Sorry. My computer doesn't type Polish stuff. So just pretend everying in Polish is correctly typed, and we'll all be just fine.
So. Yeah. I'm here. It's PRETTY crazy. And can I just express my intense dislike for transfers? Getting my three gigantic suitcases to the train station in the trams, and then around the train staion from peron to peron, onto the train (with help from Elder Zelezniak, thankfully), and then off the train to Lodz - WHAT a nightmare! I have GOT to downsize. My advice for all preparing missionaries? Don't bring ANYTHING you aren't going to need every single day of your life. It's ridiculous. I just have too much junk.
So far I like Lodz. Everyone told me how ugly it is here.. (Seriously. I'd say I was going to Lodz, and they'd be like, "Oh ... I'm sorry." Thanks for that.) But really, it's not bad. It's not Krakow, certainly. But it's not bad! It has it's own charm. It's nice. And the branch is GIGANTIC. I was sitting in Sacrament Meeting, watching people come in, thinking, "Holy cow! There are three gagillion members in this branch!" And then later Sister Wendel and Sister Lloyd (she's the Sister half of our senior couple here) were saying, "Where was everyone today?" And I was like, "WHAT?!" So yeah. Apparently it's even huger than I think it is. Our apartment is basically a palace. There's a room, and it's only function is to house my clothes. Yes. I have a dressing room. What IS this place?! And I have an oven! And a TOASTER! I swear, I'm in heaven. It's crazy. It's SUPER fun to be back with Sister Wendel! I'd forgotten how much I love her! She's super awesome! Lodz is very different from Krakow, but I really think I'm going to like it. I'm really happy so far.
Sister Hemming and I got to meet with Anna one more time - the night before we left. That was REALLY awesome, and I was SO grateful to meet with her one more time! (Until I'm transferred back to Krakow, of course). It was so great! So she asked us to convince her to get baptized. She said she REALLY wanted to, but she was scard, and she wasn't sure how her family would react and what it would be like to be a Mormon in a Catholic family and country. So we just talked to her about it and about how the Gospel has blessed our lives and our families, and we bore our testimonies, and then at the end, she was like, "I just wanted to tell you guys, I wasn't sure before, but now I'm positive. I really want to get baptized. I'm for sure getting baptized. Thank you both so much!" She basically cried the whole lesson. She's so sweet! And then she wrote us both notes and gave us chocolate. She is SO awesome! I can't BELIEVE I'm missing her baptism. It breaks my heart. But I'm so glad she's getting baptized, and I know it'll all be okay. She's so cool! If you guys can remember her in your prayers, that would be awesome.
Okay. Sorry. I know this is a shorty, but I gotta run. I'll write a longer one next week! (Besides, there wasn't a WHOLE lot to report, since things have been so crazy with transfers and all that jazz.)
LOVE YOU ALL!
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