Anyways, we had a really cool week this week. From Tuesday to Wednesday we had exchanges and I got to work with my old companion Sister Mehr again. She is the bomb digidy. We had a great companionship, so working with her for a little bit again was super fun. We went and visited a less active family together and it turned into an eating appointment which I really can't complain about because I was SO hungry, so we had some soup and ate some strudel and talked about the gospel. It doesn't get much better than that.
Sister Baker went to Munich to work with the other Sister Training Leader Sister Ahlm. They had a good time together and did a lot which is good. Exchanges are kind of fun. It's like going on vacation within your mission while still doing missionary work.
On Thursday we had Mission tour, and that was AWESOME! So an Area Seventy came and talked to our mission. It was basically like a private general conference for the missionaries. It only happens once a year, but it's so awesome. We had Elder Patrick Kearon come talk to us. He comes from Great Britain and it was SO GOOD! The overall message that he gave is that we should be so happy to be doing this work and I think it was a really good message for us to hear. In missionary work, it can be easy to get bogged down in numbers and records and transportation and details, and then we end up forgetting just how wonderful this work is that we get to do. I spend all day every day trying to bring people unto Christ, and it really doesn't get much better than that. He said though, that it is up to us to choose to be happy. It is so easy to decide that you are going to be in a bad mood when things don't go the way you want, but that makes things drag along so much more. Be happy about it! We only get to do this for a little while. Enjoy it! Anyways, it was great. Another really cool thing about mission tour was that all of the Austria and Germany missionaries came together, so that meant that I got to see Sister Bushman from when I worked in Vienna and Sister Arnold from the MTC. It was so great to see them. I hadn't seen Sister Arnold since July. We both freaked out when we saw each other. We talked a lot during the lunch. It was just so fun to see everyone. I saw a lot of the Elders I've worked with too. Whenever I go to these events I remember just how greatly outnumbered I am. Dang, there are a lot of Elders and not a heck of a lot of sisters. So many suits. It's good though. It's just funny how you become a part of the brotherhood. Männer...immer das gleiche Thema...says Schwester Schmid from my ward :)
Yesterday we had Ward Conference and the Stake President came and talked to us. The Stake President here is really a beast. First of all, he knows my name. That is not something I would expect the Stake President to know. That was really impressive. Also, his 11 year old son passed away in October. We were all at the funeral, but I know that it has been rough for his family. The thing is though, they have had the best possible reaction to it that I could possibly imagine. There are pins that every one in the Stake wears that say "Familien sind ewig" which means, families are eternal. He has been a really good example to loads of people, so I always feel honored when I can hear him speak.
But yeah, that was my week, really good. Full of stuff. We are still on the search for people that are ready for this gospel. It is a process and not easy, but that is how it is supposed to be. I think I would actually be quite disappointed if this was easy. It's not easy, but it's great. You would think that combination isn't possible, but I'm living evidence :) I hope you all have a great week. Make good choices!
Love,
Sister Smiley
Pictures:
Sister Arnold, Elder Werner and me from my MTC district (we are super awkward, I know), Sister Bushman and I, and me being happy when we got back from a good appointment
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