Week #22 - The Winter Blasts!

"THE WINTER BLASTS CANNOT STOP THE MORMON (SISTERS)!" - Brigham Young

Hallo folks!  Happy holidays!!  The first snow of the year came in the form of a blizzard this week, which was so fun!!  There is snow on the ground now, and it is beginning to look a lot like Christmas!  I am so happy to be here in Germany!!

A couple cool stories of the week:

So this week we had a BIG storm.  Like, school was canceled for 140km winds.  But, nothing stops the missionaries of the Lord, so out we went!  We were teaching a lesson to a wonderful family, and they offered to let us stay there since it was getting pretty bad outside.  We had to get home though, so we left, said a prayer in the stairwell, and went outside, knowing God would protect His missionares.  The storm absolutely stopped, and there was hardly any wind at all our entire way home.  When we were back inside, the winds picked up again and the snow started, but we were safe and cozy inside our apartment.  The Lord protects His missionaries folks, I know it.  When you are being smart and obedient, and have faith in your Father in Heaven, He will deliver you from whatever you are going through, even a wind storm in Germany. How great is our God?!  I love my Father!

We have been looking for someone who speaks Russian to come along to our lesson with Artur for a long while, and it finally worked out this week...and it was AMAZING!!!  Dan recently returned from a mission in Russiaand is living in our stake.  He is super busy, but gave up his friday night to travel 2 hours out to Spandau and help us teach Artur.  It was incredible.  Artur doesn't speak a ton of German, but he loves meeting with us and coming to church to feel the Spirit and he has a rock solid testimony, but to have someone finally speak to him in his own language!  Ah!!  It was so wonderful, and they were both so happy!!  Dan was so stoked to be speaking Russian again and serving the Lord, and taught and testified the whole lesson, and Artur could finally speak his mind and ask lots of questions and really bear his testimony.  And, they were just laughing and joking and left together.  I don't think I've ever been such a proud momma!  That is the RM I want to be!  hopefully there is a secret pocket of Germans in Gilbert!! 

Oh and President called us this week!  So nothing is official....but there may be a fast-tracked sister no one knew was coming in the middle of the transfer....and she may be coming to join Sister Jardine and I this week!  Crazy!!  I could be in a drit this week!  Nothing is official, we are still not totally sure if she is coming, but how amazing would that be?!?!  Three missionaries full of faith, recieving revelation, and testifying of Jesus Christ!  We are so excited to maybe get a third sister!!

We also went to a Christmas Market with Christy in our ward who is such a BABE!!  Gosh I love this lady!  She is from cali and is just working here in Germany, and so this week she took all of the missionaries out for kinderpunch and fun before she leaves for home for the holidays!  She is so cool and classy, quotes 

Shakespeare and fills us in on all the operas here, hands out chocolate to all the kiddies in sacrament, cooks like a boss, has a rockin testimony, and I am so grateful to know her!

Wichian is growing in faith, studies the scriptures, prays diligently, and wants to be a member of this church.  He loves it, and he just wants to make sure his answer was from God and not just his own thoughts.  I cannot wait to see him in white, and to see him finally make the decision and stick by it.  Once he knows, he will never fall away, and I am so grateful I have been able to be part of his journey.  He teaches me so much!!  And he is the sweetest guy on the planet, always giving us candy or pears or thai food, or calling us to warn us about the storm, or buying us breakfast.  I love him and I have loved seeing his faith grow!  He now knows there is a God and that He speaks to us today through prayer and the scriptures, and Wichian is listening and learning!  I want to have the same zeal to learn as he does, and to have my faith grow as his has!

Also, this week, I was just blown away by Sister Jardine again and what an incredible missionary she is!  We are so blessed to have been able to serve together for so long and to be here in Spandau!  I don't know how the time is going by so quickly, but I passed my 1-year-left mark this week, and Sister Jardine made me crepes!  I can't believe I am here already, and that the time is flying by, and I am just so grateful to be here for a short time serving the Lord with everything that I have!  I love being a missioanry!!  I love it and I love this gospel!  I know it is the gospel of Jesus Christ, and that He is at the head of this church!  I know it with all my heart!  Thank you for all of the love and support!  I love you all and I am thinking of and praying for you!  Share you testimony this Christmas season, and invite someone to share in the joy the Savior's message!  I love you all, happy holidays!!

Love Sister Dal

P.S. I love being here in Germany and being so immersed in history!  This week we came apon an old concentration camp right across from a kindergarten as we were on our way to an appointment.  The history is everywhere, we are surrounded by it.  It is beautiful and humbling.  I love my mission!!

These were built by the Herr Welmann, the owner of the art school we go and serve every week.  Beautiful commemoration! Love Germany!