Transfers came around again this week and I am finally leaving
Wiesbaden. I have served here for over half my Mission, so it will be a
weird change, but I am very excited :)
The
weeks on the Mission go way too fast, but so many things happen during
the weeks. We had so many member appointments this week; working with
families and how they can do missionary work.
Sister
Peterson and I were headed to an appointment yesterday, and in a bit of a
rush ... But, then we looked over and saw this old man and woman, and he
looked up and saw us and got the biggest smile on his face. I was trying
to figure out if they were members or not because he came right over. Hearing him speaking and seeing how he acted, I could tell he was a little handicapped. It was so sweet ... He gave Sister Peterson and I a
hug and then waved goodbye to us. But, I just felt all warm inside and
happy. He was so sweet. He ended up getting on the same bus as us, and
as we walked out he shouted, "Goodbye!" to us, waving his hands big for us to
see. I loved it. That made my day!
I
have seen a lot of blessings this week. I managed to lose my wallet on
the bus this week, and as bad as it was, I now look back and realize it
could have been a lot worse! I now see that even though I didn't realize
it, I was being prompted by the Holy Ghost to clean out my wallet. I had feelings this last month that I was gonna loose my purse or get robbed,
but I ignored that warning the first few times thinking I was just over
reacting. But, then through members bringing it up during appointments
and more promptings, I sat down and pulled out my passport, home credit cards, drivers license, and basically anything I didn't need at that
exact moment. When my wallet went missing, I lost a few hard to replace
items, but they are not impossible to replace. I just have to say how grateful I am for the "voice of warning" that the Holy Ghost can give. I
have a testimony and I KNOW that if we are listening, He can and will
guide and warn us. But, it is when we ignore that "voice of warning", and
try to shut it out, that through time it stops speaking to us.
Also,
we have been giving a member in the ward the 'new member' lessons
because he was recently baptized in the states, and he wanted to talk
about temples. So, I was reading the temple book to find things to teach,
but what came to mind was in one of the first pages ... That having a goal
of the temple can help you on that long, and sometimes painful, repentance
process. My thoughts , "The Temple is a PERFECT excuse to
repent!" If you are continually going to the temple and making plans to
visit, you want to make sure your life is in order so that you can go. I just think that is a blessing, plus it is funny because I look for
excuses a lot in life. But, to find an excuse to do good is just kinda humorous :)
Well, my next post will include pictures from Mannheim! I hope you have an awesome week!
Tschuss!!
Found an Imbiss stand ... too bad it was CLOSED!
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