tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8683405131023876252024-03-13T23:16:38.277-07:00Adventures in the Alpine MissionChloehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13469354341930207744noreply@blogger.comBlogger83125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868340513102387625.post-59284617131630666292015-04-15T07:40:00.000-07:002015-04-15T07:41:24.810-07:00Week 79 in the Field/Home: Week 24 in Zurich/Utah - Welcome Home<div style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.2999992370605px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;">
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(One last blog post to wrap things up:)) </div>
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I would like to write one last letter for my mission blog to sum up my mission. I am going to miss writing a weekly update full of my missionary experiences. </div>
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Would you like to hear a bit about my CRAZY last week?? </div>
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As I said last week, we had to close our area in Zurich due to not enough missionaries coming in to cover the number going home. We spent the days cleaning and packing when we didn't have appointments. It was really sad knowing I was leaving this place and knowing that no one was coming back. It was especially hard for Sister Smith; <b>I can't imagine what it's like closing your golden area!! </b></div>
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We said lots of goodbyes, bore lots of testimony, and we enjoyed all the <b>"lasts"</b> we were having. </div>
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<b>Transfer day:</b> Thursday. Wow! We had 6 bags in tow because we were closing. The Luzern sisters helped us :) it was nice snapping photos and saying our last goodbyes. There are so many good friends that I left behind. They are going to be amazing :) </div>
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<u>I left with about 20 other missionaries from Switzerland.</u> We took the train the Munich. It was nice to have a chat with good friends :) it was weird to know I was going to be home the next day. The ride was 3 hours long. Lots of German. Loved it :) </div>
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We arrived in Munich, and I was approached by a woman who wanted to know what it was that we did, gathering together in HB every 6 weeks. I got to explain to her. She approached me in English, but I don't explain these things in English, so I asked if we could talk German.. Super funny how that works :) she said she needed to go before she started disagreeing with us. She said she saw things differently than us, but thought what we did as missionaries was a very good thing. That was nice to do some missionary work :) </div>
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We then went to the church. There we bore our last testimonies together, ate something, payed our debts, handed in our cards, and did interviews, and had the chance to go contacting one last time. </div>
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I went out with the presidents daughter, which was so good!! Everyone we talked to gave us their number and we set up an appointment for the elders and got a referral for Swiss missionaries :) that was really good to see one last time, that God gives us things when we go out with a willing heart and the attitude of faith :) </div>
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We then had dinner. Traditional German food and I loved it :) we then ended the night with a testimony meeting. It just went on about 2 hours ;) we had 32 missionaries leaving us, so you can imagine the time it took :) it was so nice to hear everyone's closing testimonies. I love those guys :) such good laughs and memories :)</div>
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We spent the night at the hostile. Meine Güte! It was so loud! We were woken up several times by our noisy 'American':) neighbors. One sister kept waking up thinking it was time to shower, but it was only 4, and then 5, and then finally we could shower ;) it was a rough night. </div>
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<b>We then headed off to the airport</b>. It still hadn't quite sunk in that we were leaving! But you could tell we were all ready to go :) we checked in, said goodbyes, gave hugs and went. </div>
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I was able to get through customs really easily because of my EU pass, so I waited for the elders on the other side... Alone ;) we got ready to board. Lots of security. </div>
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This plane ride was soooooo long-9hours. I sat next to a woman who only spoke Turkish, so that was hard. I wrote a lot, studied a lot, read my whole Journal, then went to sit with the elders. It was an eternity! </div>
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<b>Finally arrived in Chicago</b> and ended up waiting for a delayed flight, 2.5 hrs on top of a 4 hr layover:(. We chatted with this great family in English and in German. They were great! They like us a lot :) it was nice to speak again. <i>I felt guilty for speaking so much English ;)</i> I ran into a family who used to be in my home ward, that was picking their son up from his mission in the Ukraine and who were on my flight to slc, who let me use their phone to update my family..they were tracking my mile-by-mile progress too:).<i><br /></i></div>
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<u>This flight was such a pain. So many delays. I was soooo tired...never to be forgotten</u> Too many hours of travel. We finally got in to SLC at 12.30am mdt and got home at 2pm after waiting for bags? <b>Family!!! </b>That was a strange moment! I was so so nervous I hid from them for a few minutes ;) they weren't nearly as scary as I thought when I saw them :) the only scary person was me ;) </div>
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It is so nice to be home! My sisters and I stayed up really late just talking. We had a big sleepover in the basement family room:). </div>
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sEOnlro9zAE/VS50nQtt-2I/AAAAAAAABlU/Bz1I-zF2VYs/s1600/with%2Bhschool%2Bfriends.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-sEOnlro9zAE/VS50nQtt-2I/AAAAAAAABlU/Bz1I-zF2VYs/s1600/with%2Bhschool%2Bfriends.jpg" height="150" width="200" /></a>I've been released, reported to the stake high council, and given my homecoming talk, dressed in my dirndl and everything. Lots of family and friends came to support and welcome me home-so grateful, love em all!! THANKYOU. </div>
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There were tears, and realizations that I wasn't wearing a name tag and that I was normal again. The spirit was strong, which was good since that was my topic. <b>It's a special way to wave to your mission as it really enters the past.</b> And I smile every time I think about it :) </div>
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<b>Stay on the path, okay? Read your scriptures, say your prayers, go to church, and find your new purpose statement</b>. Our purpose as RM's is no longer to invite others to come unto Christ, or rather, it's not our full time job. So write your purpose!! Ask yourself what you want to be when you're 35 years old? What goals do you need to make to make you anxious to get up and attack your day??</div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Our calling as missionaries never ends, friends :) Learn to share the gospel in your own without-a-tag way and embrace it. </span></div>
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<b>But never fall away, okay?</b></div>
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<b>I promise you I won't. I hope you promise right back. </b></div>
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All my love, heart, and thanks for the last 18 months of shaping, growing, and serving, </div>
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Just Chloe</div>
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Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02838756273092101343noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868340513102387625.post-50292891421136606222015-04-06T08:15:00.000-07:002015-04-06T08:37:17.787-07:00Week 78 in the Field: Week 23 in Zurich: LAST AND FINAL WORDS," I know He'll continue to carry me, even when I'm not wearing my name tag" xx<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.2999992370605px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;"><b>I can't believe that it has come time to write my last email.</b> <u>Where has the time gone?</u>! Really, though. </span><br />
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<b>We got transfer calls on Saturday, and our area is being closed</b> :( Sister Smith and I are very sad about it, and now have even more to do that we thought. SISTER SMITH will be going to Burgdorf to work with Sister Oswald, her third American companion ;) </div>
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<b>General Conference is always the best thing on a mission.</b> God answered MANY of my prayers, and it always amazes me how specific He is. I got answers that were so specific that they were given to me in the form of quotes. God is so good :) <b>I felt a deep, overwhelming, and powerful love the whole time.</b> <span style="color: blue;">Not only did we have Conference, but it was also Easter. What a special day. I will never forget it :) </span><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.2999992370605px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;">the
weekend was just amazing. We were all
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That talk on RM's and YSA's was a huge answer to a prayer for me. it was very specific and
sister smith and I just looked at each other and started laughing
because we both knew god was speaking to me. It was awesome :) I didn't
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<b>We started that day off with a Brunch with our South American Crew :)</b> We ate amazing food, and were all convinced we were never going to be able to stand again. They were so sad when we had to tell them the news that there will be no more Sisters here. They didn't believe us for a while. But sadly, it's the truth. There are going to be a lot of people that won't be visited as much because there are so many women in the ward. <u>The Lord will watch over them, though. xxxx</u></div>
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<b>I love Sister Page.</b> I feel a bit friendless here sometimes, I'm sure we have all had those feelings at times, out here and at home. It was comforting to know I had her. <b>We think too similarly. I love her :)</b> We had a very good exchange, full of goals, and getting pumped about the work. It's nice to know that you've helped someone. <u><b>I will miss these Sisters :) </b></u></div>
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<b>The days have just been a blur.</b> The only thing that is in my head are the feelings I've had over the last couple of days. I wish that I could put them all into words, but <b>my time is so short, and my words just don't justify the things in my heart. xxxxxx</b></div>
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<b>I guess I just want you to know how much I have loved this time.</b> I have had lots of time to reflect on the last 18 months, and I've asked myself often if I've done what the Lord wanted me to do: did I reach my potential? For this moment in my life, I would have to say yes. <b>It wasn't until last week that I felt like I became the missionary I wanted to be.</b> It wasn't until that exchange, actually, that I realized the progress I had made and how much I had grown. <b>I have such a strong testimony of so many things. I have so much to KEEP doing, though, too :) That's the exciting part... it never stops :) </b></div>
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<b>The Savior lives and He loves us.</b> He loves me. He is aware of me. The Atonement of Jesus Christ is more real than anything I know. I know it is through the Atonement that I'm going to be able to <u>handle this new transfer ;)</u> He's carried me through so much already, <u>I know He'll continue to carry me, even when I'm not wearing my name tag. I will miss that black piece of plastic. </u></div>
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<b>Our calling as missionaries is so holy, so sacred.</b> <span style="color: blue;">He called us here to teach the Gospel of Salvation.</span> This is such an important message, and that He trusted ME to do that? Wow. I will miss the Spirit of Missionary Work. <u>There is a special spirit that we have here on a mission.</u> You know when you are living in Switzerland, and when you are serving a mission. Having that Spirit of Missionary work is what I will miss; knowing that all I do is for Him. I have a very specific purpose here, and I have found myself in it. <b>It's time to start a new mission :)</b> It's a good thing I've learned to listen to the Spirit while I've been here.. I'm going to need to listen really well :) </div>
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<span style="color: #660000;"><b>I'm scared to leave my mission. I'm sad to leave my mission.</b></span> But I know He has so much waiting for me. I will always be His missionary, just doing the work in a different way :) And I know life is also nice in Utah ;) </div>
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<b>I have come to love the members here!</b> <b>I love the friends I have made and have taught the Gospel to</b>. <u><b>I have come to love the missionaries- they are very special people.</b></u> </div>
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We had the chance to talk with Will, a good friend of ours. He thanked me for helping him find the Book of Mormon. He said I helped change his life. It was hard having to say good-bye. <u>Sister Smith is also finding it hard. The poor thing is having to close her first area. She'll be great :)</u> xxxxxxx I have full confidence in her and in her capabilities. More importantly, I know she is in tune with the Spirit. <b>She has become my closest friend, my sister. I will miss her so much :)</b> <u>My companions have all become my sisters.</u> I look forward to following her throughout the remainder of her mission.<br />
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<b>I need my hair done, and my nails but before that o</b>n Saturday I'll need a companion for <u>morning sport.. I'll do a quick
run that morning probably</u>. then I'll do personal study for an hour, and
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<b>I'll see you soon :)</b> I apologize in advance for the mess that I will be :) It's to be expected, though, right? ;) I will be exhausted. I can promise you that:) </div>
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<b>Love you to the moon and back :) </b></div>
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P.s. yeah... I'm really not excited to come back to America, if I'm being
100% honest. I'm really scared. I love it here, everything about it. i feel like this is my home, it has been for 18months.
one month and we'll all be back and you'll see what i'm talking about. <br />
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See you... really soon</div>
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From Sister Chloe Gilmour, home in a few:)</div>
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This is for all you future missionaries who are wondering what on earth to bring with you out here. You've heard all the common answers, but let me tell you something....</div>
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THERE IS STILL MORE TO BRING.</div>
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I was shocked when I came out here! No one told me about the Personal Touches we write people! No one told me we had to get older and have birthdays on missions and that they were still celebrated!</div>
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So I will spill out all of the things I wish I had known to bring with, and hope that it helps someone searching for answers to this hard question: What do I bring with me on my mission?</div>
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1. Small crafty things; stickers, paper, pencils, markers, etc., but not a ton! Just a small supply (Also handy for marking scriptures, making notes, and staying organized)</div>
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<br />2. Cheap, easy, and fast ideas for birthday gifts. Trust me, that's something I wish I had known about.</div>
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<br />3. Bring a WHITE mesh bag for your G's. It makes Monday washing so much easier. Not having to sort through your companions stuff to try and find your clothes. It's super hard since they all look the same.</div>
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<br />4. Think back on aaaaall the many years of YW/YM, Seminary, Youth Conferences, FHE, etc on all object lessons you saw. They will come in handy when we you need to teach a District Meeting assignment, or a Zone Training, or a family at an eating appointment. Get ready to share 1,000's of Spiritual Thoughts. It's nice to have a head start.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div>
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<br />5. That brings me to my next point: think about Spiritual Thoughts you can give. You may not have any idea what that is. It's like a mini lesson that you share with Members. It's a bit more relaxed than a lesson, but still teaches a Gospel Principle. The cooler and more creative they are, the more involved the family gets.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div>
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<br />6. Bring EASY and FAST recipes. Conversion charts are really handy, too.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div>
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<br />7. Sticky notes are a must. Even if you're saying, "I am not a sticky note kind of person", trust me, you will be as a missionary. If you want to be organized, you will be.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div>
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<br />8. Maybe not something you want to BRING with you, but something you'll want is folders. I have a few different ones: music folder, picture folder, letter folder, etc..<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></div>
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<br />9. Sisters, nail polish. Life gets dull sometimes and it's fun to mix things up with a bit of color (conservative color, that is)</div>
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<br />10. Pencil bags. They make transporting your desk easier when Transfers come along.</div>
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I hope these things are helpful to all of you who have decided to serve the Lord. You will be so blessed for your service and you will LOVE the mission<i class="_4-k1 img sp_kgS6b9e3GN_ sx_cd71d3" style="background-image: url(https://fbstatic-a.akamaihd.net/rsrc.php/v2/yK/r/AnX0Ixf4BE-.png); background-position: 0px -858px; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: 30px 1142px; display: inline-block; height: 16px; vertical-align: -3px; width: 16px;"><u style="left: -999999px; position: absolute;">smile emoticon</u></i><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>It is much different than anything you can imagine, but go out and work hard, rely on the Lord, and you will be just fine<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i class="_4-k1 img sp_kgS6b9e3GN_ sx_cd71d3" style="background-image: url(https://fbstatic-a.akamaihd.net/rsrc.php/v2/yK/r/AnX0Ixf4BE-.png); background-position: 0px -858px; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: 30px 1142px; display: inline-block; height: 16px; vertical-align: -3px; width: 16px;"><u style="left: -999999px; position: absolute;">smile emoticon</u></i></div>
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This Church is true and the missionaries are the lucky ones that get to declare that to the world<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i class="_4-k1 img sp_kgS6b9e3GN_ sx_cd71d3" style="background-image: url(https://fbstatic-a.akamaihd.net/rsrc.php/v2/yK/r/AnX0Ixf4BE-.png); background-position: 0px -858px; background-repeat: no-repeat; background-size: 30px 1142px; display: inline-block; height: 16px; vertical-align: -3px; width: 16px;"><u style="left: -999999px; position: absolute;">smile emoticon</u></i></div>
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Sister Chloe Gilmour<br />xx</div>
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Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02838756273092101343noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868340513102387625.post-5978387625623940042015-03-30T13:49:00.002-07:002015-03-30T13:49:41.101-07:00Week 77 in the Field: Week 22 in Zurich: An honorable release from the ward, many hugs and thanks:)<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.2999992370605px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;">I guess it's time to start my email, right? </span><br />
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I don't know what to write about any more. I don't remember the weeks. But I didn't forget my planner this week, so I can go back and look ;)</div>
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<b>The week started with a glorious day.</b> We watched all the Elders play football. We sat on the grass with the Luzern sisters and <u>just talked</u>. It was nice :)</div>
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<b>Tuesday we had a way cool experience with Will</b>. We were supposed to have a lesson before Insti, and he came early, so we were getting called like crazy. We finally got there and started to chat. We had planned to teach the Gospel of Jesus Christ, but as we started talking, he was telling us all the benefits of green tea. I turned to Sister Smith and just said, too bad we don't drink that! Will was shocked! <b>So we taught the WoW</b>. He was a little skeptical and was like... you should ask God if green tea is really bad for you. We then responded that he should ask God for understanding for why He said no to certain things. It was an interesting lesson. Then we went into the class. Our GML took him while we were still talking to people. <b>We showed up in the class and realized that we had no idea what it was about. So I asked the guy sitting behind us and he said DandC 89 and 93. I had to ask Sister Smith if I had heard that right... we did!!! Man! It was so, so perfect!!</b> Guido Uchtdorf gave the lesson and he is always so smooth. The class explained everything we tried to tell him, and in a much better way. <u>God works in cool ways :) </u></div>
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<b>Thursday. Eating appointment.</b> Then we saw Maroussia. I love her and her family SO MUCH. She is the highlight of my week :) We then went and had FHE with Petra and Philip. They did the ST and it was amazing!! Love them. <i>We played a game of Wizard and Sister Smith manage to spill her drink all over the floor, I spilled candle wax on the table, and then I dropped a card in the candle and burned it, all while playing this game. </i></div>
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<b>Friday. We went to Normas and cooked for her as a late birthday present :)</b> Denise was also there. I love these women so much :) We always have a good time. <span style="color: blue;">Norma INSISTED that I needed to look nice for when I got off the plane, so she bought me new shoes :) <i>She said my old ones show that I worked out, but that the new ones show that I was loved by those I served with :)</i></span> It was such a lovely little surprise :) </div>
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<b>Saturday we practiced the song we sang in Sacrament meeting yesterday for the first time.</b> We were supposed to sing as missionaries, but the Elders have talents in other things ;) So Irene just had the two of us sing :) <i>We sang There is a Balm in Gilead. It is so gorgeous! Bishop was like... when are you coming back? You should sing with your sisters! Come visit us! We want to meet them! The ward loves me and they all want to meet you :) </i></div>
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<b>Sunday. My last Sacrament meeting in German. </b>Last time hearing the prayers in German. Last German talks. :((((( Michi had his farewell talk and it was amazing. <span style="color: blue;"><i>I got to stand up and Bishop gave me a honorable release from the ward and thanked me for my work.</i></span> I got lots of hugs and "thank you"'s. It was good :) We sang and didn't mess up and it sounded great! We got to talk with Will a bit afterwards and he said that he had really good, new news for us! He's been praying about the BoM and he said he received the answer that is it GOOD. We were happy :) He will be here with us this weekend for General Conference :) We then went to the Russo's and ate. They always cook really well :) It's Asparagus season now, and that's really big here, so we had a good amount of that + so much more :) We then did some contacting and FROZE. It is raining a lot and it's really windy. We decided to do some Sprach Studium before the Women's conference. I don't remember what was said in the conference, but I remember it was all about families :) </div>
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<b>I am soooo looking forward to this weekend! General Conference + Easter! It doesn't get better than that! </b>Better than Christmas!</div>
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I'll leave you with this video to watch: <a href="http://www.mormon.org/easter?cid=HP_FR_3-27-2015_dMIS_fMRMN_xLIDyL1-A_" style="color: #0068cf; cursor: pointer; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 21.2999992370605px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Because He Lives</a></div>
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SHARE IT!!!!!</div>
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That's all I can muster this week. <span style="color: purple;">You'll hear from me next week for the last time. </span></div>
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Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02838756273092101343noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868340513102387625.post-5685755457093801862015-03-23T07:40:00.004-07:002015-03-23T07:40:48.311-07:00Week 76 in the Field: Week 21 in Zurich: What is True Happiness? The Potty Dance - happiness and dance is not related:) <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I left my planner sitting in my desk in the apartment. Anyone who served a mission knows how CRITICAL a planner is! It's my whole life! My head is a mess, so I have to write everything down so I don't forget everything. And... I left it home today. I'm so sorry if this email isn't as nice as usual. But I was able to write everything out on a sticky note I had, so at least I have some handle on what I want to share with you today :) </div>
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<b>I don't really know what happened this week.</b> Everything fell out- again, but we somehow had things to do, found new people, and had good lessons. <b>On Monday we went by on a friend of ours</b> who has been sick just to make sure that she is still living and stuff. We knew that her neighbor spoke English, so, being suckers for the chance to speak English, decided to ring her door. She was very friendly and she let us in right away :) She is from India and is Jaen? It's a bit like Hinduism. She believes in Karma. We were able to speak a lot about the Holy Ghost and His roles and how we feel the Spirit. Because she doesn't believe in Christ, she didn't feel comfortable speaking a prayer, but she told us about how she wakes us every morning, closes her eyes, and gives herself a pep talk. That's her version of praying. I love people form India because they are all so spiritual. I am always able to have good talks about the Spirit and the role of Jesus Christ. </div>
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<b>We also had a GREAT lesson with our friend from Eritrea!</b> She speaks good English, but scriptural English is really hard. But with the help of the Spirit, she is understanding. It is amazing meeting with this woman! She does such good studies between visits and she reads the pamphlets and she gets on-line on<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://lds.org/" style="color: #0068cf; cursor: pointer; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 21.2999992370605px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">lds.org</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>and it is just amazing. We had a really uplifting and amazing lesson with her. We heard all about her life in Eritrea and how she had to flee her country so that she could practice and believe in God. I am so grateful to live in a place that I am free to believe what I want and to worship how I feel is right for me. It is amazing. I love sitting with people in their homes, teaching about Christ, praying together, and building relationships. </div>
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<b>After a day of doing... lots of things that I don't remember because I don't have my planner with me, we headed to Emi's.</b> We meet with Emi every other week. She is a member. This woman and the strength she shows even when her life is literally holding itself together with broken threads, is something to take to heart. She studies so well, and she cares for her amazing and ADORABLE son so well. She has the missionaries over, and she strives to not be a "Sunday Mormon". She is one of the most Christ-like woman I have met on my mission. As we were sitting together at the table after having eaten, we were talking about her studies and what she had been learning. She asked us how we studied the scriptures. She had been taught to read all of the little footnotes, but that she had recently stopped doing that cause is was taking her sooo long to read! Haha, we told her she doesn't have to read everything! I only read them if I want a better understanding of what's being said. I love her :)</div>
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<i>She then shared her newest way if studying.</i> Every night, before she prays and goes to bed, she writes down one thing that she learned that day that stuck out to her. She writes it on a note card, and then keeps them.</div>
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I LOVE THIS. I had been praying hard to know how to keep up my scripture study after the mission to make sure that I stay strong and continue to have these good habits, and as she was telling us about that, I was like, "Oh! I think that is my answer!". I have just started. I will keep every note card in a little box or something and keep them together according to the year. I love studies :) And I love answers to prayers :) </div>
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Oh yeah, and I think we broke the Word of Wisdom this day. The members just DO NOT care about alcohol filled chocolate and cheese and jam. It's just... a thing here. We were offered a piece of chocolate, and I should have known better cause it was gold and shiny, and that usually means there's champagne in it. But I ate it, and it wasn't until I had swallowed it that I realized. We left the appointment and the first this Sister Smith said to me was, "I just ate Irish Rum! We're going to the Temple on Saturday and I just ate RUM!". Haha! We repented that night and just had a good laugh about. Wasn't the first time that's happened to me on my mission. Europe! Whoo hoo! ;)</div>
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<b>My last temple day :)</b> I was really hoping to see more people that I knew, but I didn't get to :( Oh well, I saw some and that was good enough :) <b>I saw Shaylee Dunyon!</b> I was walking out of the Mormon Shop to go wait for Anita to come meet us, and I hear, "Chloe?!". I was surprised :) She came to me and introduced herself as Brocks little sister and of course I knew who she was! <b>It was so fun to see her!!</b> She is so brave for coming to Switzerland without knowing ANYTHING and nannying. Man. It was nice to see a bit of home; a bit of my old life :) </div>
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<b>Then Anita came!!!!! I LOVE HER SO MUCH</b>. I have met SUCH amazing women on my mission!! It was so good just talking to her and being friends. I forget how much love I have for those I served with until I see them again, or I'm back in my old area. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>And then :) and then I saw SONJA!!</b> She jumped on me from the side and I totally didn't see her until she had wrapped her arms around me :) :) I looooooove her!!!! We just hugged the whole 10 minutes that we got to see each other before I had to get on the train. She is doing soooo well and I am soo proud of her and her life and where she's going and the amazing callings she has and the amazing member that she is and for her testimony and her love and just that she is Sonja :) I am so, so excited for you to meet her!! <b>It's amazing the love we have for those we bring the truth to.</b> <b>We both grew so much through meeting each other and i am so grateful for her :) </b></div>
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<b>The Temple. I love the Temple. </b>I decided to do this session in English cause I really wanted to get the most out of it that I could, but it ended up being more foreign than familiar cause I've just done it in German for so long now. I really felt my exhaustion during that session. I'm excited to go again in Utah when I can be awake and not falling asleep. I had some amazing pondering and praying time in the Celestial Room, though. I really felt that my prayers were in line with God's will and my German was good ;) I was able to talk with Sister Smith about what we were thinking and what we had learned. I love the Temple and the Spirit that we feel when we are doing the work for the dead. <u>We did Elder Huby's family names</u>, which was even more fun :) <b>The Temple is a very special place and my hope is that we can all make it to that place to be sealed as eternal families and live with God again in the Celestial Kingdom :) We are all His heirs, we just have to decide to accept our own destiny. </b></div>
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And then <b>my personal favorite part of the day</b> was as <i>we were sitting in the Church waiting for Anita. We were talking with a woman about her life and her grand kids and stuff. She then asked how long we had been out. When I told her about my lack of time, she told me to really enjoy it. Before she left with her husband, she grabbed my hands and said the funniest thing and gave the best advice I've not heard in months! She said, <u>"Stay clean and pure and don't do bad things with boys! Remember, 'No touch, no sex, we aren't married yet!"</u></i></div>
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<b>From Sister Smiths letter home:):</b> <i><b>The Potty Dance:</b> We <span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.2999992370605px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 1; word-spacing: 0px;">decided that we need to modify the bouncing, wiggling and hopping that we seem to always do on doorsteps with head-bobs and a rhythm so that people will think we're just dancing to music they can't hear instead of doing a potty-dance. Oh, and when we walk into our apartment Sister Gilmour is forced into walking like an old-woman, and I have perfected my Jack Sparrow walk. :) All in the name of not wetting ourselves. #SisterMissionaries</span></i> </div>
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Family? Friends? Do you know how happy the Gospel of Jesus Christ makes us? Do you know how lucky we are to have the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ? To have the Book of Mormon? To know the reason for this earthly life and that there is so much more than just work, school, friends, and the normal stresses of everyday life? That we can be married as families for time and ALL eternity?? Do you realize this amazing gift that we have to know all these things? </div>
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Do you know how much I love the Gospel? And that I know all of it is true? And that I have loved my mission? And that I love your support and hearing the good things happening in your lives? Do you know that I am happy? Although missions are hard, I know that I'll be able to go home and say that was the BEST thing I have ever done :) I did what the Lord wanted, and I made a lot of mistakes, but that's okay, because I used the Atonement, I tried my best to be better, and I converted myself. </div>
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<b>I challenge you all to read Alma 5:14-15</b>. Go answer the questions that Alma asks, and make a plan to be better :) </div>
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Wo soll ich überhaupt anfangen? So viel ist passiert deise Woche. Obwohl wir fast keine Lektionen hatten. Schade. </div>
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<b>This week was weird. Really strange.</b> We have seen a huge drop in the work. Every single one of our appointments has fallen out. 16/22 days. It's hard not to be discouraged. And hard to keep finding things to do. <i>I have never felt the amount of hours in a day like I have the last 4 weeks. </i>Rough. But I'm learning a lot :) </div>
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<b>On Tuesday we had Zone Training.</b> It was quiet, but it went considerably well. Sister Smith talked about how through Christ, we can be cleansed from sin. We all sin. That is part of our life. It was actually expected of us. That's why God supplied us with the Saviour. We need to return to Him, but no unclean thing can live in the presence of God. Because He is merciful, He gave us the means to repent so we can enter His presence: the Atonement through the Saviour. The ultimate form of repentance is through baptism; it is a "new birth". </div>
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<b>We then showed a film, <a href="http://www.mormonchannel.org/watch/series/his-grace/from-gang-member-to-good-man" style="color: #0068cf; cursor: pointer; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 18.1760005950928px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">From "Gang Member" to Good Man ;</a> It was so powerful! Watch it.</b> I then I got to share my testimony of how the Atonement has personally carried me through my mission; that it keeps me going when I literally don't think I can. It was dead quiet. It's sometimes really hard for me to open up the purest part of who I am in front of so many people. I'm worried that they'll laugh at me or that they aren't feeling the same. But, I couldn't not say it. It's amazing being able to be in such situations so often on our missions and to share such beautiful moments. </div>
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<b>I then had my last meeting with the Stake President.</b> Such a great man. I've been blessed to work with him as STL. </div>
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<b>Wednesday. Vorbei's.</b> Fallen out appointments. Then a miracle! I am always being so humbled. I was being hard headed and not being worthy to have the Spirit with me. But we were still blessed. We were looking for an old friend, but were so lost for like.. hours. We then found the street, and we were looking for the number. We found it. We walked to the door right as a woman was taking her kids inside. We asked if she new the person we were looking for... it was her! We introduced ourselves, and I told her that we had had the feeling that we should come visit her. She said she didn't have much time, but she let us in :) We found out that she is the ex-girlfriend of a man in our ward. The story is more complicated, but let's keep it at that. She met with the missionaries a year and a half ago. She knew the church was true and the Book of Mormon, but because of problems with the ward, she wouldn't get baptized. When the elders at the time got transferred, they lost all contact. Until us! She is amazing. She wants to be baptized! We just have to figure out what to do about the ward. The appointment we made up for two days later fell out, but it was just a big misunderstanding. That was nice to find out cause we were really sad after showing up to her house to find out that she wasn't there. It was really rough. I am so excited to work with her for these last couple weeks :) Tender mercies. </div>
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<b>THEN WE SAW MAROUSSIA!!</b> She has had her baby!! Donovan! And is soooo precious! She is healthy and strong and walking, even though she had a C-Section. She is amazing. I love that woman and her family so, so much. I think we will be good friends my whole life :) Then more fallen out appointments! Whoo hoo!</div>
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<b>Friday. MORE FALLEN OUT APPOINTMENTS</b>. Literally. This isn't even funny. We are trying sooo hard not to be discouraged. We know there are people out there that are looking for more. But... we can't find them. This is the hardest round of "Where's Waldo" I've played thus far on my mission. </div>
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<b>Saturday. Wonderful appointment with Emi.</b> We are there every other week. She is in such a hard situation and I pray so much that everything works out for her. I love her soooo much. We had a spontan Lektion with a LA... it was nice :) Another lesson fell out after that. Go figure. <b>Then we had a baptism :)</b> It was so, so nice. The Spirit was so strong and the Täufling was so prepared. I got to give him a Temple Tour while I was still in Zollikofen. He said he would never be baptized.... then 8 months later... He got really wet ;) </div>
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<b>Then yesterday.</b> Too good. Two friends at church. An RM who COULD NOT speak German. And when he did, it was super American. Tooooo good. We all had a good laugh that Sacrament meeting. Charlotte also had a talk because it was her 6 year anniversary of being baptized. She did wonderfully. We went to the Russos for lunch... and we always eat toooo much there. This time was no different. I thought I was going to throw up. And then we waited for Elder Barber to Skype and we had a really nice chat with Elder Rozan. Then we went to ANOTHER eating appointment. Literally still dying. I don't ever want to eat again. Never. Bishop and his family were also invited and they were appalled that I've never had a Kabap... so we are all going together. I wanted to cry just thinking about having to eat more. But I promised. Apparently this is a really big deal. I will be eating a Kabap at least once before I leave the mission. </div>
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I love you all! Have a lovely weekend! and <span style="background-color: #274e13;"><span style="color: black;">Happy St. Patty's Day tomorrow!</span></span></div>
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It was really rough :) But I'm still smiling! So that's good! </div>
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Actually, only the first half wasn't so nice. EVERY SINGLE ONE OF OUR APPOINTMENTS FELL OUT. Not one happened. We spent all day, every day, on the streets, knocking on doors, and we didn't end up finding anyone new. It's a refining moment, let me tell you; to have some of your best weeks of your mission and then to have everything completely fall apart. It's not so nice. </div>
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We were just about done with everything. We were feeling really down. I kept asking myself what I was doing wrong? I had to keep reminding myself that it wasn't a punishment. It's just how things go.</div>
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<b>We went to Munich on Thursday- Friday for MLC.</b> It was really nice. My last one. Really emotional. But that's just been me for the last couple of weeks. :)</div>
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<span style="color: blue;">I made a few new friends! That was actually quite sad cause I knew I wasn't going to see them again! I love the relationships I've built here. It's been such a loving time of my life. I've really learned what it means to love and to feel love. </span></div>
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<b>As I was sitting in the Sunday session of Stake Conference</b>, we sang the song "Sehet Ihr Völker". I think this was one of my favorite times of the conference. I was so overcome with the Spirit I could hardly sing. <b>Heavenly Father really, really loves me.</b> I was thinking about my time here; how I've been a good missionary, but I've also been completely imperfect. He loved me enough to call me to the work so I could have to experience of learning to become more like Him. <b>I realized that my mission isn't anything more than a big gift from Heavenly Father.</b> <i>If He sent me here for anyone, it was for me.</i> Yes, I helped people here, and I taught the Gospel, but, <i>just like Elder Holland is always reminding us, we are to come home with at least one convert: OURSELVES.</i> And.. I've done that. <span style="color: blue;"><i>I am converted.</i></span> I'm still gonna make mistakes in my life, and I'm going to stumble. But <span style="color: blue;">I've been converted</span>. <span style="color: blue;">Even when I may only be holding on by a thread, I will still be converted</span>. That is success. I don't care how many times someone tries to tell me that numbers play a part in success, cause I will never believe that. Numbers show how many people are progressing toward... CONVERSION. It is all about our conversion to the work. I'm not a huge number fan, can you tell? ;) <i>(BG: Oh, Yea-wonder how she would've done with me as her zone leader:) It's a balance!)</i></div>
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<b>The Saturday Adult session was also really great</b>. Actually, it was just a little strange. I have never seen anything like it before. But... okay :) (BG:???) The lesson we had with Will after was the BEST. We had a joint teach, which is even a miracle that I am so happy about, cause I usually freeze up a little bit in lessons when there is a member there. But it was so good. We gave him a Triple Combo cause he really wanted to read Moses. We were a bit nervous about that, so we made it very clear how important the Book of Mormon is and what it means to accept Joseph Smith as a Prophet of God. He told us all about what the Book is about and about Josephs experience with the Angel in his room and... he ACTUALLY READ WHAT WE COMMITTED HIM TO. That was the best tender mercy the Lord could have ever given us. We had a really great, spiritual lesson and he pretty much bore testimony about how similar his story is to Joseph Smiths and that he has already been praying to know if this is the true church and if Joseph is a prophet and if he should be baptized. <b>Talk about amazing! </b></div>
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<b>It's an amazing time to be a missionary.</b> Yeah, this work is hard. There is a lot of pressure put on us and His servants, and even more being an STL and having to lead the Zone. But I wouldn't want it any other way. I can become so much more between now and when I leave. <b>Elder Huby</b> gave me a blessing on Tuesday, and he said something along the lines of how my last weeks are going to be hard. But that I have special gifts and talents that I still have to uncover while I'm here; that I still have so much to learn. It was a very comforting blessing. I am grateful for his friendship. </div>
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I don't think this week is going to be particularly a walk in the park, either. But I am ready to do what the Lord wants me to do. And I'm going to do it positively and happily :) The best I can. </div>
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We have Zone Training tomorrow. We are talking about how we can be cleansed from sin through Jesus Christ. It should be good. It will be my last one, so I have to give my "final (we call it death:)) testimony". I think it's a bit unfair. I still have a month:). I haven't learned everything yet! But I'm excited to share what I've learned with those that are there. I will express the love I have for my mission. </div>
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I'm a bit overwhelmed with all the news that I recieved this week. :) Thank you, Thank you.</div>
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I'm just being tested to see how much I rely on the Lord. Lot's of decisions to be made. </div>
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This week we did A LOT of contacting. Everything we planned fell out! Now that the transfer has started, we are done with the 12 week training program, which means and hour less of studies. I didn't realize it, but we really used that hour. Now that we don't have it, we're like, "What do we do with this extra hour?" Haha, good missionaries, huh? The hardest part to that is just that we don't live in our area, so we are always having to travel to even do good contacting for our area. So that's always really annoying. We literally spent all day Wednesday outside. Same with Thursday. And Tuesday was also filled with a lot of walking. Good practice.</div>
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and our district are all really hard workers. That is really good! Sometimes we look a bit like the district from The District videos; we come together for a meeting, then have nothing to do with each other during the week. We're working on friendship while still being hard workers. It's been a challenge, I have to say. I have learned a lot of things I didn't think I would have to learn. </div>
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<b>The Elders had a baptism on Saturday</b>. We had a friend there and a less active. I gave a talk about baptism. It was a sweet, and very small baptism. You could tell Freddy, the one getting baptized, was so nervous, but he was so happy! It was really nice. We were fasting, so I think that's why there were so many good little miracles :) </div>
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<b>Sunday was Fast and Testimony meeting.</b> Will, the guy we set a soft baptismal date with, was there again. He will be there every Sunday from now on out. He's great :) He really enjoyed the meetings and always has amazing things to say. He really knows a lot and he has a wonderful relationship with God. We are looking forward to the future. </div>
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<b>I guess I just need to tell you all that God has a plan for us. I tell that to multiple people a day, and these things click first when we have to experience them first-hand. I am really relying on the Lord and on His plan and exercising a lot of faith and hope. Our lives are all a bit open and there's so much ahead of us. But instead of losing your head, just rely on His plan. Everything has a purpose, and everything we do is helping us reach our potential. </b></div>
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<b>When I said I wanted to tell that to you, I was really just giving myself a pep-talk.</b> I'm really nervous. Good thing I'm still on a mission! </div>
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<b>This week we have MLC again. Last one.</b> How strange. We will then be having Zone Training the week after, and I have to give my <span style="color: purple;">"dying testimony"</span>. It's a bit unfair that it's so early, cause I don't feel like I've learned everything I'm supposed to! <b><span style="color: red;">Time goes really fast. Use it well! </span></b></div>
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Have a really good week, everyone :) I hope everything works out <i>the way that you hope and pray for</i>. I love you with my whole heart :)</div>
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Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02838756273092101343noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868340513102387625.post-52097262455932885052015-02-23T11:06:00.000-08:002015-02-23T11:06:13.755-08:00Week 72 in the Field: Week 17 in Zurich: Staying here in Schwamendingen with Sister Smith! Lots of Love!<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gwbg6nSNBHs/VOtm-H9Fy0I/AAAAAAAABgU/cFtoGLY23_c/s1600/doodling%2Bpics%2Bof%2Bsister%2Bmissionaries.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gwbg6nSNBHs/VOtm-H9Fy0I/AAAAAAAABgU/cFtoGLY23_c/s1600/doodling%2Bpics%2Bof%2Bsister%2Bmissionaries.jpg" height="132" width="200" /></a><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.2999992370605px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">Little cards i made for our exchange with Sister Pentz and Sister Zink</span><br />
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Transfers. We're staying together :) President called us (we were freaking out cause we already had all the callings we could get, so we didn't know what was awaiting us), and told us we were going to be STL's for our Zone.... um. We already are? He was confused, but had made a mistake :) Nice to get the call twice, though ;) We will be staying together until the day I die. <span style="color: blue;">Weird. I feel really uneasy. I don't want to face life. I have no idea what to do with my life. This is too real. AH! </span></div>
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<b>Tuesday</b> we had District Meeting and it was a disaster. I think I gave the worst assignment I have ever given. It was a mess. Oh well. Appointment fell out. We were bummed. Did some contacting. Then my bag broke! Just felt on the ground! We just laughed and laughed. Good thing we were going on exchange the next day and I could take a bag from the Sisters. Then we had an eating appointment and <u>we learned how to knit! That was really neat :) I can now knit a square :)</u> I only made a few mistakes. Then we had a meeting with our Stake President. Talked about ward mission plans throughout the Stake. He told us to focus on part-member families a lot. We have been trying. </div>
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<b>Wednesday</b> we had exchange with the Olten sisters. I worked with Sister Zink (from Germany) in Olten. We spent the whole day contacting. That was fun ;) We found someone who turned into an investigator later that weekend. Mega cool. The Sisters here in Schwamendinged found 3 new friends and had two lessons. They were on fire :) <u>Helped with a service project the next day. It was so sad. The woman we helped is the mother of three and taking drugs.</u> She can't think for herself anymore. We came in and cleaned her house, as she was sitting on the sofa smoking something that wasn't just Tobacco I kept telling myself that Christ was among all people and He loved them all. I was trying not to judge this woman for the state that she was in raising these three girls; I didn't know her circumstances and I didn't have the right to judge. As I continued to serve and clean the rooms of these little ones, I learned a bit more about her. Her mother has been helping her since she can no longer help herself. I learned a lot during these hours. <b>Missions are humbling experiences</b>. I am just so grateful for my upbringing and the good choices my parents have made. I am grateful for the Gospel and the strength and guidance it gives us. </div>
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<b>Friday</b> we had a good lesson with a less active. We had lunch with her and her kids and then we colored the things that made us happy. She has made so much progress since we first started meeting with her. The love I feel for us is undescribable. </div>
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<b>Saturday</b>. <i>We met with this guy that found the Sisters while I was in Olten. I called him the next day and set up an appointment here in the Church. He came, he was there waiting for us outside the church. We went in and said hi to the people there. There was a Table Tennis Tourney that day, so we were able to meet lots of members. We talked and got a bit of his religious background and he is really spiritual! He is really knowledgeable and really ready to follow what the Lord says. We then gave him a Church tour. We explained pretty much everything we could. It was really cool cause... well, he accepted it all. <u>We got to the Primary room where there are big replicas of the holy scriptures on the wall; BoM, PoG, D&C, the Bible. We told him about these other books we have. He said he wants them all cause he gets the feeling they make the Bible complete. Never got the answer on my mission before! Cool! We then made our way to the Chapel. There we invited him to be baptized. He said yes, as soon as he knows what we've said is true and God tells him it's right. </u>Really neat. He then came to all three hours of church and was really friendly and not shy at all. He will be back again next week and we will be seeing him this week. Don't know when yet, but we will. </i></div>
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<u>We then went to a new family's house to give a German lesson. They are American and just the best ever!</u> We had a nice, really relaxed meal, and I loved being able to clean up after myself and not be told to sit down when I just want to help clean up :) We felt so welcome :) That's always really nice. Then we gave a small German lesson to the two little girls :) We talked about colors and counting and how to ask nicely for things :) They learn really fast! And they are so adorable! We will be going back every week :) </div>
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<b>Sunday</b> <b>was a complete mess</b>. <i>We had a bit of a... rough evening with our Elders and that carried over to the next day.</i> We had 3 friends in church and that was so nice! But.. it was a mess trying to get it all to happen. <u>We weren't in the Chapel for Sacrament, but instead outside waiting for the friend that was actually already sitting in the chapel.:):):)</u> So the ward probably thought we were just skipping out or something. Then we had to reschedule about 100 things and... you know me. I stress out really easily.(BG: :):) You can probably feel it just through reading this ;) We just always have so much to do and no one ever asks how we're doing. We felt just a bit under-appreciated yesterday. We ended up painting for Comp Inventory cause.... that's always needed. We then read out loud to each other, the Book of Mormon. That was needed. Before that though, we went to lunch at the Russo's then went to visit a member who just got a really big operation/surgery in the hospital. We spent a good chunk of the afternoon getting there, but it's better than being couped up inside. She loved seeing us :) </div>
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I've been feeling really anxious lately. I don't know why. It's been a rough week. A lot of downs, and some good up's. I'm really tired. But still going :) </div>
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Started studying all the lessons in Chapter 3 of PMG today. I will study a different lesson every week until the end. I studied about Priesthood Organizations today. I love the Priesthood. I love calling on it whenever I need it. I am so grateful that the power of God has been restored to the earth again at this time and that we all have the chance to use it. Not just as members of the church, but everyone. <b>God really loves us :) </b></div>
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<b>This week is busy. We have a baptism on Saturday. One of the Elders friends is getting baptized. Really cool :) <u>The next couple weeks are going to be really crazy busy.</u> <u>Just what I need :) </u></b></div>
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I just want you all to know from the very beginning of this email that THIS WEEK WAS AMAZING. I want to copy and paste the whole week and copy it into your minds so you can know EXACTLY what happened and the feelings that I had. It was amazing. </div>
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<strong>We had Mission Tour with Elder Kearon, MLC in Munich, lessons, long bus rides, and... it was just really good.</strong> </div>
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We had an AMAZING lesson with a guy we met a few weeks ago. He's found his way back to God after 30 years of going without Him and the way he spoke about being back on the right path was so beautiful. He spoke with such innocence and heart. It was really amazing to watch at the beginning of the meeting he was bearing his testimony of the Atonement, but still a bit shut off to the idea of meeting with us more, to at the end after we had born strong, personal testimony and seeing him agree to see us again. He said that he already knew the answer and that was that he needed to listen to what we had to say. It was so beautiful. I love when people feel the Spirit and act on it :) </div>
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We had a randomly saw a young less active that night and we talked, and talked, and talked, about everything. The Gospel, life, school, plans. It was so nice :) I loved seeing that we were in the right place at the right time:)</div>
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Then Wednesday came along!! <strong>MISSION TOUR WITH ELDER KEARON</strong>! Can I just say what a wonderful and pure man he is? The way he spoke was full of such love you couldn't help but just believe what he was saying. He IS the Gospel. He knows all the answers because he lives the answers every day. He is wonderful! I felt such love and validation. Something that I didn't realize I had been needing. I'll just wire a few notes that I put down in my journal: </div>
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* PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR CHURCH LANGUAGE: "non-member", "investigator", "finding"</div>
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<li><span style="color: #e06666;">Attack your day</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #e06666;">Every day is a choice. Choose to be happy</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #e06666;">Who are the best "finders": those who are themselves and personable.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #e06666;">How do you know you teach with the Spirit: when you feel that bit of eternity. You can feel when you are all on the right path. I truly believe we feel a part of what the heavens are like and what we will be feeling all the time. It's beautiful.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #e06666;">"Believing is seeing"</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #e06666;">What is your goal for the end, Chlo? COURAGE. Be courageous enough to go against your natural man. Give him up. </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #e06666;">"When you choose to follow Christ, you choose to change" #Atonement</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #e06666;">BECOME the message. LIVE IT. </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #e06666;">Don't go back. Go on. Go forward. </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #e06666;">Marry someone better than you; someone to stretch you; who reads and prays; who goes to the temple; who is kind; who loves their Savior. Don't settle.</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #e06666;">become a "Sister Dalton". </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #e06666;">Preaching the Gospel is LIFESTYLE. Become it. Become Chloe Suzanne Gilmour and you'll be living the truest form of who you can be. </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #e06666;">It all comes down to YOU. You choose to change. You choose to be happy. </span></li>
<li><span style="color: #e06666;">Go forth today with positivity</span></li>
<li><span style="color: #e06666;">"Serve those you lead. Go out and be lovely. Serve to lead. Your best is good enough. Thank you. Feel lightened. Feel loved"- Elder Kearon.</span> </li>
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I WISH YOU ALL KNEW THE GREATNESS THAT WAS SPOKEN OVER THESES THREE DAYS. It was amazing. So amazing. <strong>I want to BECOME the message.</strong> I don't want to lose what I have here. I want to keep it with me. I want to become the best member missionary and best member of the ward as I can. I'm so excited to share with you what I've learned here and what I've become :) </div>
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We got in about 6, grabbed dinner, then <strong>went to the Church to watch a devotional from Holland. Yeah, it was good :) Isn't everything that he says good?</strong> I made some great notes about that, too. I'll show you one day ;) <u>He basically said that <strong>we can't go back to the old ways</strong>. We are the future of the church and we have to take what we've learned here on our missions and apply it to our lives. He said we can't go home and grow beards (elders) and us sisters have to go home and start strong, faithful homes and raise the new blood of the church to go on missions. We are the ones to start the next great generation :)</u> </div>
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Then we went to the hostile! It was really good, actually. Really clean, big, safe, showers, beds, closet. Totally would stay there while travelling through Europe. I'll send pics. We got to room with Sister Wilkes and Sister Fenton, both from Utah, serving in Salzburg right now. THE CUTEST GIRLS EVER. It was really nice to be able to get to know the Sisters outside of the "black hole" of Switzerland. </div>
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<strong>The next day we went back to the church to hear from Elder Kearon some more.</strong> It was really interesting. At one point, <strong>President asked us what we think our mission culture is; is the most obedient, best at teaching, are we good at talking to people, being friends, etc.</strong> There were crickets chirping it was so silent. How sad? Once someone finally said something, the things we all said weren't good and happy. We said things like, "we spend so much time refiguring things out. We are always changing", or what I said was that we are a mission of comparing; we are always comparing ourselves to something! Either Switzerland against Germany and Austria, or the mission against the other missions, district against district, numbers, blah, blah, blah. It's true, though! We don't really have a culture. </div>
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Then Elder Kearon jumped in and was just like... stop it. You are amazing! You are good. You are loved. Stop being so hard on yourselves. Look at all the amazing things you ARE doing. Yeah! You can be better, can't we all? But just know that you are doing amazing right now. Again, I felt validated. Within seconds, our mood had changed. We were then spitting out uplifting ideas of how to improve the mission and building off each other and getting pumped up. It was really good. We are going to have an amazing MLC next month. </div>
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We got off the bus, to find out that the friend that we were to start teaching again after being gone for 3 months just... yeah. We ended up giving her to the Elders. I have to say, after all that happened with her and the silly things that went down, I was a bit hurt. I didn't want to have to give her to the Elders, but whatever it takes to help her make the steps to progress towards baptism, I'm willing to do it. <em>I won't tell the whole story here, but it wasn't such a happy one.</em> I hope that things go well for her. </div>
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We got home, ate, and studied. What a strange night. Have you ever cried, but had no idea WHY? And felt absolutely nothing? And the only reason you knew you were sad is cause you were crying? Well.. that was me. I cried, and cried, and cried. I am so tired. My spirit is so exhausted. I really needed to sleep. I didn't move one time that night. Like I said, really strange. </div>
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This week we get transfer calls. I really hope that I stay here with Sister Smith until the end. That would be really nice. Usually I can feel when it's time to say goodbye to a companion, but I don't have that feeling this time. So I hope that's a sign that we are staying together :) </div>
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<strong>Read 2 Corinthians chapter 4 this week.</strong> It is beautiful. Found it while studying something. I don't remember. But I think, it's my favorite chapter in the New Testament. </div>
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I love you. <strong>The church is true. Always will be. Always has been.</strong> Stand up for what's right, even when it's really hard. Something that Elder Kearon talked about and quoted from Sister Elaine S. Dalton: <em>"We are really good at doing what Moroni does best: standing alone"</em>. As sad as that may sound, that is what we have to do. <strong><em>In a world that is increasingly getting worse, we have to stand as beacons in the darkness and guide those searching for the light. Do it. It's worth it :)</em></strong></div>
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usually are :) This week we had so much to do. I don't know how we fit so much
in 7 days, to be honest. Exchange, lessons, Pday, Finding Day, GMR, meetings,
weddings, seeing old acquaintances. Crazy, crazy. I also got 2 packages this
week. It's been good :)</span></span></div>
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to Rapperswil. </b>There is a gorgeous church there and we took a good amount of
time there. We mainly went to see a castle that IS open on Mondays... between
April and November :/ We almost had successful plans! But we ended up having a
really good time, just the two of us. </span><br />
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night, we tried to visit some people, but none of them worked out. I lost my
patience a bit (bad trainer) because we were going to miss a train and we
weren't going to get done the plans we had made, and I hate that. I asked
Sister Smith where she thought we should go, and she responded with, "I
don't know". So I told her, "When we don't know what to do, we just
start walking" (<i><u>Eve taught me that one</u></i> ;)). So we started walking. Not
even 40 seconds passed by before we ran into an old investigator! I had met her
only one time, so it was a total miracle that I even recognized her! </span><br />
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and got drinks, and had an AMAZING night with her. She is so, so spiritual and
she listens to the Spirit like no one I know. I'm so sad that she doesn't want
to keep meeting. But I learned so much about humility, faith, and hope with
her. Her patience is amazing and she has learned so much. I felt so blessed to
have been able to meet her that night. I needed to learn a thing or two about patience
after losing it with my poor companion:(. It was a sweet miracle from God. </span><br />
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exactness of the moment was just too crazy. One day I'll tell you all the
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district meeting.</b> We've started doing them all in German again and we somehow
feel the Spirit so much stronger that way. I love it. We then had a finding
day! Whoo! We saw success! We found a guy from England, who answered our question
about his relationship with Jesus Christ with, "He's my best friend".
Cool :) We then started talking to him about it and he said he had gone many
years completely off the path and now that's he's found it again, he sees how
right and true it is and that Jesus loves him. We made up an appointment for
tomorrow. He's got a family and they sound wonderful :) It was a really nice,
uplifting finding day. We then met with Bishop and talked about what he needs
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EXCHANGE.</b> <span style="color: blue;">But before we changed with the Luzern sisters</span>, we went and dropped a
gift by a ward member for her birthday. We told ourselves that would then do
some contacting there if we had more time, which we did. We walked on the same
street for about one minute before we both realized it was going to be
completely pointless to walk around the streets because there was no one out.
So we went to an apartment building and did some dooring... or ringing,
actually ;) We don't really like dooring, by the way. We never see success. But
this time! This time was golden :) The first door we rang let us in and we
ended up talking with this guy who is originally Muslim, but doesn't believe
and doesn't practice. We talked with him about the Plan of Salvation. I told
him about how we all chose God's plan, all of us that are here on this earth. I
told him that the message we have as missionaries is to help people remember
what they already learned in Heaven; that what I was telling him he has already
heard and knew was true as he chose God's plan to come here to earth. I have
never told anyone that before. It was a very spirit led conversation. We will
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down the stairs, when I saw a wood sign hanging on a door that said, "No
one loves you more than Jesus Christ". Obviously we knocked. No on
answered. But then there was a girl trying to get in the building. So we let
her in. Turns out it was her apartment! She had left her keys at work and
couldn't get in her apartment, so we got to talk with her for about an hour
about everything possible. And it was all about religious things and our lives
as missionaries. She was is so cool! Young, and really open. She will be coming
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Such a cool
day full of wonderful little miracles that we hope to see the fruits of this week
:) Then we had exchange. <span style="color: blue;">I went to Luzern with Sister Flickinger and Sister
Smith was here with Sister Oswald. </span>We both had a good time and we learned and
taught a lot. I can't say much except that I love being there for other
sisters. I love serving them and listening to the Spirit. <span style="color: blue;">I hope I can be a
good STL like all mine were to me :)</span> But we were out WAY late cause they had
ward council. We got home at 10.30 and in bed at 11.30. It was the worst. But..
we have to go to these meetings. Ugh. Was good any ways :)</span></div>
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Sebastian!</span> He was a foreign exchange student in our American Fork Stake a few years ago. He
waved to me, and I thought, "okay, he is awfully friendly for having never
met me. That's nice." Then he asked if I was Brooklyn's
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Thursday we
switched back. Then went to Maroussia's and helped unpack baby clothes because
she could be having her baby 3 weeks sooner than she thought. I love that woman
and her family so, so much. So much. They are such good people. I just want
them to have the blessings of the Gospel in their lives. I just don't know how
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AMAZING, inspired lesson with a less active.</b> I love this woman. I love being a
missionary and helping people. I love it so so much. I love that the only
people that know about this lesson and the in's and out's of it is me, my comp,
the woman, and the Spirit. I have had so many amazing moments with the Spirit
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to a new convert’s house. I love her so much as well. It's nice when we feel at
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fell out. One woman dropped us, so that hurt a bit. But.. What can you do? I'm
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planned all day.</b> Okay, not the WHOLE day. We did go out, but we had a lot of
things to plan for this week. Lot's happening!
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package from Adam</u>.<span style="color: red;"> He sent me cat leggings. </span>I was so, so happy. I've worn them
every day under my two pairs of tights (it's cold here). I love them :) And
then <u>my great friend Sister Couper sent me a package, too!</u> <span style="color: red;">She sent me booties! </span>I think
I told her only ONE time that I loved her booties and that I wanted some, and
somehow she remembered that and sent them to me for Christmas! I LOVE her! I
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><b>God is being
really good to me.</b> Yesterday in RS, we had a lesson about Agency and choosing.
It was so good. Seriously, I was just getting answers left, right, and center.
I loved it. I am so so grateful for our ability to choose. When I was younger,
I never really understood why Satan’s plan would have been so bad to pick. I mean...
how great would it be to go through life not having to make any of these hard
decisions and things? Really nice, right? Then I started to understand what it
is that he wanted to do with us. He didn't want us to be happy. He wasn't going
to make it easy. He was going to force us to do all these things. So I have
gained a testimony of agency and how much of a blessing it is. I've been
thanking Heavenly Father for giving me so many hard decisions in life because
it shows me that He loves me ;) Even when it's hard and all I want to know is
know my future. But! That's not the beautiful plan that He made :) His is much
better :) </span></div>
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I've had a few questions running through my head the last weeks. </div>
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<span style="color: purple;">1. What are your 5 greatest accomplishments?</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">2. What 5 people's lives have you made a personal difference in?</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;">3. What acts have you done on this earth that you would offer to our Heavenly Father as the best things you could give him? </span></div>
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I don't my own answers, actually. But I am in process of writing them down. Take a few moments to reflect on them, too.</div>
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<u><b>This week was a week of beauty.</b></u> <b>We taught by the Spirit, we found, we had some downs, we had ups, and I really felt love. I learned how to be a better missionary, and I learned also that I'm where I need to be at this moment in life. </b></div>
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We had an amazing lesson with a woman we found a few weeks ago, who we wanted to practice German with, and teach, of course. We ended up talking about the Plan of Salvation and so much more. (<a href="https://www.lds.org/manual/book-of-mormon-teacher-resource-manual/plan-of-salvation-overview?lang=eng"><span style="color: blue;">https://www.lds.org/manual/book-of-mormon-teacher-resource-manual/plan-of-salvation-overview?lang=eng</span></a> ) She had so many questions. I love those appointments where the people really want to know what you have to offer them. She's amazing, this woman. I am excited to continue meeting with her. </div>
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We then had another lesson an hour or two later. We found a man on the street the day before and ended up talking with him for about 45 minutes on a cold corner of a busy street. We made out an appointment for the next day. We met him, and he took us to a cafe, where he bought us hot chocolate. It was a really good time, but <i>he was there more to discuss rather than learn</i>. But he did ask us interesting, and thought provoking questions that I would really like to think about someday. <b>Right now though, I'm here to think about the basics and bring the Gospel to those around me in a simple and understandable way.</b> Plus my German doesn't allow me to do much else ;) He asked us the question why we are Mormon? He didn't want to hear the word church, but to really hear the experiences that we had that made us choose this faith and not any other. That's a question that we're asked frequently. It was 2 hours of... teaching/talking/no arguing. It was good. He is a great man, and is so open for things. He's been all over the world, so he doesn't have only have a Swiss mindset anymore. But he did keep telling us we need to find someone that doesn't believe in God at all, not someone that already has faith that He exists. We tried explaining that we are there for those people, too. He took a BoM, but we weren't able to make up another appointment. He did ask us how he could get a hold of us if, after reading the book, he wanted to know more. We gave him our number and wrote our names in the book, so he wouldn't forget who gave it to him. It was neat :) <b>We did something good. We didn't set a baptismal date. We didn't even get another investigator from it. We possibly could have learned more from him than he did from us. But you know what? I'm not here for those silly parts of missionary work. <u>I am here to help people. Whatever that looks like. </u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Before we had the interviews, though, we had a training. We talked about our baptismal goal. We couldn't come to a solid goal at MLC last month, so we got it first this week. As I sat there and listened, I was up for it! Totally. Let's go get 'em. But. I'm actually not here for that. I couldn't care less about that. If I am helping people, and it leads to baptism, then wonderful! Of course, we are trying our hardest to bring these people to baptism so they can make those necessary covenants that we are to make on this earth. Of course. But, it is not my main thought. President kept saying that it wasn't about the numbers, it's wasn't about the numbers. It sounded pretty number oriented to me ;) (BG: Numbers help track progress, effort, effectiveness, room for improvement) I just had to remind myself what motivates me to do missionary work and why I'm here, and then I went on my way and did that to the best of my ability. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><b>This brings me to interviews.</b> I had my <u>last </u>interviews of my mission on Thursday. <span style="background-color: white; color: #444444; display: inline ! important; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 22.72px; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; word-spacing: 0px;">My
last interview was really good! We had a good chat and... yeah. He's
more than a mission president, he talks to me like a friend. I really
appreciate our mission president and his wife. It's sad talking about
the closing of areas, but... we're not seeing the affects too badly in
this zone. we're hoping we stay open and together until the end.</span></span></span> I got a German temple recommend! The Sisters don't get one cause their recommends don't usually expire on a mission, so I was telling him this and how I was jealous. He asked if I had my temple recommend with me (of course I did) and he wrote me a new one! In German! How cool :) It was a good interview. I really realized how badly I miss having my daddy here. I just wanted to speak with him. I just wanted to speak to a fatherly figure and talk. Just talk. There's never time for that. But I appreciated my dad a lot more after that time :) I miss having a Priesthood holder around at all times. Like sure, I've got the Elders. But I really miss hugging the Priesthood. That sounds weird, but it's true. <b>He gave me some great advice about driving off the cliff of my mission at full speed, pedal to the floor. He said the natural man starts to see the end and they want to back off cause they don't want to drive off the edge, but little do they know that there is a bridge on the other side that we can only cross if we drive off the edge at full speed. I really liked that. I plan on doing it :)</b> Cause it's hard sometimes, to go full speed. I'm tired. And I've been sick. A lot. Still am. But... I also know that I do need to go full speed. I will :) </div>
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We had a lesson with a woman we met with the first time last week. She got a Krankensegen. (BG: Anyone???) I still don't know how that's called in English. We had two men from the ward there. I felt the Spirit and she did, too. And then this morning, as we came in to do emails, the Elders said they had bad news. A woman just called them and said that she knows the sisters and to tell them not to come around any more. It was this woman. She had heard really bad things about the church and doesn't want to know any more. Great. Happy P-day. We'll take care of that later, though. <b>It broke my heart</b>, actually. <b>The pains of missionary work are so special. </b>(BG: This was always a sign to me of missionaries who were loving the people, when you had this type of experience and really felt it and vice versa when it goes well)<b>.</b></div>
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<b>Sunday was nice. Just felt a lot of love.</b> Maroussia emailed us and said the nicest things! We felt that she loved us. I love that feeling! Being loved by those around us. I go around all day with people looking at me weird and probably not saying nice things as I pass by. Sister Smith was having a hard time with that this week; that we aren't really loved by anyone. I told her to think of the Saviour and the amazing experience we get to have here on a mission to experience in part what He experienced. That helped a bit. But then feeling the love from someone that we visit is really needed. I haven't had an investigator that really loves me like that since Sonja. It was such a nice day. We fasted and had an amazing lunch before heading out to give someone a French BoM and then going to another appointment to eat.</div>
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<b>We met Yami</b>, the investigator that was gone for 3 months :) I am so so excited to really meet her and get her ready for baptism! I love seeing people find out that the Gospel is true :) </div>
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<b>Missionary work is fun :) It's hard, and a lot of time I ask myself if it's really worth it cause IIIIII'M not really doing anything. But then I have small moments where the Lord reminds me that I am important in the work; to just keep going and keep trying hard. </b></div>
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I love you. I hope you know that. I've really learned what it means to love, to be loved, and how love feels while out here on a mission. President told me to write down a list of all the things I've learned on my mission, and I think this goes at the top. I haven't done the list yet, but I will, and I'll let you know :) </div>
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<b>The love I feel for those I've met here and for those I know at home has shown me a bit of what the love God has for us is like. No where close in comparison, but I understand it a bit more :) </b></div>
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Have a great week :) I will, too. <b>We have such full days. I love that feeling :)</b> </div>
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<li>The next week we have MISSION TOUR!! So excited! We are hearing from President Kearan. (BG: He's in my sisters ward in Frankfurt) He just spoke at one of the GC's not too long ago. I have to read his talk in preparation. </li>
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Just some random info.</div>
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We're teaching an aethiest right now. Boy is that hard. The hard part is that she's really smart. Really smart. So trying to get my head to think on her level and try to help her understand is really difficult. People always say we have to think like they would, but I don't know how to imagine there being no God. I was raised knowing that God lives and that He loves us. I can't just think Him away. It's really hard. But then for someone that was raised being told there was no God, I guess it would be just as equally hard. I'm learning a lot from her and her family. I love them, though. Really a lot :) </div>
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We have been having amazing, spirit-led lessons lately. A lot with less actives. That's a really neat experience, as well, teaching less actives. It's so beautiful helping them come back and to discover the testimonies that they once had. We had a lesson like that this week and it was beautiful.<strong> I love being a missionary because people just trust us, and then the Spirit tells us what to say.</strong> I can't almost never relate to these people because they are older than me and have had trials that I haven't had to deal with... ever. But because I'm a missionary, I just know what to ask, and what to say. </div>
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After this particular lesson, we contacted the first person we saw. It was really great. We taught her about.. I don't remember, actually. But it was really good :) We gave her a Book of Mormon and the nice thing was, she didn't look like she was just taking it to get rid of us, but like she could actually feel the power behind it. I love those moments. I always feel so motivated and like I want to convert the world. Well.. I always want that, but some times it's stronger than other times :)</div>
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We went to Institute this week. Not my favorite thing to do here. It's so awkward. I am a JAE (BG:?) and I just feel so... normal. But we've been asked to be there. I don't think we'll go very often. We both left and were just... no. We didn't like it. I'll go to Insti when I'm home :) </div>
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We had a good lesson with a referral. Also very spirit-led. We will be going back this Friday and she will be getting a.. sick blessing? What is that called?? Haha, German. It's taking over my brain. It's really annoying actually. I've forgotten a lot of English. Sister Smith just laughs at me all day ;) </div>
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I've thought a lot about divorce this week:(:(. Sister Smith and I had an interesting conversation about it. Almost everyone that she knows has had an ended marriage. But for me, that's totally opposite. I hardly know anyone personally that is divorced. I never took it as reality; that it actually happened. But here, I work with so many divorced women that I've started to think about it a lot. My heart goes out to all those single parents out there. It is not easy. I've started to see the pain that they go through, and I am so grateful that I haven't had that trial. I've thought a lot about what I would do if it were me. Or if I were to even end up in that situation, what would I do? It's a sad thing to think about, but I've had to. As I try to teach these people who have shattered marriages, I have to at least try to come to their level. <em>Hmm... so many thoughts. Not enough time to tell you them all. </em></div>
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<strong>I've got my last interviews of the mission this week.</strong> Well that's pretty crazy. I'm not sure what I want to talk to President about. We're also going to the Temple. Our investigator that is almost ready for baptism comes home this week! <em>We've never met her, though.</em> We are hoping she loves us :)</div>
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<br />The week was really good :) <u>So many amazing moments of helping others.</u> <strong>I feel like I've found ME in the mission.</strong> I was always so worried about being Sister Gilmour and what that actually meant, that I didn't just slow down and try and find who IIIIII am. Not as Chloe, and not as Sister Gilmour, either. But here I am, closer to the end, and I am finally feeling like myself. <strong>I still don't know what talents I have or what I'm good at, or if I am REALLY making any difference in anyone's life, BUT <u>I've made a difference in mine</u>.</strong> So that counts for something. </div>
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<br /><strong>Monday:</strong> Bought cards for missionaries who were having birthdays. Found a few good ones :) Then went "happy shopping", which just meant buying tights for Smith and I tried on a dress cause.. I haven't done that in a lot of months. It was nice. Then we went to Famile Radzik. I love it there. They talk about really intense things, and a lot of the time I just pretend I know what they are saying, but that's not always the case. I do understand a good amount. I just can't reply back. We had an investigator downstairs at FHE. Everyone there took care of her. She'll be with us again tonight at FHE :)</div>
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<strong>Tuesday:</strong> <u>Appointment with Emi. Always fantastic</u>. We talked about hope. She fed us.. a lot. We were all going to die. But it was good food :) Then we went to a LA house and shared a spiritual thought. That was also amazing. She ended up crying and talking about how she was always so active in the church and went on a mission and everything, but now she hardly goes and she feels bad. She made the goal to start having FHE with her daughter and husband. We want to do it with them. She asked us to come back again this week and help her learn to pray in German. She's great :) <u>I love being on the Lords errand :)</u> We then had a good meeting with the Bishop to discuss the work here and the ward list and who doesn't want contact and who doesn't live there any more and stuff. <strong>Our bishop is the best!</strong> We then had a meeting with the Stake President. We have meeting with him every transfer cause we're the leadership of our stake. <em>Singen is just killing it with the work right now!</em> We are hoping we can bring our work here to that status. We have high hopes for this part of the mission. <u>And working together with the leaders of the Stake is the best way to do it</u>. Great night. Oh yeah. Then <em>we saw this old women who really needed help getting on the Tram. We spoke with her and turns out she was going to get shots in her eyes and she was really nervous. She could hardly see and was just so frail. So we changed our plans and went to her appointment with her and brought her home.</em> Turns out she lives with a guy who's Mormon in the same home! She loved us! Did have anyone for us to teach, though.</div>
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<b>Tuesday we had Zone Training!</b> That was my first one! To be honest, I was a bit disappointed. There was nooooooo discussion for some reason? It was hard getting them to speak. Except when we did the BoM sharing time.. then it was really great! I think we'll just have that be the whole Zone Training this next time ;) <i>Sister Smith and I had the part of "What is the Role of the Book of Mormon" from PMG.</i> It went really well. This was the first instant from this week that I really felt the Spirit was guiding me and pulling my through the lesson. I was able to stand up and speak with authority. It was such a great feeling being up there, teaching about something as powerful as the Book of Mormon, and be able to look into every eye of the Zone and still be able to speak. I don't know what I said, but that's how I know it was through the Spirit. Maybe it wasn't the most spiritual thought, but it was the most guided I've felt in a really long time. <b>We shared the gorgeous talk from Elder Holland about the Book of Mormon, <a href="https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2009/10/safety-for-the-soul?lang=eng" style="color: #0068cf; cursor: pointer; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 21.2999992370605px; text-decoration: underline;" target="_blank">Safety for the Soul</a>. </b>That was the icing on top. <b>Sister Smith also did great!! She is such a spiritual speaker.</b> Over this transfer, I've learned to be bold and to put my foot down. <u>I've gotten a bit protective of my work, especially as a Sister. I've heard some really stupid comments about sister missionaries, and I will not have that.</u> <u>I am just as much a missionary as any Elder out there. This has put a bit of an edge to everything I do and say. It's good, but also, as I listened to Smith, I realized that she's here to soften this up; to put the love behind it. She speaks with such controlled power. She is amazing. </u></div>
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<b>Then we had exchange.</b> Not much happened, actually. All the action happened after. But <u>I did make us end up missing our train to Olten, so at least I still have that gift ;)</u> <span style="color: blue;">It was good and I loved working with Sister Zink. She's from Germany and worked with my boy, <b>Elder Mayne!</b> (a great friend from American fork High school) Yay! She told me stories, and I told her stories about the good times we've had :) </span></div>
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<b>Next great experience.</b> We went to teach a Less Active that hasn't wanted to meet with us for a few months. We got there, and she had forgotten our appointment, even though she had written it down. It ended up being so great! <u>We brought <b>a game of Jenga</b> to teach the Restoration with her son, but he wasn't there. So we left the blocks and talked about the "Tripod", as we call it: Prayer, Scripture Study, and Church Attendance.</u> It was so amazing. It was really led by the Spirit... again. We got with talking about the Temple and the steps we have to make to go through. It was beautiful to see how we tied that all in to the lesson we had planned and how she answered and.... <b>I love teaching :)</b> (She also gave us a referral!) We gave her the commitment that I am about to extend to you:</div>
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Do you have a question or a concern you've had for a while? I challenge you to do this to get the answer. I have, and I have gotten the answer :)</div>
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Have the question in your mind, start your study off with a prayer, and tell Heavenly Father the question. Then<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">read</b>. As soon as you think you've got the answer (that could take several study sessions, mind you),<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">write<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>it down. Then<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><b style="font-weight: bold; line-height: 21.2999992370605px;">pray<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></b>and ask if the written answer was really the answer. I did it, and I got the answer :) It was clear :) <u>She was at church yesterday and she came to me and said, "I tried what you told me to, and it works!" She was so happy! She doesn't have the whole answer, but she said that it was coming. We squealed and hugged and laughed :)</u> </div>
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<b>Now a member appointment</b>. <u>While Smith was on an exchange with Sister Horeau (I think I've spelled that wrong, French), she learned a lot of things.</u> She's about to go home and I think she was one of the best Sisters in the whole mission. She came home with this spiritual thought that they were doing there in Olten. We were at the Familie Wichtermann's and we did it. It's about prayer and using that to pray for our investigators. The lesson worked out perfectly because they were telling us about their conversion stories, and we were able to take that and give this spiritual thought about how they can help our investigators also have that same joy that they found in the Gospel by praying with us for them. We then asked if we could pray for anyone that they know, as well. It was really good. The way they looked at us as we did this was a look of pride... just that they were proud of us for asking them to take part in our teaching in such a thoughtful way. The Spirit was really there :) </div>
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Then we had Ward Council and that really blew all the spirit away. Ugh. Why don't people love doing missionary work?! Why do they always hate hearing from us? We have things for you to actually do! We're working here! Aren't you excited that we want to include you?! </div>
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<span style="color: blue;">Blah. Just think about the good appointment, Sister Gilmour... :):):) (BG: Blowing off some steam i think)</span></div>
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<b>Next good appointment :) We were in Zollikofen this weekend as RS. Sister Smith went and did a session, as I went on splits with the Zolli sisters to see Sonja!</b> Zollikofen is being closed for the sisters, so it was really neat that all of her 3 missionaries could be there for her last lesson. It was really neat :) She is so excited to meet you all in May! You'll love her! <span style="color: blue;"><b>(BG: WE CANT WAIT SONJA)</b></span> I want to tell you all about this fabulous day, but just too much good happened, so I can't! But we got a ride home with members and tried not to fall asleep the whole time (we had to get up at 5.30 to catch our Bahn at 7, but forgot that it was Saturday, and missed the Tram AND the bus that bring us to HB. So we RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAN about a mile so that we could catch the train. Our shins hurt. Caught it, all was well). <span style="color: blue;">(BG, That's our girl)</span> We came home and had a lesson with another LA. It was also wonderful. She loves us and she has such a great and solid testimony... whyyyyy don't you come to church? She ended up giving the spiritual thought and tied all of her thoughts and things all up and related it all back to why we have prophets, which was the lesson topic :) So cool. Such a wonderful day :)</div>
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Oh yeah. <b>We are staying here together in Schwamendingen and are still STL.</b> <b><i>Elder Laitinen is leaving us :( and we are getting Elder Barber, from England. Random thought. </i></b></div>
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<b>Okay. And then yesterday.</b> Long day at church, had a baptism, was way beautiful. Went home, ate, did a few hours of study, and then went to a lesson. <i>We went by an investigator during the week, but she had no time cause she was in a lot of pain. We offered her a Priesthood blessing and explained what that is. She was like... you can do that? Okay, yeah, when can you come? Haha, we told her Sunday. Of course, it was really hard trying to find two people that could come with us, but we found our two Priesthood holders. We explained the Priesthood, and how it was going to go. She had a few questions, and it was so great having the men there to explain the Priesthood 1) in perfect German, 2) in Swiss German even, and 3) from two people that actually hold it. We said a beautiful opening prayer, and then went on with the blessing. </i></div>
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The whole time I was thinking about how as a missionary, the Spirit is just really strong and always with us, so I hardly notice when I'm feeling the Spirit because.. well, he's always there. But as the blessing was being spoken, I felt it. My spiritual levels were raised. I thought, "If I can feel this AS A MISSIONARY, what on earth is SHE feeling?!". It was so amazing. <u>Then Jörg invited her to FHE! Brilliant. We won't be there, but she knows Elder Rozan already, so that will be good :) </u></div>
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<b>Yeah! So I'm really pumped :) I've been getting good answers to my questions. Still totally unsure about my life when I'm home, but that just shows me that God doesn't want me to worry about it. It'll work out the way it should :) </b></div>
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I gave you 2 commitments, and I will follow-up next week to see if you did it ;)</div>
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Also, how is family prayer and scripture study coming along? I have a total testimony of the strength that brings to a family. Completely. <b>I love you :) I love you all so much :) I'm so glad I get to stay with you all for eternity :) </b></div>
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Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02838756273092101343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868340513102387625.post-33737461382010132642015-01-10T17:28:00.001-08:002015-01-12T07:17:29.121-08:00Week 65 in the Field: Week 10 in Zurich: No letter just pics, mmmmmmmmmm? I'm a dimbo -sent one week later<br />
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<span style="color: magenta;">(Hi. I'm a total bimbo and didn't send this last week? Wow... I'm getting old. So sorry about that! Now you get two emails this week :))</span></div>
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This week. So much happened, but I don't feel like I was busy. I was sick, still am, so I think that took a lot of my energy. </div>
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<b>Here's a day by day account:</b></div>
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<b>Monday: Played in the snow</b>. Got soaking wet. <span style="color: blue;">Kinda annoying that I can't push the Elders in the snow and like... beat them up. They drive me crazy sometimes and they need a good Sisterly pounce</span>. Oh well. Then that night, after we were all dry and warm again, we planned to do a few vorbei's cause... no one was home. But I got us on the wrong Bahn. Shocker. It ended up being amazing! We went by on a referral from a member that we couldn't reach last week. SHE WAS HOME. She had friends over, so we made up an appointment for the next night. (Miracles happened)</div>
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<b>Tuesday: SO MUCH SNOW</b>. <i>Everything was late and running slow, so we were an hour late to an appointment with a member, who I love, and it was just.. man. You know how I am with <span style="color: blue;">being late: it stresses me out.</span></i> It was a good appointment, though. That night!! <b>We met this referral for the first time and.... I want to tell you all about it, but I don't want to type it all out. Pretty much.. it was just meant to be.</b> We were meant to get on that wrong Bahn and we were meant to go see her. We were answers to her questions and helped her so much. We pretty much taught the whole 1st lesson, but it wasn't planned like that. We got to explain the Holy Ghost and his roles, which answered so many of her questions that she's had for years. She's had amazing experiences with the Spirit, which just made her that much more ready. She is really great :) And normal! And loves us and was asking us so many questions and... man!! We are wanting to set a baptismal date here pretty soon :) <b>I LOVE MEMBER MISSIONARY WORK! It's all through you guys that we have things to do. <u>Open your mouth, share your testimony, and then call the missionaries :) </u></b></div>
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<b>Wednesday: another cool day.</b> Contacted another referral! She's from French part of Switzerland and she's just lived the last 2 years in California for her husbands work. She lived in an apartment building with only Mormons that also worked with her and her husband. She really loved them and how they raised their families. She went to all the activities and just... spent everyday with them. She came back here and wanted to be in contact with all the members here, too. We got her in the mail and tried going by and stuff, but they were gone for the holidays. Finally got to meet her, the husband, and her son, she is also expecting another boy in March. They are the SWEETEST! <b>They like us and want to know how we raise our families.</b> I told her it was all based on family prayer and how that strengths the family. She then told us that she is actually atheist. Didn't see that coming. We will be bringing by The Family and going through the BoM to find family values with her. We just want to show them WHY our families work the way they do and why there is so much happiness to be found. It was really cool to meet with them :) They want to be in touch with all the members and be involved in church activities, but not the church part. Not yet ;) </div>
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Oh yeah... that was also <b>New Years Eve</b>. Went to the ward house and had Raclette. I ate despite my cheese allergy and that was a stupid idea. Ugh. Pains galore. But... oh well. I lived ;) It wasn't too special. It was a bit of a bummer, actually. <b>We went home, and didn't even get woken up by the fireworks. LAME. </b></div>
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<b>Thursday: MLC!!</b> <b>We rode with the bus for 6.5 hours to get to Münich. We played some pretty funny games, and I couldn't figure ANY of them out! Man, I felt silly. But they were so fun! <u>I love these missionaries!</u> It was a great bonding time :)</b> We'll have to play these games on our Europe trip in May :) Got to the mission home at like 7, ate, had a BoM sharing evening, then got ready for bed. <u>Got a massage and talked with all the sisters :)</u> I love them! It was only the Swiss missionaries that stayed over night since our journey is so long. </div>
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<b>Friday: MLC!! </b>Meetings all day. <b><span style="color: blue;">And guess what?! I SAW SISTER WINTERS!!!!!! </span></b><span style="color: blue;">That was so so happy!! I can't believe she's leaving!! She still knows me so well! she was a big help to me. Always is :) I love her!!! </span>We got to meet all the other sisters from Germany and Austria as well and they are all so super great :) I love being STL and seeing and serving with these other missionaries. We had a full day of discussing business, baptism goals, and talking about the BoM. We watched the talk from Holland about the BoM and it was so super powerful. I loved it :) So much more to say... but so little time. Just... GREAT. </div>
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Then we had to head back on the bus to come back to Zürich. We didn't get to sit next to each other cause the bus was full. But that gave me a good time to read my scriptures, write in my journal, and SLEEP. <b>First nap of the mission:)</b> Later on the bus ride we were all able to sit together. I got to have a really good, long conversation with one of the Finnish missionaries. Just so good. <b>I've got such an excitement to be a ward missionary when I'm home :) I'm excited to see what life has waiting for me. </b></div>
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<b>Saturday: service project with Charlotte, planned Zone Training with the Elders (that's part of our job as STL), then planned for the </b><br />
<b> week.</b> <u>I love the Elders. We are the Schwamendingen Team!</u> <u>Such good laughs together :)</u> Hoping Elder Laitinen stays another transfers. Hope WE stay. President was telling us all the areas that have to be closed. <u>We have to close 4 sister areas in Switzerland, due to lack of sisters.</u> We offered our area because the ward really doesn't need us TERRIBLY badly, but I wish I hadn't said that. I want to stay and finish training and help the people here in this ward a little bit longer. I think it will have to be closed soon, though. <b>We are losing so many missionaries! Keep sending in new ones! Especially sisters! </b></div>
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Yep. That's the week! Gotta be brief!! Have been loving the study of the BoM! Hoping to finish it before I come home. <b><span style="color: blue;">Church is true, life is hard, that's part of His plan, and I'm loving it :) </span></b></div>
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<br />Brianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02838756273092101343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868340513102387625.post-13607443112991378672014-12-29T12:05:00.000-08:002014-12-29T12:05:26.047-08:00Week 64 in the Field: Week 9 in Zurich: Happy New Year<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IGq1WOm5xm0/VKGq5U4sa5I/AAAAAAAACHI/UIVJg9OhFgw/s1600/uetliberg-mountain%2B12292014.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-IGq1WOm5xm0/VKGq5U4sa5I/AAAAAAAACHI/UIVJg9OhFgw/s1600/uetliberg-mountain%2B12292014.jpg" height="239" width="320" /></a><span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.2999992370605px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">So... it's 9.30 right now. Just had to do some schedule switching so that both us and the elders could write today. We will be going up the <b>Mountain Uetliberg</b>. Looking forward to it. Bundled up nice and warm, cause...</span><br />
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Well. We skyped this past week, so I don't feel like there is too, too much new to say. </div>
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Well... yeah. It snowed. That made contacting a little interesting. Not a whole lot of people out, and then it started to get stormy, so stopping people on the streets became a bit... weird. Plus no one is home. No one. I'm excited for when the holidays are over, then we can do normal things again. </div>
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What's new? Uh.. we basically ran church yesterday. We gave the RS lesson. Man... that's really hard. Now I see why the sisters always have to ask for our participation. No one spoke! That's not true, we had a few participators. But it was still rough. The lesson was on a talk that didn't have much meat to it, so we really tried to fatten it up. It turned out. We lived ;) Then we both had to give talks in Sacrament meeting. That was fun :) Sister Smith did wonderful! She owned that talk and no one ever would have known that she was nervous :) We both spoke on the miracles of missionary work. I didn't write mine out cause.. .I didn't have head space to really worry about it. I talked about Sonja and all the miracles I saw there with her. It was very nice. Then we did an obnoxious amount of vorbei's, but not one person was home. So we did some dooring; Sister Smith has been saying that she's had only positive contacting experiences so far, but yesterday finished that record ;) The Swiss really don't like being contacted on Sunday's apparently :) The ward members weren't kidding. We wouldn't have had to do that if our appointment for a lesson that night hadn't fallen out... again. Oh well. We had the chance to do studies and had a really good, really deep companionship study. It's nice to just be able to talk out loud with someone you know is going to talk back and have a conversation. I can think all these things in my head, but I don't make connections and get knew ideas doing that. I've missed normal comp studies. I really needed that yesterday. It was based on my studies of the NT... John 19, maybe? I don't remember now. But I just loved how... straight forward and bold Christ is with the people. This is right after he forgives the women found in adultry. Then the Pharisees and Sadducies start telling him that he's only testifying of himself and what right does he have and stuff. Then his reply is... well, if you knew my father like you all say you do, you would know that what I'm saying is true. You all say that you need 2 witnesses to confirm something is true, and I've given that to you: Me and my Father. It's just so brilliant the way He always replies. He said that He knows that what He's saying is true because He knows where he came from and where He's going. Then we started talking about YW and our knowledge of the PoS. It was just really good.</div>
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O yeah! We went and visited Sister Smiths Grosspapi on Friday. That was nice :) We tried to teach a lesson about the Plan of Salvation, because both him and his partner have lost a lot of loved ones, but.... they weren't quite ready to accept what we had to say. But :) We taught :) And it was nice to be invited and to be loved :) </div>
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Next week we will be going to Munich for MLC. Looking forward to it. Not so much to the bus ride, except that we are going to take the time to make some good goals for the coming year. Would you like to hear some of mine? Or... the ideas I've had to somehow form into goals for the next year? ;)</div>
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- I want to finish the NT</div>
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- ALWAYS invite</div>
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- Pray before all my studies (like school studies)</div>
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- Make all your efforts a missionary effort in some way</div>
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- Some kind of exercise goal. I'm not sure what. But getting back into a healthy routine, for sure. No more sweets. Yoga will be in there somewhere.</div>
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- Spend more quality time with those I love (family, friends)</div>
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Yeah... those are a few. I have about 100 written down, but I'll have to narrow down the list, I think ;) It'll be a great year, and I'm really looking forward to see what the Lord has in store for me. </div>
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So... the pictures do not want to let me upload them. I am so sorry. This camera is really so bad... you'll just have to use your imagination this week. And wait until later to see them all. I wanted to show you what we did last week!! Oh well. I'm sorry.</div>
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Have a great New Year and I hope the parties will be great! We will be celebrating with members of the ward here in the building. Then off the Munich the next morning. Yay! </div>
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Love you!</div>
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Sister Gilmour</div>
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PS- we are starting a mission read! We will be reading the Book of Mormon in 6 months, focusing on the Gospel of Jesus Christ, so Faith, Repentance, Baptism, the Gift of the Holy Ghost, and Enduring to the End. Maybe I'll finish before I come home :) .</div>
Chloehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13469354341930207744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868340513102387625.post-58240472967778822902014-12-22T08:16:00.000-08:002014-12-22T08:16:00.673-08:00Week 63 in the Field: Week 8 in Zurich: CHRISTMAS IS COMING!<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.2999992370605px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">HIYA! (BG: sent a bunch of pics, could not open them:(:()</span><br />
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<b>This week was SO BUSY.</b> Seriously. If there could be 7 more hours in a day that still wouldn't be enough. I don't even know where the time goes! It's not fair. We just have too, too much to do. </div>
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<b>Monday.</b> Had to RUN around trying to find a glasses shop for Smithie cause she needed new glasses. Found one, took an hour, but got some, paid a lot that I almost fainted, then went off looking for new boots for me cause... well I "missionaried" mine right through. Good use of shoes, though. I like them :) That was our whole day. Just running and hoping to make our appointment for FHE. Man... that was such a good night! Just lots of laughs! I love being comfortable with members and having the elders there. We are FINALLY a team. Just what I prayed for. </div>
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<b>Tuesday.</b> Area Book finding day. Lots of made up appointments. Smithie did her first calls, in English and in German. She killed it. Looking her fear right in the face was her goal this Chirstmas and she is DOING IT. I love her and am so proud of her:) Then we had a lesson with the non-member mother of a member in our ward. That was really great. I love the woman, she's so cool. She's had great experiences with the Church and hoping one day she'll be ready to take the steps toward baptism :)</div>
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<b>Wednesday.</b> MINI TAUSCH. Sister Oswald got pneumonia, so she had to cancel, but we thought we'd go to Luzern any way and just see how they're doing, help with a few lessons, and get Sister Flickenger out of the house. I was such a miracle day! I got to go out with Sister Flickenger cause Sister Smith was also feeling sick, so she stayed with Sister Oswald. We were going to go to a Personal Touch for someone who just had a birthday. We went and checked our train times and we had 30 minutes, so I decided to take her out contacting since she hadn't done it yet. WÜNDERN HAT GESCHEHEN. It was so cool. The first people we stopped be gave a Book of Mormon to and they live in St. Gallen and I'm hoping the missionaries there can teach them. Then we stopped some other people and talked about Christmas and stuff. Then we found this one guy. He's actually from Zürich, so... potential for us ;) But it was amazing. He spoke SWISS German. And I mean.. like heavy swiss. But, I understood, so I took the lead there. Long story short, taught a first lesson on the street, and we are REALLY hoping for a call. He wouldn't give us his info. But... we are praying for it. It was really cool to just show Sister Flickenger what it's like to be a missionary. It was so cool to work WITH her. She can already speak German, so that was really nice. I'm sad I won't get the chance to work with her. Really great day, really great Tausch. </div>
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<b>Thursday.</b> RUNNING EVERYWHERE. Appointment with Less Active, really great, elders and Sisters both late. Great. Good image, guys ;) Then running to another appointment, got on 3 wrong trains, then on the right bus, but in the wrong direction. Just like...everything was against us. It was raining, we were hot, I cut my knuckles open and was bleeding everywhere, we were carrying like 15 chocolate bars around plus pants that I can repair for the elders, and then we had to cancel our appointment with the other LA cause Sister Gilmour still doesn't know her way around Zürich. I had a bit of a melt down and started to cry. It was rough. But... We got to do some dooring, so Sister Smith at least got to learn how to be a good missionary instead of one that breaks into tears. </div>
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<b>Friday. </b>Planning. Ate some good Sushi and had sprach. Had an eating appointment with Americans and it was great :) I love them! Really good time. and REALLY great view of Zürich from their house. Breathtaking. </div>
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<b>Saturday.</b> Lesson with man from Winterthur. He came all the way here to meet with us, to find out that he lives next door to the church in Winterthur. But it was a good lesson. Had a joint teach and.. .it was really good. Our other appointment fell out, but that's probably good cause we couldn't mind a joint teach and we don't speak Arabic. So... vorbei's took up our evening. </div>
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<b>Sunday.</b> Oh man. Lessons, no time to breath, lots of appointments to fix, an AMAZING Christmas dinner/ party with the Russos and... I never want to eat again. Still ;) Then we had a lesson with our family from Eritrea. My goodness. Now Sister Smith knows why I just... didn't even know where to start. We planned to go in and talk about the Atonement, but they got stuck talking about our nametags and how it says nowhere in the Bible that we need to where nametags, but just to wear Christ in our hearts. It was so bad. I didn't have my English bible on me, so i had like nothing marked in German, and they were so unimpressed that we didn't have scriptures memorized from the Bible, and we aren't allowed to teach with the BOM yet, and.... Sister Smith took this one over. Thank goodness. Sister Gilmour was just really tired. </div>
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Then we got home. I was dead. Just such a crazy week, and more to plan for, and we still aren't going to get everything done that we need to.... and. Ah. It's Pday. Just don't think about it. </div>
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I just need to learn to breath. With the little time I do have.</div>
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Tuesday: finding day. Dinner with the Rysers.</div>
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Wednesday: Rückauer in the afternoon, the Schmid at night.</div>
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Thursday: Charlottle to SKYPE with you crazy cats ;) </div>
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Friday: WE'RE GOING TO GROSSPAPI'S! That's Sister Smith granddad! We are so pumped! And we are teaching them, too! </div>
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Saturday: Denise at night</div>
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Sunday: teaching Relief Society (FHV), then both giving talks in Sacrament, then having a lesson that night. </div>
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holy cow. And that's just a few of the appointments. Where we will find time to do the missionary part of missionary life, I'm not sure. </div>
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Yeah. There you have it. I am really excited to Skype and see you all one last time before April! That should be about 8-9am for you. We worked it out so it was less obnoxious-5am mdt, and you can open presents and not be waiting for that ;) </div>
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I love you all! You're great! </div>
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Chloehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13469354341930207744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868340513102387625.post-37568743217410082022014-12-15T10:38:00.003-08:002014-12-15T10:38:58.298-08:00Week 62 in the Field: Week 7 in Zurich: "Wende dein Gesicht der Sonne zu, dann fallen die Schatten hinter dich" AND New Pics in Zurich<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Not as much time to find and focus on teaching as we would have wanted. But. You know.. that's why we have the Atonement, right? Say sorry and do better the next day. Sister Smith is really great, just understanding that I am totally new to this side of things but we have a good time figuring things out together :)</div>
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<b>There are just a few things I wanted to share about this week</b>. <u>We need to get out and go shopping</u> for some pretty needed things, so I'm going to try and be fast with emails. Try ;) </div>
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<b>We met with the Stake President</b> to talk about the work in our Zones/Stakes and how the work is going. Our President is amazing :) We had a really good meeting. We went in pretty much clueless with what we were supposed to do cause... no one's told us how to be SisterTrainingLeaders and the Elders didn't even tell us about this meeting until the day before :) and then 3 hours before it started they informed us that we needed a Fortschrittsbericht prepared for the President :). Well.. great. So we rushed and weren't as prepared as we would have liked, but.... we learned and will be better next time :) </div>
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<b>Did a lot of planning for the next week.</b> Got our ward mapped out on our big area map cause.. we don't know anyone, let alone where they live. Thank goodness that's done. It's already been such a help.</div>
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<b>I had an interesting experience while singing</b>. I think we were singing O Little Town on Bethlehem, and as we took a breath as a choir, I heard the words "....Jesus Christ" come from Elder Rozans mouth. Time seemed to slow down as I watched the person he had just tried to speak with, shake his head, put is hand up, and walk past with a "keine Zeit" blowing with the wind. That was so sad. They "don't have time" to talk about Jesus Christ? Who are these people? Don't you know that He has done EVERYTHING for you? And you don't have a few minutes to talk about His importance.</div>
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<b>The world is sad.</b> That's made me 10000X more grateful to be here and to help these people make time for Christ. It's so beautiful. </div>
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Then on the way back, we stopped in Kloten to do a few vorbei's. We went to see a family that we teach, that speak almost nothing except Arabic. </div>
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This is just FUNNY. I can't even remember the spiritual parts cause I die everytime I think about it.</div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">So they were just about to eat lunch, so we said we would stay just a few minutes and ask if they had read in the BoM and so on. They didn't have the time, so we were going to read with them, of course. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">We wanted to share Moroni 10:3-5 and challenge them to read about the book and ask God if it was true. But in Arabic, the books start backwards. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">So as we struggled to find the book and then the chapter, they said they had found chapter 10. Great! So she reads the verses 3-5 outloud in Arabic, and we follow along in German. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">Sister Smith and I were just feeling the power of these verses and hoping that we could share a really good message.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">As she finished reading, she prattled something off in Arabic to her husband so he could translate:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">"So this is talking about a rich man that was killed by this Nephi person so that he could get records from him?"</span></div>
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<span style="color: #134f5c;">OH NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We had read 1 Nephi 4!! That's the hardest chapter to explain in the whole book and we just read it ON ACCIDENT! Oh my gosh... we just couldn't help but laugh!</span></div>
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They were understanding and we made up an appointment to come back the next week with someone that can speak the language :) Oh man. Gotta love missions #LostInTranslation</div>
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Also. That's the week. <b>This week we should be having our first Split with Sister Oswald and Sister Flickengger. </b>We're looking forward to it. Lots of appointments with members, and lots of time to find. Finally. </div>
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<b>We'll see you all soon :) Make a list of things you want to ask cause... 45 minutes goes by really fast :) </b></div>
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<span style="color: #660000;">The Church is true!! Not cause we are vain, but because when you live the teachings of Christ, you see the way your life goes and that is the best testimony that what we believe and live is true. So live it! Don't forget what you promised to do as you entered the waters of baptism; to carry His name, to do His work, to mourn with those who mourn, and to always use His Atonement. It is perfect and can always be used. So use it. He did something so great for us. Use His love :)</span></div>
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Merry Christmas-season!</div>
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<b>So. Golden. She is here :)</b> Her name is Sister Smith and she is from Layton, Utah and her mom is from Switzerland. <b>She turned 22 on her first day here with me :)</b> And we love each other!<br />
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We are having a great time and she is just... oh my gosh. <b>I can't believe how good of a missionary she already is.</b> She knows more than I do! I never thought that missionaries come from the MTC and know what to do, but she does! And she can already speak pretty good German, so that's nice:) </div>
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She got in really late on Thursday night, so after we got her, and overwhelmed all the poor Goldens, we finally headed home. Luckily we live 5 minutes from Bahnhof. </div>
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Before she came, we had a full day of missionary work, of course. I said goodbye to the missionaries who were leaving, then worked with Sister Page for the day. She is also from UT :) It was so so great!! We had a service project and did a few "vorbei"s and had a really great random appointment with a member of the ward. We had a great spiritual conversation and our relationship was strengthened. Then we went out to dinner as Trainers and prepared ourselves for what was about to happen :) Good last night of being single and without a child ;)<br />
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We have had some really cool experiences together. <b>She is fearless this girl. I mean.. wow. </b></div>
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Other things we did this week... <b>we went Caroling</b>. That was... cold. But good :) Saw one of my best friends, whom I'll miss very much...Sis C.<br />
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<b>We had our Christmas Conference yesterday :) It was SO GOOD. I wish I could just send you all my notes and ideas</b>. But... that would probably put you to sleep :) <u>We had a good spiritual part from Sister Kohler to start us off about the gift of time. And then President spoke a bit. Then we had training about what a Musical Fireside is and we had a mini one.</u> Then :) <span style="color: blue;">Then we watched Meet the Mormons!! That was such a treat!!! And so so good!!!</span> We had a great lunch, a gift exchange (I got Legos... which is good cause everyone was really upset that I had never played with them before), then had a bit more training on how to use Christmas in our contacting this year. We are really being pushed to use He is the Gift. It's really inspiring and so good, so of course I am excited about that :) We are being encouraged not to lose the spirit of our missions throughout this time, and I am really excited to have the most missionary Christmas ever :) And now with the amazing goals we've set with our contacting on Bahns and on the street,<b> I think we really will have the greatest Christmas ever :) </b><br />
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I guess that's what I've loved the most so far... new goals. And fully focused on our purpose. I've really missed that. Really truly. I feel like I am finally reaching potential out here. I mean... I have A LOT to improve on. I mean.. there's a lot of things I should already be confident doing, but I'm not. But now.. better later than never, right? We'll learn together. I told Sister Kohler yesterday that I am just SO EXCITED to go, go, go the rest of these 3 transfers. She was really excited to hear that. </div>
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<b>Wow. First part of a week as being a trainer.</b> <span style="color: blue;">I have to say.. I am LOVING it</span>. I have SO much to learn, and you were right: we learn more from our Goldens than we think. I am sure she is teaching me more than what I am teaching her. She is so focused on our purpose as missionaries. This was an inspired companionship. We're loving working together and we are coming along nicely with the training. Still doesn't seem to be enough time to do everything, but.. we've only just begun.</div>
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I love working with her so far because we have really worked on setting goals. Our goals lay heavily in our contacting and how we talk with people. We both saw that we could improve our skills. This week, our focus comes from the first lesson and from the Training Program. On the streets, we want to practice contacting with the topic of prayer, and taking that and relating it to all the points in the 1st lesson. On the Bahn, we are really trying to bring up the point of baptism as soon as they ask us our purpose. We are just trying some things out and seeing what works; really working on the program. </div>
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<b>I am so glad I have to chance to train. I would love to end my mission doing this. There's nothing better to get you focused, especially when your Golden is so in the game and ready to go. </b></div>
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Sorry if that was a lot just... thrown at you. I hope you can understand :)</div>
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I love you all. I know that the Lord blesses us when we do what is right, especially when it's hard. Keep it up. Don't get discouraged. We can always count on the Lord. He is always there. </div>
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As we think about giving gifts this year, why don't we think about the gifts we've been given. The most important is the gift of the Atonement of Jesus Christ. God gave us His only Begotten Son because He loves us so much. He has given us all things for our success. Use what it is that He's given us.</div>
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And then ask yourself, <b>"what can I give God this year?"</b>. That is a really powerful question. As Sister Smith and I have thought about this, we have really been able to focus on our goals that we've made together. My gift to God this year is the gift of work. I want to give Him my all. I just want to give it up to God. It's up to Him. I am going to be is His instrument, and I can't wait to see the miracles He is waiting to give us. </div>
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<b>Man. I just feel so thankful. It took a while to get here, but I'm here now. And I know I'm not always going to be so fired up, but I do know that because I want it, I'll continue to work for it :)</b> </div>
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I love you all!! I think I said that already. It's still true ;) Have a really great week :)</div>
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And I got the gifts :) I can't wait to open them on Christmas!</div>
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Sister Chloe Gilmour</div>
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Chloehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13469354341930207744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868340513102387625.post-90857326704537912022014-12-01T07:38:00.000-08:002014-12-01T07:38:48.236-08:00Week 60 in the Field: Week 5 in Zurich:First Day of December...What?! And ... I'm Training:):)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>First things first. I am training a brand new missionary.</b> Ah. Yeah. I'm nervous. She will be coming to be on thursday night. We will also be Sister Training Leaders. So like.. Sister Zone Leaders. Lots of responsibility all at once. But hey... at least we're not white washing an area ;) It'll be interesting, that's for sure.</div>
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RLRMRdUcYgo/VHyE-JKfRUI/AAAAAAAACB0/cdZ2ziYgl80/s1600/Bern%2Btemple%2Bat%2Bnight%2C%2Bup%2Bseeing%2Bsonja%2Bfor%2Bbaptisms.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-RLRMRdUcYgo/VHyE-JKfRUI/AAAAAAAACB0/cdZ2ziYgl80/s1600/Bern%2Btemple%2Bat%2Bnight%2C%2Bup%2Bseeing%2Bsonja%2Bfor%2Bbaptisms.jpg" height="213" width="320" /></a><b>We found out the news while we were in Zollikofen with the Zolli Sisters.</b> We got the permission to go to the Temple again to be there for Sonja!!! She did baptisms for the dead for the first time! It was so amazing to be there for her! I've never been downstairs in the font, so it was really cool to be there. So beautiful. So peaceful. I miss the Temple. We were in such a rush and we were late to the session, but we got there, we were there for Sonja, and that's what is important :) I loved seeing how happy she was. I felt such love being back with my Zolli ward :) They loved me and I loved them. It was really nice :) </div>
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<b>We then spent the night with the Sisters</b>. That was really good, too. <b>I got to talk with Sister Peacock </b>and see how it was going for her being a Trainer and all. Which was good since I'll be doing the same thing here in 3 days. *AH*. I'm just looking a lot to my memory of Eve and how great she was. I hope I can teach my Golden all that she managed to teach me :) </div>
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<b>We had a few really cool experiences this week.</b></div>
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We met with the family from Eritrea again. I LOVE THEM. </div>
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We got there, waiting a bit until the husband was changed from his work clothes and started. They were not happy that we wanted to talk about the BoM again, and so they wouldn't even have it. Good thing we prepared something from the Bible. Only thing is... they are used to be preached at. I don't know how to preach! Neither does Sister Robben. So we were both a little like... what do we do? We had decided to talk about faith. Harmless enough. The tables got mega turned and the husband started preaching and giving the lesson. They are so focused on Christ. It unbelievable. And really cool and a good testimony builder for me. But they focus so much on Him, that we couldn't even talk about faith because it wasn't Jesus Christ. (BG: It should be faith in Christ, wish i could be there:)) They ONLY want to hear about Christ. I don't fully agree with that, (mmmmmmmmmmmm) but... yeah. We tried explaining about the Trinity and that it doesn't really work, as we read in Matthew 3 about Christs baptism. Then he started asking who God was and what the relationship between Him and Christ is and... yeah. The whole time I was just thinking "Heavenly Father, what is the point of this? We just come into peoples houses and they tell us that we're wrong. This is the truth! Why aren't people just jumping into the font to be baptized? Why can't they tell that we have the truth? This is so harsh...". </div>
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When he was finally finished, we just thanked him and told him that we agree 100%, because we do! <b>Christ is at the center for us as well! </b></div>
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I was feeling a bit down after this whole preaching thing. But then the moods changed completely. They had made us dinner again, and this time we ate <b>Eritrean food</b>. </div>
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<b>I love these cultures! Seriously.</b> They are the most generous and loving people that you could ever meet. They just have a different way of communicating with each other. They are really open and really intense. We talked about this in Institute this Tuesday. The teacher was talking about how if we understood the culture of the Bible better, we would understand the way they reply to one another. For us, sometimes the replies from Christ seem really harsh. But, for them, that was just how they had a normal discussion. If someone were to speak to us like that, we would pull out the boxing gloves and get ready to knock them one:). I learned that first hand this week. They just communicate different. But they love us!</div>
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We ate something like a <b>buckwheat crepe</b>. That's what it looks like, anyway. Then you put meat and yogurt and veg on in, take another crepe, and eat the stuff in the middle with your fingers, using the crepe to "protect" your fingers. It was SO GOOD. I LOVE THESE CULTURES!</div>
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<b>We had a finding day on Saturday and we were knocking doors</b>, when a man from Iraq opened the door. He was Muslim, but let us in. He and his wife were so loving! Wife spoke NO German, but loved us! She was so happy to have two strange girls sitting in her front room. They gave drinks, something to eat, and then offered us there house to us and our families if we ever needed to stay somewhere. And that's not the first time that's happened. These people really understand what it means to love your neighbor. I am so impressed by these cultures. And I love them! </div>
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<b>The finding day was really really special. I want to share one success story from the day.</b></div>
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We were walking on the street, decided where we wanted to go next. We decided not to go in one direction, and go around the corner instead. There was a man. So we stopped him. We told him that we talk about Jesus Christ. He told us that we had stopped the wrong man because in 20-30 minutes he was going to end his life.</div>
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We were speechless. <b>Sister Robben is brilliant</b> and invited him to come get something to drink with us and we could talk. He had to run to an appointment, but he gave us his two telephone numbers and told us to meet him somewhere at 7. He promised he'd be there.</div>
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And he was. 2 Elders came with cause they were worried about us. Totally not needed. But.. I'm glad they were there. We went and got drinks and this man started to tell us all about his life.</div>
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He is in such a deep place right now. All that could go wrong has gone wrong. He felt no more hope and no more light. I was able to bear my testimony that there in hope in life and that is through our faith in Jesus Christ and that we can repent, be forgiven, and become new again. He said he knew that I would say that, but not in a mean, sarcastic way, just a matter of fact kind of way. He kept saying that is wasn't "zufall" (coincidence) that we met, but that it was Schicksal (destiny). He doesn't just give out his info to just anyone, especially just to two girls on the street. But he thought he'd give us a chance. He asked if he could come to church next week. He couldn't come yesterday, but he wants to meet again this week and then on Sunday.</div>
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<b>It was just so amazing for me to be able to bear testimony of the hope and light of God and His Son and the Gospel</b>. I spoke from my heart, and it was really an uplifting moment for us all. To know that we were really in the right place at the right time and that we stopped him. I guess that's why we stop everyone, right? ;)</div>
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<b>God wanted to show me that finding is fun</b>, I think. I have never seen success like that with a finding day. All the people we found were quality people who have potential. Which is perfect since I'll be teaching that to my Golden here over the next 12-18 weeks. Here we go.</div>
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<b>This week was really good.</b> <u>Crazy that I have a comp that is leaving the mission field, finished and going home.</u> It's really strange, but it's been good cause I've set some goals for the Trainer I want to be and the things I want to accomplish for the rest of my time here and what kind of missionary goals I have for the rest of my life. It was a good reflecting time. <b>This is a really good time to think of others and to share a Christmas spirit. </b>I look forward to it. We will be focusing a lot on the members. <span style="color: purple;">We are going to find all those people hiding in rocks and in the mountains and in the hills (Jeremiah 16:16-17).</span> <span style="color: purple;">And we are going to teach, teach, teach, and find, find, find :) </span></div>
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Love you all. The Church is true, even when people may tell you that you are wrong. We know that it will only get harder the closer we get to His coming. <b>Now is the time to prepare to meet God. So do your best, make Him proud, and go forward with a heart full of faith in Christ, knowing that tomorrow is a new day, another day to start over and to love those around you. </b></div>
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This week. Lot's of things. Teaching, finding, members, interesting experiences. Wish I could share them all. I'll give you a little overview :)</div>
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<b>Monday we went out as a district and visited a Toy museum</b>. <i>The Elders were not so impressed ;)</i> But hey, we can now say we visited a toy museum in Zürich :) </div>
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We got to listen to a beautiful Latin choir practice for that nights concert, which was so enjoyable! Then we had an awesome appointment with the family Radzik. <b>This week was full of good appointments.</b> For the first time on my mission, I can actually talk with these people and actually have a Gospel discussion with them. The husband is like.. mega smart and has studied the Bible and everything about it. I just wanted to pick his brain. But.. time ;) He put some really interesting thoughts in my head, which were only built upon more the next day. </div>
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<b>Tuesday we went to the Bishop of another wards house to eat.</b> Again. Another really uplifting conversation. I asked the question: <span style="color: blue;">what happens to all those who don't believe in Christ, but are still really, really good people and really live their faith?</span> Often times much stronger than those who are Christian? I was so worried about this because we are surrounded my Muslims here. Every 2nd person we talk to is Muslim, and they are such wonderful people. But... they don't believe what we do, and we know we have to believe in Christ to be "saved". I was just so worried about it. What happens to them? We had a really good discussion about that + so much more. </div>
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<b>A Muslim Mosque. </b>Wow. So, so interesting. We watched the men pray, and then we went upstairs to where the women pray. The three women giving us this tour are Swiss, and they grew up Christian, but converted to Islam. They are in charge of this Mosque. I found that so, so interesting!!! They were so good. We sat for a good 1.5 hours and just asked questions. They believe a lot of the same things as we do and they are so dedicated to their beliefs it is unbelievable. I really respect these people, even though we believe differently. </div>
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<b>Friday.</b> Cancelled appointment, second day in a row. We had a REALLY inspiring and uplifting conversation with a man on the street. Wow. We had just decided to scrap our plans and head home to plan. Then we talked to this man. We stood on the street for an hour and listened to him and it was so good. He's been through so much and has only seen death in his life. And even with that and having almost died a few times himself, he has such a strong faith in Christ. Wow. And he's even studied science and math and everything and I've just seen that people stop believing in God when they do that, but with him, it was the opposite. He was really great, and I learned so much from him. I know we're supposed to be the teachers, but I'm usually the one being taught. </div>
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<b>Saturday</b>. <b>TEMPLE DAY!!</b> It was really strange being back in Zollikofen. Only after 4 weeks. It felt like I was just on vacation for a little while. I did the whole session in German cause I thought it would just be better, then I wouldn't need to get headsets and then not use them, like I do every time. But... I was so tired I should have grabbed them ;) It was really good. Just what I needed. It felt really, really fast, and I saw only a few people that I knew. I saw Sister Peacock from a distance, but got no hug :( The American missionaries were also there cause it was the Stake temple day and they were all invited. So that was really neat :) Then we road home with members, which was so sweet of them to take us home. There's a family in Singen that I really like, and I've met them a few times since being here, and it's like we've been friends forever. The husband told me something that was really an answer to my prayers : "You reach your dreams". I really needed that. It was really perfect timing. </div>
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Sunday was a busy day. Church, meetings, meetings, meetings, 3 less actives at church, lunch with the Russos and the elders, then a meeting with the Elders about the ward, then FHA with JAE. Interesting day. Ate a lot, met a lot, talked a lot, celebrated a birthday (E. Laitinen), contacted a few potentials, then headed home. On the way home, <i>there was only one person on the street that we could contact before going inside. We stopped her, and she told us that she didn't speak German, but spoke English. She is from Mexico. We told her about the BOM and asked if she wanted one. She was so happy! We were just around the corner from our apartment, so we told her we would go grab it. Then she came with us, we waited outside the door, and grabbed a book. She was so happy :) She's only visiting for 3 weeks, but she gave us all her contact info and said we could email her :) It was so cool! The miracle of the day :) </i></div>
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Well. There you have it. More detail than I feel like I've given in a while. Hope you like it. <b>Remember, we are ALL children of God and all things will work out. </b></div>
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<b>The Church is true. We are sent trials for a reason. Life wasn't meant to be easy, but we still wanted to come :) Hard times are there to help us stretch and become better.</b> I am grateful for all the words of encouragement I got today. I will go out and make you proud, and be the best missionary I can be. </div>
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I love you all and am so so grateful for your love and support.</div>
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And hey, READ THAT TALK. </div>
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<b>This week. Oh this week</b>:). I guess I'll just give you a brief run-through of every day.</div>
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<b>Monday:</b> We went and saw all the churches in Zürich. We found the most beautiful viewpoint ever. I just wanted to swing and write. But.. the day was almost over. Then we went to a women's house for FHE. She's from Paraguay and really wonderful :) She was so so tired, but had us over anyway. </div>
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<b>Tuesday:</b> <b>Zone Training.</b> Got the news that our <b>Christmas rules</b> are just like normal every day rules; in by 9.30, no extravagant activities, and no fun Christmas music. But we are encouraged to do things creatively and really do a lot of teaching. <b>We get 45 minutes to Skype</b>. This day was really difficult for me. I feel really alone here right now. That was only magnified when all the missionaries came together. As we were listening to the testimonies of 4 sisters that are leaving, I just couldn't help but cry. And then, to help that, we had a really beautiful musical number on the piano and.... yeah. Just cried. And no one even asked me if everything was okay. No one. Then Sister Couper came and we talked. </div>
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I have realized how much I rely on Elders since coming out here. Not having them around is really difficult for me. But it was a really good Zone Training. I learned a lot. And we went to a member to help with Christmas things for the ward. I really like her :) She's only been a member for 6 years, but... man. She's awesome :) I look forward to our relationship. </div>
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<b>Wednesday:</b> <b>Went by on a lot of people.</b> Had a really good conversation with a LA for about 45 minutes. I love being able to bare my testimony to people. I don't find it easy to do with everyone, but when I know they need it, it's a really powerful moment. I also had a way cool experience with a woman on the Tram. She almost missed the Tram, and so she came on out of breath with her son. She kept looking at me, so I asked her something. Then she started speaking to me in English and asked if I was a missionary. I said yes, and she told me that the missionaries were by her often as she was a child. <i>Her mother and grandmother always thought that Mormons came from a different planet and wanted to know more about us, so they would have the missionaries over. Haha, she thinks we can read minds</i> cause she could always understand what they were saying, although it was English (she couldn't speak it then so well). And they always answered her questions. I tried to explain the Spirit, but it didn't work ;) But... we rode together for nearly an hour, I think. I got to explain the Book of Mormon to her, and tried to meet with her to better explain it, but... she wouldn't budge. We invited her to the Musikalischer Abend, but they didn't come :( I hope that I get to see her again. Her son really liked me :) Then we taught a LA. Went well. She's great :)</div>
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<b>Thursday:</b> <b>Nothing too special</b>. Lot's of going by on people, a fallen out appointment (with someone who NEVER falls out, so we were really disappointed), then we had ward council. <u>We planned for the coming year. I freaked out. I saw the day I come home and that's... not far away. I can't believe that. I just gotta make this time count, then, huh? Like dad said, I need to set some goals. </u>I just.. don't really know what. Teaching, finding, really listening to the Spirit. Part of hopes to be STL or trainer... I think that is exactly what I need right now, since I'm finding it a bit hard the third time in a new area. </div>
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<b>Friday:</b> <b>Service project</b>, eating appointment with a family, a little planning, then I met Jussara, a LA in our ward. She is SO COOL. I am really excited to get to work with her :) </div>
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<b>Saturday: </b>Had the feeling that we needed to go way out to the end of our area to visit someone Sister Robben found over 6 months ago (did I ever say that this is her second time in the area?). i went there, but he wasn't home. But... his son answered to door. He's a handicapped, so he came out screaming at us, but we didn't understand a word of anything he said. Sister Robben was sure that wasn't the man she met, so we went to write a quick note to him and invite him to the fireside. His son came out again, so chase us away. We were really scared. But... we were persistent and just finished the note a little ways away. We ran back and dropped it in his post box. Then we ran quickly to the store to grab something to eat. As we went in, a man came out... the man we were just trying to visit! He was right friendly with us, so we were pretty sure it was him. Then we saw him go into to the house we were just at. He never called us :( If I ever find a reason to go back there, I will visit him. Then we did a lot of organizing for the area. <u>We have so many names and people to contact it's ridiculous.</u> <u>Then we did a service project. It was interesting... the things we live while on a mission. crazy.</u></div>
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<b>Sunday:</b> <b>MUSICAL FIRESIDE.</b> This one did not have the turnout like we had in Zollikofen (300+ people). We had maybe 100.... so that was a little sad. It was the one that's about the third PMG lesson. It is so, so good and I wish you could all see it. There is music involved, so I was a puddle of tears <span style="color: blue;">(BG: glad it wasn't a different puddle:))</span> the whole time. Again.. feeling alone. Not important :) I guess the firesides are doing really well and the members are really loving them. In the St. Gallen stake, they are having stake conferences talking about them. They are bringing all their friends and it's spreading like wildfire. <b>We are trying to reach the Swiss on a different level.</b> It's tricky working with people. I believe there are people searching out there... but I'm rubbish at finding them! I need a super- contacter as a companion. Someone who does things really naturally. Cause... I need normality in something that is so not normal. <i>I had the best conversation with Sister Couper. I really, really love her. I can't believe she's leaving. I really can't. I would love to be a missionary like her at the end of my mission. I love it cause.. her mission was not easy for her, and even during the hardest time, she never let it show. Well... I saw it cause we had really good exchanges, but... that was such an example to me. She really knows the language of love, and she speaks it fluently. I would have loved to have worked with her. </i></div>
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I know that God has a plan for us. We often don't know it, but we know that He has it in His hands and we only need faith and actions to make things happen. I read a really great article in the Liahona about this.</div>
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It was just the toaster and we were eating soup and I just really wanted toast, and so I put the bread in, and went to the bathroom, not thinking it would be a problem cause toast pops up when it's done.</div>
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Or... it should.</div>
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It didn't ;)</div>
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Sister Robben came running outside the bathroom door, screaming, "Es brennt, es brennt!" (it's burning, it's burning!). I thought.. okay, then take it out. </div>
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It actually means like... there's a fire. </div>
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So I ran out to see a good flame coming from the top of our microwave (our toaster is one the microwave). </div>
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<b>Thanks to Girls Camp skills, I took a damp rag and threw it over the flames.</b></div>
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There was no harm done :) Just a few fast beating hearts, and horrible smell, a melted/burned rag, and no toast for lunch. Man... </div>
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<u><b>This week. Hmm.... good stuff.</b></u></div>
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The success we see with the Potential Lists is actually crazy good. Everyone calls us back to set up appointments. Is this a dream? Maybe.. .we haven't had a lesson yet. But still cool to see :) </div>
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We are doing a lot of work with the less actives. We have SO MANY. So we are currently trying to go by on all of them to see 1) if they live there, 2) if they want to meet, 3) if we should just have no more contact. It's been successful. We've had some really cool experiences of just being guided by Spirit and being in the right place at the right time. </div>
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<b>There was snow this week. Crazy.</b> But then it was really warm the next day. I don't really know what to expect with this place. It can stay warm as long as it wants, though :) Zürich is a BEAUTIFUL place in the Fall. I wish you could all experience it with me. </div>
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<b>We visited a wedding. That was thoroughly bizarre.</b> But also good. Anita, from Zollikofen, was there and she was such a blessing. She's someone I know I could count on for anything. I love her :) I got to have some pretty cool chats with an Indian guy who is good friends with the Groom and a guy in our ward. It was really neat. He's met a lot with the missionaries and comes to activities weekly. He'll be at <b>the Music Evening on Sunday (oh yeah.. did I tell you we're doing one here, as well? Well.. we are :))</b>. It's so interesting for me to talk about God with those of other faiths.... and not Christian faiths.</div>
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<b>We get the chance to visit a Mosque on the 18. Don't freak out, (BG: Why would we?:)) we are going with the YSA's and a big group.</b> It will be a really good experience since we work so much with Muslims here. I don't think it's like that at all in Utah, is it? Huh.... different places, for sure. I really look forward to it. President is also excited for us, but told us to really be respectful and really pay attention to how we feel. I'm excited to go :) </div>
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<b>It was really wonderful to see Adolfo yesterday :)</b> Also such a tender mercy. I loved seeing a familiar face. And to hear that he thinks my German is good... since he can't understand a word of it ;) Sounds like you all enjoyed hearing me jabber away. Hope it was good :) </div>
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Today I had a total epitome. <b>Do you know how blessed you are, Young Women of the Church, to have the YW theme and to recite that so often? </b><span style="color: magenta;">I would like this to be shared with the YW of the ward, if that's possible. Thank you :)</span></div>
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<b>As I was reading the talk "Keeping Covenants Protects Us, Prepares Us, and Empowers Us" by Rosemary M. Wixon, i was filled with such emotion.</b></div>
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I can remember the reactions I had to this Sisters meeting the the Spring Conference of this year. From the moment the opening prayer was said, I had started to cry because of the overwhelming love I felt as a RS sister and a recent YW.</div>
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They sang the song "Teach Me to Walk in the Light". even just reading the experience brought me to tears (my comp probably thinks I'm insane).</div>
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And then a story of YW in Mexico reciting our YW theme was told.</div>
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Girls? Do you know how blessed you are to say that theme so often? The YW values we are taught from 12.18 are priceless life gifts. Priceless.</div>
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In my last area, by the Bern, Switzerland Temple, we were teaching a LA lady. She's been a member of the Church for a while, but didn't still yet understand the simple teachings such as "God is our loving Heavenly Father". </div>
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She didn't have a very good view of herself:(. She only saw her mistakes and can't for the life of her, point out her strengths. She is the most talented lady. </div>
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Every time, after a lesson of trying to help her see her self worth and never succeeding, I always thought, "she needs the YW program". </div>
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She needed to recite the YW theme:</div>
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"We are daughters of our Heavenly Father, who loves us, and we love Him.</div>
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We will stand as witnesses of God at all times, and in all things, and in all places, as we strive to live the Young Women values, which are:</div>
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Faith</div>
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Divine Nature</div>
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Individual Worth</div>
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Knowledge</div>
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Choice and Accountability</div>
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Good Works</div>
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Integrity </div>
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and Virtue</div>
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You learn and strive to continuously learn what these mean and how these values apply to you personally.</div>
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You may not believe that you are Princesses of our loving King, and you may not always feel your precious Divine Nature and Individual Worth, but I can promise you that one day you will understand the significance of these values; that you will one day believe in you Good Works and your Virtue. It makes a difference reciting this theme. You know and understand things adults try to do and accomplish their whole lives before you reach the age of adulthood. Maybe you don't know that you know, but you will one day. It took me coming on a mission at age 20 to realize that what I was taught in YW is true and that I believe in these values and that I i have them within me. </div>
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Keep it up girls. remember who you REALLY are. </div>
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All my love, </div>
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Sister Chloe Gilmour</div>
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xx </div>
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There are a lot of mistakes in there... but, you know what I'm trying to say. I hope.</div>
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<b>I love you all :) I love this time to serve the Lord, to be tested, and to have opportunities to grow and be stretched. I look forward to another missionary-work filled week :)</b></div>
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Until next week!</div>
Chloehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13469354341930207744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868340513102387625.post-25695015797131166052014-11-03T04:59:00.004-08:002014-11-03T05:01:36.232-08:00Week 56 in the Field: Week 1 in Zurich - Zuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuurich!! :)<span style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: #444444; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 15px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 21.2999992370605px; orphans: auto; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: auto; word-spacing: 0px;">Hoi!<b> I'm in Zürich.</b></span><br />
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In a big city.</div>
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Back to Bahnen.</div>
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Big ward, lot's of Less Actives.</div>
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Another musical Fireside.</div>
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A Dutch companion.</div>
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And a lot of learning to do. In a very short amount of time.</div>
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I've loved my last week here in Zürich! I feel right at home. I work my best in a big city with lots to do. I love working with the members, which is exactly what I think we need to do. I love having lists, and lists of potentials that need to be contacted. I love that people are willing to talk to us instead of stone us with their eyes. </div>
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It's gorgeous, in it's own "big city" kind of way. I really missed it. Really a lot. <br />
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It's very different from Zollikofen. Even the mentality of missionary work here is a lot more... uptight. </div>
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We had Stake Conference Saturday and Sunday. Bummer cause then I didn't get to know the ward, but I did get to meet a few. I already feel really welcome and loved here. I think this might be the ward that I grow the closest with. They all had such wonderful things to say!</div>
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Oh yeah. <b>We speak only German together :D How GREAT is that?! It's amazing the difference a week of only German makes. </b>But... she actually wants to work on her English, so now we speak a bit of English at home. Which is really good for my sanity. Not all things are perfect, and not being able to speak a bit in my mother tongue was not helping. </div>
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Yeah. I'm in Zürich. I don't know what to say really.</div>
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<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Gbthj6us_bk/VFd8HZgFxBI/AAAAAAAAB_I/GqiSUh7_oC4/s1600/SAM_2035.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Gbthj6us_bk/VFd8HZgFxBI/AAAAAAAAB_I/GqiSUh7_oC4/s1600/SAM_2035.JPG" height="213" width="320" /></a>We had a potential call us back the other day and ask us to come over on Sunday cause "Jesus didn't have the Book of Mormon" and he wanted to understand. We went over, but we wasn't there, only his wife. They are from Aritrea.. .I don't have any idea how to spell that. Somewhere by Ethiopia. Lots of people from there here. She was amazing. She in Christian and really knows the Bible and loves Jesus. <i>We were able to speak about where the Book of Mormon comes from... in Zusammenhang... with the Bible.</i> I've learned so much on this topic and it's become one of my favorites! We then talked about authority. She doesn't get it cause she knows that man is allowed to have authority and to teach the Gospel. She doesn't understand Priesthood Authority. It's a bit hard to explain. She's seen people be healed through the prayers of priests and stuff... so it's a little hard to explain that people can still be healed through faith and just cause they aren't members of the Church doesn't mean that God just let's them be. But then to tell her that actually.... like... there's more? Haha, I don't even know how to explain it. I've been studying for the next time.</div>
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She loved us and invited us over for this week again. I'm excited. </div>
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That's my week. Not a lot to talk about, it feels like. Just living the life out here. </div>
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Ciao!</div>
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Chloehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13469354341930207744noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-868340513102387625.post-77352111175854522502014-10-27T11:42:00.002-07:002014-10-27T11:54:40.786-07:00Week 55 in the Field: Week 25 in Zollikofen-My last one:(: Off To Zurich. So much love, love and more love for my friends, companions, members and family, SO BLESSED!!<span style="color: red;"><b>I have felt the most incredible amount of love over the last week</b></span>. Especially yesterday!<br />
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<b>Birthday's
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things and parties in boxes and floss and things of necessity. But...
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I
woke up to shower, and found sticky notes all on the shower tiles with
ALLES GUTE ZUM GEBURTSTAG SISTER GILMOUR XX, another being my towel,
behind the mirror, in my closet and above my bed. I came out to
breakfast all laid out on the table for me. Then I opened gifts. I
couldn't help but cry a bit because of the gifts. They were incredible. I
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I
don't deserve the amount of love that people have for me! I can't give
it all back. I want you all to know that <span style="color: magenta;">I LOVE YOU SO MUCH</span>. <u><i>Words don't
express feelings very well. But.. this is the happiest feeling. I never
want to lose it. </i></u></div>
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We then got ready for the
day. As we were doing that, our doorbell rang. So I went to beep them
in, but no one came in. Huh? Then our phone buzzed. A text from the
Elders! "Go check your post!"</div>
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We ran downstairs and found a bag hanging on the door. <u><span style="color: blue;">(See my video I sent annd dad posted on FB for me)</span></u></div>
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They
had written "ALLES" "GUTE ZUM" "GEBURTSTAG" on 3 bananas, then carved
GILMOUR out of 7 peppers. I loved it!!! They knew I probably wouldn't
want a cake, and so<b> they gave me something I love, in a Sister Gilmour
kind of way :)</b> They also made me a very thoughtful Tschüssbuch entry :) I
have really come to love those two-such great friends! I will miss them dearly. </div>
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headed to church, got LOTS ready for that evening and.... the Bishop
had wonderful things to say about Elder Bergström and I leaving ... BAM.
The day I leave and I just love them all and don't want to go! </div>
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I received so many birthday wishes and so much hugs and well wishes for
my time in Zürich. I felt like I actually did something for these
people... I hope i did. I just want to help people. I want them to feel
love and to feel the Spirit. I've learned so much from my time in
Zollikofen. </div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sonja-one the greatest things to happen on my mission to me. </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hkdo-wwSDu0/VE6MbwHOnGI/AAAAAAAABVQ/KjrtD-xBsE4/s1600/SAM_1227.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hkdo-wwSDu0/VE6MbwHOnGI/AAAAAAAABVQ/KjrtD-xBsE4/s1600/SAM_1227.JPG" height="320" width="213" /></a>Sonja made me a cake with my
favorite color for flowers. It was a gorgeous cake. She always makes
such beautiful things :) Lots of hugs from her, too. I loved working
with her and I will miss her DEARLY. But I know it's not good-bye :)</div>
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<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vOEj9rOFrUc/VE6OAZLCG9I/AAAAAAAABVc/flzrRMJtfiU/s1600/SAM_1169.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vOEj9rOFrUc/VE6OAZLCG9I/AAAAAAAABVc/flzrRMJtfiU/s1600/SAM_1169.JPG" height="133" width="200" /></a><b>Now.
The Music Fireside.</b> Boy. What a great experience! It was really
different for me than for those not involved, I'm sure. I sang in 5
different pieces and my voice is GONE. But it was gorgeous. The lights,
the films, the drawings, the songs, and the performers. I got goosebumps
a good few times. We had a really good turnout, too. <b>300 people!!</b> That
was NOT expected!! But from what I heard, everyone really, really
enjoyed it. Which made me really happy :) We had a few microphone
problems, sometime energy was lacking, but you know what? For
Zollikofens first fireside, it was really good. Now they'll be excited
for the next one. It was like a full on performance with lights, a
shadow dance, Alphorn, harp, some good Born Again music, violins. No one
was expecting that. Not even me! But I was well pleased with the turn
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VD4d-cOHZf0/VE6OAKTRM9I/AAAAAAAABVg/26KGHA0dtwk/s1600/SAM_1172.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VD4d-cOHZf0/VE6OAKTRM9I/AAAAAAAABVg/26KGHA0dtwk/s1600/SAM_1172.JPG" height="213" width="320" /></a>While preparing everything over the last
week for this, I got to build some really good relationships with
missionaries. I love Goldens. They are so ready to be their best and
give all they have, but they are all so worried cause they don't know
what they're doing yet. And they're frustrated and little down on
themselves, and don't really know where to start. I got to have a lovely
talk with an Elder who has been out now 7 weeks. It was such an
inspiring and uplifting discussion. I could really feel the Spirit
working through me, telling me what I needed to say to this Elder to
give him some kind of comfort. We both ended up with tears in our eyes,
and knew that we had both learned from what the Spirit had just told us
both. <span style="color: blue;">(BG: Makes me want to go on a mission again so bad, this time with Julie Gilmour as my Companion:))</span></div>
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<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9-jd2uMju6s/VE6PjJJbw2I/AAAAAAAABWA/Rdy3_naWZus/s1600/SAM_1178.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-9-jd2uMju6s/VE6PjJJbw2I/AAAAAAAABWA/Rdy3_naWZus/s1600/SAM_1178.JPG" height="213" width="320" /></a>That's something that I love about the
relationships between missionaries. You really learn to love someone. I
mean really LOVE them. <u>Not in a romantic way, but in a very real,
Christ-like way.</u> Another reason why it's going to be so sad to leave
Bern Zone. Now that I'm nearing the end, there's the chance that I won't
be seeing some of these people again. (There's one big pond in between our continents) And that is so heartbreaking.
But... I guess I was hear for those who needed me in that moment. And
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was given 3 cakes yesterday. Haha, it was so nice of everyone! I shared
with all the people there for the Fireside. But... they were from
people that I didn't even EXPECT. <b>The gift from Sister Couper and Sister
Emerson was so sweet.</b> The cards, the hugs. My gosh. LOVE. TOO MUCH
LOVE. I don't even know what to do with it all!!</div>
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week was spent laughing, making videos, piling wood, at the church,
working with missionaries, singing, singing, singing, teaching, crazy
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Oh yeah. Did I say I'm
heading to Zeurich?? I am :) I will be working with a Sister from the
Netherlands, Sister Robben. She is "dying" (going home) at the end of this 5 week
transfer. I am excited :) I've heard the ward is amazing and the
apartment is the smallest sister apartment of the mission. Yay ;) Sister
Peacock is going to be a MOMMY! She's getting a Golden and totally
freaking out about it :) But she is going to be GREAT. I have no doubt
:) Elder Bergström is going to St. Gallen and is getting a Golden, too,
AND he's opening a new area. Good luck!! Elder Huby is getting Elder
Dzierzon, who's actually in our district already. Just a little move for
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And the birthday wishes just kept going
and going! Last night I was given a note from Sister Peacock that told
me to be ready in Yoga pants at 7:45 and not to ask questions. Then she
took me to Ness's and we did Yoga and had breakfast :) So sweet. </div>
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yeah!! And Sonja got the Gift of the Holy Ghost yesterday!! They had to
give her two blessings cause they forgot to confirm her with the Holy
Ghost. I couldn't really hear, so I don't know what exactly went wrong,
but it was funny and good, nonetheless :)</div>
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<b>Just. So much happens on a mission. No time to tell you all about it. One day :) </b></div>
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<b><span style="color: red;">LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH!!</span></b></div>
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