Elder Hoggan and Elder Young met with the Gimpl girls and moved back their baptismal date to January 11, 2014. There is so much to teach them. Angelina is making the best progress and was at church Sunday. Her entire family attended the ward party and had a fun time.
Weinachtsman came to the ward Christmas party! Santa can speak Bavarian, who knew? He had presents for the children and missionaries! Now the Elders have a ton of gifts under their Christmas tree. What an awesome ward! The missionaries are very grateful.
Elder Gunn, the district leader, and Elder Hoggan went on an exchange and had a great day. It got off to a slow start, but afterward turned amazing. Especially the week following that morning of low spirits.
These two missionaries went to Neuotting for a singing practice. They will be performing at a nursing home and other places. They learned Bavarian songs with lyrics that are very hard to understand, but cool.
A member of the ward in Rosenheim brought a friend to church two weeks in a row. He is from Pakistan and his name is Aakish. He is Muslim, but wants to be a Christian and loves the Christian religion. Aakish has read the Book of Mormon in English and now wants to do it in his native language - Urdu. He wants to become a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and will be meeting again with Elder Hoggan and Elder Young soon. Aakish will probably have the entire Book of Mormon read by their next appointment.
Elder Hoggan can skype on Christmas Day from a members home. He will be spending Christmas Eve and the day after Christmas with this family and Elder Young, of course.
Monday, December 16, 2013
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Christmas Is Coming!
Elder Hoggan and Elder Young have visited the Christkindlmarkts on Pdays. They are cool stands lining the streets with various Christmas things for sale. Ornaments, candles, Christmas trees, etc. Kinderpunch is safe for children and missionaries to drink.
District meeting was awesome and everyone is giving their all to build the Kingdom of God.
Schwester Baguardo, a LA member from Equador, is married to an Italian and they are so kind to the Elders. Delicious South American food was made and enjoyed. They plan on attending the ward Christmas party Saturday.
Angelina and Michaela Gimpl are sisters that have committed to baptism on December 28th. They know the Book of Mormon is true and read it a lot.
While dooring, an older lady accepted a Book of Mormon gladly. She is a strong catholic, but was worried about Elder Young. He wasn't wearing gloves or a hat that day.
Frau Wilkus is a lady that called the Elders from a pass-along card. She is 300 pages into the Book of Mormon and loves it. The missionaries will check back with her and see how this devout Catholic is coming along with her reading.
District meeting was awesome and everyone is giving their all to build the Kingdom of God.
Schwester Baguardo, a LA member from Equador, is married to an Italian and they are so kind to the Elders. Delicious South American food was made and enjoyed. They plan on attending the ward Christmas party Saturday.
Angelina and Michaela Gimpl are sisters that have committed to baptism on December 28th. They know the Book of Mormon is true and read it a lot.
While dooring, an older lady accepted a Book of Mormon gladly. She is a strong catholic, but was worried about Elder Young. He wasn't wearing gloves or a hat that day.
Frau Wilkus is a lady that called the Elders from a pass-along card. She is 300 pages into the Book of Mormon and loves it. The missionaries will check back with her and see how this devout Catholic is coming along with her reading.
Saturday, December 7, 2013
Real Rosenheim
Elder Hoggan and Elder Young had another great week. Time is flying! Thanksgiving was quiet and a normal day for these missionaries. A member family, that used to live in America, fed them a dinner to celebrate.
A poinsettia has been purchased and Elder Hoggan got his Christmas Tree up later that night. It's tradition and he's so grateful to decorate with a green, paper tree from home.
Through "Windows to Heaven", a lady was found and after several stops by Elder Young and Elder Hoggan, Frau Stuiber was finally at home. She seems to have awesome potential.
Arnold has had most of the lessons and he keeps commitments. He has been asked to live the Word of Wisdom and said he would! A date has been chosen for him to live by the program assigned and have Elders Hoggan and Young help him with that goal.
A train stop was missed, so these hard working Elders went "dooring". The next train wouldn't be by for two hours, but Elder Hoggan kept his spirits up by patiently ringing door bells with Elder Young.
After a few homes, a lady answered and she wanted to hear the message about families, help for our families, and Jesus Christ. She said she'd love to hear it! A cool experience.
Angelina and Michaela were taught a lesson on the Restoration using the cup visual. A cup tower is set up where four are on the bottom. They represent authority, prophets, apostles, and Jesus Christ. The next row has three cups and three other topics are used. Such as prayer and scriptures. This continues on to the top making a tower. When one of the subjects is spoken of, a cup is pulled. The bottom four signify the foundation of the true church of Christ. Just as when he was on the earth. It's a good visual for investigators to see.
Merry Christmas!
Frohliche Weihnachten!
Elder Hoggan
A poinsettia has been purchased and Elder Hoggan got his Christmas Tree up later that night. It's tradition and he's so grateful to decorate with a green, paper tree from home.
Through "Windows to Heaven", a lady was found and after several stops by Elder Young and Elder Hoggan, Frau Stuiber was finally at home. She seems to have awesome potential.
Arnold has had most of the lessons and he keeps commitments. He has been asked to live the Word of Wisdom and said he would! A date has been chosen for him to live by the program assigned and have Elders Hoggan and Young help him with that goal.
A train stop was missed, so these hard working Elders went "dooring". The next train wouldn't be by for two hours, but Elder Hoggan kept his spirits up by patiently ringing door bells with Elder Young.
After a few homes, a lady answered and she wanted to hear the message about families, help for our families, and Jesus Christ. She said she'd love to hear it! A cool experience.
Angelina and Michaela were taught a lesson on the Restoration using the cup visual. A cup tower is set up where four are on the bottom. They represent authority, prophets, apostles, and Jesus Christ. The next row has three cups and three other topics are used. Such as prayer and scriptures. This continues on to the top making a tower. When one of the subjects is spoken of, a cup is pulled. The bottom four signify the foundation of the true church of Christ. Just as when he was on the earth. It's a good visual for investigators to see.
Merry Christmas!
Frohliche Weihnachten!
Elder Hoggan
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