Thursday, October 6, 2016

General Conf: Frankfurt Week 2

October 3, 2016
Subject: Re: October 2, 2016

Mom and Dad!

Elder Mejía stayed with the Zone leaders in Heidelberg until he also visited Frankfurt. He is currently training in Heidelberg Spanish. I honestly don't understand 100% why I had to go as early as I did. I had a normal P-Day on Monday, just in Frankfurt, and my predecessor shared a few tips and taught me a bit about my new responsibilities on Sunday night. Transfers have definitely changed since Taylor left, we are transferred typically on Tuesday now, there is no transfer call and we don't all have to go through Frankfurt and meet there how they used to do it.

Yeah, Elder Mejía and I had an amazing last week together. I'll miss him. He's planning, however, to live in Germany after his mission, so that will make it easier to stay in contact. I'll ask him how our Heidelberg friends are doing. As far as the work in Frankfurt: I'm coming into the Office Elder area which currently has 1 investigator, a Nigerian brother whom I found during my last time in Frankfurt. We're in building stages as far as the missionary work goes for the companionship. The ward seems excited and we heard some powerful conference messages about missionary work as well, so that will help. Working in the office we also have different responsibilities than other areas of the mission. I am in charge of cell phones, internet for senior couples, drivers license things and orders. We also set up new apartments and help with repairs throughout the mission. In this past week we helped with transfers, back to the rollercoaster of picking up new missionaries and sending old ones home, figured out what are jobs are, and set some sister missionaries up with a new apartment.

General conference was amazing. We are so blessed to have inspired leadership and be guided by Jesus Christ through his apostles and prophets. Many thoughts regarding the Great Plan of Happiness were shared. I love that as we prepare ourselves to live with God one day, prepare to return with him, we are also coming closer to him during this life. I haven't seen the Sunday afternoon session of conference yet, and there were so many powerful messages but so far my favorite talk was probably that of Elder Cornish. Without Jesus Christ we aren't enough, but we know that through him we are enough. Good enough, enough to achieve and be what we want to be, enough in God's eyes. God knows that we make and will make mistakes, but loves us despite our weaknesses and mistakes. His love and grace are amazing.

I love you too!

Hayden

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