Missionary Work

Date: Monday, July 5, 2010


Family!

Thank you for your emails. I am glad you had a wonderful fourth of July holiday and were able to be inspired by friends, family, and patriotic speeches. That is wonderful. My companions and I sang the National Anthem, and read about when Christ came to America. :) We also had grilled hot dogs for dinner. It has been extremely hot lately. They say this is the hottest summer they have had in the last 20 years. This winter was the coldest winter and this summer has been the hottest even though it got a late start because of the super long cold winter. But anyway, it was great hearing about your lives this past week.

For me this last week was also wonderful. That is great that you expect to hear miracles, that is the way it should be. And we did see miracles this past week. The most recent one happened on Saturday night. We had planned to go by a former investigator but she wasn´t there, so we were walking somewhere else when we saw a man walking very quicly towards us. Not actualy toward us, but to the bar right behind us where the World Cup was being shown and Germany was playing. Of course we contacted him about Gods plan and he of course said that he was on his way to watch the game. We said we realized that and asked for his name and number so we could talk some other time. He gave it to us and then we gave him our card and he left very fast. That night he called us! And said that he wanted to meet and learn more about God. We were completely overjoyed and set up an appointment for the next day. He is from Poland and his German isn´t very good and what English he knew got mixed up as he was trying to learn German. But coincidentally at church we just happened to sit by a man in our ward that is also from Poland and said that he did not have any plans that night, so he came with us. It was wonderful! The member did an excellent job and the man we taught wants to read the Book of Mormon. It never ceases to amaze me what can happen when we just even share a little truth and give an invitation for more. I didn´t really think that he would call, but he did! And the last time that happened to us he ended up getting baptized. So I have high hopes. After the appointment he was so excited to talk to me about Ireland. He said he had lived there for a few years and there were Fitzgeralds all over the place. And many stores that were called Fitzgerald. It was funny. I told him how my sister had lived there and had noticed the same things.

As for Roy, the British man, our appointments have actually fallen out, but we have one tonight so hopefully it all goes well.

Well I should probably go, but it has been so good to write you! This is the part where I usually say, til next week, meaning that we will write again, but this time I will not only write, I will see you all! I can hardly believe this is my last full week as a full time missionary. I have been so grateful to serve these wonderful German people. I truly cannot put into words the feelings of my heart. I feel inadequate to express the million lessons I have learned and the new understanding I have received. My testimony was founded before and it has just been strengthened and fortified and enriched and deepend since then. I know God is there, and that He loves us. I know that He is consistent and as we do our best to follow the Spirit and come into harmony with Him, that is when we start to become consistent too, cosistently happy, and peaceful, and loving, and courageous. Sacrficing of our desires is really just the begining to fulfilling our greatest dreams. I have loved my mission the whole way through. There were challenges, but God was always there to help me and I cannot be grateful enough for what my mission has done for me.

I look forward to serving God with all my heart, might, mind, and strength this coming week, and to seeing you the next.

Love,
Sister Fitzgerald