Week 47 - "Sriracha sauce or no sauce 🔥"

We are still a love here in Coburg. I’m way stoked that I have my man Elder Whitney again this transfer to finish his training. The kid is awesome we have so much freaking fun together. Like if I didn’t have him rn idk what I’d do.

Big shout out to Jake Wertner on having his 3rd child and being the older brother I never had! 

Not much has happened this past two weeks. Just on the streets or from door to door for hours a day, and nobody really cares what we have to say but honestly, that’s not what I have to worry about. We just work hard and leave the rest to God.

I've been taking President Nelson’s council and reviewing and re-reading/ listening to talks from this last general conference and I am just amazed at what I am still learning from conference. “Teaching in the Home - a Sacred and Joyful Responsibility” given by Devin D. Durrant blew me away this week! Everyone review that one like holy cow. And the one from Elder Renlund on Temple and Family History work.

I have seen the effects of Satan wrecking the family unit and the home out here. I feel like sooo many people are just “stuck in the traditions of their fathers” out here. I’ll share a few experiences.

I stopped a man on the street who was walking with his young daughter. (probably 87 or 8 years old) I told him who we were and asked him if he believes in Jesus Christ. He then replied “no I am not Christian, I don’t believe in those stories” at which point his little daughter with Ice cream cone in hand says “kein Christ!” Meaning (we aren’t Christian) I then bore small testimony and we went our separate ways. This experience made me think a ton on the influence that parents have on their children and the example they set for them. If parents do and say and act in certain ways, then, of course, the children follow suit because that’s what they’ve learned and watched growing up. Super sad experience for me honestly.

One night this week I asked a lady to be baptized through the doorbell speaker and she said she already was. I then asked her if she chose for herself or if her parents chose for her and she replied her parents chose. I then asked if she would like to have the opportunity to choose for herself and she was like actually, that would make much more sense if I chose! I then told her why and how baptism should work and what Jesus taught and that the authority to baptize is again on the earth and she said well I don’t have time for that and I don’t want to make my family mad. 

I had another experience at the door where a woman came hauling out furious that I rang the bell AND knocked on her door. She told me she’d love to get back to her tv in peace. I then asked her if she had faith in Christ and that if he was here would she listen to him or go back to watching TV? She did not like that question and slammed the door in my face.

Yesterday walking to an appointment a man rolled down his window and yelled out to the local Coburg missionaries “f#$* you guys” and drove away. I laughed a little and then just thought about all the things that were said to Jesus and how he was persecuted and how Joseph and the early saints must have felt. I love the people that have gone before us, that paved the way and paid the price.

I have a testimony that the church is the church of Christ. He has restored his gospel on the earth through Joseph Smith and that revelation and the administering of angels continues today through Prophets and Apostles. We see soooo many examples in the scriptures that God truly blesses all of his children who come unto Christ and build their foundation on him. So why not continue to do that?

I invite you to do as the prophet has asked and review conference, be familiar with the spirit and learn how to receive personal revelation, take time for the temple and family history work, be in the scriptures daily, make sacrifices for you as well as your family’s spiritual well being. The gospel and priesthood power in the home and the blessings and protection that come from them are something that I never want absent in my home as a father and husband. I’m so glad that we have the gift of the Holy Ghost and the Priesthood!

If you’re feeling generous, pray for the missionaries in Coburg Germany as well :)

Habe a good week and enjoy summer!

Elder Rothwell🦅⚔️

Germany Frankfurt Mission

Elsässer Strasse 6

Coburg, Germany

96450

Too good not to share:

Luke 8:48

Luke 9:23-25

Luke 9:62

Luke 11:17,28,34

Heleman 5

Past few weeks:

Street display in Coburg  

Dope quote

Art

Elder Whitney messing around with photoshop

Mans gotta do what mans gotta do sometimes