Meine Familie,
This week has been wonderful.
It was very stressful but very wonderful. Last Pday, we ran up to
meet the Bruck elders on the castle, haha that sounds like a `no big deal
sentence´, kinda cool I can do that. It was beautiful, I will definitely send
some pictures.
This week, we had very few appointments. But they were good ones.
One was with a young member- she is having a hard time. She is away from home,
having problems with the language, making friends, and things that go with
that. Well, as missionaries, it's not hard to relate. We were able to meet with
her, form a plan, and try everything we could to help her. A miracle with her
happened this week. She was able to connect with another young adult
experiencing the same problems. They have really been able to help each other
and they can support each other in activity. It was really a blessing what
happened, helping both of them to move forward. For that, I am so grateful!
Another lesson we had was with a new convert. We taught her about
the pioneers. Being something that I am very passionate about, I was very
excited. We got permission to watch 17 miracles. It was an interesting
experience for me as well as the new convert. Being brand new in the church and
not from America, she didn't know much. In the beginning of the movie, a
miracle happened, she was questioning it. However, by the end, she, let's be
honest, all of us, were weeping. The miracles that these people saw were truly
because of their faith. I can't believe how great they were. These members went
through a lot, I couldn't even imagine. But they truly relied on God, even when
family members were returning to their Father. It made me so grateful for my
circumstances and my family. Also, I am going to be a really funny, romantic
movie watcher when I get home... haha.
The day before we left to Munchen, was a mad rush to prepare.
However, we did have time to bring by some Regnier Valentine Cookies to a
couple members. :) Well, first, we stopped by a woman I sat next to in church.
I didn't know much about her, but Sister Judd and I are determined to get to
know these members, no matter how many! Well, she very excitingly klingeled
(rang) us in. When we got up there. She was asking us to stay to whip together
dinner. It was amazing how sweet she was. We didn't have time to stay. But
before we left, she pointed out that bringing a treat by is something very
foreign in Austria. But she appreciated the thought and was able to tell us a
little bit about herself. She too served a mission in SLC Temple Square! How
cool! She was also able to serve in Sister Judd's hometown! I really appreciate
the fact we got to know this member better and that we were inspired to stop by
her. I am glad we were able to stop by some people in the ward.
The next morning, we woke up early and left and 7 am and rode the
train all the way to München. We then had a wonderful Leadership council. Well,
let me tell you, it was AMAZING. We were able to talk about the mission vision
and goals for next year. It was really a cool experience to be a part of. We
had many discussions. Hands down, my favorite was about repentance. We talked
about the people in the scriptures. When I hear of someone calling someone to
repentance, it doesn't really seem very loving. But really, these prophets were
trying to open the people’s eyes. No matter how rude people were, they still
tried because they knew the Lord's hand is stretched out to all. Repentance is
something I probably will never fully comprehend, but it's amazing. We are so
lucky to have such a great blessing and continually strive to become better. I
was a little nervous for the rule aspect of the conference, I have heard horror
stories, but it was actually pretty great. Some people have interesting
opinions, but I am grateful I can see the process and get the words from the
horses, President Miles, mouth. :) I enjoyed wonderful pancakes, pulled pork
sandwiches and root bear floats. Living like an American king :) One of the
things I enjoyed was spending time with Sister Garrett (she happens to be the
Sister Training Leader for Salzburg). Mensch, I love her. It was good to catch
up and discuss what is going on in our old area now :) Well, then we boarded a
train and we were home 10:45 at night the next day. What an experience.
The best part of the week happened on the ride home from München.
I need to give some background so you can fully understand the
miracle. So, last week our district leader asked us to tell a miracle story at the
next district meeting. We prayed to give out a BOM everyday. We did find one
person that wanted one, which was great, however, that didn't end up being our story.
The miracle we shared Tuesday was about ourselves and how our eyes were opened.
Well, we continued shooting for a miracle story, and on Friday, it happened. On
the way home, someone came up to us, a big group of missionaries traveling back
to Austria. Well, at that moment, the rest of the missionaries were departing
the train. Sister Judd and I stayed as we continued to travel to the wonderful
city of Graz which is where he was heading too. Well, we had a wonderful conversation
with this guy for two hours. And yes, we gave a BOM out. It was wonderful. The
conversation was the best one I have had on my mission. It enriched my scripture
study drastically for the next couple days. I thought of questions I had never
thought about. Some I knew, but not the reasoning for the answer. For example,
was the Holy Ghost on the earth during the apostasy? And other questions, I had
honestly just never thought about. It was really great. Because I was able to
bear testimony of what I know. He asked us for our conversion stories. Overall,
it was just AMAZING! I am really grateful I had the opportunity to talk to him.
I know Heavenly Father blessed us with this experience because we kept our
devotion and were diligent with our goal.
This week went very quickly, however, I learned a lot. I learned a
lot about myself, the gospel, and I felt HF love for me a lot. I am so grateful
for this week! I am also excited and grateful for this next week. We made a lot
of appointments, and we have a tausch (exchage) and Zone training ( wow, its
going to be weird helping run the show! instead of just sit back and enjoy it
haha).
I am also so grateful for my experienced companion who I am learning
a lot from. She is very charitable and a really great, dedicated missionary.
We are ready to help make a difference in this beautiful town :)
I hope you have a great week! I sure did!
Liebe Gruße
Sister Regnier
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