Dilly Dal in Deutschland: Week #58 - Bruder Max in Taufgarten!

Hallo from Taufgarten (Baptismgarden), as we missionaries here lovingly call it!

First off: He made it!! Bruder Max is now officially a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints!! He's the sweetie in the wheelchair :)

So, this past week was crazy and everything that could possibly go wrong before the baptism did go wrong, but the Lord was with us! Really, we felt it so strongly, and when what matters most is that Saturday evening finally came and Max and Oliver, another miracle man who has been meeting with the Elders, made it, and are now part of the fold of God. It was a double baptism, and I have never in my life see two men more converted to the gospel of Jesus Christ. It was beautiful and the Spirit was so strong.

So, let me tell you about Max: Max is our miracle. He came up to us and started talking, and from day one, he was just crazy prepared. He loved every minute of our lessons and of church, loved the members, and said he knew the church was true from the first. because of the light that he saw in our faces and the way he felt in the church. He would say almost every single lesson that the 16th of August just couldnt come soon enough. He is 79 and would ride buses and subways in his wheelchair almost everyday to go to the church for a lesson or activity. He loves the church, and would cry when he heard the story of Joseph Smith and the way the Lord answered his prayer. He just believes it all from the beginning, and it was one of the most amazing experiences of my life being able to work with him. I am so humbled and SO grateful that the Lord blessed me to be able to meet from him and learn from him, and to see his testimony grow. I am so grateful!! It was the same with Oliver as well, and it was so cool to see how the Lord just prepares his children!! Our God is good, and the church is true!!

Another miracle from this week: Last night, we got a call from two missionaries who are going home tomorrow. They had been working in Berlin, doing the last finding of their missions, and had just finished their last conversation when they saw 2 ladies across the street taking pictures of them and calling them over. They went over and started talking to them. They knew the missionaries! There was this young girl in her twenties whose mother is a member in Brazil, but she herself never got baptized. She said she had been waiting her whole life to get baptized, and asked if they could help her out. She had even been to the church and had taken pictures of it, but the door was locked. She was SO excited to meet, and we have an appointment today! MIRACLE!!!!!!!!!!! Ahh miracle!!!

An apostle of the Lord, Elder David A. Bednar, is coming in a month and the Lord is pouring out the blessings of Heaven before he comes.

I love this work, I know it is true. I love the Lord and I love my Savior, and I love you! I am praying for you!!

Love, Sister Dal