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| It was a process getting all of our knives to the stake center. |
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| my pumpkin in the one on the left, middle row, with nothing on it #lame |
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| sister Jackson, sister Daines |
Liebe Mutti und Familie,
Hey y'all! This week was crazy. We were so busy and I swear I yawned every 3 minutes. This work is so exhausting but so rewarding!
We had 3 Tausches this week.. Monday, we had Zone Pday and we carved pumpkins. I scooped everything out of mine, but everyone else was done before I carved anything so my pumpkin didn't have a face. Or anything really. That made lighting it not so fun, but what can ya do? We had to be home by 18 and we spent the night putting people into our area book planner app.
Tuesday, I was with Sister Hançer all day. She is from Turkey and she is so awesome! Our elders had an appointment with a Turkish lady, so we went to that because Sister H could just teach this woman in Turkish. This woman was trying to raise her 2 little kids alone and wants to teach them good principles. I didn't understand anything that was said, but from what Sister Hançer told me afterward, this woman was really sad and exhausted. She was so excited to share the peace that the gospel has brought her with this woman. It's very cool to see that the Lord has a specific plan for each of his missionaries to accomplish. We also helped a less-active woman take down a huge dresser in her cluttered flat. She really appreciated it and it was nice to just do some service that requires a different part of your brain, haha.
Wednesday, we had a Tausch with the sisters in Elmshorn. I was with Sister Garrett in Altona and it was fun! We met with Frau Byo that night and then went to service at the international School on Thursday. At the school, a little 4-year-old French boy told me he loved me. Service is so fun. We accidentally had both phones, so we had no way to call our companions and figure out a way to Tausch back.. we waited in McDonald's at the time we planned on, then said a prayer and they eventually made it. Haha. We switched back and then we went to Ward council meeting.
Friday, we did weekly planning, then met the Bremen sisters and Tausched. I went to Bremen with Sister Hammer (my MTC comp). There were no seats left, so we sat on the ground for 90 minutes. We went by on a less active woman, but we accidentally got on the wrong bus, so it took us a while to get there and we were an hour late. Thankfully, she was super nice. We got our transfer calls Saturday morning.. sister Daines got ours (because I was still in Bremen) and told me that I was white-wash training again as a joke. I totally believed her and was really sad because I am not ready to leave. She's dumb and we are actually both staying here.
After we tausched back, we went by on a Russian woman we met last week and gave her a Book of Mormon. She is super sweet, is very interested and wants to read it. We taught her about prophets, Joseph Smith and the restoration of the priesthood authority. She told us to come back in 2 weeks and hopefully she'll have read it by then. We had an appointment with a man, so the elders came with because we can't visit him alone. He wasn't home, so we decided to go by on the Blanksons (less active African family) in the area because Elder Keck is leaving and wanted to say goodbye. Her father (the girls' grandpa) had passed away that week in Ghana. We sat with her as she cried and comforted her. We sang "Be Still My Soul" for them, and the spirit was so strong. It was an incredible experience. I was so thankful that we could be there to mourn with and comfort them. That has honestly been the most rewarding part of the last 9 months, being able to be Christ's hands to help other people. He has a plan for each of individually and we need to choose to be on His side. He can only bless us and help us to the extent that we let Him. But we have the coolest promise that if we let him, He will walk with us and support us through our trials. He has already walked where we will and because of that, He can help and comfort us when no one else can.
Church was super awesome. We had a ward fast for missionary work, the testimony meeting was great. Our Sunday school class was full and super diverse. One older African brother in our ward has a girl (she's 26) who is basically his adopted granddaughter living with him. He's been bringing her to church and she loves it! It was her birthday on Sunday and she came alone. We have an appointment with her this week and we are so excited to start teaching her. She participates in the classes and she has made a lot of friends (we have a lot of sisters her age who have welcomed her). Our bishop talked to her and she asked how she could join the church. She is so awesome and we are pumped to teach her!
Alles gut here in Altona. I know this is where I am supposed to be right now and I am thankful that the Lord trusts us with this area and these special people. Sister Daines is awesome and we have a lot of fun and are working hard. We have a lot of things we are working on for the ward, the people we are teaching, and our sisters.
Sorry for the novel/agenda. This email is basically my journal entry for the week. It's been crazy. I love you all! Thank you for the prayers and mail, family! Happy November.
Sister Simpson
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| my Latina sisters |
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| my grandbaby |
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| sister Hammer |
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| elmshorn tausch |
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| district lunch at THE CUTEST Turkish potato place. They make twice baked potatoes and you can top it with whatever you want. Soooo good. |
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| thanks for the package, Mom |
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