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The weeks are all merging into one at the moment haha, but I'm happy and healthy so I can't complain. I moved to Katowice this week, well, last week and it's been a really good week. My apartment is amazing I love it. It's a pretty place and the views are amazing. We even have a balcony haha, so we've been soaking up the sun haha. It's been really good weather as well in Poland, like 22 degrees celsius! I think I burned a little which is embarrassing but it's been nice to sit outside in the sun, keeps me sane. The work is exclusively facebook work, but it's actually really effective and kind of fun, but at the same time it's kind of exhausting. 6 hours talking to people on Facebook in another language actually saps the life out of you lol.

It was Easter this past weekend, surprise. But yeah it was the best time. I loved the extra focus I was able to have on the Atonement and Resurrection during my personal studies. As I was reading in Matthew I came across the well known words, "He is not here, for he is risen," and the words just seemed to jump off the page as I read them and I was filled with gratitude, for I know that death isn't the end. There aren't many other things that bring more consolation to a broken soul than that of the knowledge that Christ broke the bands of death. The grave has no victory and death has lost its sting. Christ's love for us all took Him to Gethsemane and then all the way to the summit of Calvary. He pressed on to the very end, finishing the bitter cup that was placed before Him. I'll never be able to fully express my love and my gratitude for my Saviour, but I hope that my small offering that I make to Him each day of my heart, all that I am and all that I have, is enough.

I love and miss you all. Also, a little shout out to Elder Jake Preston who is an inspiration to me every day.

I hope you all have a blessed week.

Starszy Ashworth x

I bought some T90's!

So for those of you don't know what T90s are, they are some of the most legendary football boots ever and I found a brand new pair for about 20 quid haha. So when I actually get the chance to play football I'm gonna be like Rooney, Henry and Bergkamp mixed into 1 player. That also probably made no sense to most who will read this hahaha, but basically I'm just really excited that I found my favourite football boots ever. Oh, they were also the only pair left and they were in my size. Happy days.

For the week, I've been busy, it's been the usual contacting and meeting with people and all that good missionary stuff. 

On Thursday, a Babcia from the ward came and made us some Polish food at the chapel for FHE and it was amazing. It was basically a cornish pasty (if you don't know what that is then look it up) and then she made some barszcz for us which is beetroot soup and I actually loved it which I never thought I'd say haha.

Also, last week for the first time in forever I did leg day and I have been regretting it now for 4 days and counting haha. I've literally been struggling to stand up and walk about haha and I can hear my dad saying, 'get on with it you wuss,' hahah. That makes my dad sound really mean but he's not, he's the best and coolest dad ever.

So for personal study this week I've been mixing it up with Plan of Salvation study, the Restoration study and then reading all of the scriptures from the topical guide about the Saviour and it's been really good, and so many times this week I've been reminded of the mercy of our Heavenly Father in providing for us a Saviour who came to Earth to rescue us, to literally save our souls and allow us to one day enter into the rest of our God. There's a quote from Elder Jeffrey R Holland that I just love and it says,

"That first Easter sequence of Atonement and Resurrection constitutes the most consequential moment, the most generous gift, the most excruciating pain, and the most majestic manifestation of pure love ever to be demonstrated in the history of the world. Jesus Christ, the Only Begotten Son of God, suffered, died, and rose from death in order that He could, like lightning in a summer storm, grasp us as we fall, hold us with His might, and through our obedience to His commandments, lift us to eternal life." 

It's so powerful and so true! 

I'd love to hear from you all! I hope you all have lovely weeks.

Starszy Ashworth x