Auf Wiedersehen!
Written by admin on July 25th, 2011Ah. My heart is so full. It’s hard to believe that this is it. I’m coming home now. But before I get to that stuff, I’ll tell you about this week. On Tuesday I gave the Thema for our district meeting and I was supposed to tell about my mission and give any parting advice. I told of some of the miracle stories I have experienced, including Sandy. Such a huge miracle that she made it into the German Liahona magazine this month (the Ensign here) with a one page story about her conversion! I am so proud of her and how far she has come. I also talked about finding and sang them the “Ballard Song”. They loved it and they all wanted to learn it!
This week we set another baptismal date goal with our new friend, Ezekiel. We taught a first lesson about the Restoration and he really connected with Joseph Smith as one who is seeking for truth. Another random experience…we were on the bahn on our way to a district finding activity and I sat down next to this really small woman. She looked really unhealthy and was turning her hands around in circles. Everyone in the bahn was staring at her. I leaned over and asked, “Alles klar?” (Everything’s ok?) and she said, “No my apartment burned up 4 days ago, I haven’t had anything to eat, all my clothes are gone and I have no money. Could you buy me a drink at McDonald’s?” Of course! Until we got there I talked with her about the love of Heavenly Father and the healing sacrifice of Jesus Christ. She was touched and started to cry. We bought her a meal and let her call her son to tell him what had happened. We got kicked out of McDonald’s because they thought we were proselyting but it was still a really humbling experience. I gave her my scarf and yesterday we brought the Elders a bag full of clothes that have been left by sisters that served here to bring to her. We were both really grateful to have been given this opportunity to serve someone in a temporal way, as well as a spiritual way. I strengthens my testimony that the Lord is preparing people all the time to hear the gospel…we just have to open our mouth! We won’t know if the Lord has prepared them until we invite them.
I absolutely love my mission. I just love being a full time missionary for the Lord! There is nothing better. This has been on of the best decisions that I have made in my life and I am so glad I did. It’s a once in a lifetime thing to do something like this and I have been so extremely blessed, spiritually, mentally, temporally, and physically. I love having this special protection from the world and to be in His service. Even though it will be a big change for me I take comfort in the words from the hymn, “Be Still My Soul”, when it says,
Leave to thy God to order and provide;
In every change he faithful will remain.
Be still, my soul: thy God doth undertake
To guide the future as he has the past.
I have really come closer to my Savior Jesus Christ and my Heavenly Father. I am still learning so much but I have learned to trust in them like I never have before. This transfer I heard this song by Mindy Glenhill called, “All About Your Heart”. She is a Mormon singer/songwriter and this song was used in one of the Mormon Message videos. I have listened to it over and over again. I loved it so much that I decided to change the lyrics and express feelings of my own heart that I have seen in others as they learn and live the gospel, experienced myself with my own spiritual growth and felt through the tender mercies that He has given me. In my own version, I changed it to be a back and forth conversation between Heavenly Father and one of his daughters. So I’d like to share them with you…
Child:
From the start I’ve been your daughter
Wrapped up in your arms of love.
Longing to be like my Father,
Had to leave and learn myself.
My imagination sees me
Like a princess on your throne.
Long ago I left you there,
Help me keep your parting words,
Heavenly Father:
Oh, I’ve loved you from the start
In every single way
And more each passing day.
You, for you I’ve sent my Son.
Believe Him when He says,
“I can heal your scars,
its all about your heart.”
Child:
I recall this loving feeling
In despair and on my knees.
Angels wipe my tears away,
Whispering what you would say,
Heavenly Father:
Oh, I’ve loved you from the start
In every single way
And more each passing day.
You, for you I’ve sent my Son.
Believe Him when He says,
“I can heal your scars,
its all about your heart.”
Keep the faith, return to me,
with your family.
There would an empty seat,
if I could not have you.
Chorus repeat
On my mission I have found myself saying these same things over and over again to investigators, friends, members, companions, and to myself. And that’s what it’s all about. Your heart! Giving him your heart, feeling his love and following his guidance. And that’s what missionary work is all about…all of us returning to Him again. And it can only by done through Christ. He loves us so much that he has given us everything we need to have joy in this life and to make the journey back. He loves us so much that he has restored his church in this day with prophets and leaders holding his priesthood power, which binds us together with him and with our families.
Thank you so much for your love and support and your prayers especially as I make my journey back to real life.
Auf Wiedersehen!!!
Love, Sister Singer