The weeks seem to fly even faster here in the mission field than in the MTC, which is crazy! Germany is as amazing as
ever! We had so many great appointments this week! We had a bit of an interesting time with transportation on Saturday,
though ...
We went to a small town about a half hour from Weisbaden to
knock on a door that was a referral. We took a train and then walked
about 20 minutes to her house. She wasn't there, so we left a note. Then we walked back to the train station to buy a ticket, and the machine
took no change and we only had cash. The pick-up spot was super small,
so there were no people there. So, we walked around town looking for an open store
to see if we could change money. Well, if you don't know this, on Saturday
afternoons everything closes because it is their 'holiday'. So, we
walked for about a half hour and then found a bus stop going back to where we
lived, but they only came once an hour. Luckily, it came in FIVE
MINUTES!! Ha ha ... so happy! My companion was getting annoyed at this point, so
that helped. Then the bus was also FREE because the machine wasn't working
to take cash! Ha ha ... even better!! THEN I GOT ICE CREAM! That was
after we got off that bus to wait for another one and I told my companion, "At
least it is not raining!" and then she was like, "I love the rain!" So,
you know what happened? It rained! So so much!! Oh well, at
least my companion was happy. Then we went to the military base (!!) and the bus driver said he stopped at the right stop we needed. Yea ...
false! We ended up walking in the open fields to get to the army
base for about a mile. My companion looked at me and said, "Don't you feel like a
missionary now?" I laughed and was like, "Yea, actually I do!" While we walked, a middle-eastern looking man stopped in his van and told
us to get in and he would give us a ride. Don't worry, we didn't
get in. That was fun ... We went to the army base and helped a
less active member paint their house and flew to our next appointment. By this point it was 6:30 p.m. and I still hadn't eaten since 11:00
in the morning. Anyway, we were late to the next appointment because we
missed our bus. Then during the appointment I looked outside and it looked
like a tsunami of a storm! It was crazy! There was so much lightening! The member gave us chocolate cake and we waited a bit for it to calm
down, but it was 8:40 p.m.,
so we had to go face the storm. My companion was like, "The lightening is SO
COOL!! and CLOSE!" I was speed walking, singing primary songs ... Not a huge fan of lightening! We got in the bus and I was like, "Man,
we are safe," and my companion was like, "How are we safe in a big metal
bus?" Ha ha ... mensch. But, we made it home safe and sound. That was my adventurous story of the week!
Germany
is so great, and I love it so so much! It gets sketchy at times, but
God watches over his missionaries. Something I read this week was a talk
by Gordon B. Hinckley and it said simply, "Forget yourself and get to
work." It is so important for me to remember that this is not my time
and this is not my work; this is the work of God. How easy would it be
for Him with a snap of his finger to have everyone believe. But, that
is not his desire. We have agency to choose for ourselves what we want
in this life, and I just think it is so cool that we have that choice. I
know that He is opening the hearts of Deutschland. These people are
just so wonderful and even though they are grumpy sometimes, I still love
them.
PIZZA STORY! This is my
witness that God has a sense of humor AND answers prayers ... We had an
appointment with a less active member and I heard that she cooked really weird food, which I was not excited about. I was really hungry and getting
dizzy because my lunch wasn't the best. So I murmured, "Man, I just really
want a pizza." We walked into the appointment and she had forgotten
about us, so she was like, "I can whip something up fast," and then she
brought out ... PIZZA!! My companion laughed so hard. We had a
dinner appointment, too, and I got pizza AGAIN!!! Heavenly Father loves me
:)
This last week I had an 'eating appointment'
with two ward members, the Walters, and the whole meeting was in German. It was so hard!! We were there for 3 hours, and they were the
most wonderful people. It was just so home-like being there, and I
had some good conversations with them, from the things I understood.
Well,
I think I've talked all your ears off again, so I'll end this week's letter
with the wise words of Earth, Wind and Fire: When you feel down and
out, sing a song, it will make things better! Have an amazing week! You guys are all in my prayers!
Tscuss!
Sister Brown
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