CRACIUN FERICIT YEEEEEEEEEEET

Wow hello everyone AND MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mostly this is an email for those who I will not be skyping. So like almost all of you hahaha SORRY SUCKAAAAAS but just know that I love you all. Which is why I'm still writing this email :) 

I read lots of scriptures this week. But the most important is Luke 2:16. "They came with HASTE". I just have so much love for my Savior Jesus Christ. I think about those shepherds. How incredible that they were witnesses of the Savior's birth. Absolutely incredible. But we, just like them, can come with haste unto Him. And we can do it everyday....not just on this SUPER MEGA AWESOME day of Craciun. So grateful. I know that He was born for us. Filled with gratitude. 

Okay so this past week.....I GOT TO SEE MAH GIRL SORA LEE. She came up to visit me in Oradea for an exchange. Incredible. Absolutely incredible. It was so much fun to do some in-field missionary work with the OG comp. 

Me and Sora Pitcher got HECKA rejection this week. So much. May or may not have cried a few times. Then again I have just been a big crier lately. You'd think I was coming up on big changes or something soon....hahahhaha. Lol. Haha. BUT we also met some really cool people.

Let me tell you about a miracle story that happened. PRAYER. WORKS. Heavenly Father listens to me, my dudes. Incredible. So last Monday Sora Pitcher and I met this super cute girl named Priscilla. Got her number and said we would text her. Forgot to save her number. Realized later in the week that we messed up. Sadness. But yeah know what. I just thought, "It's okay. We'll see her later this week." On my exchange with Sora Lee I told her about Priscilla and how I had been praying all morning that we would find her. THEN GUESS WHAT. WE DID. WE LITERALLY WERE LED TO HER. EHMAIZIN. Got her number again. We'll meet up with her sometime later this week. Just incredible. Absolutely incredible. It made all the rejection worth it. So worth it. 

Well here is some other fun news: I'm actually in Sibiu right now. That is another answer to literal tear-filled, pleading prayers. I was feeling very stressed about what we were going to do for Christmas. No one had invited us over/I was feeling very much like a burden/innadequate for my literal perfect human, so kind companion Sora Pitcher.......she was feeling super sick on Friday. So I had a good, long convo with Heavenly Father. Then maybe 20 minutes after talking with Him, the Sibiu sisters called and invited us to come spend Christmas with them. So I talked with our friend/AP Elder Cowser, got it approved, and here we are. It has been a fun day. 

I am just constantly amazed at how aware Heavenly Father is of us - especially in our times of need and desperation - no matter how many times we seem to forget about Him.

OKAY WELL MERRY CHRISTMAS!

xoxoxoxox

Sora Idiart 

not tronky hahaha

sora "dee" <333333

the goodbyes have started and my heart is ripped out :-)

The Isopescu's had us over for dinner. I love these people more than anything. 

The gang - OG comps all reunited 

E BUCURIE IN LUME (It's time to Light the World!!)

Hello family and friends

Well. This week was just jam packed. with music and conferences and sisters and bloc knocking and bearing my "dying" testimony at zone conference and being sick. What a week. Lemme share a really cool scripture first though 

Romans 13:12. IT IS TIME TO PUT ON SOME LIGHT AMOUR BABY. lezzzzzzzzz do it

So we had an exchange with the sisters from Sibiu. I went with cute Sora Sterrett. Sorry I failed to take pictures. The exchange flew by. Did some contacting. Studying. Choir practicing. Lessoning. It was fun.

Then we had 6 other sisters come and stay in our apartment again . . . IT WAS A BLAST. Literally an actual party. We stayed up until like 11:45 (lol don't laugh at me everyone who is NOT A MISSIONARY BC THIS IS LATE) cutting carrots. 

Then we had a great zone conference. Probably the best I have ever been at. Lots of answers to prayers. Like the word Irreantum. At a missionary's last zone conference they bear their "dying" testimony. Because they are dying from the mission. B/c they have to wear normal people clothes again. Weird. Anyways I had to do that. One thing that hasn't changed about me is that I'm still a crier. And an ugly one at that. Hahaha but ya know. . what can you do? I have learned many things on my mission. The most important, for me personally, is that Heavenly Father lives and He knows and loves me. Personally. I really truly do know that. 

THEN FINALLY after months of practice, WE HAD OUR CHRISTMAS CONCERT. I really don't understand what has happened on my mission. But I keep being asked to sing at things . . . The concert was great. It was fun. Very glad it is over. My throat needs a little rest from singing "Joy to the World" in Romanian at full lung and diaphragm and throat power. 

Spent a lot of time with my mission president and his wife: The Hettingers. I LOVE THEM SO MUCH. They are my favorite humans. 

Well I love you all. MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!!!!!!! YAY!!!!!! Sing some songs for me. I will sing lots for you. So grateful that a majority of Romanians go to church for this Holiday to remember their Savior :) 

xoxooxxoo

Sora Idiart 

THEY OPENED GUYS! I BOUGHT MY FIRST AND ONLY BOOK IN ROMANIAN TODAY :)

(This translates to: "You Open The Book" and must be like "Barnes & Noble")

I love our apartment it has pretty views

Forgot to hide my camera while the sisters were over

Started and ended my mission with this fellow Oregonian. Papa Giron

Romanians make me laugh . . . they haven't quite left the early 2000's yet. 

One day. But I just really like the coordinating lipstick and sunnies. Classic. 

Grandma wanted a normal picture of me hahahaha, here you go Gma

The actual normal version of the normal pic​

i got myself a latin dancing queen

HELLOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

This week a lot of my studies were focused on the Sabbath Day.  The reasons we go to church include showing everyone how cute our outfits are.....singing really dope songs.....socializing with our friends.....LOLZ NAHHHHHHH. The sacrament helps us to remember the Savior. Remember how we need to improve this upcoming week. Remember to strive better to have the Spirit with us. REMEMBER. The power in that little (really good) piece of bread and tiny cup of water is INCREDIBLE. 

So Sora Pitcher and I are here! In Oradea! YEET YEET YEET. Sora Pitcher is a hoot. I love her. Here are some things about her: she loves latin dancing, running, eating lettuce, drinking Pero, eating a super healthy glutin-free, dairy-free, sugar-free cake for breakfast (they're actually pretty dank......who knew eating not chocolate could taste so good?!?!), she is from Colorado - shout out to Will and Brian, she got bangs to try to teach her hairdresser about the gospel.....who rejected it...but the lady's friend was interested!

She is a ball of fun. We are going to have a great time together.

We had some adventures in Bucharest before coming back, which included being controlled, or having our visa checked . . . many times. Being late to Missionary Leader Conference....lol. And meeting some REALLY nice people who helped us get her luggage from their apartment all the way to the train. By public transport and foot. Incredible. Miracles happen people. 

Here is some exciting news: we had a lesson yesterday with Constanta about the Gospel of Jesus Christ. She wants to badly to follow the example of her Savior. So Sora Pitcher invited her to be baptized on Feb 10th.....and she said yes! SUUUUUUUUUUUUUPER CHILL! Very excited for her :)

We also met up with this super cute girl named Katy who is interested in learning more. I love people like that. I love sharing the gospel with others. It makes me so so happy. Yay. MISSIONARY WORK IS 10/10 WOULD RECOMMEND.  

Well. Other than that......we had church for 4 hours yesterday :-) I have developed ADHD on my mission. Could NOT focus basically after 1.5 hours. Rough. But it's okay because we had some left over candy in our missionary closet so the both of us survived.  

Oh also on Saturday it snowed a lot. Gross. I still don't like the snow.....de loc. 

Well there are two guys getting into a fight at the internet cafe so it is time to go :) 

Love you all! You're all in my prayers! ROCK IT ON FINALS JOSHY! LOVE YOU PRAYING FOR YOU. 

xoxoxoxoxox

Sora Idiart 

 Well my most beloved Purtskirt and Gubs DIED this week . . . 

not really physically but in mission slang means they went home 

aka they are listening to music and watching movies and speaking in lots of English/Russian 

and not in Romania anymore :(

I'm really sorry but I just cannot take pictures with normal faces anymore. 

I don't know what's wrong with me.

Comp bonding. Sora Pitcher likes to do makeup. 

So she did my makeup at 10:15pm hahahahaha #americasnexttopmodelLOL

i will take more pics this week. sorry. lots of traveling and tiredness :) 

GOOD-BYE SORA ANDERSON :( BUT HELLO SORA PITCHER YEET

HELLO EVERYONE

The transfer has come to an end. So sad. Sora Anderson has left me to go to Bucharest. And I am picking up Sora Pitcher this week! Currently I am in Bucharest. Still with Sora Anderson actually. But yeah. I will be staying in Oradea with Sora Pitcher this next transfer. SO EXCITED. Anyways let me tell you about my week.

Actually here is a scripture. 2 Nephi 33:12. I really feel like Nephi. This is the desire of my heart. I believe and hope that many, if not all, will be saved in the Kingdom of God. 

This week was great. I don't remember much hahaha that seems to always happen come email time. BUT we had some great lessons. 

Maria: taught about the Plan of Salvation. Really we only taught about the Spirit World. I feel so much love for Maria and she has a real desire to know truth. Often times, what we believe is just very different from her beliefs. It makes the lessons interesting. Our lesson made me realize HOW grateful I am for the knowledge that I have about the Plan of Salvation. It all makes sense. All of it. HOW MERCIFUL IS OUR GOD. 

Kubra and Merve: THIS WAS A DOPE LESSON ABOUT THE PLAN OF SALVATION. These girls are our Turk friends. Merve, who doesn't seem interested in the gospel, was suuuuuuuuper interested in the "5 requirements in the life" section of the lesson. Especially botez. Dope. 

Sora Bajo: She is not very active in church. BUT CAME TO CHURCH ON SUNDAY HOLLLLLLLA! Anyways we were over at her house for a little (2 hour lol opa) member visit. She shared Alma 29 with us. We read it together. AND MAN. That is a powerful chapter. Go read it. While we were visit with her, I just felt the Savior's love for her. And His desire for her to return to activity. Incredible. These next four weeks we will really be focusing on her. 

Another reason why I can't really remember what I did this past week is because I got 2.5 hours of sleep last night. Sleeper train #11. Except this time without a bed. Just a little elf chair.......so. Yeah. The joys of transportation<33333 BUT HEY PROBABLY THIS NEXT TRAIN WILL BE MY LAST ONE. YEEEEET. 

Anyways, I love you all. Thanks for the prayers. Praying for you. Church is true. Hollaaaaaaaaa

xoxoxoxoxo

Sora Idiart 

ball so hard lol this is how all of my tights look. yolo

christmas lights with andreea and mirela :) 

my queen sora anderson

pretty oradea :)))))))))