home from tracting the other day and we drove past a lake, we were both looking at the water thinking about how nice it would be to go to the lake when all of the sudden this girl moons us... lol that was pretty interesting. Oh and we met this girl that doesn't speak English very well but we sent her a text asking what time she could meet and she replied with the picture that I attached... lol she meant to say Ill warn you.
So as you can see things are going pretty well. I hope you all have a great week.


S Bohem,
Starsi Paxton

Hradec Kralove

Well the first of the transfer went pretty well. We have seen a lot of success so far. The other day we had a really funny lesson, we were teaching this guy and showed him the video "The Hope of Gods Light" and he actually started crying. It's pretty unusual for Czech men to cry. So it was pretty spiritual then in the middle of the lesson he pulls out a liter of milk and starts chugging it!! haha Elder Beazer and I almost lost it.
Faith in Jesus Christ is a gift from heaven that comes as we choose to believe and as we seek it and hold on to it. If we do not use the faith that God has given us, we can never build that faith.
Have a great week.
S Bohem,

Starsi Paxton

Hradec Kralove

So today is transfer day but I am staying in HK so I don't have to move and Elder Beazer is my new comp so he just has to move from his apartment to mine. Its been pretty nice. I am pumped to serve with him.
This last week was pretty good though. We were contacting people on the street and we stopped this lady to talk about Eternal Families and turns out she has been having a really hard time because her parents died not too long ago and she started crying on the street and thanking us for how much our message helped her that day. Also our investigator that is a professional soccer player came to our sports night on Saturday and played soccer with us. It was way fun, he worked me so hard. haha I thought I was pretty good at soccer until I played with him... lol
We also went to Karlstejn as a mission because that is where the Czech Republic was dedicated for missionary work. It was pretty cool to be there again plus I got to see all of the homies that I have served with in the past. That is about all though.

S Bohem
Starsi Paxton

Hradec Kralove

This week was another long hot week because all of our investigators dropped us so we were out on the streets for 9 hours straight everyday. It also rained a ton!! One day we were coming home and these drunk guys that we were JW's so they started yelling at us but I talked to them for a bit and and they end they were like oh wow mormons are pretty cool can we get a pic with you. So we got a pic and they sent it to us.
We had a pretty cool experience with a young guy, we were on a bus contacting and we talked to him for a while and he just kinda laughed and said no so we went to the next person. We had to transfer to a different bus in the middle of no where and the guy that we talked to was the only other guy there. We sat down on a bench by him. He looked up, then looked me in the eyes and said God doesn't exist. Nothing is up there. I looked back at him and said I know that God is there and that He loves you. The Spirit was so strong and he started asking questions. We taught him the Plan of Salvation and about prayer. It was pretty crazy to see the change of heart that he had.
Transfers are next week so I guess we will see what happens. Have a great week.

Sbohem,

Starsi Paxton

Hradec Kralove

So this week wasn't the best week for our investigators cause we were supposed to have 2 people get baptized this week but neither of them are going to make it and one of them is moving out of the country so we wont even see him again. Also because it is a college town and school is now over, everyone is going home and the streets are empty. Elder Beazer and I were on an exchange this week though and we went tracting, this guy came out and said sorry I have people visiting I can't talk right now. So we said we just have a short message about eternal families. He told us that his dad died the day before so we taught him about the plan of salvation and asked him to pray. It was really spiritual lesson and hopefully we will be able to visit after the funeral and everything. We gave up our dinner hour and have been waking up at 5:30 all week so that we can have more time to contact. We are really trying to find a family so we are doing everything we can. Other than that it has just been normal missionary work.
God bless America!

Sbohem,
Starsi Paxton