September 21, 2009

Hey little buddy! Thanks for the testimony again. that is so wonderful that you bear your testimony. Cool you are getting your permit! I am glad I am in europe. cars cant go over water. so i am safe. Hey just kidding i think you will be good just use your head and be safe. no dofer things. Dont worry about what other people say. You are on a soccer TEAM. that is the important word. a team has to work together and no one can take the blame or the fame. work hard toghether and a good saying that I use every day here in the mission field is "Geben sie ihre bestes jeden tag" give your best every day. if you do that then you can be satisfyed with yourself and when everybody on the team does the same then you will see the success. It is the same out here in the field. Work hard and you will see the success. I love you spencer and i am thankful for your testimony. It is good to know that there are other people just like you and me across the entire world that have the same knowledge. That Jesus Christ restored his church to benefit and bless us in this trying and challenging world. Always be aware of the infinite love that our heavenly father has for his children and strive always to be able to one day return to him. that is what He wants. In the name of Jesus Christ Amen.

So this week has been awesome! but i will try to answer your questions before i go on. Teach to find is so cool. It is the "proven" method by missionaries here to get an instant appointment. I testify of its effectiveness and i am so glad that we have this knowledge to help us bring this gospel to everone!!!! so teach to find is a pattern where one approaches someone with a question (prefferably related to the gospel but you can ask the name of their dog as well) thus attaining the soon to be investigators interest. When you have their interest then you teach a short gospel truth related to the question you stated, then testify of this gospel truth with all your soul. After you have testified your companion then gives a second witness of what you have taught, then he asks the person a question, teaches about another gospel truth and then bears testimony. The idea is to come to the restoration of the gospel as quickly as possible, and then when the spirit is strongest you give them a choice between two times you have free when you can explain mor about our message. now I know that this sounds incredibly simple but it really is awesome and we have made out so many appointments doing this in the past week.
I have not yet recieved your package. but im sure it will be coming soon. About the coat. I will look but im not going to make to much worry about it. Br. Grünauer said I will be fine. It doesnt really start to get cold here till november or so and so i am pretty sure i will be fine. But i will look around in second hand shops or something. or ask members. By the way Br. Grünauer (our ward mission leader) is so awesome he wants to make t-shirts for us because we are team salzburg. we are really seeing a lot of success here in this work and i am diggin on it!
So last week we bought a new washing machine on p-day after i emailed you. It was such a cool scene. we had a red four wheeled dolly like the ones dad has at his work for the stacks of paper. It had plastic wheels and we had to roll our washing machine home through the cobble stoned streets. you have no idea how loud that was as it echoed up through the apartment buildings. it was a scene that i wish we could have taken a picture of. Two mormons rolling a washing machine down the road and everybody within a two block radius looking at us. oh i laughed so hard. and then as we hefted the thing into our building i smashed my thumb on the side of our door and then as we set it down i smashed my thumb again. so now i will lose my thumbnail it looks pretty narly. my comp and i are getting along very well.
i will get back on in a second i gotta email pres. condie. Love you!
love you so so so so much hope you all have a wonder full week and know you are in my prayers!!