Wasn't Conference amazing?!?
I know that Russell M. Nelson is God`s prophet on the Earth and
that Christ is leading this church. Teaching people about living Prophets is
always a highlight if lessons for me because there is SO MUCH confusion in this
world and I am so grateful for my testimony that we do not have to flounder in
this confusion. President Nelson did make me miss my family a bit by talking
about the new home centered curriculum. It brought back flashbacks to family
home evening, endless early morning scripture studies, and deep doctrinal talks
with the fam.
Something that conference really helped me with was seeing how I
fit in with the Ministering program. I knew one of my most important callings
when I got home was going to be that of a Visiting Teacher and with the change
to ministering I was itching to start! I couldn't help but feel like I was
missing the wave of being instructed and practicing these new guidelines that
allow for beautiful opportunities to receive revelation to care for God's
children, but during one of the talks about ministering, they mentioned the full-time
missionaries and that their work is literally just ministering and it all
clicked! We have a huge whiteboard in our apartment with all the names of our
friends of the church, our people with interest, our returning members that we
are helping, and those members that are in need of extra support and service. Now
when I look at that board, I see my ministering assignment. I get to do this
full time. I don't have to worry about school or work or my social life. I just
get to minister. Now, before I step foot on the busy street to go finding, I
prepare myself to find those who need my ministering effort. Ministering has
changed my missionary work.
We had transfer calls this week and Sister Spratt (the cute,
short, blonde) will be going to Wells, Austria! Sister Jensen and I are going
to remain here in Tübingen for another transfer! I don't like it when a
transfer ends because I am that much closer to going home (sorry mom) but I
love the feeling of excitement of change and new opportunities to make and keep
goals!
RANDOMS:
- We have a fairly strong Spanish group in this ward so our
investigator, Melanie (from Mexico) was able to watch conference in Spanish
with our Bishops family and two other young single adults
- I cried when I heard all of the cheers for the new temples.
- The first picture kind of explains how most of this transfer
has gone JOKES I am going to miss this dritt SO BAD! The only down side
was that we would find separately (Don't worry, still within sight and sound)
and then when we wanted to set up lessons with people we had to tactfully
explain that not one, not two, but three people would be coming BUT other
than that, it has been a blast. We have laughed so hard together, avoided
contention, served one another, and made some lasting memories.
- This has been the most legendary District ever.
- We were trying to set up this volleyball net outside for a
Sprtabend and we had no way to get the stakes into the ground! Soooooo I tried
using a pan from the kitchen. Not my proudest moment.
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