Hey, everyone! I hope your week was great. Our week here was filled with a lot of meetings, so that was an adventure. On Tuesday we had a Zone Conference for 8 hours. On Thursday we had 2 hours of Ward Counsel. On Saturday we had 2 hours of Stake Conference, and Sunday, as well. So, I am meeting-ed out for the week (haha).
We had a really cool appointment this last week with a referral from some other sisters in a area close by. We went by this girl and she is so dang awesome! She found the church on an exchange program to Utah, where she stayed with a Mormon family. Man, can I just say that I think all of Germany needs to come to a Mormon family on an exchange and maybe we could have more members (haha). But anyways, she is so amazing. She shared how she felt so much at peace in our church, but how she doesn't know if God is there. I am really excited to help teach her about the relationship she can have with her Heavenly Father if she really wants it. I love these cool experiences.
I was reading in the Pearl of Great Price this week, and I came across a really cool quotation in a student manual for institute students. It was when God talked to Moses and then shortly after God 'left him to himself', Satan came tempting Moses to worship him. But, what is amazing is that God just taught Moses and Moses then said, "Who art thou? For behold, I am a son of God ..." Do we really realize who we come from? I know I forget all the time. But, just think about it ... If you were the son or daughter of a king, how would you represent yourself? I would think that we would try to be as perfect as possible to set a good example to others. Well, we are sons and daughters of a God who loves us more than anything in the world. He created us and He knows every little thing about you and I. Having this knowledge just gives me the desire to be better.
The quote that I found in the student manual said: Do not entertain even in the slightest to listen to falseness or the words of Satan. 'Christ did not so rationalize. He positively and promptly closed the discussion and commanded: 'get thee hence Satan.' Meaning likely, get out of my sight-get out of my presence-I will not listen." Prevent sin ... don't let it in in the slightest; it makes everything harder. I found that really interesting. To not even hear Satan out; don't wait and let him persuade you to sin. Kick him out; any all things evil. When you do this, you will be fortified in your life and you won't fall.
I hope you all are as excited as I am for General Conference this next week! My companion sent me this funny picture, so I hope you all get a good laugh from it and remember that we get to hear from a living prophet.
Take care,
Sister Brown
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