Last week of the Transfer

What a great Monday morning!

So I hope that the last week went well for everybody!  It was very interesting for me.  It was full of exciting stuff.  I went on a companionship exchange with the Elders in Groitzsch.  It was great.  They have a car there, so it was cool to be in a car city for a day.  I haven't been to one of those since I was in my first city over a year ago!  I do not have a German license, so I was not allowed to drive.  That was a bummer.  I was there with a German though.  Germans are not allowed to get their license until they are 18 years old, and this Elder got his license one week before he came out on the mission.  So, as you can imagine, it was pretty exciting to ride around with him. 

The week went by fairly quickly.  It was a good week, but also a challenging one.  It is great because it is through these challenges that I learn so much!  When we don't have as much success as we wished we had, then we learn how to change some things and rely more on the Lord.  It is important that we have Faith and press forward.

Elder Carter and I also found a snake last week while helping out a lady in the ward with her Garden.  It was funny because the snake was so scared of us it played dead.  I mean literally.  It even stuck its tongue completely out.  Weird eh?

Well Have a great week.  Don't worry, I am not being transferred.  In two weeks we do get another companion though.  Yep!  We are going to be a trio again!

Enjoy the Week!


(Pictures are of my companionship exchange in Groitzsch and last transfer´s district)

Hey!

Well well well,

It has been an excellent week!  I am very happy.  We got our new mission president, and we got to meet him on Friday!  They have a new blog for us too: germanyberlinmission2012-15.blogspot.de

I hope you are all doing excellent!  I know I am.  The Fourth of July has come and gone.  Happy 236th birthday America!  Wow, we are so old, haha.  The Europeans think that we are silly for saying such a thing. 

We continue to see many miracles!  Yesterday, a man came to church searching for a new church to come to!  He wants to find the truth, and he wants to find a place where he feels like he belongs.  Somebody had referred us to him!  It was really cool!  He enjoyed church, and he said he will continue to come!  I am excited to teach him!  The Lord prepares people for us, and sometimes he even sends them to us!  I love it!

Have a great week!

Welcome to the New Week!

First off, before further adeau...

HappyFourthofJuly!

What an exciting week, eh?  It is a good thing that I have an American companion, so that we can properly celebrate the Fourth of July. 

Well, the last week was another good week.   Nothing too special, but nothing not special either.  It was all just in the middle.  It was a normal week.  I must admit, however, that I have not been receiving (m)any letters.  A member tried to send us a postcard in the mail, and it didn't arrive.  I wonder if the Post people are withholding our Mail!  Probably not, but it would be kind of funny if they were. 

I hope everything is going great for everyone else.  It is now summertime, and there is lots to be done!  Some people are on vacation, some people are making money for the upcoming semesters, and some people are just being happy!  Just be positive, smile, and remember who you are--a child of God.

I will have an excellent week, as long as you do too!

Do not any of the Destructive Ds get to you!

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Sorry that I have been unable to write so often.  There is much to be done.  Sometimes I forget to write!  This last week was pretty interesting.  We had so many appointments fall out this last week.  It was not exactly ideal.  We spent a few days on the streets doing our best to teach those who are ready.  It was a tough week for sure.  On Friday, we had a special Zone Conference.  Our mission president has finished his mission, and this coming Friday we will get a new one.  During our special Zone Conference, we were able to say goodbye to our current president.  We had a wonderful spiritual time together, and we learned a little bit about our new mission president.  The conference also took place in Dresden.  It was fun to go visit that city.  I had heard lots about it! 

Despite all the let-downs, we try to stay positive.  It is important that we do not let anything like discouragement take over us.  Even when the times are hard, we can see success.  Just like it says in the wonderful book called Preach My Gospel, no effort is wasted.  One night, we were having no luck.  We spent the entire day on the street talking with people and going door to door.  Nobody would even talk with us!  We did not ever get more than a couple words in, and never more than a couple words in return.  We were pretty upset when we arrived home at 9:30pm.  We sat outside our house-door, and we did not feel complete.  We followed the Spirit which told us to go back to the market place and talk with people.  We headed out again, and first talked with a totally drunk man wearing all white.  He held us up for twenty minutes or so, and then we continued further.  We then saw a little old lady.  We talked with her, and the first thing that came out of her mouth was, "You stand before me like angels!"  She had just come out of a Bible class and could not believe that young people such as us would be interested in religion.  She wanted to meet with us and we set out an appointment. After the appointment, she said she even wants to visit church sometimes and learn more about what we believe.  The miracles we see are sometimes unbelievable.  Definitely worth not getting home until 10pm (which is quite late for a missionary!).

So, when everything feels like it is going down the tubes, just remember that it will all work out!

Welcome!

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So, I had a good week!  I am now with only one companion, Elder Carter, and we have been working hard.  The last week was pretty interesting!  We did a lot of stuff and saw many miracles.  We have been able to see the Lords hand in our work.  One example was a couple days ago.

A couple days ago, we had been looking for somebody that we could teach and bring closer to Christ.  It was getting late, and it was about time to go home.  We sent out a text to our district asking them to pray for us that we can accomplish our goal.  About five minutes after, Elder Carter talked with a lady.  The lady started to say that she can only speak French and Spanish.  He looked at me, and I looked at him.  I decided to just go for it.  I gave my best Spanish, and asked this lady what she believed about Christ.  I also told her that we wanted to give her the Book of Mormon.  She had patience with my broken Spanish, and we even made out an appointment later in the week.  It was amazing.  The Lord is there to help us.  He helped me with my Spanish that day, and he answered our prayers.  When we strive to do what is right, the Lord will provide a way.  (See 1 Nephi 3:7).

Have a great week guys!  Work hard, have fun, and do well!

Woopsie!

Why Hello!

So, the last week was pretty crazy.  Elder Bangerter, Elder Carter, and I are all companions, and I was made into the district leader.  We worked together as a companionship of three for a week.  Then, we were surprised by a phone call on Saturday.  Elder Bangerter got blitzed out to Minden!  He is leaving us to fill in a spot that was vacated due to an injury.  What a surprise!  That is something that we did not expect so quickly, but here it is.  Now, Elder Carter and I are together.  This city, Halle, was a city with four Elders, which went to three, and now is only two!  I expect that the city will become four Elders again at the end of the transfer.

Other than that, it has been a pretty normal week.  Just working hard as a missionary, and working hard!

Enjoy your week!

Such a Wonderful Work

Hello out there!

We started out the last week by going to Lutherstadt-Wittenberg.  That is the place where Martin Luther posted the 95 these on the church.  I have a few pictures of the adventure.  A far away view of the church, a picture of the door (the old wooden doors have seen been replaced due to a fire in the church), and a backside view of the church.  It was a really cool experience, and the city is really neat.

The week continued quite well.  We started working with an investigator who explained to us that he is having a hard time in his life right now.  We taught him about the gospel, and he has total faith in God.  He is open and ready to listen to us.  We met with him three times last week.  We had the fortunate opportunity to promis him the blessings of God.  God has promised these blessings to everyone, and now he has the chance to take part of it.  It was a great week.

We also had a zone conference in Leipzig last Friday.  As a guest, we saw one of our mission president's old missionary companions.  As it turns out, this guy was in charge of the world cup when it came to the United States in 1994.  He told us many other crazy stories of their adventures, and he told us how we can use it to better our missionary work.  We must dream big!  We can always dream big and shoot for the stars!  It was great.

This week is the last week of the transfer already!  I cannot believe that the time is going by so quickly.  Transfer calls are on Saturday! 

Have a great week!  Work hard, Study hard, Accomplish much!

A Week of Excitement

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This last week was pretty exciting.  I was able to live a lot, and see many miracles.  People came to us and asked to hear more about the gospel.  We helped others understand the importance of God in their lives.  We experienced unity as a district as we all worked together to find more people ready for the gospel, and we got to visit the temple.

What a great week right?  On Thursday, our district of Elders came together in a small city called Eilenburg, and we all worked hard to try and build up the work in that area.  We wanted to help each other out, so that we can help those people find the gospel that didn't already have it.

The next day, Friday, we took an awesome trip down to the city of Freiberg.  While there, we visited the temple.  That was a special experience, and I got to see one of the two temples in Germany. 

On Sunday, we were invited to go talk with some people about the Gospel and the Book of Mormon.  We didn't have an address, and the only directions we had were signs posted on some trees in the middle of nowhere.  After at least an hour of walking, we found this little camp where we were to meet.  It was pretty cool.  It ended up being a sort of Hippie Camp where they wanted to be to come closer to God.  We talked to them about the Book of Mormon, and taught about the restoration of the church.  A couple of them agreed to come to church, and we left.  Just like a normal lesson, only out in the wilderness!  It was great.

It was a great week, and this week will be another great week!  Remember to work hard, and never give up!

Before and Afer

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I had the chance to do a service project in somebody's garden.  I have just enough time to post the pictures of before and after!  You can accomplish a lot in one our!

Week 2, City 5

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How are you doing?! 

It has been a great week for me!  I do not know if there were any super cool highlights, but I do know that I feel great.  I have had a wonderful week and have been working hard.  My new companion and I in the city of Halle have been seeing lots of success.  It has been a good first couple weeks in the city.  We are convinced that this city is beginning to see the fruits of the beginning of a new time.  A time where the people are ready to hear the gospel and join the ranks of God.  We are excited.

Other than being in a new city, having a new companion, and having 5 baptisms last week, there is nothing new with me.  I am living it up, trying to enjoy the hot sun, and pushing hard to do my best.  Enjoy your week.  Do not let anything bring you down! 

I will talk with you again next week!

P.S.  I would have sent a picture or two, but the computer I am using has no accessible USB ports!