On Monday morning, my Polish district (8 Elders and 4 sisters) left the MTC and headed to the Salt Lake airport. We had a 10 hr flight to Amsterdam that afternoon, a sweet 2 hr layover, and then a 2 hour flight to Warsaw. The flights were both really good!!!

As soon as we got to Warsaw, we met the Mission president and his wife, President and Sister Turek. They’re both AMAZING and they made us feel right at home!!!! We stayed in the mission home Tuesday night, and then Wednesday morning we met our trainers and found out what city we were going to. I’m in……

KATOWICE, which is in the far south of Poland!!! And I LOVE my trainer, Sister Harmon!!!!She’s from Nephi, Utah and she’s been in Poland a year. She speaks really good polish, and I’ve already learned a TON from her!!! She is also very very spiritual and she has a really powerful testimony!!! On my second day I went to buy something at a cash register and I couldn’t understand everything the cashier said to me.  I was slightly flustered but I used what Polish I did know and was able to make the transaction! Then I realized Sister Harmon had been right behind me ready to help if I needed it, but she let me do it all by myself!  Although I still am working on understanding everything, I am much more confident when I need to buy things.

We live in a really nice apartment right across from a HUGE mall!!! The mall has a huge grocery store, a ton of clothing stores, and convenience stores. In Poland these huge malls are everywhere, it’s the best!!!

And the food here is AMAZING!!! Pierogis (dumplings with different kinds of fillings like meat or potato) are so so good!!!

Scripture I loved this week: Mosiah 26:18

“18 Yea, blessed is this people who are willing to bear my name; for in my name shall they be called; and they are mine.”

Missionaries literally bear the name of Christ, but here he is talking to all the members of the church!! When we are baptized, we take the name of Christ upon ourselves!! And because of that, we are His. I think that’s so beautiful!!!!!

I love you all!!! Hope this week is wonderful!!!

Kocham was!!!

Siostra Baldwin

And here’s my new address for letters or packages to be sent!!

Kościół Jezusa Chrystusa świętych w Dniach Ostatnich

ul. Wiernicza 135

02-952 Warszawa Poland