New Investigator - IC, All ready for Christmas, Never Give UP!!

Well this week we found a new investigator his name is IC, he is a pastor of a church in Aschaffenburg and he really wants to know if the Book of Mormon is true, he said that when he finds out he is willing to leave everything behind and join the church!! He is from Romania and wow what a testimony!!!!!!We have a lesson on tuesday with him so pray that he will receive an answer of the truthfulness of the Book Of Mormon.

Well "He is the Gift" was introduced to us and we were so excited to get the pass along cards and share it, but the church isn't print them in German. Alot of missionaries were bummed because that would have been such a cool thing to use especially because Germany needs it! Oh well we are going to handwrite the URL and work that way! Maybe someone could write to Headquaters and ask them why they forgot Germany!!!! hahahahahhaha

It is freezing here in Germany right now and I'm probably going to go and buy a new jacket and a hat and gloves because our apartment heaters are broken and ITS COLD!

Today was the first day of the Advent so everyone is pretty stoked and Christmas is alive and well here in Germany!

Things here are changing slowly, sometimes we wonder what the Lord has in store, but I know a lot of times we are doing work that the Lord sees but we can't see. We just need to trust him and his plan. It crazy how people get so stressed around Weihnachts Zeit (Yuletide) and actually get a little meaner. But the Lord has a plan for all of his children and we just have to be patient sometimes and just show love.

The members here have already invited us over to dinner for Christmas Eve, Christmas day, and the second day of Christmas ( a German thing). So we have already had to plan where we need to Skype, definitely really excited to talk to you all and see how you are doing!!

This week the one thing I have learned is to never give up! It seems like a constant theme through out my mission so far. I always thought blessings and miracles were things that just fell into my arms! But that's not how it works, the Lord needs us to work and work hard! I never realized how much faith comes into to play!! When we show the most faith and it feels like "Lord I don't have anymore to give" that's when he steps in! SO NEVER GIVE UP.

This week I have seen so many miracles and now it's hard to write them all down, because this work is progressing and is shaping the German people and me. Just realize THE LORD HAS A PLAN!!!

Ich weiß dass mein Erlöser leibt, das Evangelium wahr ist! Deutschland ist die beste Mission!!!!!!! Alles möglich durch Glauben!

(I know that my Redeemer live , the gospel is true ! Germany is the best mission !!!!!!! Everything possible by faith !

Love

Elder White