Breaking records

Yea so I broke a personal record of mine. This week we made a goal of breaking some records we got. So we worked all day everyday at the university and we got a whopping 15 new investigators! Sunday we were at 12 and we wanted to beat 14 so we booked it and I saw three guys on a bench, taught them the first lesson and introduced the book to them and they were down! Set up another appointment with them. Ended the day with 3 more. #Recordbreaker

Cassandra is awesome as always as she is still reading. She couldn't come this week sadly because of illness but she still does her best. 

Found an old guy actually whom we've already met a few times. His name is Jürgen Schmidt and has had a hard life it sounds like. His father once worked for the SS and was extremely abusive to him and his mother so he really needed a confidence booster, as he fights anxiety and tries to care for his mother who is currently on her deathbed. Insane. Next time we go by I think we will see if we can give her a blessing.

Met lots of Chinese students who were learning about God for the first time. Really cool actually and introduced them to what the Bible and the book of Mormon was. Let's just say they had the most simple but powerful questions. For example where is God, what is his relationship to us, and how do we feel his presence. Inspired questions and it's kinds fun. 

Another Chinese guy we are teaching is called David. He already read the Bible once but he told us it made absolutely no sense to him so he wanted a direction that would help him understand the core basics of the Bible, which honestly is the atonement of Jesus christ, Plan of Salvation, and our relationship with God and following the footsteps of the Savior to avoid sin, so we can live with God again. He seems to really like it as well.

Met another guy from Turkey, and the next day he was to fly to Istanbul. I met him in a park and talked a while about religion, and apparently he really likes Americans. I had a very good conversation with him about God and such and he liked it so much he wanted to meet the church in Istanbul. I guess there is a German branch there I found out which was cool as well as a Turkish branch, and you guessed it the Branch president is American. He was so excited to meet the missionaries there but sadly there are none there due to war. So we will see about skyping him and teaching him cause that would be cool. Haha. He also invited me to his house after my mission to go to Istanbul for a week so he could show me the city and his family and he would buy me food. I almost accepted but you know, stuff. I love that guy.

It's been a good week and we get transfer phone calls this week. Who knows. Probably got another one here. 

Love yall

Elder Monroe

This old lady we blessed gave us gave me a blessing in return. The old original John Taylor translation of the book of Mormon. 

And the district natürlich. 

The gift of tongues?

Well this week I think I have had the most insane experience on my mission. Like it was extremely unique.

So we were contacting around this river/neighborhood and I saw a man sitting on a bench and I just had the impression to pray before I spoke to the guy. I did so and right as I finished the man looked up at me and kinda waved. I did as well and just how he was and such in German... But this guy couldn't speak a lick of German or English. He spoke Spanish. And he started speaking in Spanish.

But here's the crazy part! 

I understood the guy and somehow spoke it back! Like this never happens!? I didn't think this was how it worked but the guy was astonished. He told me he lived in Spain for seventeen years or so and just moved to Germany. I told him we are missionaries of our church and we could help him out. He saw the badge and took a card but no number... Darn! Who knows what will happen with the guy in the future but that was really cool. 

But other than that we have been on our toes. We have been grinding in some solid finding and we have about 3-5 appointments a day with solid people but the one that really seems to be making progress is Cassandra! She went to church and loved it and the members were awesome and friended her. She then went home and texted us saying she likes it and asked about prayer. We told her we do it when we show thankfulness and concern. We also showed her a scripture about faith and that seemed to nail the casket shut. She loved it and says she no longer feels alone and feels good. Now we are just trying to get her baptized.

I could tell you about all the others but right now she is showing so much progress. Like I said we are quite busy everyday. Last week we got six investigators and this week we already almost have another six. IT'S ALL ABOUT THE FINDING! Haha and they actually come to appointments to! Like after the first lesson this man pulled out a cigarette and we asked him if he wanted to stop. He said yea!

So we told him to throw that cigarette on the ground. 

And he did! Haha and now he has been making so much progress with smoking as we follow up with him and we haven't even taught the commandments. Let's go! 

All is good here and I got the card mom. Haha won't lose it.

Much love yall. 

Elder Monroe

Pictures while finding and me chilling with Elder Golden.