Miracles Do Happen December 1, 2014

This week  President Ivory (the mission president) and his family brought Carl Champagine the current project manager of the Rome, Italy Temple to Constanta and give two fantastic presentations.  The Saturday presentation was at a Hotel on the coast of the Black Sea where a bunch of engineering students are living.  We publicized for that sooooooooooo hard!!! But when the time came around for us to start the presentation, no one had showed up.  There were 145 students housed in the hotel so we had made a goal as a district to have 10% attendance or if you do the math 14.5 people. We went back out to the hotel and directed people from the lobby to the presentation. The Elders ran through the hotel and knocked on doors to invite people down.  Sora Sayre and I watched as one by one the Elders would get a person and walk them down to the presentation then return to the hotel floors to get more audience members.   By the time 30 minutes had past the start time we decided to go ahead and get started.  Elder Alston stood up and took some pictures because what happened was quite miraculous.

14 people had shown up.

He told us later as the presentation went on that he was sad that 14.5 people didn't show up we were just short of our goal!!! When midway through the presentation another student walked into the room.  There ya go, 14.5 people on the dot:) Seriously prayerful goals man! 

The presentation that night was so amazing! President Ivory at the end of it pulled out 14 Book or Mormons and passed it out and talked about how success can be learned from the scriptures.  It went so well!! 14 Book of Mormons were given out in that meeting and we are really optimistic about all the people who came. 

Then on Sunday a huge turn out with 50 people who showed up to hear the presentation on Temples around the world.  It was pretty dang cool!!!! I love this place:) It really is the best. 

Then in the Sacrament meeting one just new member was announced that he was found worthy to receive the Aaronic Priesthood and another member, one of the most amazing member missionaries I have ever met was announced worthy for the Melchizedek Priesthood.  Another Sister from the branch had her mission farewell this week.  I am so proud of her!! This branch is growing so much!!! 

Love you all so much!!! Merry Christmas!! It is December 1st here is Romanian Independence day, but for me it is officially okay to say Merry Christmas! 

Sora Long

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