On Monday we were
going to go to the mountains with an investigator but the weather was bad so
that fell through. Bummer. So we ended up getting my watch fixed and cleaning
the apartment really well. Later that night we met with Tony and he is having
problems with the priesthood authority. He told us that he would get his answer
by the end of the month. So we were kind of confused about why he was waiting
to pray about his answer.
Tuesday we had a Zone
Training which was way good. We talked a lot about working with members and
becoming masters of the message. Then we set some zone goals. The zone leaders
already set the goal of not gossiping about other missionaries. Then they asked
for suggestions about other goals we could set. People said a lot of good ideas
but I suggested that we strive to receive charity. It seemed like such a good
goal because everything else that was said were byproducts of having charity.
If we have charity then we won't gossip about other missionaries, we'll want to
talk to more people, we'll want to improve ourselves, and love the members and
people of Germany more. So that is what we set our goal as. This week I've been
studying charity every day and it's amazing how much I've learned. Charity is a
gift that is given. You cannot just take it for yourself. It can only be given
and before you can get it you have to understand what it means to have charity
and what it requires. You have to be willing to suffer and sacrifice the same
way the savior did before you will be granted charity. Then when you have it
you will have the desire to help people and lift them up even more. Then you'll
receive more charity. It goes around in a circle. The more you love, the more
charity you'll get, and the more charity you get, the more you'll love. I feel
like my love and charity for everyone has grown so much this week and I've realized
how important it is to have this. After zone training we went to ward council
and that was pretty good. It was the first time I've been there since I came to
Rosenheim.
Wednesday, we had a
joint teach in the morning with Bishop Lederer for Tony. That was good because
Bishop and Tony got to know each other a little better. Then we talked about
praying and getting answers to prayers. We asked Tony if he'd prayed about the
priesthood yet and he got kind of upset and told us that he'll get his answer
by the end of the month. So now we're just trying to help him get his answer.
That is what this week will be for. Then we did some dooring and found a couple
of potentials which was good.
Thursday we went out
to Prien am Chiemsee to do a little contacting. We found this one really nice
lady that seemed to know us and we talked for a little while and she gave us
her number and told us to come back sometime. Then we found this crazy old
Italian guy that invited us into his house and he was a bit strange. He took a
book of Mormon but said he doesn't read very much anymore because he got a T.V.
then he said that he doesn't believe in God, then later he does believe in God.
I don't know if he'll go anywhere with the gospel. Then we had another Joint
teach for Tony with Chris Dzierzon, a recently returned missionary in our ward
but Tony didn't show up. Chris' sister Melinda brought a friend to institute
that night and he texted us the next day saying that he wanted to learn more
about baptism and our church! I love member missionary work. It is so much more
effective than knocking on doors. Jawohl!!
Friday we had an
apartment inspection and we passed. As usual. Then we had Jenny cancel on us
and we biked way out to a less active but we couldn't find his name on the
doorbell because we went to the wrong house. Ugh, then we had to bike as fast
as we would to get to Brajkovic for dinner. They fed us then Connie asked how
she could do better missionary work. She's not even baptized yet and she's
telling people about our church. She's the best! :) Plus she moved back in with
Zvonimir and I guess that their marriage is working out again. Yay!! Then we
got to talk to Sis. Popiel for a while. She's a less active but she loves
talking to the missionaries so much and is so busy with work. She wants to come
but just doesn't have any time.
Saturday we went
contacting in the city center and this JW interrupted our conversation with a
man and then she started spitting on me as she talked. It was so gross. Plus
she'd nestle herself into me and kept grabbing my hand to touching me. Then she
started missionarying us. Ooh. She was breaking the law because they don't have
permission to do that in Germany but she did it anyways. Later we found this
really cool guy named Ralf and we set up an appointment with him on Wednesday.
He was really nice and started crying on the street and he told about how God
changed his life. I really liked him. Then we came home and did weekly
planning.
Sunday Tony didn't
come because his roommate was in the hospital and he was taking care of him.
That was too bad but one of the older ladies in the ward had a birthday and all
her family came to church so there weren't any spots for the late comers to
sit. It was so crazy!
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