We're starting this
week's email off with a drum roll....(please dramatically drum your hands in
anticipation of reading the next sentence)....because I get to stay in Leipzig
and train a new missionary! Which I had already guessed, but now it is official.
Sister Diederich is opening a new sisters program in Bremen, which has
apparently been asking for sister missionaries for a while. We both leave on
Thursday to pick up our new missionaries in Berlin. I'm actually excited about
training, even if I am still a new-ish missionary. Mal sehen if I still feel
that way in a week...:)
Das Wunder der Woche
This isn't a big deal for
most missionaries, but the following was a miracle for me. Last week on my
tausch (exchange) with Sister Warncke, we found a student from India who was
interested in the Book of Mormon. This week we stopped by his house to deliver
both Hindi and English Books of Mormon and he was there! We gave a short
introduction about the Book of Mormon AND he wanted to meet with us again this
coming week. This is the first person I've talked to on the street to a.) be
home for an appointment and b.) invite us back for a follow up appointment. No
big deal. Except to me!
Lessons learned...
Well I've been looking
back at my golden time and reflecting on what I've learned. Despite having a
German medical vocabulary that rivals most German doctors (I won't tell you all
the words I've learned. They're probably not appropriate, but maybe someday
I'll write a book), I've learned more about the joy of missionary work than how
to treat various ailments. Before I came on my mission, I was a little worried
about feeling like a work horse and it being a long, long eighteen months. But
I want the world to know that the happiest moments of my mission have been
working. Teaching. Talking to strangers. Talking to cute, old Frau Kühler.
Visiting ward members. Serving. Testifying of truth. Getting stuck in tram
doors because they closed on my backpack (embarrassing...). Simply doing! I
believe that truth is manifest in happiness. And I am happy when I am spreading
good news of truth. In German (that was a reminder in case you forgot what
language Germans speak). I'm excited to take off running these next several
weeks.
Maybe a little too
excited. But that's okay.
Also, for those of my
friends preparing to go on missions, I would like to tell you that office
supplies will be your best friend. Bring ample supplies of sharpies, paper,
tape, scissors (one pair should be sufficient), and other helpful instruments!
--
Sister
Claire Michelle Woodward
Sister Woodward teaches an "investigator"
Goodbye to Sister Diederich!
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