We had a great skype conversation with Claire on Saturday and could see for ourselves how happy she is. So it was easy for us not to cry about missing her and just rejoice that she is happy living in Germany and doing her best to find people who want more joy in their lives.
Full blown missionary work with a tablespoon of sickness and
twelve quarts of goodness this week. Still facing the Triple E dilemma (ebullience
exploding everywhere).
We're a tad too excited and maybe plan a little too much for a
day (curse these short twenty four hour days and the requirement of sleep), but
we're getting better (our companion slogan is "immer besser"). There
is just so much to do and so much to learn!
Nothing sums this week up better than the following quotes...
·
After teaching two guys
from Africa about the Book of the Mormon and seeing their miraculous acceptance
and eagerness to read pray about it.... Sophie (an 18-year-old member who came
with us): "This is why I love Africans! German people are always like 'I
don't need God,' but Africans....they are willing to do anything to get closer
to God!" Thus we are teaching a lot of foreigners. And the occasional
stubborn German. Shaku (African number one) after hearing Sophie talk about how
the Book of Mormon helps here in her life: "Yes, I will read this book because
I want to know what she knows." Yeah
son.
·
After talking about how
to improve our talents to meet the needs of our diverse teaching pool.... Me:
"Hey, if we teach a deaf man, then we'll need to learn Braille." #thinkingalittletoohard.
Or not at all.
·
Elder Normon (commenting
on Sister D's and my companionship): "You and Sister D match each other."
·
And speaking of Sister
D....I love her so so much. Here are some cute things she said this
week: (looking up at me with huge, questioning doe eyes) "Was soll wir zu
tun?" (What should we do?) #cutebeginningmissionaryGerman She always asks what we should do, but then
almost immediately cries out "Wir müssen beten!" (We must pray!)
Because Sister D knows the power of prayer :)
·
(while talking to people
on the street the day before Mother's Day)…. "Hast du eine Mutter?"
("Do you have a mother?"), because you never know. We're still
working on conversation starting skills that lead to Gospel topics. Also, "Haben
Sie eine Frau?" ("do you have a wife?") #personalquestionstorandompeople
--
Sister Claire Michelle
Woodward
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