Dear Family!
Greetings from beautiful
Schwarzenberg! Oh my goodness it
is so beautiful here! I love you
all. The one thing from home that
I have really missed are the mountains.
And now I am blessed to serve in one of the only areas in the Berlin
Mission with ''mountains''.
Scenery
aside, the people and
members are great! On Saturday we
had a Staßenausstehlung, or street display. The members, especially the
younger ones, were so great at
talking with people and bearing their testimonies. I am so impressed
and strengthened by the members. Before I was I missionary I was not so
willing to openly bear my testimony and especially not to strangers on
the
street. The members here love and
live the gospel. They are great
examples to all around them. I am
so excited to be here and work with them!
Transfers
were kind of crazy. After I ate my last hamburger in Hamburg
I said goodbye to my companion and took a 5-hour train ride with Elder
King
through Leipzig and then to Zwickau. And I got to go through Berlin!!!!
My new companion is Sister Ashley Sadler
from Illinois. Fun fact about her,
she is a quadruplet. She is two
transfers older than me. She is a
little quieter, but so sweet! I am
so excited to get to know her better. We have been working hard and
will continue to do so. Together our German skills are not the
best, but this is the most confidant I have ever felt about speaking the
language. We are being blessed!
Cool
story: So on Saturday after the street display
we had a few appointments. It has
been great getting to know all the investigators and less active
members. We had an appointment out in Lößnitz. Normally we take the
car out there, but
that day the Elders had the car. We
took the train and walked, well we ended up getting lost.... ha nothing
new for
us as missionaries, but we were worried about being late for our
appointment. We prayed for help and then asked
directions from the next person we saw. We didn't get his name, but he
was an angel sent to help us! He walked us to the street we needed and
we were able to have a great conversation with him. At the time he was
not interested, but he did take a card and
said he would look at mormon.org.
Angles are watching over us and
helping us.
So in
Berlin and Hamburg we just
used bahns and buses and walked everywhere else. It was also very flat.
Schwarzenberg is very hilly, great for running (oy, I'm very
out of shape.) We share a car with
the Elders. Mom, don't worry about
insurance, the church has us covered. Ha-ha, watching the driver safety
video was fun and funny. We also have bikes. Guess who needs to learn
how to ride a
bike while wearing a skirt? And
then we also use trains and buses, but those don't come as often.
We
also are fed very well. We live very close to most of the
members and the church, which is so convenient. Ha, I am little worried
about gaining weight here because we
are fed so well and we use the car often. Sister Sadler and I are
trying to run more for Frühsport. One day we will conquer the hill that
we
live on!
I love you all so much!!! I hope
you have a fantastic week. Remember
how much Heavenly Father loves us and look for the blessing He sends us daily!
Have a fantastic week!!!!
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