Any last words?

You are what you eat

Gigi pretzel

This past week was wonderful... we got to go to Galati for a couple days, and to go on exchanges with Sora Polatis and Sora Parker. Our first night there, Sora and I were sleeping on this pull out couch. In the middle of the night I turned over and there was this HUGE CRASHing sound and being tired, I just whispered "sorry" to Sora. Then a short time later I rolled over again and there was another HUGE CRASH. Again I just whispered, "sorry" and we kept on sleeping. I then found that I couldn't turn over for the rest of the night. My body was some how stuck. It wasn't until the alarm went off at 6.30 that I woke up and realised I'd broken the bed.... lol (See picture) I guess all the cake is getting to me ;) lol JK  - the wooden boards actually weren't broken they'd just come out of the little plastic thing holding them, so we fixed the bed.

Oops I broke the pull out bed in Galati in the middle of the night!

Exchange

The exchange went great. Sora went with Sora Polatis and I went with Sora Parker. S.Parker is in her first transfer so it was really fun to take her contacting and help her to become more confident in talking to people and to try to pump her up even when people were being super rude. The benefit of being a boboaca is that she didn't understand the rude people :)

Craziness in Galati

Sora was a little sick and the trains left at crazy times so we stayed another day in Galati. So on Friday Sora Polatis and Sora Parker had a lesson with their new 13 year old investigator. In the meantime Sora and I got gigi pretzels and walked and contacted to the church. The Soras had left the door open so we walked in and went upstairs to wait for them to finish their lesson. Then Sora Polatis, during their lesson saw a man walking out of the church holding one of the paintings! She yelled, "Hey that guy is stealing a picture!" Their 13 year old little girl investigator jumped up and chased the man up the street and demanded he give her the picture back. Thankfully he gave it back without any problems and she walked back triumphantly holding the painting, "You girls need to be careful, there are dangerous people here!" she told us... haha :)

Me and Sora Parker on our exchange outside Chip and Dales - in Galati ....lol (it's a bakery)

The work in Iasi

This weekend we met with Anca from our English class. She's sooooo cool! Everything she says is so perfect and as though it came straight from the distirct! We also met with another couple of people from English who seem promising. Alsio, Sora and I have set the goal to talk to 1000 new people before I go home. We set it on Saturday night, so with about 10 days to go. We're very excited :) We're only at 83 so far but it's Monday morning and we have a nice long week of contacting ahead :D

People from the Iasi Branch 

1 week left

Well, this is my last full email. I want to thank all those who've supported me on my mission. It's been amazing! But thankfully I know that this is just the beginning. Everything I've learnt and experienced out here will continue to help me and teach me for the rest of my life and beyond. I know my Saviour lives. I know that He is Jesus Christ and He knows and loves each of us.  I know the Book of Mormon is true. It was translated by Joseph Smith, who was a prophet of God. I know that we have a prophet on earth today. And if anyone reads this and does know for themselves that each of these things are true I encourage you to pray with your whole heart to your Father in Heaven and to read from the Book of Mormon and I promise you that you will receive an answer.

Keep the Faith!

Sora Rivera