Be Still

Bok!


We had the great privilege to spend this week as a trio with Elder Seve from Samoa!! He served in Uganda and got stuck here on his way home so he got to serve with us while they got him and the other Samoan missionaries flights to Samoa! It was an absolute blast!! (He left this morning and elder hazel leaves next week! Crazy this transfer has gone by way too fast)


We also had exchanges this week and I was with Elder Sua (one of the samoan missionaries) and Elder Atwood (who just got here from Canada)! We didn't have too much Croatian knowledge between us but we put ourselves out there and ended up teaching and contacting a few different people in Karlovac. Both of them are great missionaries and I am super grateful I got to learn from them.


Thanks to Elder Seve's basketball skills, we ended up meeting a bunch of kids and an older guy at a court nearby. Elder Seve crossed them all up and got their respect and now we get to go play with them every week. They're super cool kids and asked us a lot about the mission and what we do, and they thought it was awesome! 


Last amazing thing was Ariana's baby blessing. She is President Hachi's daughter, and on Sunday we organized a special music number and had a really sacred sacrament meeting. Her blessing was powerful and the Spirit was very present as he spoke. Tons of family and friends came and it was an amazing experience for members and non members alike! 


I just wanted to share something I learned and am applying each day as a missionary. In President Nelson's talk "What We Are Learning and Will Never Forget", he teaches that in order to "Hear Him" we must find time to be still. He counsels that "quiet time is sacred time". With so much going on between jobs, callings, and everyday stresses, we often forget to make time to just be still and ponder. I invite us all to "discipline yourself to have time alone with loved ones" and to "immerse yourself in the scriptures and the temple". Then you will be able to hear the whisperings of the Spirit and refocus on your Heavenly Father. 


Elder Neil


P.S. General Conference is this weekend! It is a time for us to hear the words of a living prophet on the earth. I promise if you choose to come with questions and listen, you will receive answers. If you are interested in tuning in, please send me an email! 


Pictures:
-the usos trio
-baby blessing pictures 
-balling up with the kids 
-calamari picni at a members house 
-jef the jež (hedgehog)
-making banana bread 
-another good sunset






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