Hello June! --- June 3rd

My little sister is leaving on a mission this week! I can't believe it is already here. It seems like yesterday she told me she had her papers in. I'm so excited for her!!! I lOVE YOU!! We are going to be the best missionaries in the whole world!! I can't wait for you to start your missionary adventure and to share our experiences with each other EVERY week! What a special experience. I love it! Everyday I think to myself... I am the luckiest girl in the whole world!! I have the best family and the best adventures.

Something fun that we do in our mission is decorate our planners. I like it. So I have done it too.This one we had pressed lots of Kosovo flowers so we made planner covers with our flowers. a little tricky, but they turned out really good. I love them!

The beautiful Kosovo sky!!

This week is the last week I get to be with Motra Forte! Crazy right! I can't believe how fast the time has flown. It is sad to leave her too. It really has been SO great to serve together. I have loved training her and helping her love everyday being a missionary with me! I just know she will be so great the rest of her mission. We get our transfer calls next Sunday so... we'll see what happens. We are 8 sisters now and are receiving 6 more next week. 2 of the sisters are now going into the new leadership position for sisters (maybe me I think) and ALL the rest will be training. It's so fun to be apart of the growth. It's exciting to share the gospel and be apart of a huge force that is all over the world! 

Aferdita and Dafina at the church

I'm always really striving to work on my listening skills. I always need to listen with love more and more!! I love being bold, but you have to be bold with love in order to be bold the right way... with the spirit. We have a goal to have 5 progressing investigators at the end of this week. I'm excited to make it happen!... and well ya never know when a miracle will just jump out and my sweet Aferdita and Dafina (that we had to drop last Tuesday) will be ready to be baptized! The Elders have a baptism this coming Friday, so ya never know what could happen. I'm always praying for miracles in Kosovo. For the spirit to work wonders! 

Gjon (John) on the left and Ylli on the left. Yesterday at church rockin their sun glasses like Kosovars do! ha.

... and one with me and one of the soldiers.

I love the people of Kosovo. I love the place and the people really are so special. They are so kind and are really striving to find something more and better. They are so hard headed and stuck in their ways... brainwashed from Communism, the war, and bad family traditions but I believe God can do everything and anything. He can soften their hearts.I know it! 

The photo above is all the new soldiers that have come yesterday at church. It's so great to have them all come! It really is a strength to the little branch we have, and they are all so good! I'm glad they are here.

I love you all very much! Thanks for always being good examples. For continually sharing the gospel in your daily lives, and for living up to the covenants you have made. We really are so lucky to have everything we have, especially the love and hope the Gospel brings. 

Love you! 

me dashuri

Motra Kristi Hoover