That's cool to hear that it snowed, and that it stopped before school started. It also started snowing here, a lot. We got around 5 inches this morning. New Year's was quite the holiday here. on Saturday there was a huge parade that lasted around 5 hours! People were dressed up in traditional Bulgarian clothes and also many other costumes. Some people were wearing outfits that looked like an abominable snowman, others were wearing very interesting masks. Apparently it was to drive bad spirits away for the new year.
Things seemed to go by fast but at the same time really slow this week. We finished all the lessons with Vili and she is getting baptized this Saturday! She is so cute! Just to re-cap...she is 20 years old, a law student and has amazing faith. Before her Interview with Elder Sanft (the District Leader) she was very nervous. She came out of the interview with a big smile on her face saying, "I passed! I am ready to be baptized!" We are so happy for her and want to make sure the baptism goes very smoothly.
This week will be very busy because we have our "English sign-up open house" on Friday and then on Saturday, the baptism! It will all be great!
I was getting a little nervous with Kiril this past week because I could not get a hold of him. However, Saturday he called and explained he had been out of town all week because of work. So we will meet with him this week!
There are a lot of great things happening out here in Bulgaria. Sometimes you go through a period of time when it seems, feels, and looks like you aren't really making a difference. Then all of a sudden things work out! It just goes to show that we are the Lord's servants and things will happen in His time, not ours. In 2 weeks we are having Zone Conference. This time President Malm will be there. He is the Area General Authority for Bulgaria. We are preparing to learn from him.
Let's see we had Young Women's this Saturday again. Our girls are so cute! They love Young Women's and are determined to get the Young Women's medallion. Every time they see us they let us know how much they love Young Women's and how it is the highlight of their week!
Hey Dad... thanks so much for writing me! I really appreciate it! That is so exciting to hear that the amount of missionaries coming out into the field is doubling! There is so much work to do. I am grateful that I can be apart of it right now.
Keep doing what you do! You are amazing and I love you and admire your example! Make sure to read the conference talks out of the Ensign! One of my favorite's from this conference is, "The First Great Commandment" by Jeffery R. Holland.
I love you all! Thank you for all of your love and support! I think about you often and pray for you always. Have a great week!
Love,
Sister Farnsworth
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