The Gentle Dews of Heaven

Duisburg in its Glory

*So...I was on a split, and we were heading for our Bahn. We had exactly 4 minutes before it left. We walked passed this guy, and I had the impression to talk to him.
NOW? I thought,
but I stopped and said the first words which came out of my mouth, which were...
"Hi, we're missionaries for the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints...do you believe in Jesus Christ?"
"Yes."
"We know that the church that we represent is true and that it can fulfill all of your deepest desires...
Would you like to learn more?"
"Yes, I would."
We typed his number into my phone, and booked it for our train.
God has promised that He will fill our mouths if we open them,
 and sometimes the words that come out are surprising.
*I was on a different split, and we were running for the Bahn, were
Sister Markl was waiting for me, so we could head home. We were
running, and some guy yells out
"Run, Forrest, RUN!"
We keep going, and then every muscle in my body tensed and froze.
I was literally running as fast as I could, and it was a waddle.
Like if snails could waddle, that's about how fast I was going.
We get to the stairs, and there at the top is our Bahn, waiting to go,
held back only by this tiny little chocolate man, who was standing in
the doorway, keeping the doors from closing.
Sister Markl is at the top of the stairs, yelling at me to RUN
And here I am
Waddling
One excruciating step at a time
I finally eeeeep to the top and we jump in.
. . .
We go one stop and then realize that I still have the other sister's Bahn card
. . .
Back to Herne we go!


*Showed the Hallelujah video to two girls smoking and drinking in the
middle of a field.
*Had that moment when your mitglied dabei plan doesn't work, and you
teach half the lesson outside over loudspeaker on your mission
cellphone.

General Conference in Bonn!

*When your sick investigator studies the gospel principles book in the corner of the train on the way to General Conference, and he doesn't want to sit too close, so he doesn't make anyone sick.
*And then after eating together as a group between sessions, you have to boil hot water in the church building to wash dishes covered in
beef and tomato sauce.

I read this incredible talk this morning.

It's called The Atonement Covers All Pain
Here's a snippet:
Elder Orson F. Whitney wrote: “No pain that we suffer, no trial that we
experience is wasted. It ministers to our education, to the development
of such qualities as patience, faith, fortitude, and humility. … It is
through sorrow and suffering, toil and tribulation, that we gain the
education that we come here to acquire.”


I have so much I want to say, and literally zero minutes to type it
all in, but I want to testify that because of Jesus Christ, there is
always enough strength to keep going. The pain can be excruciating,
and sometimes we will fail, just a little but, or maybe a lot, but I
PROMISE you, with all of the authority that my calling holds, there is
no pain, no suffering, no mistake, no failure than can not be made
right through the atoning blood of He who committed no sin, made no
mistake, and yet took it all upon Himself.
Christ lives.
He is your Savior.
He is mine.
That's truth.
I give all that I am for that truth, because I know He lives.

Love always,

Sister Roderer

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