Lieber Familie,
Thank you everyone for your emails this week. They have really strengthened and helped me. Really though, your faith and positive attitudes have helped me keep a bigger perspective. I'm thinking of the song from The Prince of Egypt right now Look At Your Life Through Heaven's Eyes.
Thank you everyone for your emails this week. They have really strengthened and helped me. Really though, your faith and positive attitudes have helped me keep a bigger perspective. I'm thinking of the song from The Prince of Egypt right now Look At Your Life Through Heaven's Eyes.
That is so cool that Lindsey got to see Adam and Carson! I
love the pictures! Haha and I relived my MTC experience hearing about
Lindsey's. I didn't have a bug killing contest..gross, Ha but I am
killing spiders left and right here and somehow we still find bees in
our apartment on occasion. I thought it would be cold enough that they
would be dead now..na ja.
Yesterday we ate dinner with Elder and Sister Beesley, they
made us Cafe Rio, oh I miss Mexian food. Ha it is very hard to come by
here.
This week the dritt was split up. On Thursday we
picked up a ''mini missionary'' who is working with Sis Ahrenholtz and I
am now working with Sis Hansen. Sis Fordham is from the states, but
calls Hannover home. She will be here til the end of the transfer (2
weeks). It has been an adjustment getting used to 4 sisters in our
apartment...
I love this quote from Elder Ballard! :"Brothers and
sisters, fear will be replaced with faith and confidence when members
and the full-time missionaries kneel in prayer and ask the Lord to bless
them with missionary opportunities. Then, we must demonstrate our faith
and watch for opportunities to introduce the gospel of Jesus Christ to
our Heavenly Father’s children, and surely those opportunities will
come. These opportunities will never require a forced or a contrived
response. They will flow as a natural result of our love for our
brothers and sisters. Just be positive, and those whom you speak with
will feel your love. They will never forget that feeling, though the
timing may not be right for them to embrace the gospel. That too may
change in the future when their circumstances change." Missionary work
is hard. It is hard sharing something that means so much to you,
something you value and love with all your heart and have it be
rejected. I have faith that this gospel is true and that the Lord truly
is in charge. This week I have struggled wondering if my efforts are
making a difference. When we act in love and faith our efforts are not
wasted. I feel strength from you all at home. I love hearing the
missionary work you are doing. I am so grateful for your examples!
Love and miss you!!
-Sister Turner
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