Hallo! Noch eine Woche schon vorbei!

I hope that everything is going well. This week was pretty good. There was not too much new. We taught a couple people and met some pretty cool people. Winter is also almost here! We are already seeing a lot of Christmas decorations! We also had the first sacrament meeting from the new branch here, Zweig Eifel! 

Since not that much happened this week, I think I just want to share a couple of things that I have been learning since being in the mission field. 

I think that one thing I have been learning (and I am learning a lot) is how important the gospel of Jesus Christ is in our lives. Not only the gospel, but living by it. Studying the scriptures, having the spirit with us, going to church, and following the commandments are all so crucial in our lives. These are not just important on the eternal perspective, but, honestly, they help us to have more direction and happiness in life. I can really bare testimony about that since being on a mission, and by putting Christ and his teachings in front of everything else. This life is crazy, especially today in this world. Jesus Christ died for us. Living by the gospel of Jesus Christ is how we apply the Atonement in our lives. "We find more peace and happiness in this life from the gospel, than by anything else." In John 7: 17 it says "If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself." That doesn't mean that we will not have hard times, but we can always find peace and joy, even in those hard times.

After that, we read in 2 Nephi 2: 8, "Wherefore, how great the importance to make these things known unto the inhabitants of the earth, that they may know that there is no flesh that can dwell in the presence of God, save it be through the merits, and mercy, and grace of the Holy Messiah..." Missionary work is important! It is not just work for full time missionaries. Missionaries may do the initial teaching, but members are very, very important in missionary work. Joseph Smith said, "After all this, the most important thing we have to do is preach the gospel."

Ich bedanke mich wegen eurer Stützung! Die Kirche ist wahr! Bis nächste Woche!

Es tut mir Leid, dass ich keine deutsche Übersetzung machen kann. Ich habe weniger Zeit. Ich möchte trotzdem etwas kleines mitteilen. Etwas, dass ich gelernt habe. Das Buch Mormon ist mächtig. Manchmal ist es schwer, auf einem Mission zu sein. Insbesondere wenn niemand möchtet, mir zu zuhören. Das Buch Mormon ist immer meine Zuflucht. Es tröstet mich (mir?). Es ist tatsächlich das Wort Gottes und es ist wahr. Meine Einladung für Alle, die jetzt liest, ist Das Buch Mormon zu lesen, auch wenn du es schon gelesen hast. Dann kann man herausfinden, weshalb ich dieses Buch liebe. 

Danke schön! Ich entschuldige mich wegen der kürzte Abschnitt und mein Deutsch.