June 22, 2015
I realized that I
hit my sixth month mark next month and it made me realize how fast everything
is going here in Germany. I have almost been out for 1/4 of my mission now.
That is crazy. I found that really just getting lost in the work helps me to
lose track of time and then I look back and it is 5 months into my mission!!!!
I have lasted
through another transfer which is pretty exciting and my companion and I are
staying together for another transfer (about 6 weeks) which I am pretty excited
about. This week, we had two companion exchanges because this transfer we have
had a lot of stuff to do and it was only a 5 week transfer and not a six week
transfer (like it usually is) so I was in a different area for 2 days because
of that but it was a fun time
This past week my
companion and I didn't know what we should teach the new converts in our ward
so we decided to pray about it and I suggested that we write the topic down on
two different pieces of paper and show the papers to each other. I wrote prayer and he wrote Holy Ghost which
go well together and we finished planning the lesson from there. We showed up
to the appointment and the man said he wanted us to see a film and it was an LDS
church film about prayer and the Holy Ghost!!! It was so awesome and then we
talked about experiences that we have had with prayer and the blessing that
come from prayer. It was a really cool lesson and was totally guided by the Spirit.
I am having a good
time here, though, and the ward is great. The ward has a choir but we always forget to
plan for it so we have only been once but we want to go and participate a
little bit more and try building relationships with ward members. We have people we are working with right now
but they just need a little push to get their gears in motion so it can be a
little challenging at times but nothing too hard. Since we are close to the
Czech border, we do meet people from there but the people that are Czechs
really do not speak German. We have met and talked with someone that was from
Moldova. We haven't found any community
service activities in the area but we are looking and trying to find stuff.
Annaberg-Buchholz
does have a markt platz, a little
smaller but I like it a little more less crowded and more relaxed. They have a
lot of wood work stuff here and the “holz” in Bucholz actually means is wood,
so a lot of craftmanship. This area is kinda the redneck area of Germany I
think.
We have all types of
fruits here. Cherries, raspberries, peaches, oranges, strawberries, and some
other types of berries. A lot of them are with the desserts though. I love
sauerkraut and rotkohl (a sweet & sour red cabbage) so much and I
could probably eat that stuff every single day I just cannot get enough of
it!!!.
We visited an old
church last P-day and it was interesting and different. Different religion and way of remembering
Jesus Christ. I think they had 30 or so pictures of the Savior on the cross and
sculptures too, but still interesting. (mom note: it was St. Anne's church in Annaberg-Buchholz which was built in 1499)
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| A photo from St. Anne's --Link to more photos |
Since last week’s rain storm, I keep an umbrella on me all
the time now which is very handy.
Scripture for the
week is Alma 29:1 "O that I were an angel, and could have the wish of mine
heart, that I might go forth and speak with the trump of God, with a voice to
shake the earth, and cry repentance unto every people!"
I hope you have a good week!
Love you!!!
Elder Fisher
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