Mein Deutsch ist Schelcht abur ist an Steigerung (My German is bad, but it's improving!)
Slowly I'm learning how to speak better. Last night after a devotional, we
were trying to speak in German and I was trying to say, "The gospel is so
important," and the way you say "important" is: Wichtig. It is kinda like
(viktig), but I said, "Das Evangalium ist so 'Fish-stick'" ... I thought the
elders in the room where gonna wet their pants. Yup, I'm awesome. Anyways, the Lord is truly watching over me here. My companion has
a nasty cold and I'm avoiding being too close to her without
getting in trouble. She sneezes; I hand sanitize. Hopefully eating
my vitamins will keep me strong and healthy (thanks mom).
Feeling the spirit 24/7 is exhausting. I feel like it makes me so hungry and tired all the time, but it's a good kind of exhaustion! The second week has definitely been so much better than the first, by far. Studies have been just Wunderbar! (wonderful) By the way, I've learned that, "Wonderbar" (vuhn-der-bar) doesn't actually mean wonderful, it means miracle. So, when my teachers are complimenting my on my speaking Deutsch and they say, "Das ist Wunderbar," they are really saying it's a miracle that I got that.
Awesome experience this week ... We had a plan to teach an investigator, and 5 minutes before we went in my companion decided that we weren't gonna teach that lesson. Ummmm, say whaaaaat? I was really really mad. But, anyways I said, "Well, what are we gonna teach then?" We decided to talk about prayer. So I took a deep breathe, we said a prayer and walked in. I bore my testimony right at the beginning because that was basically all I knew how to do. Then my companion talked for a bit. In my head a scripture kept coming up, and in my head was like, "Read this, read this now!" So it was 1 Nephi 10: 17-19. I just kinda blurted out in the best German I could, "I have a scripture I want to share with you ... will you read it?" She kinda looked at me weird and then said, "Okay." But as she read, something changed. The spirit just hit so beyond strong at the part of the scripture that says, "For he is the same yesterday, today and forever." Man, I took the scriptures back from her, and repeated that to her. I could barely breath; it was just amazing. Then we sat back and I bore testimony again and some other things came out of my mouth that I'm still not sure how I said it or if it even made sense. But, before I realized it, I was asking her to prepare to be baptized. My companion jerked her head over to me like I was crazy. But then something amazing happened ... she said, "Okay." I still am not sure how I was able to say what I needed to, but she said, "Okay." I know that I am struggling with the language, but this is testimony that the spirit is VITAL in converting people and when you have that guiding you, you will never fail to work miracles.
Back to more fun things ... We get to go to the temple once a week on P-Day. I just love those days. A cute little old grandma stopped me because I almost backed into aother little grandma and she said, "Now, just because you're tall doesn't mean you get to knock us little grandmas over." Obviously she was totally kidding (haha). Then she said, "I have a 6'7" grandson that really needs to meet you!" It was cute. We talked for a little longer, but before I left she said, "You're gonna get into trouble with those eyes." I love little old grandmas ... they are so funny and so sweet!
One last funny item and then I'll close out my letter ... Sister Schuring (my neighbor who is coming to my same mission) is in the same room as me and she loves to talk in her sleep. The other night she shouted out, "HIMMLISCHER VATER! Unser, wir, Glucklick!" She said this kinda spread out, but the words mean, "Heavenly Father, our, we, happy!" Lots of funny, random stuff for sure happens here.
Feeling the spirit 24/7 is exhausting. I feel like it makes me so hungry and tired all the time, but it's a good kind of exhaustion! The second week has definitely been so much better than the first, by far. Studies have been just Wunderbar! (wonderful) By the way, I've learned that, "Wonderbar" (vuhn-der-bar) doesn't actually mean wonderful, it means miracle. So, when my teachers are complimenting my on my speaking Deutsch and they say, "Das ist Wunderbar," they are really saying it's a miracle that I got that.
Awesome experience this week ... We had a plan to teach an investigator, and 5 minutes before we went in my companion decided that we weren't gonna teach that lesson. Ummmm, say whaaaaat? I was really really mad. But, anyways I said, "Well, what are we gonna teach then?" We decided to talk about prayer. So I took a deep breathe, we said a prayer and walked in. I bore my testimony right at the beginning because that was basically all I knew how to do. Then my companion talked for a bit. In my head a scripture kept coming up, and in my head was like, "Read this, read this now!" So it was 1 Nephi 10: 17-19. I just kinda blurted out in the best German I could, "I have a scripture I want to share with you ... will you read it?" She kinda looked at me weird and then said, "Okay." But as she read, something changed. The spirit just hit so beyond strong at the part of the scripture that says, "For he is the same yesterday, today and forever." Man, I took the scriptures back from her, and repeated that to her. I could barely breath; it was just amazing. Then we sat back and I bore testimony again and some other things came out of my mouth that I'm still not sure how I said it or if it even made sense. But, before I realized it, I was asking her to prepare to be baptized. My companion jerked her head over to me like I was crazy. But then something amazing happened ... she said, "Okay." I still am not sure how I was able to say what I needed to, but she said, "Okay." I know that I am struggling with the language, but this is testimony that the spirit is VITAL in converting people and when you have that guiding you, you will never fail to work miracles.
Back to more fun things ... We get to go to the temple once a week on P-Day. I just love those days. A cute little old grandma stopped me because I almost backed into aother little grandma and she said, "Now, just because you're tall doesn't mean you get to knock us little grandmas over." Obviously she was totally kidding (haha). Then she said, "I have a 6'7" grandson that really needs to meet you!" It was cute. We talked for a little longer, but before I left she said, "You're gonna get into trouble with those eyes." I love little old grandmas ... they are so funny and so sweet!
One last funny item and then I'll close out my letter ... Sister Schuring (my neighbor who is coming to my same mission) is in the same room as me and she loves to talk in her sleep. The other night she shouted out, "HIMMLISCHER VATER! Unser, wir, Glucklick!" She said this kinda spread out, but the words mean, "Heavenly Father, our, we, happy!" Lots of funny, random stuff for sure happens here.
P.S. REDSKINS WON because I'm sending them blessings!
Well, that is all for now ...
TSCHUS!
Sister Brown
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