July 21, 2015 1:59 AM
Subject: die Hitze! [The Heat]
Hello Family!
Happy Tuesday! Having
not received an email from me yesterday I´m sure you´re aware that I´m going to
the temple today. The Frankfurt Temple is closing on September 5th for
renovations, so I´m pretty blessed to have been in an area so close to the
temple while it´s been open.
Austin is doing so much
this Summer, man. Round 2 of scoutcamp, done. Success.
Ah, going to the beach,
having air conditioning. Nice :) That, really, as far as physical life
circumstances, is the hardest thing going on over here. Getting nice and hot
and not having air conditioning. About 3 weeks ago we got up to about 40
degrees [celsius], which is about 104 in fahrenheit. This last weekend it got
fairly warm again, but not up there.
Taylor did so much while
he was over here, such a fun Summer trip for him. Going back to school and
friends at home though. Sarah´s wedding is here, wow! That came fast,
congratulations to her and Nils.
Other things from my
side of the world. I lost our phone this week! That added some excitement,
working on getting a new one, borrowing the sister missionaries´ phone to call
a few people who we needed to get into contact with. There were a lot of things
that were complicated by not having the useful tool which we call the cell phone,
or das Handy [say that with an ‘ah’ sound for the A]. It is a very handy tool.
As a missionary though, our most important tools are the Book of Mormon and a
personal testimony. A personal witness that these things which we learn, live, and
teach, are true. The Book of Mormon is "the most correct of any book on
earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to God by
abiding by it´s precepts, than by any other book"- Joseph Smith. I know
that this book, powerfully witnessing of Christ, is true, and it is a
significant part of my own personal witness. We may not have had a phone for
the past few days, but we still have what matters most.
Have a great week!
Love,
Love,
Hayden
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