September already!

John broke a tooth on Sunday night so we called the dental clinic we had been to before and they fit him in on Tuesday.  He had a root canal and the new crown went on Friday.  We have one more visit tomorrow to check his bite to be sure it fits properly.  We have learned that several of the seniors have had dental work done while here. The medical care isn't much to brag about but they have some great dentists.  And it is about one-fourth the cost we would pay at home, even with dental insurance.

We were without a vehicle until Thursday so we rode the tram to the dentist.  John's dental work required three visits last week.  I chatted with the receptionist while waiting and discovered she loves to read, especially English language hard back books.  She orders them from Amazon - says the sight of a hard back book makes her heart go a-patter!  She speaks English very well and likes to discuss politics and other subjects with us.  She commented on how everyone in America has an opinion.  I agreed and said our challenge was learning to respect other's opinions and to get along with each other.  She said if one has an opinion here, they learn to keep it to themselves.

Our new Elders arrived in Sarajevo Late Wednesday evening.  We took them to their apartment and got them settled.  Neither have been in Sarajevo before.  We gave them instructions on how to get to the attorney's office the next morning so he could prepare the paperwork for getting a white card (basically registering with the authorities).  We were at the dentist when they called, saying they were lost.  I got them back to the right street to catch the tram.  They ended up walking a good distance.  When we finished at the dentist, we met them at the attorney's office and took them to the immigration office.  They are now registered and here legally while they work on getting visas issued.

Elder Daines and Elder Thompson

We took the Elders to lunch after the immigration office.  We showed them where the chapel is, a couple good places to eat and where a grocery store is.  They were basically on their own after that.  They have been busy teaching lessons the past two days and haven't had time to get lost again.

Today the Elders joined us for Sunday dinner.  It is a little strange having only one companionship in the city.  After dinner we listened to President Nelson's October 2016 conference talk about finding joy.  It is part of day 2 of the Book of Mormon challenge.  We hope you are all doing the 21-day challenge with us.  If you haven't started yet, it's not too late to start now.

Today in Sacrament meeting, two local Bosnian Aaronic Priesthood holders blessed the Sacrament.  It is the first time since we arrived in January that has happened.  We found Zajko a pair of slacks at the mission office.  I hemmed them for him yesterday.  The Elders gave him a tie.  He looked pretty sharp; even removed his earring.

Zajko blessed the Sacrament for the first time today

He bore his testimony and said he wasn't sure if he liked wearing a tie.  Zlatko has taken him under his wing and is teaching him how to do his priesthood duties.  It is really sweet to watch.

Zajko and Zlatko

Day 3 of the Book of Mormon challenge - Does God Answer prayers?  We would be interested in knowing what you all are thinking and learning as you go through each day of the challenge.