Well this week was crazy!! We had the Worldwide broadcast, transfers, the baptism and lessons!!
First starting off this week we had the worldwide mission broadcast that we watched live from Salt Lake it was so cool!! They had training on how we can help convert people who are truly converted to the gospel of Jesus Christ. It was cool to talk about Repentance and baptism. The new missionaries were there and they were so tired they kept falling asleep, it was fun though because we got to watch it at the mission home. That place is awesome!! It's like our home away from home and the spirit is so strong there, truly peaceful. Well after that we drove all of the new missionaries to the hotel where they were so tired. We had some more stuff to do and were up late but that's okay. We don't sleep a ton during transfer week. The next day we had the leavers day which was the most trunkie day of my mission.(Trunkie means homesick) Because all of the Sisters that were leaving the mission to go home came here when I got here and I remember them all on our first day in the MTC. It was weird and my district leader from my very first district in Offenbach came back from Switzerland and some other missionaries came who had been home for about a year!! All in all weird and strange to see them all go, buts okay. Life moves on!
T. had his baptism this week, which was awesome, President Stoddard did his interview and he said he was the most prepared person he had ever interviewed for baptism here on the mission. It was awesome!! He actually asked President Stoddard to give him the gift of the Holy Ghost. So that was awesome. His parents drove down also from East Germany to see the baptism. They have been pretty skeptical about the whole thing but wow they were blown away and T. brought two friends who were super impressed!! He is going to be an amazing member!! Elder Fitzgerald baptized him and just so you know Elder Fitzgerald is about 140 lbs and T. is my size. T. was freakin out the whole time thinking that Elder Fitzgerald wouldn't get him out of the water. It was funny, but it went amazing and T. cried after wards because he felt so happy! You could feel the change in him!!
After the baptism I sang a solo musical number! No joke, I have been having this feeling that I have talents I don't use a lot, so I decided as a gift and in honor of him, and overcoming my fears, that I would do something. So for the first time in my life, I sang in front of about 30 people the song "Nearer my God to Thee" in German of course. T. thought I was kidding when I originally told him, but I said, "For real, I'm going to sing". He was blown away and really grateful for the experience! I thought it was a good opportunity for me to share my testimony. With everyone!
Later that night we visited my good friend Bruder H. He has been in the hospital for about 2 months now we go weekly by to see how he is doing and check up on him. He is another one of my best friends here in Frankfurt. Also, we went to the Elders quorum activity and had Grün Kohl und Pinkle Wurst. Classic German meal, it was super funny. They had alcohol-free beer, which is huge here, and it looked like Oktoberfest in the cultural hall at the church!! DEUTSCHLAND!!!!
Sunday was awesome as we layed our hands on his head and gave him the gift of the Holy Ghost. He is just such a prepared young man who has given up a lot to be where he is today!! Overall great week!! Looking forward to next week and what it holds.
Something I have learned lately is that this life never was, has or will be easy. But that is what makes it worth it. When it's easy we get to take breaks and stop and think about ourselves, when it's hard we turn to others for help and strength. Our testimony sometimes is the only thing we can bring with us or is the only thing left. We must remember as was said in one of the talks at baptism. " We are all kings and queens, with a noble birthright". If we could only remember who we were before this life. It would shock us! Jesus Christ is truly my savior and Redeemer sometimes I feel alone but I never have to be alone, because he lifts us when we fall. The Atonement is personal and specific yet far reaching enough to be called infinite.
22. Und nun, nach den vielen Zeugnissen, die von ihm gegeben worden sind, ist dies, als letztes von allen, das Zeugnis, das wir von ihm geben: Daß er lebt!
23 Denn wir haben ihn gesehen, ja, zur rechten Hand Gottes; und wir haben die Stimme Zeugnis geben hören, daß er der Einziggezeugte des Vaters ist--
24 daß von ihm und durch ihn und aus ihm die Welten erschaffen werden und wurden, und deren Bewohner sind für Gott gezeugte Söhne und Töchter.
22. And now , after the many testimonies which have been given of him , this is , last of all , the testimony that we give of him : That he lives !
23 For we saw him , even on the right hand of God ; and we heard the voice bearing record that he is-- the Only Begotten of the Father
24 that the worlds are from him and through him and of him and were created , and the inhabitants thereof are begotten sons and daughters to God.
Love,
Elder White
No comments:
Post a Comment