Week 36 BJF Jul 20

 Ein wunderschöne guten Morgen liebe Geschwister, (A wonderful good morning dear siblings),

Sometimes you walk out of your apartment with a pair of sunglasses and
no umbrella because there's not a cloud in the sky and it's quite the
toasty day. However you return soaking with rain and confused because
nothing ever goes according to plan.

Elder H. and I decided it was about time we visited a pair of
less-active members out in a nice little boonie town by the name of
Wellerscheid. They're about 2 1/2 hours by bus so this was going to be
an all day kinda thing.
Once we reached the neighbouring town we proceeded to walk the next
hour to our destination. We began seeing quite a nasty looking
thunderstorm pulling up from the West so we knew how this was going to
end since neither of us had any sort of prep for the rain. But we were
committed and kept going.
Unfortunately our member friends had recently moved and we were the
last to receive the news. After a few other attempts we began the long
journey back but this time with rain blinding our path and lowering
our hopes.
After about 20 mins into our walk we saw a van pull off ahead of us.
At first we didn't think anything of it but as we walked past a young
man shouted out for us to hop in.
I had just joked about how Germans don't pick up strangers but I was
proven wrong yet again.
We then got acquainted with our new friend Daniel as he took us to our
bus stop. He was a native to the little town and as we spoke the
conversation turned to why two American kids are walking through a
thunderstorm in the boonies of Germany. Perfect chance to introduce
the Mormons haha.

As we spoke further I just felt like that was where we needed to be in
that moment. We didn't have a very in depth talk, he wasn't a golden
investigator, nothing miraculous. However we were set up to give this
guy a chance to serve, so he could make the choice to be selfless. And
hopefully hear the gospel when we get to talk again. The strange part
is the rainstorm suddenly stopped right as we were getting out of the
car, almost like it had achieved its purpose.

It's a silly story but it was a small proof to me that we don't know
everything, we don't see the whole picture, sometimes we don't know
why we're in a certain place or why we struggle with something. But
there is someone who does. He sees the whole picture and has set it up
just perfectly for each of us to play our piece in this great plan of
happiness. To help each other and to personally grow and improve. He
loves us and wants us all to someday return to our heavenly home
together. I'm proud to be a part of it, even if I'm not that good at
it.
Simply because we're all brothers and sisters, and we need to remember
how much we love each other.

I just wanted to share that story and some of my thoughts from one of
our crazy days. We also had a Picknick with the district at the
biggest park I've ever been to.
Yes, the video is related to the email header hehehe.

Hope you have a lovely week, Liebe - Elder Fuller

P.S. I think the Catholic Church is having us followed....by Nuns.
I've seen 40 or so in the last 2 weeks.


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Some great companion-ships here!  German graffiti would be strange to see indeed.