So. New City. Here we are again. And this time, it's BYDGOSZCZ. But for the sake of you English speakers out there, we're going to call it B-Town. That's easier, no?
So far, I'm a fan of B-Town. It's REALLY pretty. And when I tell that to people, they look at me weird, and say, "Um, what?" Because they think it is not pretty. Silly people. It's GORGEOUS here! But I guess serving in Łódź will do that to a person ... You leave that city, and suddenly EVERYTHING is beautiful! "Ah! Look at that grafity! A masterpiece! Oh my heck - would you look at that?! An old, falling apart building! Check out that architecture!" Really though - B-Town is pretty. They have some really pretty churches and buildings and whatnot. And a RIVER! There's a BEAUTIFUL river. And some of the streets are cobblestone. It's PRETTY darn legit. I really love it.
The apartment is good. Apart from the fact that it does not, in fact, have an elevator. And we live on the third floor. Which really isn't that big of a deal. I don't mind. But it was a little bit of a problem when the elders were taking my luggage home (we had a meeting).. Speaking of my luggage. Yeah. It's going to be legendary throughout the mission as The Heaviest Luggage Ever To Exist In This Country Ever. And I don't even know why! I don't have anything crazy! Just clothes and books and whatnot. Elder Tueller decided I'm hiding a bowling ball or two. Elder Fogg thinks I'm secretly a body builder and I have one outfit in my backpack, and my luggage is full of weights. Elder Swicegood decided I'm hiding bodies. ... Yeah. It's pretty bad. I really need to downsize ...
I really miss Łódź, guys. I was NOT expecting that. And I really love B-Town and the branch and the missionaries and everything - honestly, I'm in a GREAT situation right now as far as pretty much everything. But I miss Łódź. I really miss my district there. And not that these people aren't amazing (they TOTALLY are - I love them already), but it's just different, you know? And I'm going to love them and I'll stop missing Łódź soon, but in the mean time ... It sorta bites. Starting over is LAME.
Alright. Story. It's very exciting. The first day in B-Town was a Wednesday, so we had English. Yay. At said English, we met a VERY interesting character by the name of Ciesława (but her friends call on her as Sławka). And we set up to meet with her the next day and teach English and then share the Gospel. Which we did. It was fine. But she's kinda crazy. Like. Really crazy. She loves us one minute (she tells me I look like an angel ALL the time ... it's weird ...) and then she calls us and tells us that she doesn't feel good when she reads the pamphlets we gave her and "God and Satan are the same". She is REALLY delightful. We're hoping she loses interest so we don't have to deal with it anymore ... Yes. Everyone needs the Gospel. But some people ... Well. In small branches, every little problem becomes a big problem. And big problems tear them apart. So we're just going to hope she loses interest. Oh boy. What a character. And she calls ALL THE TIME. Oh Ciesława. Or rather, Sławka. WHAT a character. Poland is such a ... colorful country.
On a happier note, we met this SUPER cute girl named Jagoda tracting my second day here. She has three little boys and a husband with no interest in religion. She's way cool, and we're meeting with her again tonight. Woo hoo! We're going to teach us a little Plan Zbaw (to znaczy, Plan of Salvation) - so it's gonna be GREAT!
Yesterday for lunch we met with a couple who met with missionaries 10 years ago, and they were SO cool! They LOVE missionaries, especially those two who found them. They have a pretty cool story. Their names are Małgosia and Piotr, and Małgosia met missionaries the day after her son's funeral. She said that if she hadn't met them, she doesn't know what she would have done. They were EXACTLY what she needed. She's SUCH a sweet lady. They fed us lunch, and it was very traditional Polish. And - guess what else it was?! Delicious! That's right! Sister Montesinos would be SO proud! I ate it all without making faces and liked it! And guess what it was? It was goose. Yes. I ate goose for the first time, and liked it! Who AM I these days?! Also, I ate red cabbage and it was good! And the potatoes were delish, but there were potatoes, so that's a given. Also, they told me I have very good Polish and a good accent. Cute little old couple that they are! Ah. I love them. And they asked us our first names, and we both said Anna (Cute, right?), and then she called me, "Anna" but she said it the pretty Polish way, and I was just like, "YES!" I miss hearing my first name sometimes. It was grand. And then she was like, "If it weren't for your weird last name, you'd think you were a Polką!" AW! I love her! Anyways. We're trying to find their missionaries for them because they lost contact and they want to talk to them. So that's cool. They weren't SUPER interested in the G, which blows my mind because they're so sweet and have SUCH a great spirit about them - it's like they're already members! How are they NOT baptized?! We have got to do something about that.
The Kagele (spelling is questionable ... sorry, Kageles ...) family is SUPER awesome! I'm so excited to be in the same city as them! They are great. They had us over for dinner last night as a district, and it was SUPER delicious. Also, Sister Kagele and Lydia were good enough for hang out with me for a few hours on Friday morning while I was waiting for my koleżanka to get back into the city. That was fun. But for reals. It was fun! They are AWEOSME!
Guess what? I'm the official pianist for the Bydgoszcz branch. I'm just making my way around the mission, playing the piano! Mama - you'd be so proud! Finally, those years of forcing me to take lessons and practice are paying off! (They actually paid off a while ago because guess what? I love playing the piano. But still! Now there is purpose!)
We were tracting and a man opened the door stark naked. That was an unfortunate experience. Lucky for us, the light in the hall was burnt out and the light from inside his mieszkanie was VERY dim. Tender TENDER mercies.
So yeah. That's a breif rundown of my week. Very exciting stuff.
Love you all!
Siostra Young
PS - There's an actual British elder in this district. Yeah. He's from England. He has a crazy legit accent. It's PRETTY freakin' cool.
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