This week was pretty solid, despite being fairly open and devoid of meetings. Elder Papworth and I tracted for a long while this week. We also spent a good amount of time just talking to people on the streets. No one really had much interest but it was still a good opportunity to talk to people and to get the name of the church out there.
Our coolest experiences this week came from interactions with members. We had the opportunity to go out to a members house in a vestnice (suburb/farming town) and spend an evening with them talking about how they came to know that the gospel was true back in the early 1990s right after the fall of the communist government. It was a really cool experience, and they want to have us come meet with them again in a week or so. We also talked to this wonderful older lady in our branch here, who loves to bake and cook, and she gave us all sorts of wonderful tips and recipes for Czech foods like buchta and goulaš. We’re excited to try them out. On a pretty unrelated note, we also found out about the only spiritual music allowed under the religion ban that existed under the old communist government. It’s by a band called Spiritual Quintet, who apparently were so popular, the government was afraid of revolt if they banned it. Of course I can’t really confirm that but it’s a sick story.
We also visited the Jihlava Zoo this week, which was a super cool experience. It was way larger than we anticipated, and we had a good time exploring it.
Its wonderful to have a branch as welcoming and involved as our branch here in Jihlava. Many of the members of the church here have such powerful testimonies, and it’s an honor to work with them to bring the gospel to others in Jihlava.
