Liebe Freunde und Liebe Familie,
Hmm...where to begin...how
about let's begin with....Saturday! Schwester Hausmann's baptism! We got
up same as usual, packed our bags, and headed to the train station to
catch our 8:45 train towards Salzburg. We got to Salzburg and got on
another train to Munich. We got to Munich and got on another train to
Ulm. We got to Ulm and got on another train to..Göppingen! All together
it was about...6 hours. But! It was SO worth it. It was such a
wonderful, special experience for me. I never doubted that some day she
would make the choice to get baptized. She was just too prepared. She
was looking for the truth, and "they that seek shall find." But I guess I
didn't really think I'd get to share the day with her. And I could
never have dreamed of the joy that would come from it. She was so
beautiful all dressed in white!! And the service was lovely. I sang. "My
gift is my song.." I was REAL nervous, but I made it through without
any major train wrecks. Hah. Anywho, Frau Hausmann was just beaming:)
Saturday was a lovely day. Saturday, my dear friend took her first step
on the path that leads us all home. :) That's what makes this work worth
it. Yeah, there are a lot of hard days, and seemingly millions of
people that have anything BUT interest to talk to us....but it's not
about the millions, it's about the ONE. And when you find that one, the
rest just doesn't matter. And finding "the one" just makes you that much
more excited to get out there and find the other ones! Weiter, immer
weiter. :)
It was also really neat to see my old branch again! I guess you don't
realize how much you love people until you leave them! I really have so
much love for the members in Göppingen. I have come to the conclusion
that a mission experience has little to nothing to do with WHERE you are
in the world, rather, with the people you grow to love while you are
there. So much of my mission has been...people. Special people who will
forever have a special place in my heart. :)
As for Wels! Wels ist immer noch auf der Suche für neue Untersucher.
Oder, Wels is, still, on the search for some investigators. But! Still
smiling in the process. Sister Baxter and I are really looking forward
to this week because we have finally got some good appointments lined
up! Tomorrow we are meeting with Laura who is WAY cool but not from our
area, and Wednesday we are meeting with a man who randomly popped up at
Stake Conference, was befriended by a member, and agreed to meet with
the missionaries, and on Thursday we are meeting with a less active and
his non-member girlfriend who came as a referral from our Ward Mission
Leader. So! Drücken wir die Daumen! *Fingers crossed!* Anywho! I still
LOVE the ward here. On Wednesday, we were going to go on splits with two
of the Young Women, but only one of them showed up so we went as a drit
instead. We made a quick change of plans and in her couple of hours
with us..well, she definitely had a taste of missionary work! Hah. We
were almost finished and decided to go quickly to an investigators house
while we had her along because normally we can never go in for a
lesson. We knocked, and he came to the door....in nothing but a very
small towel. Sarah's face was priceless. Poor girl. Of course the only
time half-naked men come to the door is when we have the bishop's 16
year old daughter along. Hopefully she wasn't too traumatized to not
come back? Hah.
I guess other than that I don't have much to report! Sister Baxter
is an angel and I am grateful for her every day. I am just grateful to
be here! It is starting to get really cold..which is going to be
interesting..but! Ich werde es aber überleben! The gospel has never been
truer! It's also never been less true. Hah. It's just...all around
true. :) I hope you all have a wonderful week and remember to read your
scriptures and pray! It's the littlest things that make the biggest
difference! Ich habe euch lieb!
Love,
Sister Bice
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