A New Week

Holy cow! The Lord really does provide huh? It is amazing to here all these crazy blessings that you guys are experiencing.  Also, don't feel disappointment in forgetting to write one week.  It is no big deal. I want to tell you how many emails I got that week but I feel like that would make you feel worse hahaha xD! Ok I will tell you. I only got one.  I was talking with Daniel.  But that is not a bad thing.  It gives me more time to do other things. Don't go around telling people to write me though. I do not want them to feel like they have to. I am pretty much expecting to become forgotten in about 4 months or so. Everyone here says that it happens at your 6th or 7th month mark.

Anyway, this week was pretty good. I do not have a lot of time, nor much to share. There are two things that I thought were pretty cool this week.

One day, Elder Peiffer and I were going to the church on a train and we were talking with a sweet old lady.  Old people are the best.  I just love them.  We were talking with her for a bit and then she asks, "You guys are not from around here, aren't  ya?" My companion plays the card and says, "You're right. We are from America." Right as he says this, these two girls get on the train and sit down in front of us. (The train had a place for 4 people to sit, and on the other side of one of the benches, there are more chairs. Back to back sitting.) After he finishes saying that, the girls turn around in sync and stare at us for a bit. It was super funny.  The old lady then asks where we are from.  Right as I say "Kalifornien" they turn around again and stared at me.  I was trying not to laugh. That just goes to show that when you play the American card, it works.

The next day I was on splits with a missionary who has been out 1 1/2 months less than me. We went to an appointment and then we went to the bakery because he was hungry. He bought this good sized cake thing for only 4.50 Euro. I could not pass this opportunity to I got one also. It was super good and I felt like garbage afterwards. Don't ever do that.

This was pretty much my week. My testimony has been strengthened recently in the fact of people and their relationship to God. I have seen investigators and members who have come closer to God. I too have come to know him a lot more. He works and speaks in so many different ways and it is amazing! In the Book of Mormon on the Introduction page, it says that this book will bring a man closer to God than any other book. Something along those lines. I have been reading in the Book of Mormon every day here and I have definitely come a ton closer to God. I know without a doubt that you will come closer to God when you read this book. I have no words to describe my feelings towards this book. It is amazing!!!!  I want to invite all of you who are reading this letter to read in the Book of Mormon at least 30 minutes a day. That is all I ask. I know without a doubt that you will feel Gods influence and you will have more peace and joy than you have ever thought. This book is from God and will bring you home to him. You just need to learn this for yourself if you have not discovered yet. I promise you that you will learn of its truthfulness and that you will come closer to God. I Love you all and wish you a wonderful week!

Elder Grow

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Did they spell it wrong or did they mean to spell in EDLER?  In German EDLER is NOBLE.