Let It Go!

Revelionul cu Elena si Andreea 

New Years

La multi ani everyone!!! A few people have asked if Romania has any special new years traditions. Nope. Not that I'm aware of, just normal fireworks. President gave us permission to be out until midnight and to go to centru to see fireworks. We went with a bunch of the YSA in front of Casa Poporului (the huge parliament building)  to watch fireworks. It was so fun! I got to spend new years with Elena and Andreea! Loved it :D Gaah, little scarey though because I only have 3 months left :/ 

Frozen

All right, I gotta throw a shout out to Frozen. It's amazing! We went to see it for one of our Christmas movies with a ton of the elders and one of the Senior Couples. I loved it. Sora and I have been singing all the songs nonstop. Super funny. I even translated one of them for language study. :D

Transfers

I'm staying in Bucuresti as a Sister Training Leader and my new companion is Sora Fletcher! She's amaaazing and I'm sooo excited. Also, we've been talking to the other STLs and it looks like we'll get to go visit Moldova this transfer :D I'm so pumped! This transfer is going to be amazing.

Testimony Meeting

Graffiti Contacting (on Official Graffiti allowed boards)

Okay, so I know I've explained before that Romania's church meetings are the funniest and most awesome church experience ever. Yesterday's was truly spectacular. One of our investigators, who we've been trying to drop for a while due to her lack of desire and slightly crazy nature, got up to bear her testimony... So she gets up and starts with, "I've got three things to say. First, the behaviour of some members here is terrible!" She then starts listing off all the things members have done to offend her. "next," she continues, "the Book od Mormon has been horribly translated". She then went on to demand that the branch president organize and re-translation. "Finally, I just want to say this church is full of discrimination..." Before being asked to sit down, she managed to list off many ways that nonmembers are discriminated against, such as not being allowed to teach Sunday school... Well, normal, it was super awkward and random, and after she sat down everyone was kinda looking around to see if the testimony meeting would rebuke her or ignore her. But, thank goodness, Roxana, a beautiful, angel young girl got up. She is 12 years old. Just her and her Dad are members. She innocently went to the front and filled the room with the Spirit as she bore a perfect and simple testimony. I loved it! I was so proud of her. Wonderful sacrament meeting!

Also I've restarted the Book of Mormon, planning to finish in the next three months. The power of that book is incredible. Read it!

Love you all. Keep the Faith!

Sora Rivera