Two of probably the most amazing things happened this
week.
1: Ebenezer entered the waters of baptism!!!!
And 2: Melanie
finally came to church!!!!!!!
So to start off Ebenezer! Ebenezer was baptized this
Saturday and I'm so happy because he was so happy! Baptisms are stressful times
as missionaries and so we told Ebenezer to come about 45 minutes early to the
church. That way he could try on some clothes and we could make sure nothing
bad would happen to keep him from coming in time. Well, we showed up a little
over two hours early so that we could
fill the font and do some other
preparation stuff. We are in the middle of our preparations, when lo and
behold, Ebenezer walks in! He ended up coming almost two hours early! He almost beat us missionaries to the
church! We then had quite a few members show up to show support. The spirit was
so strong during the baptism, I asked
him how he felt after the baptism and he said: " I am happy. So so
happy." and then after the actual
baptism the one and only Schwester Nowak was so kind and organized some cake
and other snacks for afterwards. I know that it really helped Ebenezer to feel
welcomed and loved.
Then we had church on Sunday. Our investigator Melanie
who we have been working with for months finally had Sunday off of work and
when we invited her to come to church she said yes!! She said she liked it and
what makes it even better is that she and our other Investigator Steffi who
also came to church for the first time became friends!!! It was awesome! It was
also very strange having more girls our age there. Normally I feel surrounded
by older people or males. It was really nice to have some younger woman our age
there.
Um. Last week for pday we had a BBQ and it ended up being
really fun. We mostly just ate food and talked out in this cute
grilling place in the woods.
We have a new investigator named Kingsley who when were
teaching him mentioned that he has had a hard time remembering God recently,
and so that's why he decided to meet with us. I pulled out some of our pass
along cards (because they have pictures of Christ on them) to give to him to
put around his apartment to remind him to pray. Well before I could explain why
I was giving them to him he said : "oh yes. I will give these to my friends!"
Hahaha so perfect! He already is wanting to share what
he's learning!
He also demanded to know how old Moroni was when he died.
So if anyone knows. Please let me know :)
This week we also had our first interviews with President
Boyer. He mostly just wanted to get to know us. He also is really stressing the
importance of finding and that we should always be finding. Which I think is
really good and will be good for our mission. He is really nice though and I
think he will be good for the Frankfurt Germany mission.
I hope everyone has a good week!!!
Oh and update! We have new rules and you are all allowed
to send me mail (letters and packages) directly to my address in Germany
instead of the mission office! I probably will only be in Leverkusen for about another
month. But here is my address:
Kirche Jesu Christi
Sister Bonnie Losee
Bergische Landstraße 67
51375 Leverkusen
Germany
Love you all! Here is a cool quote I read this week:
"The Lord, Jesus Christ, is our perfect example of
patience. Though absolutely unyielding in adherence to the truth, he
exemplified patience repeatedly during his mortal ministry. He was patient with
his disciples, including the Twelve, despite their lack of faith and their
slowness to recognize and understand his divine mission. He was patient with
the multitudes as they pressed about him, with the woman taken in sin, with
those who sought his healing power, and with little children. Finally, he
remained patient through the sufferings of his mock trials and his
crucifixion."
Jesus Christ truly is our perfect example for everything!
I encourage you all to find an attribute this week you would like to learn and
study it through stories about Jesus Christ. I know that we can learn so much
through his perfect and loving example.
Sister Losee
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