Hi Familie!
Thanks for all the updates. Sounds as if life is going on
over there! Can't believe it's Monday again. Sister Mosher is getting
transferred this week, so I'll be getting a new companion. I've met her once,
and she seems really nice and cool. Sister Mosher said she's an awesome
missionary, so I'm excited. Thankfully I'm staying in Frankfurt for another
transfer. I love this city! I didn't think I would, but when I thought that I
might have to leave the city and the ward, I was super sad and didn't want to.
So yeah, I'm so glad that I can stay here for another six weeks, at the very
least! When I think about it, I feel like Frankfurt is kinda like Salt Lake.
There are a ton more little city parts, like in comparison to West Valley and
stuff, but I feel like downtown has the same size and feel as Salt Lake. I just
heard that Berlin is the size of three Frankfurts, so yeah, it's not super big,
but it's still the biggest city I've ever lived in.
Everything has been going well. We've seen some really
awesome miracles here. Last week we got three new investigators! They all need
a lot of work, but hopefully everything will go well. Missionary work is so
hard!! I know everyone said it, but you can't really understand until you
experience it. It's draining, mentally and emotionally and spiritually. But
it's so good! When I'm teaching someone, I just feel sooo incredibly happy. So
yeah. It's cliché, but it's true: missionary work is so hard, but it's the best
thing ever! I always thought people were babies when they said it was hard. But
yeah. It's hard. Thankfully we have prayer and awesome companions to support us
and cool families who like to write us! The temple was way beautiful. I hope
the picture I emailed you went through. That's two districts at the temple
there. It was so gorgeous that day. We went to eat at a café afterward. It was
pretty good, so yeah, it was a really good day. It was so nice to just go and
feel the spirit and not have to worry about anything else for a couple hours.
I play the piano a lot more than I thought I would. And I
think I'm supposed to be singing at the testimony meeting on Thursday night.
It's for all the missionaries who are leaving. But I'm not sure. Sometimes I
feel that's how the whole mission is. You just have to kinda go with the flow a
lot of the time. So yeah. I think I am, but we'll see.
The language is slow and painful, of course. Haha! No,
that's how it's supposed to be. Like I said, I understand about 95% of what's
being said, I just struggle with saying stuff. But it's good! Luckily everyone
I've talked to has been really nice and understanding and supportive and aren't
mad that I can't speak German fluently. But it just takes time and practice.
I've only been in Germany six weeks, so I try not to beat myself up too
much!
I love all the emails I get! I never, ever think they're
boring. I like knowing what's going on with all of you because I love you so
much! Not too much new food here. Yesterday we got to have dinner with a member
of the seventy (area seventy?? I dunno, that stuff confuses me still). That was
fun and scary. But luckily his wife is American so it was really good. I
learned so much from him! His son made us burritos, haha. Send some of that
warm weather our way! The weather keeps teasing us. It's doff.
Hope you all have a great week! I love hearing all of what's
going on. This week I get to take a couple of the new missionaries who are
coming on Wednesday around Frankfurt. So wish me luck that we won't die or end
up in Berlin somehow!! It'll be a crazy week, but good. I'm going to miss
Sister Mosher! But it'll be fun to have a new companion already. My split with
Sister Miller was really fun and really good! She asked about a lot of you,
actually. It's so nice that she remembered. She's so cute.
Okay, love you all! I think we're going to a cool old church
this afternoon, so hopefully next week I'll actually have some fun, cool
pictures for you. We'll see. :)
Love you all!
Sister Shipton
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