Mein-e Gut-e!!! Crazy things are happening here in Frauenfeld, my family! The work is certainly progressing--people certainly recogniye the voice of the Lord when they seek Him!
I believe I mentioned one of our investigators that just so happens to be from Iran. Friederich (name changed for protection), is from Iran and fled the country due to political and religious disagreements and randomly came to church with a friend of his a couple of weeks ago. He became very interested in the church because he saw how good the people were and so he was curious to find out more. We were able to get him a Book of Mormon in Persian and within a few days, he had finished all of 1Nephi! Not only that, he could recall it in perfect clarity, using names and situations. It was amazing! Now, a few weeks later, he's almost done with the Book of Mormon and in our lesson last Thursday, we talked about the blessings of baptism and he told us that he wants to be baptized! He's so excited about the gospel, he's brought some of his other friends and asked us if we could get him a Book of Mormon in Persian and if there wer missionaries in his friend's area and if there was a church building close to him. It's amazing! He's already an awesome missionary and he's not even baptized yet! It just goes to show that people recognize the voice of the Shepherd. I love this work!
We're doing a lot of work with the ward over the next few weeks. Sister Dittli and I are meeting with everyone and getting to know the less actives in the area so we know how to best help everyone. We're staying VERY busy.
We're so stoked about "Friederich." Unfortunately, there have been some problems that need to be sorted out. We're worried that since there's a chance he could go back to Iran (doesn't want to), he can't be baptized. He told us that he doesn't care, though, what happens; he's just so excited about the Gospel! It's so amazing and makes everything worth it. So awesome!
Sister Dittli and I are spending our Pday today just organizing everything in the apartment. Not exactly the Pday I had in mind, but it will help to have everything organized. We've found some way old brochures and pamphlets that the Church used to hand out. Way awesome looking...too bad we don't use them anymore. I'll send you pictures of them. They're about 50 years old-ish.
Anyways, I best be going...so much to do! The work is going strong here, hopefully I can keep up with everything!
I love you all!
Liebe,
Rachel/Sister NeSmith
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