Hello the best family on earth!!
This week was SO much better than the past several. We still were inside quite a bit, but not nearly as much. Sister Kläy has developed a sinus infection and has needed extra rest for that. She enjoys giving me a play by play of what´s going on with her. "Oh it´s squelching in my head!" After she blows her nose "Oww that one hurt. Oh it´s green. That means its infected" "Do you hear the weird noise my face makes after I blow my nose?" She also snorts snot into the back of her head. Bleeeeh. It grosses me out and I always tell her that mom would be gagging right about now. Haha. I told her I´d tell you that though so it´s not like I´m being mean and talking about her behind her back.
Last week we set goals of "visit one member a week" "visit one less active a week" "go to Bad Doberan (a little town 30 minutes away) once a week" "go by on one old investigator once a week" and "do doors at the neighborhood we chose once a week" We saw miracles as we tried to reach these goals. We went by an old investigator. He wasn´t there so we went by contacts in the area. We made an appointment with one and will go by this week. We´re so excited.
We went to Bad Doberan all day on Friday. We went there in the attitude of "we are going to start a Branch here at Bad Doberan!" We talked to people and were full of the spirit as we talked. The second person we talked to we asked "What does God mean to you?" and he said "Everything!" and went on about how much God means to him. It was awesome. That doesn´t happen often. We tried to make an appointment but he´s in the process of moving. We asked if we could help and he said yes! (That never happens, people accepting our help offerings) but he was in a little bit of a rush and said he had to go so we didn´t get an address or number. But he said if we´re in Bad Doberan often we´ll see each other again and I totally believe that because it´s really small there. So we´re excited to find him again. I believe he´s one of those prepared and we´ll find him again if we stick to our goal of going to Bad Doberan once a week.
We also did doors in Bad Doberan and we had a walk in appointment! That never happens either! We were so excited. This lady was so nice and sweet and is Catholic. She loves Jesus Christ and you can tell because she actually let us in. We explained the Book of Mormon and told her we wanted to give one to her but we didn´t have one with us (Dumb) so we´d have to come back (that part is good). She said she´d love to have us back and that she loves reading and the Book of Mormon sounds really interesting and she wants to read it. I had my own personal German scriptures with me and felt like I should read Alma 7:11-12 to her so I did and I think she was able to feel the spirit of the Book of Mormon. She also started giving us little things of hers that she loved like little necklaces with Mary on them, an old book from a church in Düsseldorf, and and old New Testament with fancy German writing. It was super awesome and nice of her. Her name is Andrea. I hope you hear more about her in coming e-mails. She would make such a good Relief Society president.
I did get my package on Friday. I was surprised and excited to see a claim slip in the mail. It was waiting at my neighbor´s so Sister Kläy and I went to pick it up. We figured we´d run there grab it and come back. Well, our door shut behind us and it locked and we didn´t have keys or a cell phone or shoes or coats. We wondered what to do so we ran (literally) to our Senior Sisters house. (I was covering my name tag so people don´t think we Mormons are crazy. Is that allowed? ;) The Sisters live 3 houses up the street from us. They have spare keys for us there so we got it from them. They made us sit on their heater and put our feet on the warm dryer. It was funny. It´s really nice to have Senior Sisters. We had a senior sister before, she just barely went home, but these two feel like our mommies. I like it. Anyway, now we triple check to make sure we have our keys before going anywhere.
Anyway! Thanks so much for the package! I was so excited to see warm clothes, some fun music, Valentine´s stuff, memory card, journal, Jeff´s farewell talk, and a card from my lovely sisters. It made me smile really big, thanks so much! Jeff´s setting apart blessing wasn´t in there, so if you could send it to me that´d be awesome. But that was so fun to see you were thinking about me. Thanks so much.
I still haven´t met all the investigators yet. Hopefully we´ll get to that some time soon. Sheesh. The food isn´t different from Celle really. Í´ve had seafood once when a member took us to the beach for P-Day and gave us a tour and bought us lunch. I had pasta and it had salmon in it. Your salmon is still better, dad. I don´t know if anyone can beat it. Anyway, that´s the only time I´ve eaten sea food.
Funny that YOU should mention Gilligan because yesterday we did Street Contacting by the harbor and I was saying in my mind "A ship! In the harbor! I see a ship!!" :) (Is taht Gilligan quote from Sam pretty sam episode?) Also, as we were by the harbor i was looking at the water and it was completely frozen except where the ferry goes through from one side to the other. Being a Niebergall, I instinctively looked around for a big rock that I could throw into the ice to see how thick it was. It wasn´t until after I was looking for a few seconds that I realized how truly Niebergall I was being. And that there are no rocks by a harbor. Bummer. I thought it was funny though. We Niebergalls are Nieanderthals.
I read Megan´s e-mail and loved it! Can you please get me her address so I can write her a letter? Please?
I love the pictures of Pepper (how is that comfortable?) and Rachel´s crazy hair. I always really enjoy getting pictures! Thanks so much for sending them. I´m glad you found the camera. I prayed you´d find it and you did! Yay prayer!!
That´s so cool that Emily Larsen is going to serve in Berlin! She is coming to the best place EVER!!! She should be excited! Shout out to Emily! You´re going to love it! There are TONS of Weber grads here. It´s so cool that Weber is having an impact on the Deutschers! I only know one of the grads (Nate Elmer), but one of them is my new Zone Leader so I´ll meet him on Friday at President Interviews (Elder Shepherd? Maybe?) and one just became assistant to President (Elder McCann). Do you know either of them, Jeff? I guess I´ll meet him Friday too. Weber power in Germany! Woo!
That story of Freckles tattling on Pepper was awesome. I wish we weren´t writing e-mails in public sometimes because I really wanted to laugh loud! But I can´t. But I love the story. Silly Freckles. I´m glad to hear she´s still alive.
About school mom, read D&C 6:15-16, 23, 36. I know things will work out, and I know you know that too. Also 3 Nephi 13:31-34. You will be awesome and where you´re supposed to be wherever you end up. Heavenly Father is directing your life. He´s not unaware of your situation.
I love this gospel! I know that Heavenly Father loves us and is guiding everything that goes around us so that we can be the most successful and we can become what He knows we can become. I know the Book of Mormon is such an amazing compass in our lives (Alma 37:45). When we are obedient and follow God´s teachings, we will be led exactly where we need to go. I know this is true! I´m so glad to share it!
I love you all!!
Love, Sister Niebergall
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