Christ, Clubbing & Mormons

Okay so a lot of time has passed since the last time I really posted stories...I'll try and be as descriptive as possible. :)

In the post before this one, it has a picture of us who went to Pärnu (Josh also went). When we went there, we actually met 6 Mormons (2 girls and 4 guys). They told us all about how they got placed in Estonia (they said nothing about being called by God, it sounded more like an obligation to me). After hanging out with them for a little while the 2 girls left, but the 4 guys stayed and wanted to talk about the differences between what we believe and what the Mormons believe. They started out with what they believe which is God spawn spirit children and he made them physically human on earth and that humans have to do good works to become gods themselves. It was disturbing what they believe, because it was like they threw the Bible out the window. They asked us what salvation is for us and we told them that if you believe Jesus Christ, the son of God, died as payment for your sins and rose from the dead, then you will be saved and have eternal life just as it says in the Bible. So we told them after this, salvation is by God's grace not by works. Works are a result of the love we have for God and His saving grace. They are not a requirement for salvation. We also told them our personal testimony in how we came to know God and His gift to us. Let's just say that was an odd day, but God only knows if they took any of what came out of our mouths to heart.

In other news, we've been hanging out with the two girls from Finland, Minna and Kirsi, and Kadri who is Estonian quite a bit. Playing games and hanging out at the apartment to playing sports by the beach. Friendships are forming! :)

LAST NIGHT, I went to a club with Kadri and her friend, Erle for the eve of May 1st which is a big holiday here (sort of like Halloween). So I thought it would be weird to go, but it ended up being really fun and worth while. The three of us hung out and talked (although it was a little hard to hear). Then we danced quite a bit (no worries, they don't dance dirty like in the US). After a while we went into the hall of the place to get less noise and some air since the place was packed. A guy came up to me and we started talking. The conversation basically consisted of what we were doing at this time in our lives, the difference between Houston and Tallinn, US and Estonian politics, and then spiritual beliefs. The conversation went to spiritual things, because I told him I was helping out churches. He was like your not Mormon, are you? I automatically told him no and then we discussed what we thought about Mormons. He told me how he respects people that are religious, but he doesn't believe in anything like a God himself. I told him what I believed about Jesus Christ. We talked about Jesus a little bit, but he doesn't believe that all the events surrounding Jesus really happened, because he didn't see them happen himself. I'm curious to see what he believes in the future. After over an hour of talking, we parted ways and Kadri and I went home.

Things are happening here in Estonia! Yay! :)