Christ centered testimony: Frankfurt Week 9

November 21, 2016

Mom and Dad,

Hi! Glad to hear all is well on the homefront. I'm doing well over here too. A lot happened this week so I'll start with a quick overview and try to go in some detail afterwards. Samson lesson, Mission tour with Elder Adler. Rollladen. Fix van. Sammy/finding. Heidelberg.

We had a lesson with our friend Brother S this week. He's been a member of the church for just under 8 months. We talked about keeping the Sabbath day holy and strengthening our relationship to the savior through reverence during the sacrament. He is from Eritrea, a country near Ethiopia, and English isn't his first language, so paying attention during meetings can be difficult [Dad Note: recall, Hayden is attending an English speak congregation in Frankfurt]. It's a lot better though, to teach about the Sabbath day and how keeping it helps us to have a life "filled with joy and peace" (PmG pg 74). Than to just say that we need to be quite and only use our phones as scriptures during church meetings.

Elder Adler, a member of the 70, visited our mission this past week. Of the many things that he shared some that stuck out to me were: the importance of frequently sharing Christ centered testimony- that has been a lesson Heavenly Father has taught me throughout my mission. He talked about how important it is to be ourselves, the church doesn't hire actors, God wants powerful representatives with their personalities, experiences, and feelings.

We also had our Rollladen, a wonderful German shade device that can turn day into night in any room and is made of sheets of metal, fixed. The cord that you pull to pull it up or put it down had broken and our main room was dark for a bit over a week. Let there be light. We had our van fixed because the locking system was broken and that's not a good thing in downtown Frankfurt.

We were able to go for an hour and a half on Thursday and found a man from Eritrea who's interested in learning more, Sammy. That's exciting.

We went to Heidelberg this week to pick up a Sister from a doctors appointment. As I was backing up the van I forgot to throw her suitcase in the trunk, oops! A few hours later we drove back because a nice lady at the nearby university called the number on the suitcase. I'm glad there are great people living in Heidelberg.

Have a great week! Love,

Hayden