Neil, Nathan

Quick recap for the past few weeks: -Traveled to Serbia and Slovenia for Zone Conferences (talked about the priesthood power and authority of our calling)  -Had an awesome exchange with Elder Owen in Slovenia (He's a 5-star tennis recruit going to BYU so we went and played tennis at the club and he destroyed their best players and gave the coach a Book of Mormon) -Had a sweet lesson with Antonia and the Sisters reviewing the plan of salvation! It was so cool to see her share her testimony of the gospel -Service with the Cleaning Bears is always a good time haha they're so fun -Taught a young family who have been coming to church on and off! It's usually pretty chaotic with all the little kids (trust me, I'm familiar) but this time we were able to sit down and read from the Book of Mormon and talk about It's significance for us personally. (Big miracle) Duhovna misao: I thought a lot this week about the priesthood power that CAN come from our covenants as we honor th...

Just some thoughts from the past few days: This week was, in a word, busy. We had all the mission leadership come up to Zagreb for MLC, all the new missionaries here for R&R, and a whole bunch of other activities, lessons, meetings, itd.  Amidst all of the craziness, my favorite memories from this week were the small, quiet moments of service and kindness. Sharing a few words of support to some refugees at the bus station. Listening to a friend share their worries. My companion making me laugh. A simple prayer after a long day. Those are the feelings and experiences I treasure when everything is said and done. I've been on my mission for 19 months now and looking back I realize what things really hold meaning to me: friendship, forgiveness, kindness, service, honesty, love. I continue to learn and live them each day of my mission and will for the rest of my life! Elder Neil