That is so awesome about that guy you talked with. It is really
amazing how people find the gospel. I really have heard so many great
stories while being here since most of the members are converts. And it
really is amazing how God prepares his children. And really it shows
how true this gospel really is. People accept the gospel all over the
world. When we heard from Bednar he said that if people all over the
world can accept the book of mormon and the gospel, how can it not be
true? If it were something made up by a man, people would have found
out by now and people all over the world wouldn't be accepting the
gospel. It really is so true. The gospel brings a light into peoples
lives that you can't find anywhere else. It helps you to become a
better person and to come closer to our Heavenly Father. It is a great
blessing that we have and we should be sharing it with others so that
they can also enjoy this great blessing. I would encourage you to all
share your testimony with someone this week that is either less active
or isn't a member. It doesn't have to be some big thing, just tell them
about how your weekend was amazing because you got to go to church.
There is your weekly challenge. It will make a big difference. :)
This past week was really great. We had transfer calls on Saturday.
Drum roll!!! Sister G and I are staying together. It will be
great!!! She will soon be done training, although she really is already
a trained and set to go missionary. She is awesome and is teaching me
way more than I am teaching her. I am so truly lucky to be with her
and learning from her. We are both just learning together cuz if we
are honest we never fully understand everything around us and never
fully understand the gospel. :) It's always really great to try to see
it from someone elses perspective. (Next transfer is only 5 weeks long)
This last week was really great. I was in Vienna again for
exchanges and I was with my favorite Australian!!! We were tearing it
up there. We had a great lesson and just read out of the book of Mormon
together and really talked about what it meant. It was really nice. And
I got to try some Indian rice. :) super good. But I had just eaten a
ton of schnitzel earlier so I was stuffed... But we had a great time.
Then the next day we went to another wonderful person. She is the niece of one of our members in Graz. So I know her really well. She
is amazing and it was so good to see her. She fed us some great
tofu enchiladas, not too bad actually. :) And then we did some great
contacting and talking with people. I had this amazing thought this
week as I was talking with someone on the train in German. I know that
my German is far from perfect, but I just couldn't help but realize how
amazing God is. He qualifies those that he calls and helps them to do
his work. I am speaking German in only 9 months and really helping
people understand our Heavenly Father. It is amazing. I really and absolutely love it. And I know this is exactly where I am supposed to
be.
Then I came back to Graz and we had some great finding time this
weekend. We had really no appointments, but we talked with a lot of
great people. We are doing great work here and I am so excited about
it. Sunday has
become my most favorite day of the week. There is just something
special when we all come together to think of God and worship Him. And
then we are able to take the sacrament and use the Atonement that God
has given us. It really is my most favorite day of the week I think.
And then it is really funny cuz here after church is a social event as
well. We stay after church for at least 30-45 minutes talking with
members and it is great cuz we can set up appointments as well. But at
home we were always rushing out of church where here the members all
mingle and chat for a bit. It is in part because they live so far away
from each other. But I am growing to really love the time to talk with
each other. I have really grown close to the members from it. Other
than that this week was pretty great. It had its ups and downs, but so
does every other week. Just like Blake said, sometimes I don't love the
day until we are eating dinner, but I always love it. :)
I love you all and thank you for all your support. We have a great
investigator that is really progressing and we are working hard here. I
will be honest and say that this last week has been a bit of a hard
one, and I would appreciate your prayers. But know that we are working
hard and giving our best. We really are doing the Lord's work. And we
do it because we have such big testimonies on how it can bless the lives
of others. I love you and think of you often!!!
Love Sister Poll
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