Hi everyone. This week has been a significantly great week. Today for P-day Elder Bodtcher and I went on a tour of the harbor. It was so cool. (Literally it was like 5 degrees(Celcious) Anyway there are some huge ships in the harbor that bring tens of thousands of cars from American and Germany. Germany is a huge car manufactoring country. Then of course like tradition has it I got some Pommes and now I am here. The weather here is starting to get much colder than usual. I feel winter is coming. It's time to get out hats, gloves and large coats. This week Elder Bodtcher and I had the opportunity to give someone a priesthood blessing. I did the annointing and he did the sealing. Our investigator (We call her Oma) was having a lot of pain in her leg and so after our lesson she asked if she could have a blessing. Naturlich we said of course. After the blessing the next day her leg was totally healed. Some may call that a coincidence and with time everything heals. I truly do not believe in coincidences when it comes to blessings. That was from our heavenly father and I know that mit meine ganzem herz.
Spitirual Thought/Challenge.
Starting something is so hard. We look at a big project or an assignment that seems impossible to complete let alone start it. Every morning I try to wake up and think. Today is a good day and I will serve the lord with all my heart might mind and strength. But there are some mornings when the bed calls and all I want to do is sleep. Why is starting things so difficult. Well I recall a talk that someone gave in my ward. (I believe it was Larry Peterson) He said the hardest part about running was getting your shoes on. It's so intersting to me that getting your shoes on could be so hard. But now I realize what he meant. So my challenge to all of you and I quote from a famous TED talk. JUST DO IT!!!!!!!!!!! Once we start the work for some reason miraculousely gets easier and we find ourselves happy and in the groove of the work is what I like to call it. Think of something right now dont close this email until you think of something...................have you thought of something..........how abougt now..........now..............okay that should be enough time. Kay now get up and get to work. We can find so much joy in Work. Most if not all of my joy currently comes from working.
Challenge Number 2 (For the lakeview ward) Or anyone else.
My second challenge and yes I am giving two because I feel like it. Something we have going on in our Branch is something called scripture of the day. Every day someone sends a inspiring scripture to a group of people and we call Schrittstelle des Tages or Scritpre of the day. I think it is such a wonderful idea. So I invite anyone and everyone to begin this traidition. What we did is pass around a paper to anyone who wanted the scritpure with a space for cell phone numbers. It's a great reminder about the importance of the scriptures and it has helped so many people come closer to god and get closer as a branch. It would be so cool if the whole ward would get one inspiring scritpture a day. So your mission if you choose to accept it is to begin a group where one person for a week can share a scripture every day or a spiritual thought every day and then switch so every one gets a turn with sending something inspiring. It may help someone who is having a bad day or who needs a message specifically for them. I love all of you and I know my Redeemer lives. Bis Dan Tchus.
The LORD is my Shepherd!!!!!!!
