K Vsetco! ("To Everybody" in Slovak)

This week has definitely been wonderful and a great blessing. I've learned a lot and the language is starting to click in my mind. I can't believe the amount of progress I've been able to have in just 37 days, both mentally and spiritually. There are so many things that I wish I had the time to tell all of you... but I guess most of you can read about it or talk to me about it in two years ;).

The twins created another prank this past week. On wednesday we got nine new Polish missionaries. Josh and I decided that we wanted to keep the fact that we were twins a secret for as long as we could (Muhaha!). It was so fun/ny! We got our whole zone in on it and it worked great the first day. We wore the same tie (a.k.a. the ones Mark gave us for his wedding, thanks Mark!), black suits, and never were seen together in front of the new Polish. At the end of the day we changed into regular clothes for the night but had the same flip-flops, shorts, and almost the exact same shirts (One was Slovak and the other Sloven). It's so fun being a twin right now hah. We continued to switch back and forth as to who would talk with them and then we'd exchange information as to what the other learned about them in order to not get caught. It wasn't mean but I felt kind of mean when I went to bed that night. We decided that we would just let things happen the next day and see how long it would take for them to make the connection. Haha it wasn't until the middle of the day when they all had figured it out! Next week we have about five more Bulgarian's coming and one Sloven... let the games begin (Muhaha!).

I've been study A LOT of questions that I've had/came across in the Book of Mormon and Bible this week. I watched a talk by Elder Bednar on my first week here and he suggested that everytime you start the Book of Mormon again to start it with a question in mind. Focus on that question the entire time you read it, annotating it pertaining to the question along the way, and by the time you are finished you will have your answer. I've been doing this while I've been here and am about half way finished with Book of Mormon again. I'm probably study about ten questions all together and it's such an amazing experience. I'm loving studying the scriptures each day and I suggest that all of you go to the scriptures with questions in mind as well. Never be content with what you DO know. It's really fun! I've started reading Jesus the Christ by James E. Talmage and that for sure raises a TON of questions. This book is fantastic and brings you so much closer to our Savior, I highly recommend it. James E. Talmage was a genius.

Well, pretty soon I will be in Slovakia! I have exactly 24 more days here in the MTC! I'm so excited to get out there and to, most likely, have one of the hardest weeks of my life. Honestly, I'm so excited for this! I can't wait to share the gospel and show my love to those I will teach. I know the Lord will be carrying me the whole way and that these two years will truly be the best two years of my life.

The scripture this week is Mosiah 24:14. Our Heavenly Father loves us and is always with us.

I love all of you so much and love hearing from you! Have a great Week.

Starsi Lyman