Thursday, October 30, 2014

SHE GOT BAPTIZED!!!!!!!!!!

IT HAPPENED!!! SONJA GOT BAPTIZED YESTERDAY!!! It was so amazing. Honestly, it was probably one of the most insane Sundays of my life because we were also working really hard to get a less active member to church and making sure she had a good experience and helping advertise for this ward movie night that is going on this week. It was pretty cray. Sister Mehr and I were running around the building all day trying to make sure things were going the way we wanted them to. And for some reason, the world seems to think that because I am a missionary, I must be an expert and organizing baptisms. I just act like I know what I'm doing, I don't actually know what's going on, BUT somehow everything worked out. It was amazing. Ward members were really great and helpful with things and Sonja was all smiles the whole day. Sister Mehr and I got to be the ones standing at the side of the font holding a towel for Sonja when she came out of the water. It was a really great moment. Elder Jensen performed the baptism and he did a great job. Overall, I think it went pretty well. Sonja is great because she told us yesterday at the end of the baptism how the temple is really something she is going to work towards now. I couldn't ask for anything else. Now, we are just going to keep working with her and the ward to keep her on that track and help her accomplish the goal of going to the temple. It just went really well, and now, I know how to turn on the water heater on the ward building here. I guess that's a handy skill. When it was all over and everyone left, Sister Mehr and I just died a little bit. We broke open a bar of chocolate to celebrate. 

Needless to say, it was a pretty intense day, but there was one point where a member just approached me and asked, "is there anything I can do for you? What do you need?" I wanted to sit down and start crying when she asked that. You have no idea how much it means to a missionary to have a ward member just ask how you are doing and if you need anything. Seriously, if you ever want to make a missionary's day, approach them, introduce yourself, ask them how they are doing and if they need anything. It is the best thing in the world to hear. It lets you know that they recognize that you are just a teenager trying to do your best. That is my challenge to everyone who is reading this email who is not a missionary. Just walk up to the missionaries in your ward on Sunday and let them know that you are there for them and that you are on their side. They may not show it, but they appreciate things like that SO much. Trust me, I know. 

OH and we got transfer calls on Thursday! Sister Mehr and I get to stay together in Augsburg!!!! We were pretty happy about it. We really like working with each other, so it was a happy moment that we get to stay together for a little while longer. We are just coming out of a seven week transfer and this upcoming transfer is a five week one. It got a little messed up because there was a Mission President's conference in Portugal, so we had to change the schedule, but basically, this transfer is going to fly. Seven weeks didn't even feel like seven weeks. Time is the weirdest thing on a mission. Anywho, Elder Jensen (who is one of the Elders here is Augsburg) got transfered. Tomorrow he will be going on a train journey to Wiener Neustadt. Weird right? I was just there. He's going to work with my people. I'm prepping him for his adventure he is about to go on. We are going to be getting a new Elder here and I am anxious to see what he will be like. He's going to be our new district leader too, so we'll see what happens.
But yeah, that's my life lately. Oh and last p-day! Sister Mehr and I had a good one. We went to this Cathedral called St.Ulrichs, took lots a pictures because it was BEAUTIFUL and we went to this cafe that gets a lot of hype here in Augsburg. They have really good cake and hot chocolate. I'll attach a picture in this email, but it was awesome. We just kind of sat there, ate our cake, and watched people walk by. I keep saying it, but gosh, we are so spoiled. 

Well, that's it for this week. I hope everyone is doing well. Make good choices!

Love,
Sister Smiley

Pictures:
Us at the baptism and Sister Mehr and I exhausted after the baptism. The Elders actually took that picture without our knowing. Don't worry, we were only there for like five minutes.

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