Enabling Power

Whats up! Wow it's been a good week and a couple of days. Last Saturday all of the czech missionaries got to go to Karlštejn which is a huge castle and it's where are mission was dedicated for proselytizing missionaries. It was a great experience to be with everybody.
This week was pretty wild. As a companionship we set some incredibly high goals and we were able to accomplish a lot of them. This past week was the most people I've ever found in one week on my mission, it was amazing to see how God was working his hand in each one of those contacts that we were having. 
We had 4 amazing friends come to church which is the most I've seen in a long time. They are all men that are about 40 years old and they are all progressing really well towards wanting to be baptized. 
We have had some pretty crazy encounters with people this past week. Whether it was an absolutely crazy dude pushing us and trying to fight us or a completely normal looking mom looking at us and straight up telling us that she absolutely hated us(who would do that), it has been super cool to see how God is still able to work miracles throughout the faith that we and the people we are talking with have. It has been a lot of up and downs here, but i have learned soo much and am soo grateful for it. 
"As you and I come to understand and employ the enabling power of the Atonement in our personal lives, we will pray and seek for strength to change our circumstances rather than praying for our circumstances to be changed. We will become agents who act rather than objects that are acted upon" - Elder Bednar 
I wish i would have understand the enabling power of the atonement throughout my entire mission. Jesus Christ has been through every little heartache or trial in each one of our lives. The circumstances in our life may not change, but each one of us can receive strength that comes from the enabling power of the Atonement of Jesus Christ. Because Jesus Christ overcame it all, we can too when we put our trust in him and let him help us along the way. 
I love you all! Have a great week!


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