Monday, June 02, 2014 6:01 AM Wait. What?

My mind is running SO WILD right now.

Time. This freaky weird thing called time is freaking me out right now.

Because guess what? This Saturday we have transfer calls. I just barely got to Gdańsk! I got off the train, like, yesterday! And now, all the sudden, we have TRANSFER CALLS HAPPENING SOON.

And guess what else? This is the last time I get a transfer call. THE LAST TIME. Let that soak in.

Time is making me CRAZY. How does this happen? Where does the time go, when it sneaks off like that? Is there some backroom where it's hiding out? I don't even know. All I know, is that my mind is running seriously wild today.

Anyways. Enough of THAT nonsense. I'm going to stop being weirded out now.

Do you people want to hear a beautiful story? Good. This is the story of Mateusz.

The Story Of Mateusz

One day last Monday, we were contacting our way along. Minding our own business (which is the business of Saving Souls And Talking To Everyone). So we're doing this, and talking to these two girls. They didn't seem OVERLY interested, but we were talking. It was fine. They were going to GET interested. Meanwhile. This guy walks past us, staring at us, kind of in a hurry. Then he stops a few yards away from us, watching us talking to these two girls. He looks like he wants to talk to us. But we're in the middle of a conversation. Finally he gives up and comes over, and he's like, "Hey, could I get an ulotka?" And we're like, "Dude, for suresies!" So we give him an ulotka. And then he says, "Do you guys have, like, any meetings I could come to during the week?" And we were like, "Um, what? We've got English on Wednesdays ... Are you interested in English, or the G?" And he was like, "Well, English too, but the G." And then, we paused our lives, and we FREAKED OUT because it was beautiful. This man. He contacted us. And he wanted to learn about the GOSPEL. Then we unpaused, and said, "Cool. Let's meet!" And then he was like, "Cool! Let's do that!"

So on Wednesday we met. And he loved EVERYTHING we taught him. It was beautiful. He ate it right up! And we asked him if he'd get baptized, and he was like, "Yeah!" Yeah? YEAH! And after the lesson he was like, "Do you guys have a few minutes? I'd love to read from the Księga with you guys for a minute." And we were like, "YES SIR! WE CAN DO THAT!" And he wanted to meet again on Friday. TWO DAYS LATER.

So we met with him on Friday. He was sad. But it went well! He's awesome.

And THEN. He came to a grill we did with the branch on Saturday! And he had a GRAND old time! And he brought bananas! Bless that man. You should have seen him. It was beautiful. He walked in, and he was like, "Hey!" And we were like, "Hey!" And then - oh, it was beautiful, you're never going to believe it - he walked around, shook EVERYONE'S hand, and chatted it up with all the little wardies. All of 'em. He fit right in! And he even stayed after we left! This man is SOLID GOLD. He's so getting baptized.

Oh. And now he's not ours anymore. Because he's a man. He belongs to the elders.

The End.

Also.

I LOVE THE TUFTS. They are the most beautiful senior couple. I love them. SO MUCH. They are incredible. They do SO MUCH for this branch in Gdańsk. I don't know what's going to happen here when they leave. Thankfully I'll never have to find out (they leave two days before I do - but even so, it's not for sure that I'm staying up here next transfer). I just want to hug those beautiful people every day of my life.

We had Zone Training in Bydgoszcz this week! It was good. Prez came up with the apes for it. So that was nice. I'm about to say it again, and I know - the fact is VERY well established, but I just love Bydgoszcz so much! It's so magical!

The other day, I was standing on a loose brick. And then I somehow flipped that brick up onto my leg. It hurt like a mothah. And scratched me up pretty good. It looks like my leg has been mauled by a baby dinosaur. It's kind of exciting, actually. I feel like I should earn a few battle scars in Poland, you know?

Last week we went on a BOAT! Out to see Westerplatte (I could try to explain what that is, but it would probably be historically inaccurate because my memory is a little kipsko ... sorry)! It was so great! I decided I miss boats. Didn't think THAT would ever make the list of Things I Miss. But there you go!

Oh yeah. We had that branch grill! That was fun. We had a pretty good group out for it! And the food was really good! Except ... Well. The meat they had ... It was only on the bone. And I don't really LIKE meat on the bone. It grosses me out, and it's hard to eat. So I had to overcome that little trial in my life. It was difficult, but I did it. Please, hold the applause.

I got to weed in a member's yard for about an hour. That was ... You know, it was actually REALLY nice. Mom - I need for you to not get TOO excited about this, okay? But. I think. I think I miss gardening a little bit too. My mind is running wild.

Alright. That's all!

I love you, you crazy people!

Siostra Young