see you soon!

some pictures from my last full week here in romania 

1. My favorite ward sisters 

2. Sora Taylor with an unappetizing plate of sarmalele (a traditional romanian dish I have yet grown to like)

3. Diana!!! One of my forever life-long friends made here

4. Santa with a book of Mormon

5. A fun district activity outside on the streets advertising light the world! 

These past 18 months have been the hardest and most fulfilling of my life. I would not trade this time for anything, and am so grateful for how much I have grown closer to my Savior Jesus Christ. My heart is so full of love for Christ, the forever friends I have made here, the strong members who have been such great examples to me, and friends and family back home who have supported me from across oceans. 

I can't think of a better way I would have wanted to spend this time of my life, and I will be forever grateful for the sacred experiences I have had. I know our Savior lives. 

This is His church and He directs it. 

He loves me, He loves you, and He loves each and every one of us. 

See you soon:)

Sora Tobler

Happy Romanian Independence Day!

My goodness this past week FLEW. First things first, I LOVE ROMANIA, and I must say that the people here do have my heart:,). I will forever cherish the relationships and lifelong friendships I was able to make here. The members have been such great examples to me, and I am so thankful for their influence in my life. 

The first of December is Romania's independence day !!

This country has had a pretty rocky history, and it is so amazing to see their hope for a better future and the peoples' pride in their country. We had a great little ward activity with some traditional music, dance, and food. Sora Taylor and I even wore our matching Romanian shirts and our members were quite thrilled about it. 

We started running some Christmas/Christ ads this week, and they are going SO WELL. Crazy how people are signing up to have the missionaries come over to their house and share the Christmas story of Christ's birth. So so grateful for technology and that we can use it as a tool to further God's work. 

All the Christmas lights turned on around the city and it is beautiful  crazy how a little bit of lights can make a world of difference and change a not-super-cute-city into a little winter wonderland haha speaking of light.... LIGHT THE WORLD WITH LOVE started this month!! So grateful for this initiative and the opportunity we have this Christmas season to spread the love of Jesus Christ  

what a better time to develop christ-like love, and light up the lives of those around us. I invite you all to take a look at the "light the world" calender and participate! If you don't have it, don't worry because I attached it to this email;) 

Love you all and can't wait to see you all soon:)))

Sora Tobler