Guten Morgen, tag, Mittag, Mahlzeit, Nachmittag, Abend, Nacht, etc.
These last weeks we’ve been super busy yet we feel like we haven’t been doing much. We’ve started working with the #LightTheWorld program the church has set up this year and we’ve been seeing a cool effect with it. Last Christmas I couldn’t understand what people were saying to me but this year I can really see the Christmas spirit lighten people’s moods.
We recently met with a guy out of Afghanistan. He had grown up in Muslim culture his whole life and had been working with the American military as a translator. While he grew up in a very poor part of the country he witnessed many Americans, Brits, French, and other Christian nations reaching out and helping people. No matter what religion, skin color, background, etc. He was so impressed by seeing these people selflessly help others he wants to truly study and discover what makes these people do what they do and emanate the same in his own life.
Teaching people about these things is what we do daily so we set up an appointment for tomorrow and we expect it’ll be pretty fantastic. He’s the most excited fellow I’ve ever met. After pouring out his desire to learn about selfless service we told him about the #LightTheWorld program. His eyes lit up and he had the happiest look on his face as it went so well with our discussion.
The program itself is very simple. But helping our brothers and sisters doesn’t need to be complicated. You might of already heard about it but go check out Mormon.org and try it out for yourself.
In other aspects of the work we’re having a pretty good time. My new companion is kind of insane which fits my style, we’re still working with our Spaniard friend who’s making lots of progress, it is now officially cold, and we’re getting excited for Christmas.
We found some Christmas lights in our basement and have decorated for the season. We’ve been listening to non–stop Christmas music. And today we went down to Düsseldorf to explore the Weihnachtsmarkt where my companion was trained 1 1/2 years ago.
I’ll keep it short this week and probably have more stories next week.
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