I didn’t know so much could happen in one week but this week was crazy!
After p-day, we went to the church to teach Kevin the 15 step stop smoking program and it was just so cool. He totally agreed to stop smoking and drinking and he was way way humble about it. We were so happy for him!
On Friday, we spent the whole day with Kevin. We went to his place and cleaned it out!! It took us around 4 hours to clean his place but we got all of the ash treys, dumped all of his coffee and alcohol and headed to the grocery store. We helped him grocery shop and stocked his whole fridge and cabinet with good healthy food! He was so thankful for us for spending the whole day with him and helping him clean and shop so he made sure that we stayed long enough for him to make us some homemade quark with raspberry’s and some way good sandwiches.
On Sunday, we had a great day at church but Kevin didn’t show up so we were worried for a while! We went to the Ferreira’s to teach Jaoquim for probably the last time before he goes to Portugal. He is coming back to Germany in February. Hopefully, he gets baptized!
That night, we talked to Kevin and he told us that his mom left him a note Saturday night of like basically disowning him because he is not what she wants him to be and she thinks that us, missionaries, are brainwashing him. That was super sad but he was like, “I know you guys and the ward will always support me and I know that this is the right choice even if my mom acts this way.” Kevin is a beast!
We had a sleepover at our apartment with 4 other Elders so we grilled them up some burgers and had a way fun night. Our apartment is the smallest in the mission but we somehow managed to sleep 6 Elders in it. It was so much fun.
On Monday, we heard from Elder Clayton and Elder Ballard. I could write 10 pages about that experience. Best thing ever! I’ve never been so pumped and spiritually pumped in my life. They were just basically saying that this mission is ready to Find, Teach, and Baptize way more. Elder Ballard told some funny stories about how Preach My Gospel came about and how hard it was to get the 12 to all agree on it. Shaking Elder Ballard’s and Elder Clayton’s hands was incredible. Something I’ll never forget for sure. Such spiritual beasts!!!
Tuesday-Wednesday, the assistants had us down in Frankfurt for a split and it was so freaking fun! We saw a ton of way cool miracles! Elder Chamberlain and I found and taught a guy who was curious about the church and took the first lesson way well. He even accepted baptism!
It was such fun week! I have also loved the birthday packages and cards and handwritten letters! Those are seriously the best things to get out here! This week I graduate my teen years and enter the 20’s.... scary crap! Love you guys and have a good week!
Oh also... 2 Elders in our district last night were held up at knifepoint. A dad and a 15-year-old had a little too much to drink and decided to hold a knife to the Americans with white shirts and name badges. They made it out ok and the police helped them out. This world is nuts
Scripts of the week:
3 Nephi 12:15-16
"Behold, do men light a candle and put it under a bushel? Nay, but on a candlestick, and it giveth light to all that are in the house;
Therefore let your light so shine before this people, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in heaven."
Alma 37:36-37
"Yea, and cry unto God for all thy support; yea, let all thy doings be unto the Lord, and whithersoever thou goest let it be in the Lord; yea, let all thy thoughts be directed unto the Lord; yea, let the affections of thy heart be placed upon the Lord forever.
Counsel with the Lord in all thy doings, and he will direct thee for good ; yea, when thou liest down at night lie down unto the Lord, that he may watch over you in your sleep; and when thou risest in the morning let thy heart be full of thanks unto God; and if ye do these things, ye shall be..."
Proverbs 3:5-6
"Trust in the Lord with all thine heart, and lean not unto thine own understanding.
In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths ."
Hellman 3:28-29
"Yea, thus we see that the gate of heaven is open unto all, even to those who will believe in the name of Jesus Christ, who is the Son of God.
Yea, we see that whosoever will may lay hold upon the word of God, which is quick and powerful, which shall divide asunder all the cunning and the snares and the wiles of the devil, and lead the man of Christ in a strait and narrow course across that everlasting gulf of misery which is prepared... "
Mormon 9:18-20
"And who shall say that Jesus Christ did not do many mighty miracles? And there were many mighty miracles wrought by the hands of the apostles.
And if there were miracles wrought then, why has God ceased to be a God of miracles and yet be an unchangeable Being? And behold, I say unto you he changeth not; if so he would cease to be God; and he ceaseth not to be God, and is a God of miracles.
And the reason why he ceaseth to do miracles among the children of men is because that they dwindle in unbelief, and depart from the right way, and know not the God in whom they should trust."
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