Hey Family!
Well this last week went by
like a flash. It is weird to be in my last area on my mission and I will
explain to you why. But I hope everything is going good back at
home. Hey, my first question is... Have we heard back about BYU? Do
I need to do anything else on my side? I havent submitted anything on my
side, but if i need to, I can take some time next week to do that.
Ok, so the week started off
really well. My days in Flensburg ended off with a really high
note. We met with the new convert in our branch for the last time and we
were just really saying goobye the whole time. Afterwards, we asked him
if he would say the closing prayer for us as we parted ways. He then
started to cry as he prayed to bless and guide me on my travel to
Bremerhaven. He then said after the prayer thank you to me for the things
that he learned. I never knew that our meetings meant so much to him but
he said that he learned a great deal about the plan of salvation. We had
to laugh together a little about that, because we had one appointment where we
talked alot about deep doctrine of the plan of salvation and we both left that
day confused, but just laughing. I will surely miss him. It was
such an honor to get to know him. He was also sustained to recieve the
Melchesidek Preisthood so it will be sad that I wont be able to see that.
And then afterwards, some of the ward members threw a little going away
party. I was happy for that, but at first a little upset. I dont
like going away parties. It was first a family home evening but then it
became a goodbye party for Elder Bretzing. But I was still nice and
thanked them for what they did for me.
I am in another little branch
here in Bremerhaven. About 20 active members who come to church. My first
few weeks have been fun. My new companions name is Elder Rogers. He
is a great kid and I hope that I will be a great support to him for my last few
weeks. Its funny, because he tries to get me to talk about how I feel
about going home and so I always joke that he is more trunky than me, but he is
great. Bremerhaven is a beautiful city and I am happy to end the summer
in another harbor city. It is alot cooler here and I am happy for
that. We really have no investigators here in Bremerhaven, except for 2
Persian couples. I still dont know their names right, but we will call
them my persian friends. They are amazing. I remember, the first
time I met them, that they wanted us to pray before we did anything else.
Like that was funny. Usually I ask if we can pray but they beat us to
it. They are refugees here in Germany. And they were able to get
permission to stay here but because of the status as refugees, they cannot be
baptized. They are soo ready. They even call themselves Mormons. They have
been explained the rules and are waiting patiently for the day that they can be
baptized. But they have been such a pleasure to get to know and see how
they are doing is amazing. They even come to church in white shirts and
ties. And they are all really so warm welcoming. Before the end of
our first appointment, they were hugging me and letting me know that I was
their brother. Man, what a great group of people. We also had a
street display in Bremen, because the sisters there do one every week. That
is also a beautiful city. Everyone was making fun of me because I didnt
let a single mom and stroller pass me without talking to them. When
missionaries saw a mom and a stroller, they let me talk to them. I
guess I am trunky. But that is ok. I thought it was funny.
This district is definately one of the different ones I have been in on my
mission. But I am looking forward to working with these missionaries.
Ok to the question to mom,
yes.... we will go somewhere for my birhtday. But dont think that I am
going to make a big deal out of it, because I aint. But I will be excited
to see you at the end of the month. That will be a great birthday gift
for me. I also was just not planning on emailing on that last week of my
mission and just tell you in person what I learned. Can I do that? Or do
I need to write?
Well, I love you all and I hope
all is well. I always say this at the end of my emails so you know that I
am leaving. We hear from each other next week!
Love,
Elder Bretzing
Last Zone conference of the Mission
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