Week 10

If there is a theme to this week it would be "God works in mysteries ways".

This week has been a testing of faith, a walk through the fire for both us the Missionary's and our Investigators. It seems that with so much good work going on the opposite as well has to be true. It truly amazes me how hard the opposing forces are willing to work to make sure that even just one person won't follow our Savior. However I have faith that the good will always win in the end, and that God will give extra strength to those who truly are trying to follow him.  The work is still progressing and the people still drawing closer to Christ. I myself am becoming more and more sanctified each and every day. I feel so blessed to be here and so blessed to have had the trials of this week. In an unexplainable way I feel so much stronger then the week before when everything was going good. My testimony has been strengthened and my trust in the Lord deepened.

The miracle of this week would have to be the conversion that happened in my own heart. A lot of my weaknesses were made stronger this week through the trials. I think for the first time in a long time I can honestly say that I KNOW that when we take that leap of faith the Lord will catch is in one way or another as long as we just hold out faithful. Most the time I am learning it's not how we expect, and definitely not what we want, but in the long run I believe its what we need. I am just grateful that I have two wonderful companions (Jesus Christ and Sis Szvoboda) who have amazing amounts of faith, so that when I am doubting they can pick me up.

Thank you all for the prayers, I know they are helping! Until next week.

 

Much Love,

 

Sis Kimberly Bohne

 

P.S-

So Sis Szvoboda's brothers are missionary companions right now in the Germany Alp's mission, the older brother is training the younger one. This is what they sent home this week. I liked it so much that I changed it a little and decided to add it to the post :)

 

The Branch            : AWESOME!  (Super nice and friendly and open people)
The Area              : AWESOME!  (Nice and flat for the bikes)
The Companion  : AWESOME! (Almost like a sister (it was funnier when her brothers wrote this))
The Bikes             : AWESOME! :)  ((Stealing proof!!)No one wants them:)
The Investigators : AWESOME! (GOLDEN! when they are not canceling appointments)
The Apartment     : AWESOME! (As long as we get up early and keep it clean)
The Food              : AWESOME! (when I don't need to Cook)
The Dishwasher  : AWESOME! (its Sis Szvoboda)
The Scriptures     : AWESOME! (still TRUE)
The weather         : AWESOME! (as long as its not freezing and then hot in the same day)

 

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Week 9

WOW what a week!!!! First is was so good to talk to my family and Chris on mothers day! I get so busy here that I sometimes forget how long it has been since we last saw each other, I guess that is a good thing, however it was AMAZING to get to see you all! It sounds like they are all doing well. I just want to thank everyone who is reading this, I know your prayers are being heard and that the blessings are not only coming to my but also those I care a lot about.

 

The work really is picking up in the area, sometimes I feel like we have so many places to be, so many people to teach, and for me so much German words to learn that there is hardly anytime to sleep or eat! The Lord truly is pouring out His spirit upon this area, as well as blessing Sis Szvoboda and I with the strength to do all that we need to in the day, needless to say going to sleep at the end of the day is not a problem :)

 

So the miracle story for this week, is the story of Max. Max is a young man who loves the Lord with all his heart, and has been looking for the truth for a while now. He comes out of Africa under some pretty strenuous circumstance and is now working here in German. We came in contact with Max a week ago when the train we were planning on taking to Berlin got cancelled. He is a cousin of another one of our investigator. When we meet he preceded to tell us how he had been reading in the Bible for the last little while, going to different churches, praying that God would show him which church to join (does this sound familiar to anyone?!?!). He told us that when his cousin told him about our church he felt that this is the truth that he had been looking for! As you can imagine Sis Szvoboda and I's chins hit the floor!!! We have meet with Max a few times this week and he came to church yesterday, he is in the process of reading the Book of Mormon, and he has set a baptismal date that we are working towards. THE LORD IS GREAT!   

 

The Lords hand is truly in this work! I feel it every time that we talk to people on the streets. Every time I testify that Jesus is the Christ. Every time I see the light in peoples eyes getting brighter and brighter as the draw closer to Him. I feel SO blessed to be here, and to be witnessing the miracles the Lord is preforming here in Germany. I feel humbled by the calling I have been given to teach people the truths of this gospel. The truths that have changed my life, and that continue to improve my life everyday! I know Jesus is the Christ, the Son of our Loving Heavenly Father. I know that Joseph Smith is a prophet and that through him God restored His Church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day saints. I testify that you don't need to understand all aspects of the gospel, to understand that God is at the head of this Church. I testify that with the light of faith we can move forward in this gospel even when we can't see more then the next step in front of us. I can promise after awhile of moving forward in faith we will realize that the the questions we once had have been answered, or that the are not such a big deal anymore:"All things will be overcome by the atonement of Christ." 

 

Well once again I hope all is going well at home. Go out and enjoy the nice spring weather for me...oh and take some pictures :)

 

Sincerely,

 

-Sis Kim Bohne

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Week 8

WOW This week has been crazy.  Germany is SOOO amazing, I am loving it! 

 

Eisenhüttenstadt the area that I am serving in is one of the only branches left in the mission. Sis Szvoboda and I feel like LOTS of fasting and praying, Hard work, obedience, study and LOTS of miracles that can change in a matter of three transfers. We are in the process of setting up some pretty big community gatherings to help educate people about our beliefs. One of them being a Christmas in June, Thanks for the idea Nicki. We are in the process of putting together a concert that will also includes a slide show of the life of Christ as part of the Christmas presentation. Also last week, BYU came and did a concert in Eisenhüttenstadt which the Mayor attended. We were able to give the Mayor a copy of the Book of Mormon, and got her contact information. We are now in faith calling the Mayor Queen Lamoni. We also are setting up a 'Mormon Hands' service project with the Mayor in hopes that that will truly show her that we are here to help, and that we really do care about her town. This and so many other miracles have been happening as we have been fasting, and truly following the spirit of the Lord as he leads and guides us in this work. The members here are a BIG support and so full of faith. I often feel like I am back in the early days of the church where every one is a convert and because of that they are SO committed. We brought 7 investigators with us to church yesterday and I was almost brought to tears with how loving and welcoming the members were. The testimony meeting was exactly what any missionary would want when bring people, filled with faith and lots of love. Over all I am humbled be the Lords hand in all this. I feel so blessed to be able to even be apart of the miracles that are happening in this area! I LOVE being a missionary! 
 

My German is coming along just fine, someday better then others, but for sure improving day by day. We have this lady names Ola in the ward (She was the one that I thought was a "Golden" investigator at the train station, but turned out being a member) Ola is from Egypt, has learned English and is completely fluent, and is in the process of getting a Doctorate in German literature, she is fluent in 3 languages, and is in the process of also learning french... basically she is a linguist. We meet about 2-3 times a week and she helps me with my German, she is an answer to prayers! Between my Comp Sis Szvoboda and Ola I will be speaking German like a native. It is really cool, every day I realize that I am understanding more and more conversations. Yesterday I taught the branch President. Pres Highbreader the 1st lesson, he does not understand English and by the end of the lesson and after a promise to come back and go dancing with him after my mission he had agreed to get baptized. Basically the fact that he even understood that I wanted him to get baptized is a big improvement!  :) 

 

I hope all is going well back home. I really wish all of you could come over her and do splits even for just one day so that you could see the hand of the Lord as clearly as I do on a regular basis. He really does love each and everyone of us. He wants us to come back to him, and I am convinced after this last little while he will preform miracles if that is what it takes. 

 

Love you lots, 

  
-Sis Kim Bohne

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