In my packet they gave me a link to this website called the "Missionary Portal" which basically just helps me prepare for my mission. It has videos to watch and articles to read that will help me, and it has links to other tools. On Tuesday I got a lot of the tasks on the site done (I was supposed to be doing homework, oops!). I also received my visa info. So right now I really need to apply for a passport and get my visa started.
On Wednesday, in my mission prep class we went "contacting." It was this really awesome experience where we went out in companionships around campus, and just talked to people. After we got to know the people a little bit, we would ask them if they had been able to watch conference and talk to them about their favorite parts. Then we would ask them if they could think of a person in their life that could benefit from them sharing that talk with them. We would let them think of someone, and then ask them to commit to sharing that thought/talk with them. Then, if that wasn't enough, we asked for their phone numbers or emails so that we could contact them in a few days to see if they had done it. It was a really cool experience, and it was awesome to be able to talk to random people about conference and get them to share a message with someone else.
Also to prepare for my mission, I have been trying to learn more about the Czech Republic and the Czech language. Today I was translating gospel related terms and trying to figure out how to say them. Here are a few:
Dobrý den - Hello
Jsem sestra Schaerrer - I am Sister Schaerrer
Patřím k Církvi Ježíše Krista Svatých posledních dnů. - I belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
(Yes, I really do know how to pronounce all those) :)
Anyway, I have a few others but that's enough for now haha. I've also been researching about the culture of the Czech Republic. I found out a few interesting facts:
1. 40% of the population declares themselves Atheist and 27% is Catholic.
2. The Czech Republic consists of 10.5 million people, and over 1 million live in the capital, Prague.
3. In addition to speaking Czech, people typically also speak German, Russian, or English, or sometimes all three. (Maybe I'll get to use some of my German!)
I'm still learning more about the culture and climate and everything. I also ordered a little Czech language book, nothing major since I'll learn everything in the MTC, but enough to get me started and a little more familiar with the language before I leave.
Anyway, I'm really really excited, and I can't wait to learn more about this awesome place I'll be living in for 18 months (well, minus 9 weeks)!
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