September 14 2015

Elder Boyce-Overall we feel that things are going well here in Zlín. Elder Dean is still doing well. His Czech is improving, but I'm trying to find more ways to help him get integrated into the conversations that are going on around him because he feels like he gets lost. I'm kind of struggling how to involve him more in that way, but overall he's doing well and growing and he loves our members a lot. We're looking high and low for people on our branch, and we found a couple of people last week that are according to it. We're just trying to keep adding to that!! Elder Dean: we have been experiencing a lot of rejection, and it's hard on the soul. but there is plenty of good news too, and that being, I am still just as lost in the language, well that's not true, i'm learning, slowly, but i'm happy here, I've never felt the Lord so Close and i'm only begining to understand His infinite love. I am so happy to hear about that Family night, and I love hearing how the Lord is blessing my family back home, I pray for you every day. in regards to Jack, I don't know what to say other than just be there for Vikie. How she does need the comforter now more than ever, I'll keep her in my prayers. I'll send some pictures off real quick and i'll answer some of your questions dad... --- - we are not living in a high rise, those pictures were taken from atop a tall buidling overlooking Zlin. our appartment is in the middle of town right next to the big town square, we are on the ground level floor with our door facing north. -the owner of the computer server company is who took us out to lunch today, he is not a memeber, but was at one point a former investigator, which is a fancy way of saying he did not accept the Gospel, but he is not discriminatory against it. -elder boyce and I will watch conference in Engish together in the branch president's office most likely which is on the same floor as the church building floor where the branch comes to have church each week. this building is not owned by the church, but the church rents the 3rd floor, the 1st and 2nd and 4th floors are NOT owned or rented by the church. we will likely watch conference again in Czech with some members a week after we watch it in english. it takes a week to translate or something idk for sure. -no native elders or sisters in this mission. -my companion and I speak czech together whenever we're with somebody else who speaks czech, when it's just us together we typically speak english but that should probably change. -i had the $140 from when I was supposed to use it at the airport for luggage checking, funny thing was the airline decided to check our bags for free so I had the cash on hand, then I converted it. (considered personal funds) -Have not and will not ever go to get fast food with this companion, does not like it.