Sestra Baxter & the New Bohemians: 2016

27 Dec 2016: Veselé Vanoce (Merry Christmas)

Okay, I am repenting. Wow it has been a long time since I have sent a decent email or an email in general. Please forgive me. But I really hope that everyone had the best Christmas of their life. I for sure had one that I will never forget.

My heart has never been more in the Czech Republic I love this place! Last week

we were able to sing at this old folks home. In each of the rooms was 6-8 people. These are the people who cannot get up and move a around by themselves. I can tell you my heart sunk. I felt such a deep love of and sorrow for these sweet people who, for whatever reason, had to spend part of their lives just lying there and especially during Christmas. Luckily, I think our ward made was thinking or doing the best thing they possible could have done for these people and bring Christmas to them by the means that we had. We sang all the sweet Czech Christmas songs like: Nesem vam noviny, Narodil se Kristus Pan, Chtic aby spal, ticha noc, and other songs. Wow. The spirit that was felt. Some of these people were overwhelmed with joy, and others were crying, but I pray that these people were about to remember about someone who was born over 2000 years ago that went through the hardest thing that a human could go through to ensure that we would be able to have health and our body restored to a perfect state. I felt the spirit very strong during that time.

We also made a special Christmas bread called vanočky with members. More them 100 loaves to hand out to member and investigators. Literally these members are angels. I feel sometimes they are not from this world. We handed most of the bread out on Friday when we went and did visits with the Starsi Holt the senior couple and because sister Holt was sick with the other Starsi, and lessons with 9 members, less active members, and investigators. It was awesome we got into places that we have never gotten into before! Anyway I don't have so much time left but have the best week ever!

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Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.... because if you will do this you will want to save the trees and pray always.

S Laskou,

Sestra Baxter

05 December 2016 -- "Here is some randomness"

Hey. I am not sure if you can get any thing good out of this stuff, but here is randomness

When we walk out the door, a crisp fall wind hits our face and it is like you can smell the frost on the barren tree branches and on the ground. When we breath our breath comes back in white fog and makes our faces warm for a moment then back to the cold winter air. The first person we see and talk to says, "No," but we move on. We walk along cobblestone paths which we sometimes trip on if we are not paying attention. In the center of the town--which you have to get to by going through a tower that you would imagine in your classic fairytale-- there is a big Christmas tree which lights up the whole square. You are surrounded by colorful buildings. You name the color, it's there: light blues, and sea greens, soft purples, and vibrant yellows. The only way seen way out or in is back though the tower.

Yesterday heading back to Pardubice from church we start on our way back, one of us asks the other, if they hear it, too. We are convinced little angles are singing in Czech their classic Christmas Carlos to help us spread the message to our sweet unbelieving Czech family. like.. Nesem vám noviny poslouchejte, or Narodil se Kristus Pan. When we finally come closer to the joyous sound, we come a upon a singing group of little children in front of an old communist church.

This week was a good one. I think the highlights of this week were the people we went on exchanges with, and the sisters we went on exchanges with. We first went on exchanges with the sisters in Prague. I got the opportunity to be with Sestra Boza. She is such a good missionary! Each exchange I have been on with her, I have learned a lot! I think I learn more from her than she could learn from me. On the exchange, we were able to teach this investigator named Jarda about the Book of Mormon. She taught with great power and spirit. She is doing well. I think she is a little afraid of going home, but as well as excited. I think it will be great for her to finish out a transfer with Sister Heap, though, going strong. Sister Cade also mentioned how great the exchange was with the sisters in Prague and how they are helping their investigators a ton.

We also had the Sisters from Plzen come to us. That was a huge blessing. We found a less active we are going to start working with, as well as an investigator named Ben who has not been answering our calls. We are going to start working with a wonderful former investigator who Sestra Andersen taught when she was here named R_____ who got really busy in the spiring but still wants to hear about the gospel. It was a great exchange. I happened to be with Sestra Andersen. Wow, she is such a good missionary! Her Czech is so pretty, and I feel like she is way-fearless at contacting, even if she says she is afraid. We both decided that we would fast this Sunday so that we could focus on our missions because missions are the best, and I think missionaries forget that too often.

We also had a lesson with this way darling Young Single Adult girl. Sestra Cade and I are so happy because it is kind of the dream to teach a YSA girl for every sister missionary. Because lots of times girls don't want to talk to us. But it went so good. She is pretty classic Czech--believes there is something there but isn't quite sure what it is. The lesson was way good and spiritual. I pray she will do as we have said and ask God herself.

S Laskou,

Sestra Baxter

Cinte Pokani ja nevim co mam rict tady tak rikam to -- November 28, 2016

Cinte Pokani ja nevim co mam rict tady tak rikam to. ("Repent: I don't know

what to say here, so that is that. ")

Tady je Sestra Baxter.

This week has been so spiritual! Last Monday we wanted to go back and visit

this family from Romania that told us to come back on a couple different occasions and wanted us to return. When we returned we rang their zvonek. They kind of just heard it was us then hung up. We were so sad, so we decided to contact, and the second girl we ran into was so darling. Her name was M___, and she had just been traveling around the states that summer so she was in Utah! She said she loved it there, and the people, she thought they were different, maybe happier. We asked if she maybe thought that was because there are a lot of people who believe in God? She thought maybe but never has tried to get to know Him. But she decided to meet tomorrow, and we are so excited.

We also met with our investigator R___. We have really been struggling to get him to understand who Christ is and His role because he is Muslim. He believes He was a prophet. But is lacking that knowledge that He is also our Savior and is vital in returning back to our Heavenly Father. We hadn't really talked about baptism much before because we wanted him to understand who Christ was but we decided to talk about it a little bit and the spirit was so there. I started to testify to him that there is more we have to do to return to live with God. We have decided to move on and teach all the other lessons.

On Wednesday we met with, like, all the members in the ward. It felt like they all set up for appointments on one day. Haha. But it was totally fine with us. It just meant we were on a spiritual high all day long. Wow! I can't believe the faith of these members. The N______ family, 7 kids. For example we tried to give a really good spiritual thought but then Brother N______ comes comes in the spiritual tornado and it was impossible to leave without crying. He talked about how these people in the Czech Republic are not hopeless. They just need work, and he told us we truly need to believe we are on the Lord's errand. We met with Sestra K________ as well; she is so precious. L____ as well. He is so kind and always gives us huge bags of food so we don't go starving, even though I never have even got close to going starving on my mission. Also met with the H___ family again. Sestra H___ come a sweet little Amalka. We talked about the Plan of Salvation, and Sestra Hale said she has 180 names found that she needs to do work for, and she wants to start working on getting her temple recommend. We could have not been happier.

Thanksgiving was a super and also our Preparation day. Starsi Holt made us SUCH GOOD FOOD! He is a superstar and did it on his own. We also wrapped 3 boxes Book of Mormons for our finding activity on Friday for when we had interviews.

Friday was so cool our whole Zone had interviews with President. So we all met in Hradec Kralove and did "finding" together why others were waiting on interviews. It is always so fun being with a ton of missionaries. It is like the Armies of Helaman. So we handed out 3 big boxes of wrapped Book of Mormons (Shoutout to Hayden and the Taiwan missionaries for the idea.) Also the new Christmas video the church put out was playing. It was so good! The atmosphere was amazing because the pretty music was playing, and now the Christmas light are up around this beautiful city in the Czech Republic. It was cool to see our mission President literally just step out of his car and talk to two girls who watched the video and have interest. He is so awesome. We all hope we can be as good as missionary as he is!

After that we had exchanges with the Sisters in Liberec! They are so great and perfect together! Sister Minarikova--she is 27 years old serving a mini mission for 1 month. But she is the "Missionarska." I was so blessed to be with her. We had a lesson with one of our investigators, R____, about the Word of Wisdom which is always kind of hard to have a really deep strong testimony of because most of the things on the list I have never even thought about trying or had reason to want to. But I was so glad she was there. Being a young adult Czech, she was able to testify that she has seen a difference in her life when she has stop using these substances. It must have been an exchange planned by God because I could no have managed that lesson without her. What a blessing it has been to have her as a missionary, even if it just has been a month. We needed her, and I know the people in Liberec needed her. I think she will be well prepared to start spreading the Gospel on her own with her friends, clients and people around her.

Another wonderful member missionary story is G_______ from Romania who got baptized here last year. He has decided his friend is ready to learn about the Gospel. He set up a meeting so we could meet with his friend last week, but it didn't work out. So he made sure he and his friend made it to church on Sunday. It was so good to have them both there even though they are still learning the language and Czech is hard. We know they can feel the same spirit as the missionaries even if we don't understand everything.

S Laskou,

Sestra Baxter

"What more could I want right now?" -- November 22, 2016

This last week has been amazing and spiritual. I love Pardubice more and more. I love these people and everything. One of the best parts of last week was being with our mission President and his wife and a President Sabin and Sister Sabin, a member of the seventy, and the missionaries. I feel that whenever we have trainings they are so perfectly timed by God. Not only did I need to hear their words, but all the sisters and all the missionaries in general. I could never thank them enough for this three year period where they have given their lives to the Lord. I read something in the Liahona that I 100 percent agree with. Ezra Taft Benson said:

“Men and women who turn their lives over to God will discover that He can make a lot more out of their lives than they can. He will deepen their joys, expand their vision, quicken their minds, strengthen their muscles, lift their spirits, multiply their blessings, increase their opportunities, comfort their souls, raise up friends, and pour out peace.”

I know you will see these blessings as you serve the Lord and it applies to all of us when ever we are in the Lord service.

One thing that I loved to hear at conference was that "people need time." It might take them 7 or 8 contacts with the missionaries or member friends before people will even listen to us. How blessed are we to be even one of the times. Every person we talk to is one step closer to their conversion. How special is that! Sometimes I think about what if my companion and I weren't here and they didn't talk to missionaries till like 10 years after? They would be so behind in their conversion process. Even though people are not flocking to us, I truly believe no effort is wasted. Sister Sabin talked about her mission she served in Taiwan and said she is overwhelmed how many people have to decided to follow Chirst since she has been there.

An amazing experience we had this last week is we were weekly planning and we wanted to find some less-actives to teach. So we called some on the phone, and it wasn't too long until we came upon the H___ family. They set up a time we could meet. And on Wednesday we were able to meet and talk. The dad was from Kentucky, and the wife was Czech. They are so awesome, but kind of just got lost along the way with work and things. So we are meeting with them every week, and they are starting their way on the path to the temple. It is so happy!!

One of the other happy things was today I got some news from K______ who Sestra Huylar and I met in Liberec. She said:

"I just wanted to inform you that I got baptized yesterday and it was amazing. Thank you for helping me on this journey towards God and Jesus. I already know it is very important decision I made in my life. And I am soo happy you could be part of that. I am soo thankful for that day we met at the post office, that day changed my life."

Ti jo. What more could I want right now?😊 I hope we can have such a wonderful week full of gratitude.

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S Laskou,

Sestra Baxter

"Give me All" -- November 14, 2016

Sestra Cade & Sestra Baxter

We have had another wonderful week! Something we did totally out of the ordinary was taking someone's engagement pictures--with permission from our mission president. WHAA? When we were at the women's conference in Brno I saw Zuzka Jelickova. Her family are all members in Liberec. She asked if we could take her pictures. I said, "Like that would be way fun, but I am not sure if Prezident would be down for it." Luckily Prezident was like standing 5 feet away from us, and she went and asked him and it was cleared. Haha. It was so fun! So we took pictures of Zuzka and Peter I am not sure his last name. They were so cute and made their way out to Pardubice and we found some darling back streets. When I first came to the country I got to see Peters baptism because my trainer found him in Brno. . It is awesome to see that they will be getting married in the temple next summer and starting a eternal family! It gave me a much bigger view of missionary work!

There is this quote I heard this week it says:

"Give me All. I don't want so much of you of your time, so much of your talents, and money, and so much of your work: I want all. All of you. I have not come to torment or frustrate the natural man but to kill it. No half measure will do. I don't want to only prune a branch here and another there; rather I want to whole tree cut down. Hand it over to me, the whole outfit, all of your desires, all of your wants and wishes and dreams. Turn them all over to me and I will make you a new self in my image. Give me yourself and in exchange I will give you myself. My will. My heart shall become your heart." (C.S. Lewis. Mere Christianity. Read more here.)

I think my whole mission I am always striving to become better, to improve, to make progress, to change my nature. I am not looking to just change my behavior--I want to change my nature. It is not enough for me to go back the same selfish person I was. I truly want to be like Christ, to turn outward in all things! Although I truly feel like I could do so much more, I am so happy to say that I feel like I have changed but I am so so so thankful I even have more time to be with my Czech, Ghanaian or Romanian brothers and sisters. To help them learn to change their nature. I often think back to Alma 26 when him and his missionary friends get together. I pray and hope that I will be able to have this conversation with missionaries in the future.

For our brethren and sisters, the Czechs, were in darkness, yea, even in the darkest abyss, but behold, how many of them are brought to behold the marvelous light of God! And this is the blessing which hath been bestowed upon us, that we have been made instruments in the hands of God to bring about this great work. Behold, thousands of them do rejoice, and have been brought into the fold of God.

I am so thankful to be an instrument. I pray everyday I will become the perfect instrument. And though I see do not see thousands coming to the fold of God and least I know on the streets or in lessons the marvelous light of God will be present and even if they don't accept that light, at least I know that they will have felt it. I know we were all made to be children of light. Heavenly Father has made each person on earth a plan to know and feel that light and to stay in it.

S Laskou,

Sestra Baxter

Zuzka and her finance, Peter.

"Transfer call once again" -- November 7, 2016

Sestra Baxter sent this link to a YouTube video of a talent show at their branch. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0NTYfMnkuKg

Sestra Baxter said, she couldn't watch the video, but you could. If you want to go directly to portions with Sestra Baxter, look at minute markers 18:30 and 28:00

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Transfer call once again......... And I am staying in Pardubice with Sister Cade, and we will be the sister training leaders for the Hradec Kralove and Praha Zone. I am so thankful that I can serve this transfer with Sister Cade. She will be such a good leader and example for these sisters, though she is not much younger than me in the mission. I am so happy to be serving with a younger missionary again. They have so much fire and love-zeal. I am also so thankful I can be among and serve the sweet sisters again this transfer and am looking forward to the new things I can learn from them or maybe be able to apply past mission experiences. Crazy to think this is my 7th transfer?? Jak ten čas týka! It is also great we can be with such a wonderful and strong ward another transfer and also that I can work in such a great hopping area. We found 9 new investigators last week! Pardubice is on fire!

Some things that went one the last week of the transfer?

I went to Ostrava on exchanges with Sister Morgan. She is so precious and has such a sweet heart. She knows that places and was dragging me on trains to trams to buses. We were able to do some solid contacting, teach some bomb lessons, find some new investigators, and visit with some wonderful less-active members--one that I might drive down to St. George in the future if she comes to America.

The Starsis were contacting here in Pardubice with us and met this man named R____. He just got out of prison and wants to feel that his past is behind him and really feels like he need to be baptized again, even if he was baptized when he was a baby. For some reasons he can not be in Hradec Kralove for two years, but we put his date two years from now, and he is willing to do whatever it takes to follow Jesus Christ. It is really humbling.

We had a wonderful lesson with yet another man from Ghana named B__. We talked about God because he was already a believer. We talked about how He leads and guides our lives. It was so comforting to hime that others agree and can feel his influence as well. He randomly asked if we believed there was a living prophet, and he got so so happy when we joyfully said, "Yes." He is down to come to church every week in Hradec Kralove and shines the Light of Christ.

In contrast we had a lesson with yet another man from Ghana named J______. He also brought his girlfriend named M______. For the first 10 minutes of the lesson, he told us why the Book of Mormon is wrong and that God only has one book. "The Bible, the Bible; he has his Bible." He wouldn't even let us explain where it came from. And as we were explaining, he and M______ would throw out things like, "Why is this prophet's name this?" "Why did Joseph Smith write this book?" Literally, we could only start saying two words. The wonderful spirit we had in B__'s lesson was totally gone... We were wanting to share 2 Nephi 29 so bad with him, but we needed to go to another lesson. We invited him to pray about it and ask God. We hope that he will, but he kind of still seemed on the fighting side. I just know that we really can't have contention. If the spirit is going to be there, we need to be willing to learn ,as well as others. When we are humble, it will be there with us.

So this last Sunday was so special because we had Stake Conference--first one yet! Why am I so lucky ja nevim? But I got to see my greatest friends: friends Trebic, friends from Brno, friends from Jihlava, friends from Liberec, and friends from Pardubice and Hradec Kralove! Like my joy is so full every time I see them. Also I couldn't help but crying seeing the sweet little children singing in Czech a song I-can't-even-remember-the-name-in-English. I love this place so much!
Until next week so much love I send in this email....

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S Laskou,

Sestra Baxter

"No Cau hezky svátek (Ciao, Happy Holiday)" -- October 31, 2016

The Prague Train Station

Ahoj. So I am so sorry I haven't been a diligent email writer this last while. Hey, maybe that just means I am being a newly diligent missionary? Haha. I am not sure, but I still do write my parents every week, and my dad has sent me some screenshots of my blog. I think he updates that every week. So, if you are having a hard time understanding my English and want an edited version with quotation marks and other symbols which I cant find on Czech computer keyboards, you can check it out. I think it is http://sestrabaxter.blogspot.com. I also have no idea what is put up so you will know more about my blog than I do . . .but anyways.

This week hezky svátek všichni! Happy Halloween. This week was better than fantastic. We were in Prague for training with all the Prague and Hradec Kralové zone. President and Sestra Pohořelický trained, which is always the best. I have never been as reassured many times by the spirit that they are exactly what this mission needs. Awesome elders from Slovakia came up to train at it because one of then served in Prague as assistant and it was his last conference. Slovak missionaries are awesome. I secretly wish I will get transferred to Slovakia. The three times I have been there it is always so pretty, and I love the Slovak language. But we will see. But also the Assistants trained. They are a power team. Also Sister Manners and I trained on the last page of

Sister Manners & Sister Baxter

PMG (Preach My Gospel). It was pretty clever. Sister Manners is one of the cleverest people I know. I have learned soooo much from her and seriously can't believe in a week this transfer will be over. She has truly become one of my greatest friends.

Also, we had exchanges in Mlada Boleslav, a cute little Czech town kind of on the outskirts of Prague. It is the home of Škoda the car company of the Czech Republic. We were with Sestra Cade and Sestra Harrington a 4 transfer missionary and a 1st transfer missionary. But forget about those numbers. They are doing so well no matter how young they are in the mission! I was able to be with the sweet Sestra Cade. Though she feels like training is above her head, she takes everything that is thrown at them and can turn it into happiness. I loved learning from her, seeing how she loves the people so much and Sestra Harrington.

Our next exchange was with Liberec, the day after. Though I didn't go back to my sweet forest home, my little Sestra Huylar and I were united again in her birth place of Pardubice. Sestra Manners and Witzel went up north. Sestra Huylar and I have decided that we were twins when we were born in Heaven, but got split up here on earth. Then on the mission we found each other, haha. So she is really doing so good but has been going through a difficult time through this transfer. But she has just been learning to rely on the Lord so much. We had a lesson with an investigator that she taught when she was here. I kind of let her take hold of the lesson and everything. She did wonderful. The Spirit didn't leave the lesson the whole way through. Though that investigator still isn't ready to accept the gospel, she showed such hope and faith. After the lesson she said, "I know he will accept the gospel someday, but today is still not the day." She has grown soooo much! Speaking of which, an investigator that Sestra Huylar and I found in Liberec was just baptized this past week. Heavenly Father is in the work!

We also were able to be in our area together this past week what? ahah On our way to campus to visit Desmond we stopped this man named George he is from Ghana as well and this is first week in the Czech Republic going to school. Not even 1 minute in to the contact literally asked us when and where he can go to church. He said he asked his Czech roommates where he could go to church they said they had no idea... surprise surprise and we invite him exchanged number and he came travel the almost 1 hour it take to get there stayed all three hours took notes in all three meetings and came and ate lunch at the Holtovis house with us. It was the biggest miracle.

Also things with Desmond are looking much brighter, as well. We have met with him twice this past week and are going to start getting him rides to church with the Novotny family. He just has gotten really busy with school and work things, but still has the desire to be baptized. Also during his lesson we starting talking to his friend named Justice from Ghana and we gave him a Book of Morman. He said he will start reading it and maybe we can meet this week. So happy.

Also for some service this week, we were able to go crack some walnuts for our english student on the outskirts of Pardubice. Whenever I have done service for any Czech, I feel like I get the better half of the deal. Jan, our English student, his mom made the most wonderful Czech food with apple and sauce and cinnamon and this crust it was just two steps up from apple pie. I can't even explain how good it was. Wow, I love to work and to do service. Especially if people will tell stories and historical facts and talk about their lives, it is beautiful. It's like heaven. Jan and his mom are such great people. Sometimes I have the fear that I won't get to know all the wonderful people on this earth because there are just so many to know. But I know God's plan is perfect, and I hope in my heart I will and I know it is helping that I am serving in the Czech Republic. Truly I feel I am meeting all the people Heavenly Father needs me to meet, and they are really changing my life.

S Laskou,

Sestra Baxter

"And other stuff" -- October 24, 2016

Some of my letter to Prez and other stuff.

This past week was great. Sometimes I don't feel like a normal missionary

because we are traveling so much, but it is good. I love getting to know these sisters. We were down in Cbud for exchanges. Sister Miller and Sister Hill are super stars. They are so darn sweet and kind. I got to be with sweet Sister Miller. She is so sweet, and you can feel her love. It literally radiates to everyone she is in contact with: members, her companion, the people of Cbud. We visited two members, and she really loved them and they love her and even though she was in her first transfer, she was able to communicate with them just fine. Sister Hill is a wonderful missionary and is training in her 3rd transfer. She is killing it!

Our area has been kind of sad lately because we have been traveling quite a bit, but it is still wonderful. D______ did not come to church. We have like daily contact with him. Even the night before he said, "I need to come to church tomorrow." I think next Sunday we will be knocking at his door. We will see. Also R____ has not been reading. The good news, though, is we got a referral from him--his brother-in-law living in German. He is waiting for his family to get visas to move to German with him. He was with R____ at the kebab shop and wanted more books and pamphlets in Arabic, so that was pretty awesome. We also got the news that L____ can't leave Pardubice. Like never, ever, never, ever. She cannot travel by bus or by car or by train or by bike. Because she had a coma a couple years back, she can never leave. We are heart broken. But we are praying for inspiration, and we will probably go visit her every so often.

Good news on this investigator Sestra Huylar and I found in Liberec. It was a p-

day and we were getting our 3 hours of proselyting in. It was, sadly, very unsuccessful durning planning the night before. We put down that we wanted to find a YSA girl and during those hours we didn't find anyone. After we had a plan to buy some stamps, and we were discussing on how to skloňovat them, we decided to just ask a Czech, and we turned to Kr____. She is more than nice and tells us the right way to say it. And we started talking about everything. We taught her for awhile till she moved to Dansko. We are emailing back and forth. She has a baptismal date😊😊 Also H_____ that Sestra huylar and I found and the elders started teaching is getting baptized this week. So happy

We are exited for trainings and exchanges next week with Mlada Boleslav and Liberec.

S laskou

Old companions

Members

Someone giving flowers to you when you are singing about God.

My favorite Taiwanese friend living in Cbud. He plays the flute for our singing displays

"Spiritual eyes to love the people" -- 17 řijna 2016

Tady je Sestra Baxter. I love the mission so much. One of the best parts is the people. I really feel

as if you are given spiritual eyes to love the people as God does. So here are some updates on some investigators,

L____ from Slovakia: She is still continuing to read in the Book of Mormon and on morman.sk. Something awesome is usually her children E_____ 7 and A___ 9 just sit on the computer or on her phone, and we have invited them to listen but they don't want to and she if fine with it. But Alex was off the computer and prayed and committed to sit and participate in the lessons. We have also been trying to find a way to get them to church because it is an expensive train ride for three people, and Lucia's health right doesn't allow her to be on public transportation because she was in a coma not to long ago. But one of the returned missionaries from our ward named Vasek who served in Africa has a car and offered to take her!! By the way when we taught with him, he is the one that should have been wearing the tag.

R____ from Siberia: He is still running the kebab shop by the train station and lets us drop by anytime we have a second. We have been inviting him to read the Book of Mormon and taking slow steps with him so he really can start to understand who Jesus Christ is. We taught him with Gaberial from Romania on Saturday Risam was asked questions and Gaberial could answer each of them. His faith is so strong and has gotten even stronger. Since I have been here, now, he has not missed a week at church for 3 weeks.

D______ from Ghana: Yesterday he chose a new baptismal date for the 26 of November. He didn't make it to church for the past 2 weeks in a row because he forgot to set an alarm or his phone was off. Now school started, we have to have lessons of the phone because his school schedule is crazy, but he is still working towards baptism and prays and reads every single day. So we still have a lot of faith in him.

F_____ from the Czech Republic: Well we had a lesson with him last night with Vasek. He is very interested in the Book of Mormon and why we believe it. He said he wanted to read it like a history book. He said he has tried life with God, and he thinks he "doesn't need God" -- to put it in exact words. Sestra Manners and I got pretty teary eyed in that lesson because of his "Czechness." Sometimes my dear Czech brothers and sister make me want to.....scream a little, but I love them so much, so it's fine.

We also headed down to Bratislava and had exchanges with the other Sister Training Leaders. I remember going there my first transfer in the Country not knowing how to speak Czech... so Slovak

I couldn't speak not even a little. But now I love Slovak. It is so pretty! I am secretly hoping to

extend my mission and serve there for a transfer, but who knows.

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Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.... because if you will do this, you will want to save the trees and pray always.

S Laskou,

Sestra Baxter

Here are a couple audio files from Sestra Baxter:

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File #2

"So, conference, right?" -- October 10, 2016

Conference was so good, everyone; right? "I declare unto you repentance . . ."

But for real, all of conference was about repenting and joy! The coolest thing about that is they go hand-in-hand. I learn that more everyday. So watch this talk because it's way happy, and she is way bold and awesome: https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2016/10/the-great-plan-of-redemption?lang=eng. Also this one is bomb: https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2016/10/repentance-a-joyful-choice?lang=eng . Also: https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2016/10/fourth-floor-last-door?lang=eng

Okay maybe everyone should just watch every single one. They all had something I needed to hear. I know it would be the same for you.

So we also had MLC in Prague, and I was not feeling so hot that morning. Ha ha. Thankfully, I made it till after MLC, but the rest of the day, I was throwing up. But let me tell you, Prague is the best place to get sick. I could not be more thankful for the kindness that everyone shared. For example, while I was sick I received from my mission president and his wife and other missionaries: blankets, pillows, tea, cookies, a personal package delivery from my mission president, calls, getting to stay with the Morgans one of the best senior couples on this earth. If I did not know I was loved before, then I know now!!

We met with some of our awesome investigators, still L____, R____, and F_____. We are still working with them and getting their foundation built very strong.

But I am grateful that I am healthy now, and pray that I will never be sick again for the rest of my mission because that stops the work from moving forward, and that is sad. So anyways, love you all. Have a great week. Much love I send to you.

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Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself.... because if you will do this, you will want to save the trees and pray always.

S Laskou,
Sestra Baxter

Get ready . . .

. . . throw!