So today we had lunch with one of
the members and then afterwards she basically kidnapped us and took us to some
outlet stores, including Lindt and Gummi Bear Land. Oh it was so much fun.
Needless to say, today I consumed far too much sugar. Also, in the last week I
have baked brownies twice and cookies once (they were all for other people, I
promise!)
This past week was pretty great.
Sometimes the days just run together, but I try to separate them out again when
I get to e-mail time.
Monday- We went to our Branch President's
house for his birthday.
Tuesday- We had District Meeting
and then "Area Book Finding." President Miles has decided we
need to clean up our records and really go through them and see who we can
contact. So that involved sifting through a lot of papers, trying to
decipher handwriting (sometimes it was so bad I couldn't even
tell if they were writing in German or English...) and then calling people up
on the phone. Definitely a different kind of missionary work than I'm used to.
Wednesday- We did lots of
tracting. Not much success numbers wise. BUT that morning we were walking
through a nearby Dorf when we saw someone jogging down the streets toward
us, wearing black leggings, a black long sleeve shirt, and a black
hood. When he got closer, he said "Sisters! Hello!" It was B. W.,
one of the members! What is funnier is that he was about 10 kilometers
from his home, just jogging to work!
Saturday- We went out to
Heidenheim, a city that is in our area but is 1 hour and a half away by train.
Except for now they are doing construction on the train tracks, so to get there
instead of taking two trains we took two trains and a bus and it took half an
hour longer. So fun.
This past week I have learned
(again) the value of prayer, of really pouring our hearts out to Heavenly
Father and telling Him what we need. We never know what He is willing to give
us until we just ask! He is waiting and willing to answer us if we will just
get down on our knees and ask Him. I know He is always there for us.
Ich weiß, dass es die richtige
Entscheidung war, auf Mission zu kommen. Es ist nicht immer leicht, und ich
weiß, dass ich viele Fehler mache. Aber ich weiß, dass mein Himmlische Vater
mich trotz meinen Schwächen liebt. Er ist immer bereit, mir zu helfen. Er kennt
meine Potential, deshalb hilft er mir, mich zu verbessern. Ich bin einfach
dankbar für die Dinge die ich auf Mission gelernt habe und die ich immer noch
lernen werde.
(I know that I made the right
decision to come on a mission. It is not always easy and I know that I make
many mistakes. However, I also know that my Heavenly Father loves me despite my
weaknesses. He is always willing to help me. He knows my potential which helps
me to improve myself. I am thankful for the things I have learned in the
mission field and I am still learning.)
Mach's gut! Ich hab euch lieb!
(Take care, I love you!)
--Sister Stewart
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