I really missed you this week. It would have been really nice to be able to call you and go out and do something together.
Sister Tidwell and I got to H&M some Mondays but not all. I
think she wants to go again today so we'll go. Our FHE lessons - we come up with
all by ourselves. There isn't any book that suggests activities that's
why sometimes its so hard. This past week we talked about Ammon and how
he had to serve King Lamoni before King Lamoni would be receptive to the
gospel. Most of our members are the only members of their families that
are members of the church. We explained that they need to follow Ammon's
example and serve their families to prepare them for the message of the
gospel. Something that is most important is how they react to
situations. Ammon was a boss and collected all the sheep and chopped off
the robbers arms doing it. That shocked King Lamoni and that's why he
chose to listen to Ammon. We taught our members at FHE that they need to react to
situations that will help their families recognize how the gospel has
helped their lives. This week we'll be talking about Helaman and the
stripling warriors. We don't have an activity planned yet. Hopefully we
can think of something soon. And then next week is Samuel the Lamanite. I
was reading that story in the Book of Mormon in German last night for
my language study and it just hit me how cool Samuel is. He is preaching
to all the people, some are like, ''Oh, we need to get baptized!'' so
they go to Nephi and get baptized and then he's up on the wall and
people are trying to hit him with stones and arrows and the lord
protects him and then more people are like, ''Oh wait, the Lord is
protecting him, we need to be baptized!'' Everyone is just a boss in the
Book of Mormon. One day I'll be like Samuel the Lamanite.
No, we don't get to watch the Olympics and Germans here don't
really care about it. I haven't heard anyone but our Branch President
say something about it. XXXXXX's Baptismal interview was a no go. His
wife Rosie called the morning of and said XXXXXX had to go to the
hospital. There was something wrong with his kidneys. We're going to try
and see if we can find out what hospital he is in and go visit him.
Something I try to do as I write in my journal
is to write as if I'm talking to my future children. Just like the scriptures
were written for the prophets, children and us, I want to write to my
kids so they can know that mum wasn't perfect but that she always tried
to do her best and that she has a testimony of this gospel. It may be
weird, but it helps me to keep a focus as I write.
So funny tid-bit about me as a missionary. Every time I leave a message on someone's answering machine I want to say, ''In Namen Jesu Christi, Amen.'' at the end EVERY time. I have to be careful it almost slips out like every time! It reminds me of when I was little girl and answered the phone when Val Pyers called and I said ''Dear Heavenly Father''. I think I have the urge to say "In the name of Jesus Christ Amen" at the ends of messages because I'm just talking and saying our thoughts for whatever problem we have at the moment. It just feels like a prayer. It's something I gotta work on.
Have a great week! Love you!
-Ariel Nell  |
| Sister Tidwell and I this past Saturday sitting in our car eating lunch. |
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