I’m in Bydgoszcz! It’s really fun. Honestly
there isn’t a ton to say yet about this week because it went by so fast! I said
goodbye to everyone in Warsaw and then Sister King and I took the train to
Bydgoszcz! My district is so cool! They've helped us find our way around
Bydgoszcz and got us all organized. It’s been a whirlwind. I really like the
city though. It has a nice canal going through the city and it feels a little
slower paced here than in Warsaw! It’s all fresh and new and I’m really excited
to meet new people and have new experiences. We met with our branch president
here. We talked all about the branch members and less actives and just talked
with him for a long time. It is great to know where we can help! We've felt a
little lost getting here so it was nice to meet our Branch President and feel
connected. Yesterday we went to church and I bore my testimony. I got to know
some more of the members. Bydgoszcz is so cool! The whole branch is full of
families and I’m so excited to get to know them all!
We have a ton of youth here and I really want
to help them. I don’t know in what ways I can other than just being their
friend. But if we thought being a member as a youth was hard at home these kids
have it way worse and I just want to help strengthen them. I just don’t know
how yet.
This week was and adventure. Every time Sister
King and I go to do something with Elder White and Kotter something crazy
happens. We get lost or just random road bumps happen and that was a lot of the
week actually! Thursday was my year mark! It was also fat Thursday where all
the Poles eat gross amounts of food specifically these donuts and they just eat
so much and then they like fast until Easter. So it’s a missionary tradition to
see how many all the missionaries can eat! Mostly the Elders but last year one
elder ate 38!!!! This year I think the top was like 32 or something it’s pretty
nasty. Sister King and I ate 6!!!! Granted it was the only thing I ate all day
but I’m pretty sure we kicked butt compared to all the other sisters!
This week has been a lot of adjusting and
figuring things out. It’s different than Warsaw but I’m so excited to be here!
The river is my favorite thing about this city so far. I don’t know why but I
have a little obsession with it. It’s so peaceful. It’s my favorite thing. My
district is one of the coolest ever created. The branch is so fun! Everyone is
so nice. It’s like the biggest branch in the mission that is all polish. All
the auxiliary leaders are polish and there are so many FAMILIES!!! I’m
going to really love it here.
The Church is still true in Bydgoszcz! I still
love my mission :)
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| Fat Thursday! picture courtesy of Kelley Herrmann |
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| Siostra King and Siostra Pearson |
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