Week 69 - Szczecin

Hello all!  

This week was solid.  It was quick, as most weeks usually are lately.  Last Wednesday, we went to a town about an hour and 45 minutes away from Szczecin called Barlinek.  It was a pretty city.  We went there to visit a couple of referrals we got from church headquarters.  We weren't having any luck contacting them with the phone numbers we had, so we were hoping they'd be home when we went and we could have a lesson with them.  Well, as luck would have it, neither of them were home.  So that was a little disappointing.  We have since then gotten a new number for one of the referrals, and he seems open to meet and learn, so we're hoping to stay in contact with him and visit him soon.  Also this past week, we went and visited K., our 94 year old investigator.  He really likes to talk, and it was hard keeping the lesson focused, so we're gonna see what we can do next time to stay more on topic.  Another one of our potentials, A., was in church again, so that was great to see.  We're hoping to start teaching him here soon, we'll see if we can get that started.  He's a really solid guy.  Yesterday, we had zone conference down in Poznań, and that was a really good experience.  We talked a lot about the Book of Mormon, and it was good.  We watched a video from the missionary department about how only one verse from the Book of Mormon can change a life.  I've definitely seen that personally, and it's amazing what power that book has.  During personal study, I've had a goal to read the entire Old Testament before the end of my mission, and that's been going well so far.  This past week, I really liked a psalm that I read.  It's Psalm 82 verse 6:

6 I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.

I love the doctrine that we are literally children of God, our Heavenly Father, and he loves us.  Sometimes in this world of ours, it's easy to forget our potential and to forget that each of us has worth, but it's an amazing thing that God is literally our perfect loving Father.  What a blessing that each of us has.  Have an awesome week everyone!

-Elder Hadfield