I am just going to say we have had lots of days where we had three appointments and they all fell out and it was one after the other. And it is so weird. Everytime someone sets up an appointment with us, all of a sudden all of our investigators write and say they have time with us. So that's great. We are just at the point of setting solid appointments with our investigators.
We had another very good lesson with Stalin. We kind of roasted him on reading and praying and he took it seriously and came to church the second time so that's always awesome. But then he dropped the bomb on us saying he doesn't really have too much time to meet with us this next month so we are fighting with him on that one as well as his schedule. It's starting to turn into that stressful part of the transfer. :/
And we invited like 3 Investigators to our Nye family meal plan but ya know... They all called us and said they can't make it. Schande. That's a rough one but we still had a good appointment with their family anyways.
Now back to our favorite Espinoza family. We still meet them weekly but we had a very important yet extremely powerful lesson with them regarding the priesthood and how we use it in our families. We talked to Darin (the father) and how it is an honorable calling, in which we tend and care for the family. We showed the video "Power of God" and the church did an excellent job on that video, as it is a video where Thomas S Monson shared the importance of the role of a priesthood holder in the family as well as those around the world. Darin usually just loves talking and is a great energetic guy... But this time he was very quiet and the silence in the room was so powerful you could have heard the dust hit the floor. There were three dogs and two kids in the room who were usually quite loud, but after this moment everything was quiet and the kids randomly just got very quiet. So legendary. Than he looked at us and the poor guy was sobbing as we bore testimony to him and the power of the role he holds. Apparently he (not too much details) had struggles in the past as well as with the family and they were under stress with a few things as a family and caused conflict. He said that he needed to hear exactly what we had to say and will continue to make changes in himself. He than began to thank us and really appreciated what we did for him, but in reality the man and his family has done so much for me. I love this gospel and how it has changed the lives of others including my own. Many people we meet say all the problems and war come from religion and there is no need for it, but as a witness of this truth I say otherwise. A pure and righteous belief in God is when we show charity and love to all, and is easier and more powerful when we follow the commandments of God and live it. Only by the experience of living it and understanding what the scriptures say will change a man to live righteously. As Elder Ballard says in Pursuit of Happiness. "Confusion and misunderstanding is the reason why all wars and contentions happens". This misunderstanding leaves when we pray, read, and live it.
Another book along with the book of Mormon that is awesome to read is "A marvelous work and wonder". I would recommend it and if you want another testimony booster about the church, it is awesome.
Now to end on an easier note... As a missionary we meet people. And you know, one understanding from the mission I have received is that there are strange people out there. I don't think I wanna hang out by Johanneskirche anymore haha. There is this huge church here that is famous in Germany and all of the people that are either high or drunk hang out there. I don't know why but they do. We contacted someone there and was way cool. He wanted to know if God was there. About to get his information but this Very Big Russian guy comes behind us and he is totally drunk. He can't stand up straight and is literally tripping all over the place. Just think of an overexaggerated drunk and you got him. Our contact freaked and left and it was literally just me and this guy. He had a large cigarette with weed in it and he kept asking me for a lighter. Obviously as a missionary I am too poor for that stuff and said I don't have anything. Over and over he asked me and yea, I got nothing. But he was SOS drunk that he kept dropping his cigarette on the floor and he accidentally kicked it and ruined it. Than he realized he had no cigarette. So he asked me for a cigarette. Didn't have one sadly and he was desperate to get a cigarette from me. Then he said he wanted to fight me, so I replied I am not good enough to fight. Sorry. :/
"Oh... Okay."
Than he asked me again for a cigarette, so I got one of those pass along cards and rolled it up like a cigarette and gave it to him. The sucker took it and then asked for a lighter. Didn't have one, so he told us he needed help going in a direction cause he can't walk straight. So we help him out and then he goes up to the Rathaus and starts taking a leak. So we book it and he chased us for a good way. But we good cause he couldn't think straight.
Anyways that was our week really. Hope all goes well.
Much love
Elder Monroe
1.Sunset home from zone conference
2 Darin is the guy on the right
3 Yours truly
4 smore sunlight.
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