Germany Week 25

Let's see... what's exciting that happened this week.
Well, first off, Wednesday was the best day of my life. Not really,
but it was a really good one. I got to spend it in Minden with Elder
Popp! You see, Minden is on the way to Hannover by train, and Both
Elder Ririe and Elder Weitzel had to go to Hannover for Leadership
training, as they are both district leaders. So Elder Ririe and I just
switched places on the Train in Minden. The only sad part is that I
didn't get to do anything more than wave at Elder Ririe. But then I
had a marvelous time with Elder Popp. We chatted a lot, we made a nice
lunch, we went and had a nice fun member lesson, and we wandered the
streets of Minden. While making the rounds in the Innenstadt, we were
approached by a couple of very friendly Jehovah's Witni. I thought it
was interesting that they chose to mostly talk about what we believe
in common. She started out with, "You're mormon, right?" "You know, I
was very surprised to learn that you also believe in the Bible." And I
was like, yes, we believe very strongly in the Bible." Then she
bounced around from point to point, with scriptures, all of which I
agreed with. At one point she pulled out a scripture showing that
God's name was Jehovah, which I also agreed with, although we both
knew that she was thinking of God the Father, and I was thinking of
God the Son. But overall, it was a nice little chat, where she did
most of the talking. The other lady that was with her wasn't saying
much, so while the first lady was talking to me, Elder Popp explained
the Book of Mormon to the other, and made out an appointment to bring
her one. It was a pretty amusing situation, and I'm sure the passersby
were amused as well. But yeah, they seemed like very friendly people,
and it was a nice exchange.
Another Highlight in the week was teaching this girl I. Actually,
I'm going to call her E. Because I turns out to be a pronoun. Or
rather, I turn out to be a pronoun. We met in a cafe and gave a first
lesson. She was really engaged, she even took notes, and asked good
questions, and really seemed to be considering the impact that it
could have on her life. It was really great to teach her, and it was a
really good reminder of why I'm out here, and of the importance of
missionary work. And it's funny, because after her designation, I only
referred to her with pronouns.
I can't think of anything that was particularly entertaining, so I
think I'll be off. I love you, and have a beautiful week!
I know this church is true! I know it is Christ's Church and that it
is led by him through a Living Prophet. It is so humbling to know that
I am allowed to be a part of such a great and important work. I know
that is how God works. He calls the unqualified, and qualifies them
through the work. I've been thinking a good deal about the talk that
President Eyring gave in the Priesthood session about Priesthood
Preparation. I think he just did such a good job of explaining the
purpose of the priesthood, as well as, really, the process of life. I
actually shared that Talk with E (the boy, I believe I talked about
him last week....) My delivery was terrible, but I gave him a copy of
the talk, hopefully he reads it and gets something out of it.
Anyhoodles, I'll talk to y'all later. Tschüs!