March 30, 2015
Hello Family!
Glad Austin's having so
much fun with soccer, and yes, I did meet more of Taylor's friends. Last
Wednesday I went on an exchange to Langen, Taylor's first area. Looked through
records that he wrote, through his apartment, met people that he knows, and spent
the day with a missionary who goes home in 2 weeks. I'm just starting while
he's packing his bags. It was a fun change of pace :)
More answers for Austin [dad note:Hayden’s youngest brother Austin wrote].
Yes, the Germans are nice. Not all of them, but are all Americans nice? Overall
doing well over here :)
Mom :) Yeah, On Target [dad note: A local indoor shooting range, not many in
So Cal] would be so fun! I wanted to go there to but never made time, maybe
in two years. Spring break, so nice. Enjoy, take a nap. Dad, the pizza [pictured in previous blog enter] was
actually really good, I can't remember what/how it was different, but it was
tasty. Members and friends feed us well and Elder Fitzgerald and I both know
how to eat tasty food without spending too much, we do really well. We do
similar things in our ward
council, [dad note: answer to a comment from
dad to Hayden] aware and working to help people come back, help anyone who
needs help. Serving with love. Again, the Mainz ward is so good :)
I'll send a picture
soon, the temple was amazing, und ich habe alles auf Deutsch gehört, naturlisch
:) [I did everything in German,
naturally] Not sure about Geography [ward
boundaries], but we have a pretty big area, trains and buses are essential.
And the kids are really cute and fun, great families in the ward.
Pre-trained, you should
get a rescue dog, already old enough that he/she is pottytrained! Looking
forward to a good surprise when I come home. The dog can sleep in my room.
[dad note: Hayden wants a Dog, we just did some dog sitting and commented to Hayden that we
like dogs that are already trained, as you see he wants us to get a dog….he’ll
keep wanting]
The man we met on the
train works at an Italian Restaurant and we're planning to go by tomorrow :)
He's from Pakistan though. [see last
blog]
Emily's having fun in track
then, how are you doing Emily? And the plane crash is really sad, hear from
some members in Langen.. rough news.
Overall this week was
great! Tiring, but very good :) I fall asleep before my companion is finished
with his prayers. He says long prayers and I'm really good at getting to sleep
:) Going to the temple
was great, service, the exchange in Langen. AND, on Friday we were accompanied
by some reporters. A nice woman from Mainz Allgemeina Zeitung and
Thomas, was 'a missionary for the day'. They got there at 8 were there with us
just about the whole day, filmed and did some studies with us, went to a
lesson, had a church tour, and they came to a member appointment as well.
Hoping all went well, as missionaries we wanted to show that Mormons are normal
people who strive to follow Christ and find joy in that. Interesting day, lots
of fun though, I'll let you know when we hear about anything being published.
A big focus this month
in the mission has been diligence and using time effectively. Starting with a
vision, and praying that you can understand Heavenly Father and his vision
(Elder Blanchard may have some good ideas, but God definitely has a more
inspired direction, no question there). Setting inspired goals to reach that
vision, making plans to work towards your goals and diligently carrying our
your plans. I know that as we involve Heavenly Father in this process, as we
prayerfully set inspired goals (whether they relate to missionary work, or
worthy life endeavors in General), and plan to achieve them, we will be
supported and we will be SO much more successful. quote found in preach my
Gospel related here:
“I am so thoroughly convinced that if we don’t set goals in our
life and learn how to master the techniques of living to reach our goals, we
can reach a ripe old age and look back on our life only to see that we reached
but a small part of our full potential. When one learns to master the
principles of setting a goal, he will then be able to make a great difference
in the results he attains in this life.”
–Elder M. Russell
Ballard
Set
goals prayerfully, pray for Heavens help in achieving them. Work hard. See
miracles.
Have
a great week, thank you!
Love,
Elder
Hayden Blanchard
Frankfurt Germany Temple
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