November 16, 2015
Hello!
What did I do for my
birthday, Missionary work of course :) We gave a Book of Mormon to a really
nice homeless man, talked to more people in the Fußgängerzone (pedestrian zone)
in Gießen then went to church for a little party that a sweet member prepared. Cupcakes
for dessert, they had candles with the number 20 in them :) Are Elder Regehr
and I keeping fit... He´s gained some weight since he´s gotten here, I gained a
little bit since we came together but have since lost it. It´s too dark in the
morning to run and we usually do our own thing for exercise. The other day I
went on a split in Hanua and got a really good workout. A member there got some
weights and benches for himself and the missionaries and they´re in the church
so we got there at 6 and I got to lift that morning. Nothing really heavy but
it was nice :) Bench and front squat mixed in with burpees, pushups, dips, mini
back and forth jog in the cultural hall (slippery floor) and plank. Fun
circuit.
What a cool story from
grandpa! If I lost a mission journal now, (I have a journal from age 14- 18
which ends with mission stuff then just about 3 more completed journals) that
would be tragic. What a good example of faith and answers to prayer.
From my week:
I had my birthday. We
taught our Jehovah´s Witness friends and Unificationist church friend which
always motivates me to have very focused scripture study and study for people´s
needs. Our awesome new member, Boakye (pronounced Boachae kindof, if that makes
sense) from Ghana made it to church. Poor guy has had work problems and lots of
stuff going on, he hasn´t made it for the last 3 months or so, he was so stoked
to be there. We were really excited to. Elder Regehr and I were talking a
little bit how it´s kind of interesting, one of our biggest goals as
missionaries is to help people make it to church. We get so excited when people
come! Why? You need to come to church and actually know and feel what it is to know
if it´s true. Reading the Book of Mormon and praying are also absolutely
essential. At church we feel the spirit, can receive answers to pray and take
the sacrament (bread and water each Sunday, symbolic of the body and blood of
Jesus Christ, as we do this we also renew the promises made when we were
baptized). And it´s just nice to spend time with friends and family every week,
bond over common faith and values, reconnect, etc.
When we were at Boakye´
his son G also made some tasty meet, covered with Chili pepper or something
really spicy. It hurt but it was really tasty and I just wanted more. One last
fun thing: two refugees from Iran showed up at church on Sunday and we started
teaching them (have a lesson with them tonight too). One of them can speak a
little bit of English but not much, the other speaks none. We communicated
almost exclusively through Google translate. iPads, the Lord is hastening his
work. The refugees are so humble and grateful, such a treat to teach them.
Till next week,
Love,
Hayden
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