Elder Mayans this week in Romania

1-6-2014

Hello everyone!!!

Well, another week has gone by and I have a few new things that have

happened. First off transfer boards came out this week and there are a

lot of big changes. So I am staying here and everyone else is leaving!

Crazy right. So I’m getting a new companion, Elder Brundage, and the

Sisters in Craiova are getting whitewashed. I don’t know what to think

except for that it will be interesting. Pretty much Craiova is

starting over again. ha I’m really excited to work with Elder Brundage.

He is going to be in his 4th transfer. He is a really nice guy and a

hard worker so we should do well together. I will now be the oldest

missionary in my district which is a first. Everything is going way too

fast and I still feel like I just got here.

So this past week has been a little rough. Elder Degraw and I are fine

but I feel like we don’t work the best together so I think a change is

good and we will get more done next transfer. This week the Spooners

came beck from being in America for the holidays. It’s really nice to

have them back and now there are more people at church. I really like

them and I feel like if they weren’t here then they would probably take missionaries out of Craiova.

Because this was the last week of the transfer, we had our last

English class which went really good. We gave 3 copies of the Book

of Mormon out and everyone enjoys us. Because we told them that

everyone is leaving and I’m staying, everyone was like aww you the

chief now. haha We had two lessons planned this week, one with an

english student and the other with Bogdan, a guy we met in a bloc. Those

both fell through which was a bummer because they are super nice

people. I know this mission is really hard but I don’t get it sometimes

because some of these people are the coolest people I have ever met.

They love us to death and they love to talk to us but they don’t want

anything to do with the church. It’s weird because I feel like I have a

hundred of friends all around the city but I don’t have any

investigatiors. Anyway, thats more of the depressing stuff so I will

stop talking about that. haha I know all I can do is keep trying and

try my best.

So for New Years we had permission so stay up till 12! It was amazing.

We went on the roof of the Block and watched Romania go absolutely

crazy at midnight. It was the most amazing thing I have ever seen.

There were fireworks everywhere and the whole city just lit up. It was

like something I have never seen. Romania knows how to celebrate the

right way. haha

Also this week we went back to the hospital and visited the kids and

their families again. I think we are going to continue doing that

because we have found the most success in doing that. It is really cool

now because we are kinda known in the hospital and when we come

everyone says hello and treats us like kings. They are always so happy

when we come. We still sang hyms and we also gave a little message

about Heavenly Fathers Plan. We got 3 numbers out of it so it was

really successful.

Well I love you all! From the emails it looks like everyone had a good

New Years and is doing great. I am so happy out here and this church

is so true. I love it and I love being a missionary. Have a great

week. Miss you and love you all!!!

Elder Mayans

Pictures

 I miss Chester a lot but I have a lot of dogs to keep me company!!!!

This is my friend who lives at the park.

Also the group picture is at the hospital.