Changes in the Mission

Dear family,

    So, this week I've got a bit more time to write a complete email and tell you more stuff. I've been having a good time down here in the Rijeka. It's continuing to heat up, and starting to get more humid and sweaty. I realized, and I feel kind of dumb that it took me this long, that the reason why they said to bring a bunch of short sleeved shirts and only a couple long ones, is because you can be fine re-wearing long sleeved shirts a few times without washing them in the winter, but now, having to re-wear a shirt that you wore earlier in the week, and it got totally soaked through with sweat is gross. We're all getting a little anxious because the transfer is almost over, and there are some big things happening this transfer. One, the country of Montenegro is joining the Adriatic north mission (it was in the Adriatic South). Elder Blackburn from our MTC group, who we never thought we'd see again, is there and will be in our mission now. Next, we're switching to 6 week transfers, like most of the other missions in the world already are, and because of that this next transfer will be only 3 weeks, and then they will be 6 starting the one after that, so things might get a bit crazy in the next couple months.

    Also, we have some good stuff happening in Rijeka. About 2 months ago (I think I told you most of this, but whatever) we were approached by this lady who is a good friend of one of our former investigators. Her son who is 13 will be starting middle/high school (the systems a little different here) in the fall, but he failed his English test. He was re-taking it is 2 weeks, and she had heard that we taught free English class and really wanted us to help him study. So, we helped him (and his little brother came to) study English. We invited them to the open house, and they came. They also came to church the next day. They then came to Jordan's baptism, and to sacrament meeting after that. 2 weeks ago, we went over to their house, for the first time, and had a little FHE with the sister missionaries and them. We've taught them a couple lessons since then, and they actually asked us (instead of us them) if they could get baptized. Theie mom has been there for all of the teaching, and is actually really encouraging it. She still has some concerns about herself getting baptized though. But anyway, An?elo and Roberto (Ages 13 and 11) are scheduled to be baptized on the 10th of next month. So that's super exciting.

Well, that is about all for this week, keep it awesome family.

Schyler

This is us with Anđelo (on the left by Elder Širković) and Robi (middle right behind me) at thier house, before a lesson, playing a game where you have to roll a die, and when you get 6 you start cutting a block of chocolate with a fork and knife and eating as much as you can before someone else rolls a 6.