Buna familia mea!!! 

       You guys all sound like you are doing great!. 

So this week.. haha roller coaster ride... Seriously my mission... I love it. I put the top stories at top so people would read them... ha sorry my letters are so long.. I guess I type really fast...
Friday: CRAZIEST STORY EVER... this is part of the down roller coaster... ha
So just got stood up on one of our lessons (normal.. sadly) but we were not discouraged.. we decided to go contacting... So Sora Lund hands an english card to this really nice looking middle aged classy women. Well she then looks at us and says "why is it free?" We then happily went on to tell her that we are missionaries and this is a form of service. She then hands us back the card and says "I can't learn English from you... the DEVILS..." she then takes her hands and makes horns on her head- the universal sign for the devil just in case we didn't understand. She then starts going off.... wow... is all I can say. She said "If Jesus Christ washed his apostles feet then why will you guys not kiss the apostles feet and worship the saints?" of course she keeps talking and doesn't give us anytime to respond. She then says "These words are not coming from me.. like how God spoke through the donkey in the bible He is speaking through me to you girls." We said.. "honestly... we are just here to share a message not to argue.." She looks at Sora Lund and says "you are so stubborn... I can see the blinders that you both have.. you only believe that your religion is correct." This is coming from the lady who keeps repeating over and over "I am Christian orthodox..." I try to bear testimony to her that we believe that we can pray directly to God and get answers.. He doesn't need to speak through anyone else.. well she ignores me.... and just keeps talking. She said "once I sat and talked with girls for 10 hours..." We said that we don't have time for that... She then says "God is wanting me to talk to you for 10 hours.. are you not willing to listen to God? If God wants you to stay won't you.?" We tried just kind of walking away.. but she kept saying just stay one more minute.. at this point I am just kind of laughing picturing how funny it would be to write home this story... and the fact that Sora Lund was losing patience super fast... Seriously this lady was possessed I felt this darkness talking to her... Sora Lund turns to me in English and says "Sora Polatis I am walking away.. I can't sit here and be called the devil one more time." We then start walking away....... SHE CHASES US! and starts inviting us into her house... thankfully she felt some pain in her back and stopped running after us... I was really about to start yelling.. "ajuta-ne!!" Which means help us!!!! But she stopped running.. We just said "Sorry but have a good night." So crazy!!! I could not believe it.
Sunday : UP OF THE ROLLER COASTER! I am sitting in relief society.. the door open and guess who walks in... RITTA!!! from Constanta.who was just baptized a few weeks ago! they stopped to visit me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was freaking out! My face lit up! After relief society and went back and we just hugged and she kissed me! She told me all about her baptism and how great it was! After church they took pictures with me. They are excited to get sealed in one year!! They were about to leave and she hugs me a couple times.. She said, "I don't know when we are going to see each other again..?" But we decided we are going to skype each other when I get home. She then takes my hands and says "I think of you as my daughter!!" I love her! it was so so great!
We then tried to go contacting that night in the park with the district. We tried stopping these ladies and they said "are you really trying to bring this to an orthodox country??" we said yes we are trying ... She then flipped us off... man.. rough crowd... it was the first time I have been flipped off if you can believe that?  but we had dinner at sora Gorzos that night and I can honestly say I love her! for sure my grandma of the mission. She cares about us and our lives. We have this cute video of her dancing with her and Elder Knapp... I love love her!!

Monday: Lesson with our investigator! I love her. 22 years old... normal and is trying to be a great person. We were small talking at the first of the lesson and she said "Well do you guys want to hear what I liked and learned from the chapter you assigned me?" ha She then brought out her notes she had taken from the chapter! She is so great. She said she just helped one of her friends stop smoking. She also asked us where she can find modest skirts and She wants a CTR ring! We love her! She is super busy so we can't meet super often but she is so cool! 

Tuesday & Wednesday: Exchange in Arad. I loved working with Sora Adams. She was a lot of fun- We helped teach their english class and there was a little girl there with her mother. The little girl plays volleyball so we bonded instantly! She wanted me to come and watch her play the next day... I loved it. We did a lot of contacting then we visited a less active little boy.. so cute!! they live in some of the most humble apartments I have ever seen.. again I realized how very very blessed I am.  

Thursday: Halloween! This day was a lot of fun. Elder Knapps Birthday. He said that he had never had a surprise party ever in his life. Sora Lund and I thought it would be so much fun if we planned something for him. Well we decorated our little missionary room. We got permission from President to watch a disney movie for our dinner hour and have pizza and drinks. The whole district came together and we made it happen!! We were all hiding and he walked in.. we all yelled "SURPRISE" He started freaking out! He was so excited.. like a little kid. I had so much fun doing that. I had so much fun planning it for him! He had no idea because he already had a dinner planned for the next day. I can't believe we pulled it off. 

Saturday: We had english and we had lot of cool student so we are hoping to get investigators out of that! For the spiritual thought-I played the piano while Elder Knapp sang "Be still my soul" it was really pretty- he has a such a good voice.  We had a lesson with one of our old investigators that night.. She is really frustrating she is so into logic. I asked her what she honestly believes and she said... I  believe that we are here to become the best people we can and just improve society and then we die and there is nothing.. I will not see my family again... it is so sad!! We try testifying to her.. but it doesn't seem to work so we will probably just let her call us.also a random man proposed to Sora Lund.. ha she said no...   

We were supposed to go to constanta tonight but they just called and one of the girls is sick.. so we will not be going tonight which is a bummer. We will have to reschedule. But I need to say that honestly this mission is great. It seems like no one likes us here.. which ok.. is kind of true.. I have been called satan every week this transfer... but I guess that just means that this church is really true I mean why would people be so upset?? We are 2 american 22 years old... stumbling over their native language carrying around Books of Mormon... In conclusion- This church is true! I love being a missionary! Also I am still reading the book of Mormon... and I started doing flow chart as I read it of knowing the people and the places.. o man!!! so cool I feel like I understand it now! I am so glad I have this opportunity to really start learning the Book of Mormon.. I love it!! Well everyone have a great week! keep the faith.. read the good word..:) va iubesc va iubesc!! 

cu mare drag, 

Sora Abby Polatis 

surprise birthday party for Elder Knapp

Ritta and Petre--my great baptism

sister Gorzo