Dear Family,
Hey Family, so no worries about the small email! Thanks for
the uplifting spiritual thoughts and for sharing your experiences.
We had President interviews last week Thursday which
was really awesome. President Kosak is such a good man and his heart is big. We
had a really good talk and I'm so grateful have been able to be in this
leadership position for so long and be able to get to know him so well from all
of our meetings and talks. He's a great man. He seemed pretty troubled about
transfers this week though. He said to me, “I don't know if Elder Lüning will
be staying in Hamburg. Something’s not right yet. I still need time to figure
out what the Lord wants.” Transfer calls for the Zone Leaders were the next day
in the evening, so he had about 24 hours to clear everything up. We all prayed
for him together as a Zone which I feel helped him a lot. Our zone didn't
change much. There were about 4 companionships that changed, including mine.
Elder McKean will be going to Berlin, Neuköhln, and I'll be staying in Hamburg
for my last 2 transfers training a new Zone Leader! I was really surprised! I'm
excited and looking forward to my new companion. I know him already from when I
was in Kiel. He was in Flensburg and I was able to go on exchanges with him a
couple times! His name is Elder Cannon, and he's from Utah. I'll be picking him
up tomorrow!
We moved all of our stuff out of our apartment on
Saturday to get it ready for the renovations, and no members showed up to help
because there was another service project where they needed to paint, however,
only 5 members showed up to that one. It took us 6 hours to clear the whole apartment
and when Bishof found out about it he was pretty upset. He addressed it in the
priesthood meeting and pulled out the handbook where it said that the quorum’s
first purpose is to serve. Bishof Back rocks. He's a really good leader, and
I'm learning quite a bit from him by just watching him and observing what he
does and how he addresses things. He reminds me a lot of you, Dad.
We will be living in Altona until Thursday.
Friday we head out to Berlin for a conference, and then Friday night we'll be
back in our new renovated apartment! I'm really excited. Elder B. was also transferred
who is another missionary in our apartment. The missionary that is replacing
him I haven't met yet. So it'll be a bit different but it'll be good still.
Oh yeah, also Sister H is in this zone in
Bergedorf as a Sister Training Leader which is way cool because she was with me
in Kiel at the beginning of this year. Elder G and I picked her up from the train
station and welcomed her fresh into her first area on her mission. She was in
Kiel for 3 transfers and then went to Lübeck. She was then in Berlin, and now
she's back in Hamburg zone, ha-ha. It's cool because we get to catch up on our
drives to Berlin for our Leadership Councils and talk about times in Kiel. I
haven't told you much about her at all but she wanted me to say Hi to the
family for me.
Elder McK. and I were together for 3 transfers
so it's too bad we couldn't stay one more together for Christmas. But the
decisions come from the Lord and they are for our own good. We're going to
check out the Christmas market and look around at things for his last day here
in Hamburg.
Mom, thanks for sending the package! Let me
know if there's anything you or the family wants. I love you and you are a good
example to me of service.
Dad, thanks for the spiritual thought. It reminds me
of the baptismal covenant in Mosiah 18: to be a witness of Christ in all
things, at all times, and in all places! There is so much power that we can receive
from the atonement, and just from keeping it in remembrance! I read about the stripling
warriors in Alma 58 and was impressed by verse 40. Sometimes we receive wounds through
this battle of righteousness but it’s important that we stand firm in the
freedom that we have received from giving our lives to Christ. He said
whosoever loses his life for my sake will find it. And we'll stay in this peace
and happiness and freedom as long as we keep the commandments and keep the Lord
in remembrance. Their example was one of Faith and Trust, and throughout these
chapters the lord fulfills his promise at the very moments when it seems
impossible. I love it. The Lord will ALWAYS fulfill his promises to His
faithful servants.
Charlene, congrats
on being able to go back and see the baptism! Thanks so much for the pictures,
they're awesome! I love you and keep up the good work in your new area! I'll
try to send some Caro soon! J
Just don't drink it without sugar and cream...ha-ha, it's really bad like that!
J
Have a good week family! Lots
of love,
Elder Lüning
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