Liebe Freunde, Liebe Familie.
Hello everybody. Things are finally getting warm here. The chill of winter had left and now it's only slightly chilly. It rains a lot but at least it's a lot warmer. Light Jackets, sometimes an umbrella but for now the heavy coats are away for another nine or ten months.
Elder Thomas and I had a pretty decent week. We met with a less active member Schwester Will and she is the sweetest old lady you will probably ever meet in your entire life. She is 89 years old and makes really good food. It is always nice to go over there and leave a nice spiritual thought. The spirit is always in her home and Elder Thomas and I take every chance we can get to feel it. Sometimes discouragement sets in and our spirits feel week so its nice to get that feeling back into our selves.
Thursday was a little rough for us. We went to visit Mario and we went in and immediately we knew something was wrong. He was laying in bed and we could tell he was in a lot of pain. The first thing he said to us when we walked in is he isn't going to get baptized anymore. Well in fact in didn't want to meet anymore as well. We talked to him a little bit more and there are a lot of things going on his life that make it difficult for him to know which direction to go. Our goal was to just listen and to help him through whatever his concerns were. A few weeks ago he received a blessing from Elder Illum and Elder Thomas. (I was on exchange in Greifswald) But I asked him what he had felt as they gave the blessing and what that meant. He said he knew that we work through the power of God. The power of God is real and it has been restored through Joseph Smith. Priesthood power is real. I have gained a stronger testimony of it especially here in Germany. The door is not all the way shut and we told him not to give up. He is still going to be reading in the book of Mormon. There is still a spark he just needs something to ignite it. We will meet with him in the next coming months.
So I was listening to one of my favorite speakers of mine Hank Smith and he gave a very powerful talk on the Book of Mormon. It has changed my entire perspective on the whole Book. Mosiah 18:30 says And now it came to pass that all this was done in Mormon, yea, by the waters of Mormon, in the forest that was near the waters of Mormon; yea, the place of Mormon, the waters of Mormon, the forest of Mormon. Now here is the important part. How beautiful are they to the eyes of them who there came to the knowledge of their Redeemer; yea, and how blessed are they, for they shall sing to his praise forever. Hank Smith says in his talk that he believes the Book of Mormon isn't named because of the Author. It is named after the place where people came to a knowledge of their Redeemer. It is through this Book that we come and receive a testimony of our Redeemer Jesus Christ. A single Book that has changed my very life and now I have the wonderful opportunity to share it with others and help them receive a knowledge of their Brother Jesus Christ, our savior.
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