You guys speak to people about Jesus, don't you?

August 26, 2013

Hallo meine Familie! O ich vermisse sie!

Last week and this week, Sister Freiman and I have really been studying about faith. We have really struggled being here in Singen and not having anyone to teach. It has really taken a toll on us. We are both really terrified with street contacting and it has been a trial for us to find people. So we figured our faith wasn't strong enough, or something wasn't really clicking because everything we were doing kept failing. Well we finally realized that our faith was strong, but we weren't doing enough. For instance-2 Nephi 25:23-For we labor diligently to write, to persuade our children, and also our brethren, to believe in Christ, and to be reconciled to God; for we know that it is by grace  that we are saved, after all we can do. We both realized that Ya our faith was strong, but if we were really putting our faith to use we woud stop thinking about how scary it is to talk to everyone, and forget about ourselves- and do the Lord's work. Yes, we have been working hard these past few weeks, but we haven't been doing enough, and we weren't talking to enough people. Had we really done all that we could? No. So this week we really worked hard to put our faith into action. We prayed to have all the strength we could to talk to everyone and then put our faith to work. At the beginning it was so hard. We were rejected, rejected a little bit more, and again rejected, but we kept going. Sometimes we faltered and we would chicken out to talk with someone, but we were trying out best. Well then Thursday when I got back from an austausch I was determined to talk to EVERYONE and not let one person pass me by. After lunch we went out and I forgot about myself. I talked with everyone. It was crazy. The fear was gone. It was truely a miracle. The Lord was helping me. Then Sister Freiman wasn't scared, and she started talking to people too! The greater miracle about it was that we started finding potentials! One person after another wanted to hear about the gospel. We were able to find 12 potentials within 3 hours. That was such a huge miracle! We found 12 potentials all in one day, and that is more that I have ever found in one week! It was such a miracle, and I know it was because we did out very best and talked to everyone. The Lord blessed us and he led us to people. All we did was work and do our best-and then the Lord made up for the rest of our weaknesses.

I have learned so much since I have been on a mission. It is probably the hardest thing I have ever done in my life. I am constantly being reminded of my weakness's and my shortcomings, but I have also experienced things that are going to help me into the eternities. A mission is really the refiner's fire, but I am becoming who the Lord wants and needs be to be and it is such a blessing.

Have yall read Elder Uchtdorf's priesthood talked "Four Titles?" Well Seriously, this talked has changed my whole mission. I read it a few times a week. There is a quote in it that has just affected me so much, and it has kind of been my motto lately.

"Perhaps it is true that we are weak. Perhaps we are not wise or mighty. But when God works through us, no one and nothing can stand against us."
Man, isn't that powerful?? I just try and remember that each day. I am soo incredibly weak. I can't do this mission alone. But seriously, I have learned and I have testimony, that when we let God work through us, we can be a powerful tool in his hand.

Guess What??? I got to be a missionary in Switzerland!!!! We did an austauch with the Sisters that serve in Winterthur, Switzerland and I got to go there and work with Sister Robben who is from the Netherlands for Wednesday and Thursday. I loved every second of it. They speak the craziest form of German down there so it was hard to understand, but I loved it. The people there were so open and nice and with their crazy Swizadeutsch accents they just all seemed so jolly to me. haha Not to mention, it was absolutely beautiful. It was such a great opportunity for me to work there. Sister Robben and I talked with everyone we saw, and the last person we contacted is going to be baptized. She is one of those people that you hear about that is prepared to hear the gospel. Her name is Bruda and she is probably 17 or 18. We stopped her and told her were were talking to people about Jesus. She stopped and said "O I have time for this!" We started telling her about the Book of Mormon and she was so excited. She told us that she had lived in Brazil for a while and always saw Elders and wanted to talk to them and get a Book of Mormon. She took the Book of Mormon and was so excited to read and meet with us again to learn more. It was seriously such a testimony to me that the Lord is truely preparing people to hear our message. 

Well thank you for all the prayers. They means so much.

LOVE YOU!!!

Sister Allman