Hallo!! Well I'm hoping all is well and you forgive me
because I have to write my email today at McDonald's, on my iPad. It's harder
than you think!
First off, we indeed did have transfer calls. We were informed that we will be staying together!! WHAT?! We will be spending 5 transfers together, 7 months, or 29 weeks, or 203 days. It is sure a good thing that we are best friends! We were though, a little disappointed because we REALLY felt like this area needed some new motivation. Like we both, needed a little more motivation. We thought that having one of us leave and another having a new comp would really help us. However, I've learned that God never enacts us to take the easy path, so ironically he left us together! We really are so so happy! We love working together! I remember when we were in Stadthagen, we found out our area might be closed. I cried a few times because I didn't want to leave sister medley. How ironic! I'm so glad that I came on a mission! Even if it was just to meet her!
This week:
Deinstag: we taught Michael. Things are going better with him! Then Frau Dillion. She always makes us good fresh peppermint tea. Then, we found this area of HOUSES! Real houses! Not apartment buildings! So we went dooring! Everyone was young families and much nicer than the old people! We WILL find a family there, I can feel it!
Mittwoch: district meeting. Then by on a less active. She owns a bier garten! She invited us for lunch and so we got fancy German food! Mmmmm! But, while we were there, we found out she had never been baptized, but it was actually her daughter that was baptized! And she lives in Berlin. So...we will send the records over. Then we taught German and English. I don't know if you've heard, but there are many many refugees coming into Germany, in large amounts. We haven't seen a large effect here yet, but we should soon. Many planes and helicopters fly over Gera often, and there is lot of policemen in the trains. Very interesting. And, it's not dangerous, and the refugees are allowed to be here, so I don't know why they have to monitor everything. Then we
had gemeinde abend. That's always fun!
Donnerstag: this day was horrible. Everyone was rude and like everything fell out. Awful! However, our last appointment was with Claudia. She's 19, and a friend of our less active! She was there for a lesson and she cried during the lesson because she felt this spirit! Golden! She asked for a Book of Mormon! We met once, and then kind of lost contact. But...we saw her at our less actives house and made another appointment out. Our lesson this day was amazing! I haven't felt the spirit in a lesson like that in a long time! She had already read the BM and said she prayed about it. She said she felt something deep in her heart that told her if she kept reading it, then her questions would be answered. She said when she reads she finds answers! My gosh we were SO happy! What a good thing to end the horrible day on!
Freitag: we did some finding. Ate lunch and had a lesson with Lucy. Then weekly planning.
Samstag: transfer calls! And we had the great opportunity to visit the Freiburg temple and have the sisters there explain some more about temples to some of our people. Lucy and Michael came with us! On the way there, Michael went to the bathroom and then we came to our stop. Unfortunately, he was still in the train...he missed the stop. Had to get off on the next in-the-middle-of-nowhere stop. Had to wait ½ hour until the next train got there to take him back! So...we arrived late! But, while there, it was amazing! Just the feeling of being on temple grounds! I SO needed it. It just reassures to me that this is true. The peace I felt there that day was unlike anything the world could give. Michael even said he felt peaceful! He actually FELT something! That's progress! So, because we were late, we missed our train back! No problem, we will just take the next one. Wrong! Problem! The next one takes like 4 hours and gets us home at like 12 PM! Not ok! So we call zone leaders, they call AP's. We get on the train to Zwickau and Lucy asks Alex, a member if he could come pick us up in Zwickau like 45 minutes from Gera! He says yes! But then the AP's call us. They were pretty mad that we missed our train. You know...not punctual in Germany is like the worst sin! So the AP's were mad, then Alex was mad because he missed his date for that night! Sorry! But, luckily, we made it home on time! Before 9:30! The world is stressful, and the gospel is true. Period.
Sontag: my birthday!! Everyone at church was so nice and they even announced my birthday from the pulpit. You know how much I enjoyed that...then we had an eating appointment with my favorite food! Oh yeah! And someone in the ward asked if I was turning 17! Ha! He was serious! I'll enjoy that compliment one day! Then, we went finding, met with Lucy. Who, by the way got bishops permission to get her patriarchal blessing! Yay! Then we went home, ate some cake and leftovers from the eating appointment! Unfortunately we are using our iPads today because the other place is closed, so...I can't send you too many pics! But I will next week! We were pretty creative for the candle!
Today a treated myself to a new shirt, skirt, and boots. Thank you h&m! We will now go to an American restaurant, eat some beef, and a milk shake and my birthday will be almost complete. I do miss the favorite chocolate cake though!
Thanks for all the birthday wishes! Remember when the world is stressful, you can always go to the temple. We have enough close to us. Even if you just go sit on the grounds I know it will help! Love you so much! Have a great week!
Liebe Grüße, Sister St. John
First off, we indeed did have transfer calls. We were informed that we will be staying together!! WHAT?! We will be spending 5 transfers together, 7 months, or 29 weeks, or 203 days. It is sure a good thing that we are best friends! We were though, a little disappointed because we REALLY felt like this area needed some new motivation. Like we both, needed a little more motivation. We thought that having one of us leave and another having a new comp would really help us. However, I've learned that God never enacts us to take the easy path, so ironically he left us together! We really are so so happy! We love working together! I remember when we were in Stadthagen, we found out our area might be closed. I cried a few times because I didn't want to leave sister medley. How ironic! I'm so glad that I came on a mission! Even if it was just to meet her!
This week:
Deinstag: we taught Michael. Things are going better with him! Then Frau Dillion. She always makes us good fresh peppermint tea. Then, we found this area of HOUSES! Real houses! Not apartment buildings! So we went dooring! Everyone was young families and much nicer than the old people! We WILL find a family there, I can feel it!
Mittwoch: district meeting. Then by on a less active. She owns a bier garten! She invited us for lunch and so we got fancy German food! Mmmmm! But, while we were there, we found out she had never been baptized, but it was actually her daughter that was baptized! And she lives in Berlin. So...we will send the records over. Then we taught German and English. I don't know if you've heard, but there are many many refugees coming into Germany, in large amounts. We haven't seen a large effect here yet, but we should soon. Many planes and helicopters fly over Gera often, and there is lot of policemen in the trains. Very interesting. And, it's not dangerous, and the refugees are allowed to be here, so I don't know why they have to monitor everything. Then we
had gemeinde abend. That's always fun!
Donnerstag: this day was horrible. Everyone was rude and like everything fell out. Awful! However, our last appointment was with Claudia. She's 19, and a friend of our less active! She was there for a lesson and she cried during the lesson because she felt this spirit! Golden! She asked for a Book of Mormon! We met once, and then kind of lost contact. But...we saw her at our less actives house and made another appointment out. Our lesson this day was amazing! I haven't felt the spirit in a lesson like that in a long time! She had already read the BM and said she prayed about it. She said she felt something deep in her heart that told her if she kept reading it, then her questions would be answered. She said when she reads she finds answers! My gosh we were SO happy! What a good thing to end the horrible day on!
Freitag: we did some finding. Ate lunch and had a lesson with Lucy. Then weekly planning.
Samstag: transfer calls! And we had the great opportunity to visit the Freiburg temple and have the sisters there explain some more about temples to some of our people. Lucy and Michael came with us! On the way there, Michael went to the bathroom and then we came to our stop. Unfortunately, he was still in the train...he missed the stop. Had to get off on the next in-the-middle-of-nowhere stop. Had to wait ½ hour until the next train got there to take him back! So...we arrived late! But, while there, it was amazing! Just the feeling of being on temple grounds! I SO needed it. It just reassures to me that this is true. The peace I felt there that day was unlike anything the world could give. Michael even said he felt peaceful! He actually FELT something! That's progress! So, because we were late, we missed our train back! No problem, we will just take the next one. Wrong! Problem! The next one takes like 4 hours and gets us home at like 12 PM! Not ok! So we call zone leaders, they call AP's. We get on the train to Zwickau and Lucy asks Alex, a member if he could come pick us up in Zwickau like 45 minutes from Gera! He says yes! But then the AP's call us. They were pretty mad that we missed our train. You know...not punctual in Germany is like the worst sin! So the AP's were mad, then Alex was mad because he missed his date for that night! Sorry! But, luckily, we made it home on time! Before 9:30! The world is stressful, and the gospel is true. Period.
Sontag: my birthday!! Everyone at church was so nice and they even announced my birthday from the pulpit. You know how much I enjoyed that...then we had an eating appointment with my favorite food! Oh yeah! And someone in the ward asked if I was turning 17! Ha! He was serious! I'll enjoy that compliment one day! Then, we went finding, met with Lucy. Who, by the way got bishops permission to get her patriarchal blessing! Yay! Then we went home, ate some cake and leftovers from the eating appointment! Unfortunately we are using our iPads today because the other place is closed, so...I can't send you too many pics! But I will next week! We were pretty creative for the candle!
Today a treated myself to a new shirt, skirt, and boots. Thank you h&m! We will now go to an American restaurant, eat some beef, and a milk shake and my birthday will be almost complete. I do miss the favorite chocolate cake though!
Thanks for all the birthday wishes! Remember when the world is stressful, you can always go to the temple. We have enough close to us. Even if you just go sit on the grounds I know it will help! Love you so much! Have a great week!
Liebe Grüße, Sister St. John
We had a photo shoot for my birthday!
Us with Lucy & Michael at the Freiburg temple. It's all under construction behind us.
Our district
You can see our comp unity. Working together is key!
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