10th pday email from Albania!

Dear Everyone,

This week was amazing! I just love this new movement for the video, "He Is The Gift." It literally is something that without fail brings the spirit in and witnesses that Jesus is the Son of God. That He IS the gift. That while we go through this Christmas season, we should remember the Savior and what he gave and did for us.

This last Saturday was just amazing. Having all the missionaries in Tirana come together for group street contacting was amazing! A girl that we contacted on the street, we brought her to see "He Is The Gift" video, and she LOVED it! As soon as the video was over, she asked when she could become a member. She is in her first year of college and is moving here to Tirana. She also asked for all the activities that they are doing at the institute. We also were blessed to have a young single adult member that was able to already circle her in. She says she wants a fresh start and make friends. She was awesome! Once we finished the video and began to walk out, she asked if she could get a tour of all the paintings they had at the institute. The spirit was so strong as we were with her the whole time.

I just love this gospel. I saw it more this week as we were at Zone Conference. Something that the Zone Leaders said that I loved - when it came to our goals - is that, "we get to be excited to go out and do something with them." We then discussed as a Zone how we all can work together and to have us all "Lift Where You Stand".

We also discussed how we can reach our goal we have as a Zone for baptisms is to work even harder to be EXACTLY obedient. So one of the challenges that the Sister Training Leaders gave us was that we should start at the beginning of The White Missionary Handbook and go through how we can improve with each rule and what ones can we become better at. We have started that for Motra L and me, and we have already seen blessings from that. Something that the Sister Training Leaders said that I loved was, "We can't live a Telestial Law and receive Celestial Glory."

So, Something awesome that happened this week was that we saw the hand of the Lord a TON! First, the family we are working with are now back on their baptismal date for December 24! I LOVE THEM WITH ALL MY HEART! I pray everyday everything will be smooth sailing for them for their baptismal date. Something else amazing that happened with them is that we met some of their relatives at times when we visit. It is such neat experience every time. They are all fire crackers of energy. I just love them all! But the last time was unique experience.

We went over to visit and an aunt was visiting with her daughter that lives in Italy. She had a daughter that was 9 years old. She was so cute. Well, the mother for the family we are teaching had to talk with her sister and couldn't be in the lesson and so we taught the kids. Well, the 9 year old from Italy didn't know a ton of Albanian. This was the first time I was just at a stand still. I couldn't talk to her in English or Albanian. I felt like my hands were tied behind my back. It was the weirdest experience I have had. Not like I know Albanian that well, but I couldn't even communicate with her that way either.

I just had a small prayer in my heart that she could feel and recognize the spirit or whatever the Lord needed her to see. I knew one thing for sure by the end of that lesson. Two things actually. She was listening, even though she couldn't fully understand. And two, a seed was planted. I just thought of my friend serving in Italy and I just thought, "I hope someone, like her, can find her and whoever else in her family that is ready to hear the gospel."

Another experience has to do with the hand of the Lord as well. We had a lesson with a girl set up to meet with us at 4pm the next day. But when the day came, she called saying she was not going to make it. Well a few hours later we get a call from one of our recent converts that I talked about before asked if she could have a lesson at 4pm. Talk about the Lord taking care of us. :)

I love this gospel. I just love this gospel with all my heart. I will never get tired of saying it because It has changed my life. I see it more and more when I speak with others about it. I stand as a witness that this is the true and living gospel of Jesus Christ. That through Him we can begin again. That there is a hope and a light we can follow as we go throughout each and everyday!

Thank you for all that you all do. It makes such an amazing impact in my life!

Motra Bezas :)

Une ju dua ju shume (I love you all very much)

A quote Motra Bezas worked on translating