Well howdy Family,
Yet another week come and gone. It was a really
stressful week too. And I will explain why to the best of my ability and
capability. But time to walk down memory lane.
So on Monday, well we talked to each other on Monday, as we
started an exchange. And exchanges are always really fun, but sometimes I
feel like you have to work super harder during that time because you or your
companion for that day is not used to the area or the friends they have that
you will teach there. So I was able to go on exchange with Elder Simmons,
which is ironic because he was in my district back in the Meißen days. So
we got to reminisce about those days and talk to each other about how East
Germany is doing and all the fun stuff like that. And it is his last exchange
because he goes home with my companion, Elder Weakley.
So we have this
goal in the zone to do a lot of finding, but finding that is planned where we
have a focus and a purpose every time we go and try to find new friends to
teach. So Elder Simmons and I really wanted to focus on something in
Preach My Gospel "Talk to Everyone." Man, talk about
tiresome. We talked to EVERYONE that day. If we saw someone on the
other side of the street, we crossed the street. If they tried to avoid
us and go to the other side of the street, we would follow them and cross the
street again. If they were sitting at their mailbox, we would walk up to
them. Or more commonly here in Germany, if they were sitting on their apartment
balcony, we would yell up and talk to them.
We had a good time and we
found a really cool lady from Ghana that we have an appointment with her on Tuesday.
Oh, yeah, so I never really told you this but because I have been here in
Hamburg for so long, I have picked up some TWI (the major language in Ghana)
and so sometimes when we talk to people from Ghana, we are able to talk to them
in a short conversation like where they were from in Ghana, if they like it here
in Hamburg and what day they were born on (because that is also a name they
carry from the day they were born. I am Yao.) So we were exhausted
at the end of the day but felt satisfied that we did all that we could in our
power to help all that we came in contact with to share the gospel.
We then had another two exchanges after that! It was
really crazy and sad. They were an Emergency Exchange and unfortunately
two of our missionaries had to go home early. It was a sad experience and
my heart goes out to them and their families. President Fingerle told us
that the best thing that we can learn from this situation is that we are
striving constantly and paying the price to live worthy lives in order to have
the influence of the Spirit with us at all times. And that how important
it is that when we receive a spiritual prompting, that we act on that prompting
like what President Monson always teaches us. So that left an impact and
we are working the best we can to continue going forward and making sure that
we are living our lives in order to receive these precious spiritual
promptings.
Through this, we have been working with President Fingerle
more closly and I know that he is truly called to be here at this time. I
have not yet had a personal interview with him but from all the times that we
have talked on the phone and discussed things for the zone or for the missionaries,
I am excited to work more closely with him. It is really an interesting
approach, but every thing we do together is always in German. I am not
used to it but it has probably been the most fun and new experience with
working with my mission President.
So that is my week in a nutshell. The others can tell
you how fast a week goes by when you have an exchange there and we had 3 this
week. So I can barely remember what happened during the middle of them.
Well, my love goes out to everyone and I will talk to you
all next week!
Tschüss!
Elder Bretzing
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