So the new missionaries told me that I neglected to mention in my letters home that President Weidmann changed President Ford's plan for Macedonia when he took over. He wants to keep all of the missionaries in Skopje and not open up another city so that we can strengthen the branch here. Nine, soon to be more, missionaries in one city is unheard of in our mission. I think the maximum in any one city is six missionaries, which is what we were before the newbies came.
So we've been meeting with Zdravka and have her on baptismal date for the end of this month. She's so accepting of everything and practically invites and commits herself in every lesson. She's quite a perfectionist.
President Weidmann came to Macedonia last week for Branch Conference and spoke to Blagoy about his problem getting baptized. He helped him devise a plan which will hopefully enable him to get baptized soon- just as soon as he finds a new apartment to move into.
Blagoy actually came today to this sports center we were at, ice skating, because we planned to play ping pong with him after. But then we found out everything but the ice rink was closed and so he left. He's such a nice old guy. He brought a thermos filled with tea for all of us.
Last time we had a lesson with Deon was New Year's Eve, I believe, and we talked to him about goals and resolutions. I shared with him an idea from Elder Bednar's talks--that any idea that inspires you to good is from God and of the Holy Ghost. He accepted that. So many people here just have a problem with accepting this church as the one and only true church because they see good elsewhere. I totally get what they're saying and even agree. As Elder Krajnc put it, other churches may be good, but if Jesus Christ had a church that He Himself organized, wouldn't you want to join that one? Deon says I don't accept anything other than "the Mormon church" and says I need to open my mind more. Which isn't true, but I can see his point considering he gave me something to read over two months ago that I still haven't touched. I would have read it by now had it been in English, though. I guess from his viewpoint, I'm not doing his homework and he isn't doing any of mine either. I would make for a horrible investigator. I'm hoping that once I finally get around to reading that article it'll show respect for his beliefs and he'll come around as well.
Well, that's all I can think of that happened this week.
Love you,
Sister Riddle
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