Guten Morgen, Meine Familie! I hope to find you all well. I have indeed been transferred to Richterswil. It was hard to leaving the people of Frauenfeld, but I know I'm suppose to be here in Richterswil. It's been an interesting experience, the past couple of days. I've learned a lot and have experienced so many miracles and witnesses that I am supposed to be here in Richterswil. My companion, Sister Watkins, was actually trained by my trainer, Sister Russon. Crazy, no? Sister Watkins is from Salt Lake and has been out a year, this Wednesday.
The work here is booming and I'm so excited to be a part of it! It's great! The ward here is wonderful and so inviting and our GML (Gemeinde Missions Leiter, aka Ward Mission Leader) totally rocks and helps us out a ton.
I haven't met many of the investigators, but the ones I have met are incredible! It's amazing to see the change the Gospel brings about in the lives of everyone. The Gospel truly means, "Good News," and it certainly brings peace and joy to our lives!
I believe I have one of the prettiest areas of Switzerland. Every morning, I study by the window that overlooks the Zuri-See and I get to see all the sailboats and ferries pass by. We live up on a hill, so our view is really spectacular. The only downside (at the moment) is that we live up on a hill. It's not really that bad, to be hones...I suppose hiking a mountain everyday is healthy, right? At least it's a great view. "Come What May and Love It", right?
That talk has been something on my mind as of late. I'll admit, I didn't want to leave Frauenfeld. I loved the ward, the people...everything. I grew a ton there. I was a witness to so many miracles and had numerous blessings poured upon me, I didn't want to leave. However, when I got to Richterswil, unpacked and had a moment in the evening to think about everything, I thought about Elder Wirthlin's talk, "Come What May and Love It." Things are going to happen that we don't plan or intend for ourselves, but we have to find joy in the journey. Why take time for school/mission/whatever to only be miserable? Be happy. That's why we're here. It's the Great Plan of Salvation and Happiness! I decided to just be optimistic, delve into the work here, get to know everything as fast as possible and "[planned] to be surprised" because I know things are different here and I can learn so much. I already have and I've only been here a few days!
My companion is amazing. She has so much motivation and we've experienced some amazing miracles already. We've found a couple of people on our train the other day. It was awesome! We taught this guy, Lukas, about the restoration and it was amazing. He recognized the spirit right away and told us that he felt really good about what we were saying. Ah! I love this work! It's a privilege to be involved in this process with everyone.
When you leave and come to a new ward, they ask you to bear your testimony. After Sacrament meeting yesterday, a ward member came up to me, introduced himself and said, "du sprichst gut Deutsch. Kannst du ubersetzen?" Uh.....I'll try?? The ward members are far too generous. Thank goodness I had Sister Watkins to help with the translating, because I may have just started making up what the person was teaching.
In other news: Elder Ballard is coming next month!! I think I mentioned that awhile ago, but I'm really excited. It'll be wonderful to hear from an apostle. Exciting things are happening in Switzerland, my people. Exciting things. Have a wonderful week!
Love,
Sister NeSmith
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Morgen, everyone! I do hope to find you all doing well. Just doing emails here in Zürich. Yesterday, at about 6:40 am, the APs called and told me I'm being transferred this Wednesday to Richterswil. I know I'm suppose to be there, but that doesn't necessarily make it that much easier to say goodbye. I'll miss Frauenfeld, the people, the ward, etc...it was an incredible experience to be here and I was blessed beyond measure. I'm sad because I didn't get to say goodbye to everyone because so many people are on vacation. I suppose that's the life of a missionary though, right? Doesn't make it any easier, though.
Richterswil....it'll be interesting. It's on the water, and the view from our apartment is spectacular. I was there an on exchange 2 transfers ago. It's a really beautiful area. I'm excited to work with the people and the ward. I'll be working with Sister Watkins. She was actually trained by my trainer, Sister Russon. Cool, no? It'll be fun to work with her and experience the joys of another area and the people. It'll be different, but I know I'll love it and the people.
Leider, muss ich gehen. I hope you all are doing great! I pray for you all daily! Love you!
Love,
Sister NeSmith
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