Hallo liebe Famile und Freunde! (Hello--my loving family and friends!)
Well, I guess I will start with
the biggest piece of news- We set a baptismal date! D will be baptized on the
third of November! Please keep her in your prayers.
D is amazing, we have been
teaching her for a little over a month now. She really wants to finish the Book
of Mormon before she gets baptized (she's about halfway through). To support
her in that goal, I decided I will also try and finish before she gets baptized
(I am also about halfway through) Wish us luck! If you want to join in this
crazy challenge, you can start today in about Alma 30 and then finish before
November 3rd. Even if that's not possible for you, I still encourage you to
push yourself in your scripture study. If you normally read 10 minutes a day,
read 15. If you normally read one page, read two. I know the Lord will bless
you as you feast upon the words of Christ!
This past week was one of the
busiest so far on my mission. We did splits three times! Wednesday we had a
Zone Training Meeting. The Graz sisters came up to Vienna for the meeting and
then stayed the night because interviews were the next day. So we got to split
with Sister Pingree and Sister Holmstead. Oh, it was so fun to work with Sister
Pingree again!
Thursday we had interviews with
President Miles. I love interviews because it is that little extra boost that I
need to help me through the transfer.
Friday we went to a work out
class that one of the Relief Society sisters teaches in our ward. Oh man, my
muscles (especially my glutes) were very sore.
Sunday we got to hear President
Monson speak! It was broadcast from Frankfurt. We had two of our investigators
come! One of them showed up at 11:15, and then it ended at 11:30. Oops. (I
really thought it was supposed to go until 12). They had a translator for him.
He would pause after every phrase and then the translator would say what he had
said in German. I am so glad that is not my job! It is hard to translate on the
fly like that, especially because German and English sentence structure are so
different.
Fall has come to Vienna. The
leaves are changing colors. The past two days have been very foggy. I am
grateful that we can wear boots and scarves; they help so much to keep me warm.
I think I will leave lots of my clothes here when I come home, but I will
definitely bring back the scarves I have accumulated.
We memorized this scripture in
Alma 26:12 this week, and it has become one of my favorites. I am striving to
develop this attitude-
“Ja, ich weiß, daß ich nichts
bin; was meine Kraft betrifft, so bin ich schwach; darum will ich nicht mit mir
selbst prahlen, sondern ich will mit meinem Gott prahlen, denn in
seiner Kraft kann ich alles tun; ja, siehe, viele mächtige
Wundertaten haben wir in diesem Land vollbracht, und dafür wollen wir seinen
Namen preisen immerdar."
(Yea, I know that I am anothing; as to
my strength I am weak; therefore I will bnot boast
of myself, but I will cboast of my
God, for in his dstrength I
can do all ethings; yea,
behold, many mighty miracles we have wrought in this land, for which we will
praise his name forever.)
Ich hab euch lieb! (I love you very much!)
--Sister Stewart
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