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| The call when I found out that I was training... |
Things sound crazy back home. But, I guess I cant really say
"home" considering as how none of you are in the same state right now. Taryn is going to Oregon? Troy is going skydiving? Mom's stuck in a hotel after touring New
Hampshire, Vermont and Maine, and who knows what dad is doing. Probably petting Sparky and watching a SyFy
movie…ha-ha!
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| Last Sunday picture with Aiyana and Anna |
Well,
my entire mission got flipped upside down this week. On Friday, I got a call from President, and
he asked me to train! So I am going to
be training in Münster this next transfer.
Elder Rock is going to be training too.
So we are going to have two little goldens here in Münster. Its going to be great. It's going to be a massive change though. I have never been with a companion younger
than me, and now I am training. And this
area is going to be very different too. Elder
Ockey finishes his mission this week, and Sister Busath is getting ghosted to
Wiesbaden for her last three weeks. Elder
Ockey has been here for a year and Sister Busath for 8 months. So this area will be completely different. But it will be good. Things need to change and it will be really
refreshing to get some new blood here. I
am going to miss them both a lot though.
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| Our weekly street display |
This week was pretty busy. We had two street displays, and they were
pretty successful. We officially have no
more German Books of Mormon. We handed
them all out, between us and the Elders, and gave out a ton of DVDs too. One of the ladies that we talked to even came
to church on Sunday…something that has never happened from a street display
before to me. She agreed that the basic
truth had been lost, and she was curious to see what our church was like. She told us that she liked it, and said that
if she came next week again, then we could make out an appointment to meet. So I am praying she decides to come back
again.
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| Our Georgian feast... |
We had a huge party at the Toidze's
house this week. That is our
investigator family, Anna’s family. It
was a goodbye for Elder Ockey and Sister Busath. I was fed a ton of Georgian food, and they
sang Russian songs, and it was just crazy.
There were so many people there. But
at the end, we watched Because of Him,
and went down the line of missionaries, and all just bore testimony of why
Christ was so important to us. The
spirit came in as soon as that video started playing, and just got stronger and
stronger as we all just bore solid testimony.
Then Anna bore her testimony, and it was just great. Really great.
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| We found a use for all of that scrapbooking tape you sent me, Mom. It is now on all of our districts phones, ha-ha. |
We also had a really good lesson with
Kai this week. Anna came and taught with
us, and brought Aiyana, our 14-year-old investigator, who is a daughter of a
member, and together we all taught the Plan of Salvation. It was a great lesson. We were able to use our investigator to teach
our other investigator, and it benefited them both a lot. Kai just soaked it all up, and at the end, we
asked Aiyanna if she believed it was true and why, and she said that she did,
because she just felt a feeling in her stomach saying it was right. She is going to EFY this week with Anna, and
we are super excited, because we think it could be the turning point for her. She comes to church every week with her mom,
but she hasn’t been too interested in finding out if it is true for herself,
but I think that this week is exactly what she needs. I really thing that Aiyana Gionker will be
baptized this transfer.
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| Anna and Chi An didnt know what tacos were! How crazy is that. So we threw a taco night, and ate tacos. Pretty expensive, but totally worth it. Good old American food. |
I can't even put Sunday into words. Our little branch sacrament room was pretty
full with people coming for Elder Ockey and Sister Busath's farewell talks. Anna Lavrentashvili gave her very first talk
as a member during sacrament meeting, and that was the coolest thing ever. Then Elder Ockey and Sister Busath both got
up and spoke to the branch. The spirit
was so strong, and you could just feel the love that they had for the branch,
and the branch has for them. There was
not a dry eye in the room. I was in the
back translating for an American couple, trying to hold back tears, and even
this random tourist couple was crying. I
learned yesterday (well, I have learned this all throughout my mission, but I
FELT the truth of it), the definition of missionary work is love. President Schwartz would always tell us, “People
don't care how much you know, until they know how much you care.” These people, they know how much we care. I love this people, and I am so grateful to
be able to serve here in Münster. Sister
Busath and Elder Ockey did so much for this branch. It has doubled in size in this past year, and
its because of Love. We have some big
shoes to fill, but I am up for the challenge.
After only one transfer, I feel like this people are my family. I am excited for this next transfer. Nervous for sure, but excited.
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| This reminds me of Troy's adventures on his Chile mission |
Besides that, we had some good lessons
with less actives and members, and did a lot of finding. I freaked out about training, and Sister
Busath freaked out about leaving. Then I
found out that I will be getting a mini missionary in addition next week, and I
freaked out some more. That is going to
be interesting. I will probably get a
golden that barely knows German, and a mini missionary that barely knows
English. Let the adventure begin!
Oh, I almost forgot. And I don’t know how. MICHELLE AMOBI WAS BAPTIZED YESTERDAY. Michelle got baptized! I got permission to call Heidelberg yesterday
to talk to Michelle after her mission, and I asked her how she felt, and she
just said, "I feel really good!" Oh man, I love that girl. After I hung up the phone, I just got this
overwhelming feeling in my heart, telling me "She is safe". She’s safe.”
That’s what this gospel does to people.
It saves them. Its saved me, for
sure. Michelle Amobi is baptized. Cathy is reactivated and happy. What more could I ask for right now?
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| Our District Transfer |
I love you all. Sorry that my letter last week was
practically a panic attack. Which is
ironic, because I am freaking out a whole lot more right now. But it will be good. This is exactly what I need right now, and I
know that the Lord will help me every step of the way. He is there for me, and he is there for all
of you, too.
I hope that you all have a great week!
Love you all, Savannah.
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