Well for starters...this email will
not be nearly as exciting as your email to me! Wow! Concerts, weddings and all
sorts of fun! The concert looked like fun! I can't believe we saw her like 9
years ago and she was 16 and very very country. Still love her though! And Katelyn’s
wedding! She looked beautiful! And it looked like fun!!
As of for me...this week was not as
hard for me as last week. Which was good. I don't know if I could do another
one of those weeks for a while.
Montag: I already explained was SO
fun! And SO hot! (See previous email)
Dienstag: We taught Michael, and
Frau Dhillion. We then got to go to Leipzig for interviews with President!
Which I was kind of nervous for because they were going to be in German. But,
we got to drive the car, so that was fun! It was actually kind of cold this
day, and pretty rainy. Before our interviews President had us fill out a yes or
no exact obedience list. Wow...did I feel like a horrible missionary after
that. Going to bed exactly on time. Waking up to the minute. Being to Personal
study on time...ya…to say the least I realized that I was NOT being exactly
obedient. And I hadn’t really my whole mission. Gosh dang it! So, the interview
was really good! I'm glad I can speak some German!;) We actually talked a lot
about personal progression and obedience. He read a quote about having the Spirit
with us requires EXACT obedience. EXACT. No exceptions. No justifications. I
have been denying myself these blessings my whole mission. Why hadn't I realized
this before? At the end of my interview he offered a Priesthood blessing. Wow,
was that exactly what I needed! Mission presidents are called of God! So, then,
on the way driving the car back to Gera...the little windy German road that we
had been driving on for 15 km was closed. Lucky for us, our navigator helped us
out and redirected us through some other little German towns. Beautiful to say
the least!
Mittwoch: Distrikt meeting! We
taught German and English! We had like 10 people there! Crazy! They are all
from Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan. Some of them told their stories of why and
how they are here. Most of them walked for a long time. And most of them are
here so they don't have to fight in the war. We then had a joint teach with Michael
and Bruder Krause about the blessings of the Gospel. There are many, and it was
a really good joint teach!
Donnerstag: Did I mention before
that it was rainy the whole week after Monday? Well, we went and drove the car,
which has some brake problems, to go by on some less actives in some towns in
our area. So one lady was there and invited us back the next week! Good!
Progress! No door slammed in our face! (Which hurts more emotionally than
physically by the way) But...this is where the adventure starts! Going back to
Werdau to give the car to the Elders. Another road was closed!! And so we had
to go a different way all the way around Werdau! It was actually kind of funny because
we were kind of joking about a road being closed because of what happened on Dienstag!
So...it was kind of funny! We finally made it to Werdau, and took a train back
to Gera. Had 2 lessons fall out, so we did some Klingling...door to door. Not
my favorite, but hey, when it's raining there’s nothing really more effective
to do. We then went and had Gemi-Co with Bruder Krause and the Elders. I like
those meetings because then we are ALL on the same page!
Freitag: Lucy this weekend was in West
Germany at a young single adult activity. She had the opportunity this day to
go to the Frankfurt temple and be baptized for her Grandma. What a miracle!
Really! It’s the last weekend that the temple is open and the Frieberg temple
is already closed! She loved it! She said the temple is a place where you can
just feel God’s love for you! Isn’t that true? She also had a lot of fun at the
activity! It was like a big youth conference! I was a little bit jealous! In
the meantime Sis. Medley and I were back here doing missionary work. The first
person we talked to that day actually listened and was actually interested. He
wanted to learn more right then! On the street he told us he was a little skeptical
because he thought it was too good to be true. Ha! It is true! So he bought us
some hot chocolate and we taught him the first lesson, gave him a Book of Mormon
and made another appointment for the next week! Wow...what a miracle! Sis. M
and I had been being exactly 100% obedient. Amazing how you can see immediate
blessings from just doing what you are asked! Heavenly Father loves us!
Samstag: We met with Michael! And
Kim the 16 year old who loves America! Then we went to Werdau to go by on
another less active. Luckily we caught her at home. She said we could call her,
but she was busy right then. Again...progress! So...then we go to get on a
train to go home. The train is packed full of police. Weird, but we ride it to
our connection anyway. We sprint to our connecting train because it was going
to leave. Turns out we sprinted for nothing and we waited an hour on the train,
till another came. We got on that one, got off to get our other connection and
then...the guy at the station told us that nothing was coming that would take
us to Gera. Awesome. So we go back to the other station with the next train. Then
the guy on that train says nothing is going back to Gera. The group of people
with us were furious! But we just kind of laughed, called the Elders and asked
if we could take the car. Luckily they said yes. So, it’s about 9, we need to
be home by 9:30. We would have made it...except for...our road was closed!! Ha!
So we got home about 15 minutes late...:(
Sontag: Church is always great! The peaceful feeling is always much needed! We then got to eat with the Elders at Sch. Dörlitz's house! That’s always fun...and really filling! Then we got to see LUCY!!! We were so happy she was back!
Well...the lesson that I learned
this week was that when your road is closed, God may just have the scenic route
planned for you! Take advantage of the different sights you will get to see in
life, laugh your way through it, and thank your Father in Heaven for what you
have learned and seen! Sometimes it will be a little bumpy, and sometimes you
may have to off-road, but make it a memory!
Love you so much! Have a great
week!! Enjoy the beginning of Fall there!
Liebe, Sister St. John 
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