This week has been really good. We found 5 new investigators (2 of them also dropped us this week, for various reasons) but things are doing good. I am way more busy here than in Innsbruck, and because of that, and riding a bike all around town at the end of the day I am just exhausted and go to bed so nicely. Which is good. It is always a nice feeling of coming home after working hard and then just being exhausted. This is very different from my previous attitude of it's nice to stay home all day and then go to bed after not working at all, and being exhausted because Jordan, Spencer and I were playing games until too late. Ha! Oh the Glory Days...
So the first investigator that we found was Herr B. Herr B was a former investigator who is a 7th Day Adventist. I don't know how much you know about their beliefs, but their know their Bible inside and out, and are very strict. They are also good investigators because they always keep their commitments and always read in the Book of Mormon, and they can always come to church on Sunday because they aren't busy! We just can't meet with them on Saturdays though. Haha!
The second investigator we found was Frau H. Who is AWESOME!! She is younger and has a little daughter who turns four in November. We met with her once, but since we didn't have a joint teach, we taught her in her doorway, gave her a Book of Mormon, and then gave her Moroni 10 to read. We came back in a couple days with Elder W (Who is awesome too!) and taught her sort of an introduction question and tried to answer her biggest question about 'why bad things would happen in the world when there is a God?' Which is a good question. And it is hard to answer, but at the same time, not too hard to answer. But impossible without the Spirit. We were able to talk about that and our agency, and how people many times have to suffer because of how others use their agency, and that doesn't make God happy. But, God is just and will judge people according to how they use their agency, and while things now are bad, they will be right after this life. Which is hard to accept for many people, but she was so prepared, and we felt the Spirit so strongly, I think she understood what we meant, and agrees. She is really prepared, and has so much potential. And is what the branch here needs. They need some young blood in the branch! But she is awesome!
The third investigator that we found was E. She is the coolest lady I have ever met. Unfortunately, she also dropped us, but not by her own choice.
Our fourth investigator was T. T is also awesome. Haha! I say that about everyone, but T really is awesome. He is in the Refugee home and is from Iraq. He fled Iraq to Germany when he was like 15, and then lived in England for about 10 years, and was married and had a little girl. Somehow he got deported back to Germany from England, and so now he is stuck here. He told us how things were missing, and how before he would have wanted nothing to do with the Gospel, but he needs to turn his life around and straighten his act up. He is really cool.
Our last investigator is S. He is from Poland, and seems really cool. He has a wife and young family as well, and it would be so good to teach him. We only got to meet with him once, but he has so much potential. I am really excited.
The rest of the week has been really busy, tracking down former investigators, and working hard. Elder B has only been out one transfer longer than I have, and so we both have realized that we have to work hard and be 100% obedient because otherwise there is no way that we will be able to do anything. I think that we have really seen the blessings from it.
Things have been going really well. I don't have too much time anymore, but I love you guys a lot. We had Stake Conference, which was a strange experience. Because they don't have Stake Centers over here like they do in Canada, they rented out a big theatre. Like, the Esplanade theatre and had Stake Conference there. It was very different, but very good. I am always amazed to see the Saints here. I had no idea how easy it was to be a Mormon, until I met these people. It is not easy here. But they are so strong. I love it.
Germany is for sure different from Austria. I think it is sort of like America and Canada. But the people are good here. I hope you guys are doing good. Say hi to everyone for me. I love you guys a lot!
Sincerely,
Elder Connor J. Thompson
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