We
have made a great start to my last transfer. Stuttgart is on fire and oh mensch
I don't think I have ever laughed so much in my life!
We have a new elder
(the only change to our ward and our district). He is Elder Peterson! If anyone
knows Elder Peterson, you know what I am talking about! It's awesome!!
Highlights of this
week:
Wednesday: Sister
Hunter came back to Stuttgart and it was Jeanne's birthday!!
Thursday and Friday:
We had service projects: one to clean a house for the family to move, and the
other to set up for the women's day on Saturday!
Saturday: We went
to a little girl’s baptism in our ward and had the women's day!
Sunday: We had two
member appointments: one was with our ward mission leader!! We have been trying
to meet with him and share a message the whole time I have been here!! It was
so great for it to finally work out. He and his wife are so funny and really
sweet!
Now the stories!
Junior – I met him
last week actually and forgot to write about it. So I was talking to him on the
Bahn and he didn't have great German and I am no native and I can't speak his
mother language (Spanish – should have paid better attention in high school)
and he can't speak mine. So we tried our best and then I wasn't able to get his
number, but I gave him mine and my Facebook name. I got home and I asked Sister
Woolsey if we could pray that he would call and as soon as I finished asking
the phone rang!! He came with us to football on Thursday and met two
members who also speak Spanish. And we had to leave early but the elders took
over and said they would show him the way home!! We are hoping to meet with him
this week!!! (Pray he will accept our message!)
Miyuko – We went
through and texted people to see if they really had interest to meet with us
and she texted us back and apologized for the long time not answering – that
things were more in order now and that she would love to meet. A few days later
we invited her to the Frauentag (Women's Day) where we ate breakfast and had
workshops. SHE CAME!!! And there was a baptism afterwards and SHE STAYED!!! We
have a friend from Korea, whom she got to know, and we have an appointment for
tonight where we will better explain baptism, and we have an RM from Japan
coming to translate!!! We are so excited!!!!
Translating!!
I am not really sure
what happens in my brain when I translate; it is a way cool experience!! I was
able to translate for some American members at the Frauentag and then I
translated on Sunday for our friend from Korea in sacrament meeting
and a new American member in Relief Society. Then yesterday I helped our German
friend talk to Elder Stephensen because he can't speak German. It is really
cool and totally crazy to me that I can hear something in a foreign language
and completely understand without effort! (Of course there are still people
with a thick dialect that I can't understand) I am really loving German!!
Pictures:
So I finally got all
the pictures from our friend Christina so...1) Me playing my GML's bass.
2) GML (ward mission Leader) and his wife.
3) My GML driving on the autobahn! That is 130 mph.
4) Us learning German (Christina is teaching us German for a project of hers)
5) Us working hard
6) Sister Hunter, Woolsey, Christina and I
7) Us learning more German
8) Yes we put a Book of Mormon in the Book exchange as well
9) Us at the Institute Halloween party
10) Us at the Institute Halloween party
Alles Liebe
Sister Anderson
Alpenländische Mission
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