Germany Week 55

It was another pretty discouraging/discouraged week. I feel like the responsibility I feel to Elder Pack is the only thing keeping me afloat at the moment. Well, and to the Gemeinde. And even that's not providing the bouyant force I ought to have. I just need to shut up and be better. Dang it, now I'm just being whiny. Well, there were a couple cool people that we got to talk to through doors this week. There was just a really friendly young couple - he answered and we said kind of an introductory statement, and he was like, "ok, You're the Jehovah's Witnesses, right?" And I was just like, "No, no, we're the Mormons!" I just had the feeling that they were people we could joke around with. We had a quick fun chat, they accepted a Book of Mormon and he promised he would read in it before we even tried to "invite" them to - they didn't want any future meetings, but they said they'd come to church if they want to learn more. We met another nice older lady, who started talking to us about the loss of her son and how she's been asking God why for the last 8 years, but feels she has never received an answer. I just bore testimony that God has a plan for us and that she can see her son again. She also gladly accepted the Book of Mormon and a pamphlet on the plan of salvation. She hasn't had time to meet with us yet, but she seems happy to see us, and seemed to take our invitation to church seriously, saying that her husband was a bit sick this week, but that they could maybe make it next week. Yesterday we went to the H's for lunch, which was really nice as always. And church was good - It was uplifting and once again impressed on my mind how wonderful the people in this Gemeinde are, and how much they go through, and how much they need our help to build them up. So that helped a little bit. We read, or, rather, discussed Alma 40 in Sundayschool, and A L rose the question of what will happen to her brother who died two weeks ago, but with whom she had already tried to share the gospel. So we were able to have a good discussion, and she learned and was able to receive more hope for him. Also, I really love Elder Pack. He's such a trooper. Even when he's tired or doesn't want to go, he's willing to follow me out into the cold, dark, miserable world. JK. It's not cold dark and miserable. They've been bright and hot and... yeah, they've been bright and hot. Well, some of them have been cool and rainy. Those ones are nice. I've heard that "America" is having a really hardcore drought and that they solve all of their problems with violence. Has any of that been affecting you? Mmmmkey dokey.... ummmm.... yeppers. Have a beautiful week!