I am pleased to say that I am staying in Rostock again another transfer with my companion. Don´t worry, at the moment it is a happy thing. We made so so many new transfer goals that are motivating and should keep us busy. We´re really excited to get to work. I feel like I haven´t been working and its been really hard for me, but now I think we will get something done here. My companion was born and raised in Utah, but her father is Swiss and she spent the last 2 years before her mission in Switzerland (I have no idea how to spell that in English anymore). So she tells people she´s from Switzerland. I think she´s from Utah though :)
It has been WAY cold here in Rostock. My face and ears have been freezing off. Luckily a couple weeks ago I bought a hat because it was my favorite color, not really any other reason, but now I wear it ALL THE TIME. There is quite a bit of snow here, I´d say up to my shin. They keep the walkways shoveled really well, luckily. I realized that winters in Utah were never really bad, I was just badly equipped. I need scarves, boots, and gloves to stay warm! I´m glad that I learned that so I can return to Logan and face the winter there one day. Also, I don´t think Rostock is rough, really. Just a lot of Atheist. Some creepy looking people, but there are those everywhere so it´s nothing too out of the ordinary I´d say.
The picture of my companion and I in front of everyone is when we had to give a thema to our Zone. That´s our zone in the picture. Tiny, huh. I used to be in Hannover so it´s a big change for me. Half of our Zone is our district.
I wish I could say there were more interesting stories about our investigators. I hope there will be something more exciting to report next week after all our goals. The German is going surprisingly well and I do understand mostly and people do understand me, when I can figure out what I´m trying to say. People are patient with my German so it´s nice.
I love those pictures you sent me. I didn´t know that Tammy was pregnant. Congrats to them! And I LOVE the picture of Hannah. She needs to be a dancer. I´m glad she got the chance to do that.
I love that you have been watching Gilligan. I´ve been thinking about Gilligan lately for some reason so it makes me happy that our brain waves are the same. Also mom- I love your sleep talking episodes. That makes me so happy. Thanks for filling me in on those. This last transfer I woke my self up A LOT with me laughing one big laugh. It was really weird. I don´t know why it happened. And does DJ have a job?? Tell him to WRITE ME!
Christian is Brother Peeck. He comes to joint teaches with us and he loves to be with the missionaries because he misses his mission. He spends a lot of time with the Elders too. And unlike the Utah missionaries, we get to know all of our members. He´s very helpful and is a convert so he has a great testimony that helps our investigators.
Of course the MTC food gives gas! Why else would we have a tooting corner? And yes, that´s why it´d stink when we would leave and come back. I think the Elders did it on purpose.
I am pleased to say that I don´t use a book to help me speak and if they don´t understand I don´t ignore what they said and shrug my shoulders and move on. I look at my companion to see if she understood. Ü and if she didn´t then we try to figure it out.
I haven´t written Jeff yet because I didn´t have his address, but I´ll definitely write him now. Jeff- that was the greatest that you didn´t know about your investigator being your teacher. We sisters caught on that it was probably our teacher for some reason, but our Elders were shocked. It was really cool to teach him and then have him end up being our teacher. I still love that teacher so much because I gained so much charity for him as I taught him as an investigator. It was wonderful. You´ll still accidently call him Marco sometimes I´m sure. I called my teacher "Bruder Heinz" sometimes. Oh MTC. I miss it.
That´s so unfair that Jeff and Megan see each other every meal. I´m jealous of each of them. ALSO ELDER HOLLAND AND ELDER NELSON?!?! Double Jealous. That´s so cool! I want to read those notes you took. You did take notes, didn´t you?
I would still love to get Jeff´s setting apart notes.
I finished the Book of Mormon this week. It´s still just as true as the last time I read it. I love a quote from last General Conference by Tad R. Callister, "We must make a simple choice with the Book of Mormon: it is either of God or the devil. There is no other option. Determine the true nature of this book. Could the statements 'Feast upon the words of Christ', 'It is the rock of our Redeemer, who is Christ, that you must build your foundation', or 'Come unto Christ and be perfected in him.' possibly have been authored by the evil one?"
I testify that Satan is NOT the author of this Book. The Book of Mormon has brought peace, answers to questions, and pure joy to my life. It has brought loving chastising words that help me see where I need to improve. But most of all it has built my relationship with my Savior. He is there! I know that with all of my heart. I am so blessed to share this with others! I love being a missionary. I hope to retain all these many things I´ve learned in this short time that I´ve been on my mission and the things I´ll continue to learn. I want to be a missionary forever, whether set apart for it or not! This gospel is true. Joseph Smith did in fact see God and Jesus Christ and restored HIS church with HIS authority. It´s such a beautiful thing we take for granted sometimes. I love you all. Keep being amazing.
Love, Sister Niebergall
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