Hallo liebe Familie!
Ahhh, I have so much to write and
so little time to do so.
This past week we have been so
blessed. It has been amazing to begin to see some of the fruits of our labors
here in Göppingen. The most exciting part: In the past couple days we have
found 3 new investigators! Yeah!
The first pair we found is an
older Polish couple. We contacted the wife on the street on my second
day in Göppingen, and yesterday we were finally able to get an appointment with
them! They are so adorable. The wife told us "I have been waiting for
something like this" :) I am so excited to get to teach them more!
The other investigator we found
just this morning. We normally work in the evenings on P-Days, but today we have
something else to do in the evening, so we decided to work this morning. Sister
Ackerman felt like we should go to Schlat, the golden town. We walked all the
way to the edge of town and then started ringing doorbells on our way back. The
second house we ring the bell and a woman answers the door. We literally said
the words "Jesus Christ" and she let us right in :) She is amazing.
She only really started believing in God and Christ about 4 years ago. Right
now she is getting a divorce. She kept telling us how crazy it was that we were
there that day, because she had been feeling pretty sad about the whole thing.
She was so excited to read the Book of Mormon and we are going back on Friday!
YES!
The whole week was full of
amazing happenings.
Saturday we rode a bus with a
bunch of people going out to celebrate Fasching (the pre-Lent Carnival). They
were dressed in crazy costumes and were a little on the inebriated side. The
bus was packed full. The driver drove past our stop, and because the bus was
full, we couldn't get up to the front to tell him. Luckily there was an older
lady who ran to the front and told him when she got off at her stop. We ended
up having to ride the bus to the end (literally in the middle of nowhere) and
then back to our stop. We were an hour late for our appointment. Luckily, the
member we were visiting still had some time. And then on the bus back, we saw
the same lady from before! We were able to have a really nice conversation with
her and we gave her a card with our number and the church address.
Thursday there was a Relief
Society activity. We got to watch a movie :) It is called Silent Night, and
is about how the Christmas song was written. And there is now a ton of
snow in Göppingen, so it was like a little Christmas replay :)
Oh! I have officially been out on
my mission ONE year! Friday was my year mark. We just worked hard and then made
some cake in the evening :) Only six months left, I can hardly believe it.
Winter is in full swing here, we
have gotten quite a bit of snow and ice in the past few weeks. My most prized
possession right now is the pair of mittens I bought last year in Munich. They
keep my fingers nice and toasty :) I just hope my boots last until winter
is over!
Manchmal müssen wir einfach
arbeiten, arbeiten, arbeiten, und dan irgenwann kommen die Segnungen. Der Herr
hat ein Zeitplan, wir müssen einfach eifrig sein und darauf vertrauen, dass
wenn es so weit ist, die Wunder werden geschehen.
(Sometimes we just need to work,
work, and work and then at some point the blessings come. The Lord has a
schedule, we have to be diligent and trust that the miracles will come.)
Mach's gut! Ich hab euch lieb! (Cheers! I love you!)
--Sister Stewart
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