20th - 26th September 2016

Good week, lots of finding as usual, nothing really too special we found a guy who was interested in meeting up this week, we found him at night and he said that he doesn't have a mobile and said we could meet at the church in 2 days a 3 but he said he wasn't really sure about whether or not he would be able to make it to the lesson, he actually came thought suprisingly! We had a good lesson although he was pretty straight up catholic, he was really hating on the Jehovah witness church! 

ex missionary came back from 10 years ago.

Apart from that it was just a normal week, had english classes and cleaned the church and there was an ex missionary who came back after serving here 10 years ago, he took us out for some pancakes and then walked with us a little, it was weird to see that the mission is really the same here. 

This week should be good, we have zone conference in Zagreb and we also have general conference which should be great. Looking forward to seeing what going on hope you all have a good week.

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Elder Winfield

Starješina Winfield

Старешина Винфилд 

Adriatic North Mission 

13th September - 19th September 2016

This week was good, just a normal week, kind of long, we couldn't find anyone to teach.  We are going to go visit all the less actives this week so that should be good!

I understand everything pretty much, now its just trying to find new words I don't know and getting used to new dialects depending on where I serve, I'm still not the best speaker though, something like that would take years and years of living here and not just doing missionary work with americans.

This mission is actually a 25 month mission, my return date at the moment will be late August, I won't be able to go home early either that's for sure.

I'm sick of it I hate the heat as a missionary.

The nearest missionaries are about an hour and a half away. We don't have a district it is just me and my comp and that's it really.

There is a senior couple in most cities and they always have preference over the car. We just walk everywhere so it kind of limits us, there is a bus but we can't really go out of our area without permission. The mission has rules so that you can only go on 1 pday a transfer (9 weeks) and that can only be somewhere within an hours travel and we are kind of away from everything, I want to go to check out Slovenia though we might do that.​ 

I'm about to start a bulking program! lots of chicken and rice and things like that, should be good!

6th September - 12th September 2016

My week was really normal, apart from the exchange we had with the zone leaders... and president Grant coming down.

I'm getting some of the Americans here into football which is cool

Say hi to everyone that asks! yeah driving isn't fun, but when you have to walk everywhere you get sick of that too! Today we have to make these big english class outlines and I'm doing mine today.

Below are pics we had with President Grant and I think it maybe his granddaughter. He wanted to show her the mission.

Have a great week.

Love ya all.

30th August - 5th September 2016

Well this week was good! It went quick it felt like yesterday I was writing an email, this week was pretty normal apart from the Zone conference we had in Zagreb which a great, a lot of good incite on things, they focused on being more obedient! Its kind of always like that but a special focus this time, you can always improve on things you do and I guess that's the beauty of the atonement, you can always do that!

Pretty much the whole week was dedicated to finding, we had a lesson with one of our investigators on date and we have decided to drop him, he just doesn't have the desire to change, he just isn't too interested, that's okay though I'm sure we will find someone else. Apart from that we just worked and had our normal schedules, this week we will have an exchange with the zone leaders, ill be staying here with another elder so I guess we will see how that goes I hope i don't get us lost, its not too big of an area so I should be right.

Good news is it rained for the first time in a long time today! good to feel something cool on me for once, the weather is meant to get hot 1 more time then its good from then so i am looking forward to sweater weather! I love the summer just not as a missionary as long pants and ties etc.. don't really suit the 35 degree weather outside.

I hope everyone is doing well at home im enjoying it out here just got to keep on keeping on.