Week 4 - August 3, 2017

Already P-day again. Jeez. Hopefully this email goes through. I am getting another iPad. The mail app on here doesn't work. We are headed into Frankfurt today with the district to chill and shop and stuff. And then I am staying in Frankfurt for the night on a split with Elder Hughes, my homie, who is an AP so that will be super fun!

This week was way fun. In studies this week I read some of D&C, specifically sections 121-123 when the prophet Joseph Smith is in Liberty Jail and he just basically asks God why he has to go through what he was going through there. We have a talk by Elder Holland on our little 2005 DVD player called "Lessons in Liberty" about how sometimes a 'Spiritual Jail' is needed for us to grow and that can be when we see the greatest miracles in our life happen even though the times are rough. It is easy to have faith in this gospel when everything is going smoothly but our true faith and trust in God is tested by the way we react when life sucks. I strongly encourage everyone to read those sections and listen to that talk he gave it was so cool.

This week was good we had a great lesson with our investigator, Jaokem, who is from Portugal and wants to be baptized but he is moving back there soon so hopefully the missionaries we pass him along to over there can get him baptized. He made us a meal that was the best meal I have had here. He is super nice.

Zone Conference was yesterday and I got to see a lot of buddies I haven't seen since the MTC and President and Sister Boyer are awesome. President Boyer is super efficient and down to business. He has brought a new energy to the mission and is just a super wise man. The spirit was so awesome all of yesterday being with all of the missionaries and learning and sharing experiences together.

Elder Golden and I are both super new so we just accept that we suck at German and don't really know how to get anywhere but we found a lot of people this week and had some great lessons with less actives and our investigators.

Thanks for all the emails and support during the week. I am able to see my emails throughout the week and I can feel the support and prayers it means a ton. Missions are so cool. I have already been back out here almost a month time is flying. Don't forget to read the good word and pray. God and Christ are eager to help us, all we got to do is have the faith and do our part and they will be there. "If God be for us, who can be against us?" Romans 8:31

Oh ya also the tiny red stitching on my sock made my G's and white shirts slightly pink this week. I know my mom would be so proud of me.......

Hopefully this email sends and the pictures work haha let me know if they don't. 

Have a good week.

Also Frankfurt is doooppppeeee. I feel like I'm in NYC 

Elder Rothwell 

Germany Frankfurt Mission

Friedrich Str. 2e

63450 Hanau, Germany

Elder Rothwell with Elder Hughes

Elder Rothwell with Elder Blackner