Okay. Now that I have my little song out of my heart I can continue on with the AMAZING WEEK Sister Brown and I had.
First I must once again say that Sister Brown and I are LOVING BEING TOGETHER! She is the star on top of my christmas tree. Literally. So wonderful. This week we had the FUNNIEST moments together. Here is a quick little story:
The other night the Elders came to get the 2 extra mattresses that we have in our apartment. They were having some other Elders come and stay with them and they needed somewhere to sleep. After agreeing to meet them with the Mattresses Sister Brown turns to me and says Sister Nilson... what is your opinion of sliding down stairs on Mattresses? Natürlich it is a MUST! So what did we proceed to do... Slide down 6 flights of stairs on our mattresses.It was hilarious!!! AS we got to the end the Elders were all outside Banging on the door. They had thought that we were just "too weak" to carry them down ourselves. They were like sisters we could have helped you... OH PLEASE!!! First we are strong Sisters and second, WHAT FUN IS THAT! WE didi not share with them what actually occurred. We did not think it appropriate... haha.
If there is anything I MUST SAY it is that we are here on this earth TO HAVE JOY people! JOY! Each and everyday should be filled with something that makes us happy. That was gods intention.
On Wednesday Sister Brown and I taught our English class. Our cute little Investigator-Lobsang- came and LOVED it!!! We had so much fun! We were talking about Food and gave them there vocab sheet of terms. THEN (because we are the coolest teachers ever!) we had SNACK TIME! Sister Brown has spent a lot of time p-day running all around to try and find marshmallow and we did! So WE MADE SMORES in English class. We told them it was a typical american dessert! I felt like I was on Sand Lot as I explained how to make it... "you take the mallow and put it on the gram"
It was lovely.
We got to skype with Gustave again this week through the members. He says that he is doing so good and meets with the missionaries there multiple times a week. WANT TO KNOW WHAT ELSE!!! He told us that his cousin who has been coming to church with him every week is going to be getting Baptised!!!! She started meeting with the missionaries and is going to be baptized! WOw. Gustave already has a baptism and he has been a member for like a MONTH!!!! He ROCKS!
Yes, So this email was not tooo high on the spiritual side of things so I will share really quick something that I learned this week. We are reading Preach my Gospel as a mission right now and I am reading in Chapter 6 about Christ like Characteristics. As I sat down to begin my personal study I was reflecting over the week or the past couple days. I was thinking about how we had put in SO MUCH FINDING TIME this week and have found no new investigators. I was kinda bothered by it. I was thinking we are being soooooo OBEDIENT (the whole mattress thing was total okay :) pretty sure it says nothing about that in the white handbuch!) and trying our best. Talking with seriously EVERYONE- why and we not seeing any success. I then prayed and asked god to help me understand why we had not gotten any new investigators. I then started reading and I read about being Patient... haha. The Lord knew exactly what I needed. It said, Know that the Lord is preparing people for you to teach but you must BE PATIENT- everything happens in the LORDS TIMING!!! God knows who is ready. He knows who needs another week, month, maybe year... but he is preparing the hearts of the people. And us as missionaries just have to work everyday and do our best so that on the day they are prepared the Lord can send them to us and KNOW that without a doubt we will find them!!!
I love being a missionary. I am so thankful for this oppertunity that I have to be here in Germany and be with the members and people here. Even though I STILL can not speak german... haha I know that God has put me here for a reason and that the people here will teach me so much! I love love love love love love love x10000000000 these GERMAN people. My sweet city of Leipzig. It is the best ever!!
Much love!!! Happy Birthday to Vicki and Emma! MAYA TOO!!!!! Man. This is crazy!!! WEll i love you all!!! Have a great week!
LOVE YOU!
Sister Nilson
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