Another week in Bremen

Dear Friends and Family,

 

This week was pretty disappointing for Elder Horrocks and me.  All but one of our appointments fell through.  We are trying to keep a positive attitude!!

 

I really enjoyed leadership training meeting this week.  I took a handful of really good ideas from it and applied it to my district meeting the next day and on my nightly call-ins as I made suggestions and gave ideas.

 

In district meeting Elders Wilde and Fitch gave a lesson on setting and reaching goals.  Elder Foster gave a lesson on using the Book of Mormon to respond to objections.  We did some role playing to practice.  I then took the last thirty minutes and led a discussion as we read 2 Nephi 33.  I really like that chapter.  It is Nephi bearing his testimony.  I posed the question--what will you say to Nephi at the judgment bar about how you used the Book of Mormon as a teaching tool?  I got good feedback on that.  Here's me, Elder Horrocks, and the Sisters getting a bite to each on our Preparation Day:

 

Wednesday night to Thursday night I went on an exchange with Elder Foster to Bremerhaven.  I interviewed Paul (their investigator) for baptism.  He was baptized on Saturday.  We had a really solid lesson with another investigator on a baptismal date and then found three investigators the next day.  Elder Foster is a hard worker.

 

Sunday we had a bunch of people talk to us as we went around the city.  One guy stopped us and said, "Hey, you're LDS right?  I am going to bring a friend to your church next week."  Okay.  That is a really cool feeling.  We went to Fred's house again.  He looks near death.  Someone is loaning him money so that he can fly back to Ghana this week.  His cousin Grace told us that she wants to be baptized!

 

I am going on an exchange with Elder Rosenvall this week--looking forward to that.  I am proud of him and Elder Bakly.  They are really working hard and slowly growing their teaching pool.  They found three new investigators this week!  The Bremen sisters had a really hard week this week--both baptismal dates with investigators fell through and said they had no interest anymore within 12 hours of each other.  The sisters took it well and are continuing to work hard.

 

I hope all is well with everyone.  Trying to keep a positive attitude as I learn more about Bremen and my district of hard working Elders and Sisters!

 

Love to all,

Elder Germann