Dear Family,
One of the
big things in Kiel is that the members LOVE us, ha-ha. I've been here since
January 1st and I'm way tight with the members. We spoke to the Bishop and
asked him where we would find people who would become strong members. He prayed
and told us an area. We have a family that we prayed about and talked to and
told that we want to do more missionary work with them, and asked them to pray
for a street in this area where we could start our finding. They gave us a
street and a referral for that street and now we are teaching them! It's so
sick. We've only had one lesson with them so far but it was at the member’s
house that actually lives in the area we're working in, so it was perfect. It's
all inspired work,J.
Something
way funny happened yesterday too. We went to check up on a contact but they
weren't home. They lived in a building that we Elder R and Elder L tracted
while we were on exchanges. So the people weren't home but we heard talking in
the door next to them and I asked if we should try it. Elder R couldn't
remember if they answered or not but we decided it would be way awkward if they
had. So we laughed and decided that I would do it myself and he would go
upstairs and we'd see what happens. I talked to that guy for 15 minutes, and
then his wife gave me a freshly baked banana pancake! Ha-ha! She's just like, “Here
you go!” Man, it was delicious J. The man said that he had a Book of
Mormon, that he's Buddhist, but will read the introduction again and think
about the importance of the book. Blessings of risking the awkward, lol.!
Our investigators
are struggling. C, our 3 week investigator seems to be the only strong one. E
is leaving for China in a week, and won't hit his baptismal date. He'll be gone
for a whole month, so he'll have time again to really ponder and consider
until he comes back. We're going to
challenge him to be baptized on September 1st. - 3 weeks after he's back from
China. V is staying idle. He's not progressing, and he's not changing. We
fasted to find out how to help him and we're still waiting for some kind of
answer. We know it'll come, but we're frustrated with how he won't take it
seriously--- wake up, and find out if the Book of Mormon is true. He won't pray
about it. He needs to be told by someone else that it's important. Other than
that the work is moving forward. Gordian and Tina are still awesome.
I had no
idea that you were leaving this week to visit Oma and Opa. I hope you got in
contact with Brother Bentke in Forst. I hope you have a safe trip. Thanks for
everything. You guys rock, and I wish I could write more but I'm out of time! Have
a good holiday!
Love Elder Luening
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