Yeah, we didn't see "J" at all this week. He didn't show up to church last week like he promised... Strike one. He didn't show up to our appointment... Strike two. He didn't come to English like he said........ Strike three. I love the guy but he was just too perfect of an investigator to NOT have any flaws. And of course it's the flaky flaw. Worst. Now don't worry we're not giving up on him but we just need to, I don't know, peel off the flaky skin or something. Or use lotion. Dunno. But we'll figure it out!
We had four investigator lessons this week and they were all with "D". It came to the point that we really had to ask ourselves if we were going through with the baptism because we're still not sure why he refuses to pray with us in lessons (even though he's done it before) and if the language barrier was going to be a problem with his integration into the ward. But we both don't think that waiting until he speaks good enough German is a reason to postpone it. So it's happening! And Sister Mitte and I are doing two musical numbers for it. :) She is a really good singer. We sight read some stuff today at our eating appointment and it was so fun.
We had four investigator lessons this week and they were all with "D". It came to the point that we really had to ask ourselves if we were going through with the baptism because we're still not sure why he refuses to pray with us in lessons (even though he's done it before) and if the language barrier was going to be a problem with his integration into the ward. But we both don't think that waiting until he speaks good enough German is a reason to postpone it. So it's happening! And Sister Mitte and I are doing two musical numbers for it. :) She is a really good singer. We sight read some stuff today at our eating appointment and it was so fun.
My companion, Sister Ballard, is super cool. She studied German for 7 years already and then got called to this mission so she was already way prepared. We speak German all the time. Like pretty much 24/7. It's so fun.
Nothing else really exciting to report... Last week when we met with our less-active, "C", something she said really stuck with me. Sometimes she's not doing well enough to really say anything to us and just wants us to 'preach' to her, but she was feeling really good this day. She bore her testimony about the Book of Mormon. She said that the book is true independent of our belief on it, so it's not a question of if the book is true but rather if we BELIEVE the things that are in there are true. And we can only come to believe in its truthfulness if we busy ourselves with it. Study and ponder and develop the seed of faith. It's like the existence of God—He's there and will be there whether I believe that or not. These are eternal truths. God exists. The book is true. And when I come to believe that that is true—once I've given an effort and received the witness from the Holy Ghost—then I truly have everything to gain in this life and the next.
There are no truths more precious to me than these, that God has a special place in His heart for little me, that Christ loves me enough to carry my burdens and change my heart and rejoice with me, that the scriptures can and will give me comfort and direction, and that everything happens for a reason.
5 weeks.
Sister Seamons
Nothing else really exciting to report... Last week when we met with our less-active, "C", something she said really stuck with me. Sometimes she's not doing well enough to really say anything to us and just wants us to 'preach' to her, but she was feeling really good this day. She bore her testimony about the Book of Mormon. She said that the book is true independent of our belief on it, so it's not a question of if the book is true but rather if we BELIEVE the things that are in there are true. And we can only come to believe in its truthfulness if we busy ourselves with it. Study and ponder and develop the seed of faith. It's like the existence of God—He's there and will be there whether I believe that or not. These are eternal truths. God exists. The book is true. And when I come to believe that that is true—once I've given an effort and received the witness from the Holy Ghost—then I truly have everything to gain in this life and the next.
There are no truths more precious to me than these, that God has a special place in His heart for little me, that Christ loves me enough to carry my burdens and change my heart and rejoice with me, that the scriptures can and will give me comfort and direction, and that everything happens for a reason.
5 weeks.
Sister Seamons
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| Us and Schwester Schröter saying goodbye last week— she made strawberry cake like my mom always does! :) |
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