Liebe Familie und Freunde,
So! I don't have a lot of time today..but..here goes nothing:)
I still can't believe how fast the time goes by. Never a dull moment. I feel like as soon as I think I've got something figured out, the Lord throws me a curve ball and I start back at square one...but! He's just keeping me on my toes:) We have been having a hard time finding new investigators here in our area the last while, but we keep on keeping on! We are really blessed to have the ones we have. They are so prepared. And! We know there are more of them out there...we've just gotta depend on the Lord a little more to know where to look! I really do love this work. There have been lots of rough times these last 7 months, but those are the ones in which my relationship with the Lord has been strengthened, and I wouldn't take a single one of them back.
So! Göppingen! We had a good week:) Monday night we had Family Home Evening with Familie Kindermann...AND Frau Hausmann! That was super neat. We had an activity about the restoration using Jenga. Everytime someone took a block out, they had to say something that was lost and then restored through Joseph Smith. She and I were last. I took my block out and said "baptism by immersion" and she said "Hey! That's the one I was gonna say!!" Oops? Haha. She's a natural. :)
Oh! Guess what I did this week? I sang! Yeah yeah, not that exciting. But! I sang in Chinese! Ja wohl! Sister Lin and I were at one of our Sisters' house, and we sang "Lead Kindly Light" ..1 verse: German. 2 verse: English. 3 Verse:...Chinese! It was so neat! We finished and Sister Hofer said "....I am speechless. A hymn in 3 languages...in my own house! I will never forget it.." then she stood up and gave us both a hug. It was cute:) I love music!
So remember how we were supposed to have a baptism last weekend? And then it got moved to this weekend? Well! It got moved..again. But! For the last time! It turns out Andreas has a family wedding this saturday so we decided to avoid the stress and do it a week later. But! On August 4, 2012, there will be a baptism in Göppingen! It's all planned and everything. Annnd I have to play the piano. Hah. But! I am really excited for him. And he's got a pillar of support in his fiancé. The two of them are looking at a bright future, so long as they remember to keep God a part of it. They're planning to marry in the temple. Beautiful.
As for me! I have been loving the General Conference Liahona we just got this month! So many wonderful talks! I really like Elder O. Vincent Haleck's "Having the Vision to Do". It talks about how when the Savior called His apostles, they were seemingly nothing special. But He saw in them more potential than they could see in themselves. "They were not experienced at first, but as they followed, they saw His example, felt His teachings and became His disciples." He reminds us that "we are a people with a history of visions an the faith and courage to do." It really did me good to read that. When I came on my mission, I had a goal to make a "vision" of who and what I wanted to become in 18 months. I feel like that is something I have fought with a little bit. Sometimes I lose sight of what the Savior sees in me. And then I pray and ask Him to help me find it again. I got a really neat quote from a friend this week. "As we begin to see others through Christ's eyes, they begin to see Him through ours." I love the gospel. It's a gospel of hope. Of potential. Of becoming. Jesus Christ is the Savior and Redeemer of the world. He died and then took up His life, that all men might live. He lived a perfect life that we might know the way. I know still make lots of mistakes, and I still have a LONG way to go, but!
"I'm trying to be like Jesus, I'm following in His ways.
I'm Trying to love as He did in all that I do and say.
At times I am tempted to make a wrong choice,
but I try to listen as the still small voice whispers
'love one another as Jesus loves you,
try to show kindness in all that you do.
Be gentle and loving, in deed and in thought..
for these are the these Jesus taught.
I'm trying to love my neighbor, I'm learning to serve my friends.
I watch for the day of gladness when Jesus will come again.
I try to remember the lessons He taught.
So! I don't have a lot of time today..but..here goes nothing:)
I still can't believe how fast the time goes by. Never a dull moment. I feel like as soon as I think I've got something figured out, the Lord throws me a curve ball and I start back at square one...but! He's just keeping me on my toes:) We have been having a hard time finding new investigators here in our area the last while, but we keep on keeping on! We are really blessed to have the ones we have. They are so prepared. And! We know there are more of them out there...we've just gotta depend on the Lord a little more to know where to look! I really do love this work. There have been lots of rough times these last 7 months, but those are the ones in which my relationship with the Lord has been strengthened, and I wouldn't take a single one of them back.
So! Göppingen! We had a good week:) Monday night we had Family Home Evening with Familie Kindermann...AND Frau Hausmann! That was super neat. We had an activity about the restoration using Jenga. Everytime someone took a block out, they had to say something that was lost and then restored through Joseph Smith. She and I were last. I took my block out and said "baptism by immersion" and she said "Hey! That's the one I was gonna say!!" Oops? Haha. She's a natural. :)
Oh! Guess what I did this week? I sang! Yeah yeah, not that exciting. But! I sang in Chinese! Ja wohl! Sister Lin and I were at one of our Sisters' house, and we sang "Lead Kindly Light" ..1 verse: German. 2 verse: English. 3 Verse:...Chinese! It was so neat! We finished and Sister Hofer said "....I am speechless. A hymn in 3 languages...in my own house! I will never forget it.." then she stood up and gave us both a hug. It was cute:) I love music!
So remember how we were supposed to have a baptism last weekend? And then it got moved to this weekend? Well! It got moved..again. But! For the last time! It turns out Andreas has a family wedding this saturday so we decided to avoid the stress and do it a week later. But! On August 4, 2012, there will be a baptism in Göppingen! It's all planned and everything. Annnd I have to play the piano. Hah. But! I am really excited for him. And he's got a pillar of support in his fiancé. The two of them are looking at a bright future, so long as they remember to keep God a part of it. They're planning to marry in the temple. Beautiful.
As for me! I have been loving the General Conference Liahona we just got this month! So many wonderful talks! I really like Elder O. Vincent Haleck's "Having the Vision to Do". It talks about how when the Savior called His apostles, they were seemingly nothing special. But He saw in them more potential than they could see in themselves. "They were not experienced at first, but as they followed, they saw His example, felt His teachings and became His disciples." He reminds us that "we are a people with a history of visions an the faith and courage to do." It really did me good to read that. When I came on my mission, I had a goal to make a "vision" of who and what I wanted to become in 18 months. I feel like that is something I have fought with a little bit. Sometimes I lose sight of what the Savior sees in me. And then I pray and ask Him to help me find it again. I got a really neat quote from a friend this week. "As we begin to see others through Christ's eyes, they begin to see Him through ours." I love the gospel. It's a gospel of hope. Of potential. Of becoming. Jesus Christ is the Savior and Redeemer of the world. He died and then took up His life, that all men might live. He lived a perfect life that we might know the way. I know still make lots of mistakes, and I still have a LONG way to go, but!
"I'm trying to be like Jesus, I'm following in His ways.
I'm Trying to love as He did in all that I do and say.
At times I am tempted to make a wrong choice,
but I try to listen as the still small voice whispers
'love one another as Jesus loves you,
try to show kindness in all that you do.
Be gentle and loving, in deed and in thought..
for these are the these Jesus taught.
I'm trying to love my neighbor, I'm learning to serve my friends.
I watch for the day of gladness when Jesus will come again.
I try to remember the lessons He taught.
Then the Holy Spirit enters into my thoughts saying:
'love one another as Jesus loves you,
try to show kindness in all that you do.
Be gentle and loving, in deed and in thought..
for these are the these Jesus taught."
try to show kindness in all that you do.
Be gentle and loving, in deed and in thought..
for these are the these Jesus taught."
...there is nothing like a primary song to learn the truths of the
Kingdom. I pray that I can be a little kinder, a little more loving, and
try to see people through the Saviors eyes, that they may in turn see
Him through ours. Moroni 7:48.
I love you all!
Love, Sister Bice
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