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| Eunice's baptism Friday! |
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| Sister Daines facetimed in |
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| The Lopez's invited us over for dinner for our birthdays on Tuesday |
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| With the Lopez family. I love them |
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| we helped Rachel with personal progress. |
Hey family! Frohe Weihnachten diese Woche!
The
first part of this week was busy saying goodbye to people (for Sister
Daines), planning for the baptism, and transfers. I miss Sister Daines,
but Sister Harger is also great. It's always an adjustment, but...
Thursday,
we went caroling as a Zone. It was awesome. We all met at Hauptbahnhof,
hen went to Wilhelmsburg, Altona, Langenhorn and ended in Wartenau by
the Weihnachtsmarkt. It was FREEZING but so fun. We would sing as a
group and a couple of us would hand out Christmas pass-along cards for
the Christmas initiative. Our ZLs were either super awesome or didn't
want to sing, because they handed out cards every time, and the rest of
us took turns. It was so cool to bear testimony of Jesus Christ through
song. Missionary work is kind of like caroling: sometimes you sing as
loud and as beautifully as you can and people just walk by, but it is
totally worth it for the people who stop, listen and appreciate the
message. We weren't very good, especially by the end after hours of
singing in the freezing cold, but "Stille Nacht" was so powerful. Lots
of people stopped for that one. Probably the spirit.
This week was awesome. Eunice got baptized on Friday
night and it was so awesome. It was a beautiful service, right down to
the prayers. You could feel the love and support that the members have
for Eunice, and the spirit was so strong. Lots of ward members came and
she definitely has a good support system in this ward, which is good
because her mother is anything but supportive. She was confirmed on Saturday
by the bishop. It amazes me how prepared she was and I feel blessed to
be able to take part in her journey, but she was definitely well on her
way before we even came into the picture.
Eunice
wanted to sing "Stille Nacht" as part of her baptismal program, but the
English/German versions were too high. So I did the only logical thing
and transposed the entire song. I think she didn't realize that "just
going a little lower" is a lot easier said than done. There is certainly
an easier way to transpose music, but my stressed out brain couldn't
handle it, so I just rewrote the entire song, because I wasn't about to
ruin the musical number at her baptism. The funny thing is, we practiced
it before the baptism and it was still too high. After all that work.
So if anyone ever wants me to play "Stille Nacht" ever again, you better
believe I will play my version. #bloodsweatandtears
Also,
huge miracle: Peggi moved back to Hamburg! We met with her this week,
and while we were there, she called the elders in Munich and I got to
talk to them about her. It was awesome. She told us how much we had
helped her come closer to Jesus Christ, which was awesome. I am so
excited to keep working with her.
Other
highlights: we went by on an old lady in our ward, because the bishop
hasn't been able to contact her.. turns out her phone was just broken
and she was loving the lack of communication with basically everyone.
Haha. We gave her some Christmas cards to give out and showed her the
video and she loved it. Haha. We also met with Frau Byo, who continues
to get happier as she reads in the Book of Mormon and meets with us. She
just needs to get married, dang it! We read a chapter in French
together because sister H and I both spoke French once upon a time. Fun
stuff.
In
relief society, the lesson was about making room for Christ. Well,
actually it was about following the example of Jesus Christ, which goes
along perfectly with the Christmas video this year, but someone brought
up making room for Christ. I have been so happy this entire Christmas
season, and it has kind of perplexed me. It helps that I am in an area
that has basically become my home with people who I love, but I believe
that the biggest thing is that my life is completely centered on Jesus
Christ. It is easy to get caught up in the festivities, but as one of
the elders in my district put it, why would you have a birthday
celebration for Jesus and not invite him? So my invitation/Christmas
wish for you is to find out if Christ is there, if you don't know that
He is. And if you already know, then do something because of that. Study
His life. Pray to feel His love, because it never faileth. Share it
with others. It is the best gift we can give, in return for the best
gift ever given. It is my testimony that He is there. He is here with
each one of us. Invite him into your life.
I love my Savior. It's why I came out here, and it's why I am here.
Merry Christmas y'all. Love you lots.
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| Ha ha |
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| Caroling in Hamburg |
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| Sister Harger and I at church |
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