Hejka cześć friends and family! These last couple weeks:

-Our friend Adam got baptized! It has been so cool to see his progress as he has prepared for baptism the last couple months 🙂 

-Got to visit the Solidarność museum! The Solidarity movement is all about the Polish protests against communism behind the Iron curtain from the 50’s all the way to the late 80’s. It was especially cool to also learn about the protests that were also going on in Hungary (where my dad served his mission) at the same time. After visiting the museum I am even more in awe of the people here. The Polish people are AMAZING!! 

-Lots of talking to people on the street the last couple weeks 🙂 we’ve had some awesome conversations. I’ve been especially proud of Siostra Frantz–she is fearless and has such a powerful testimony! 

-Got the first door slammed in our faces in a while(we mostly street contact here haha) 

-Taught Sunday school with 5 minutes notice! The members in Gdańsk are so awesome and we had a great discussion on the symbolism of Lehi’s tree of life vision in the Book of Mormon 🙂 

To close, I want to share a quote I’ve loved this week! It says, 

“Our perfect Father in Heaven does not expect us to be perfect children yet. He had only one such child. Meanwhile, therefore, sometimes with smudges on our cheeks, dirt on our hands, and shoes untied, stammeringly but smilingly we present God with a dandelion–as if it were an orchid or a rose! If for now the dandelion is the best we have to offer, He receives it, knowing what we may later place on the altar. It is good to remember how young we are spiritually. “

As much as we study and grow and experience everyday in this life, we are still so young spiritually. I think that’s one of the beautiful things about life–our Father in Heaven is fully aware that we won’t do everything perfectly and that we’ll make a lot of mistakes along the way! But that’s ok, because that’s part of His perfect plan for us. Because of Jesus Christ, we can repent every day and every day become a little bit better, a little bit more like the people that God knows we can become. And in the process, we start to find the peace and the happiness God has promised us! 

Love you all!!! Miłego tygodnia!! ❤️

Siostra Baldwin 

Pictures:

– Polish winter and mistletoe growing in the trees in clumps 

– Adam and Ola! 

– Polish winter and mistletoe growing in the trees in clumps 

– The iron curtain and a communist parade 

– Starsi on exchange

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