Conference was great..We only saw the first 3 sessions and next week at church they will show the last session. One of my favorite talks was Elder Nelsons, when he talked about having joy. The joy of the world is different than the joy of the Gospel, but the joy of the Gospel is worth more in the next life. I also liked Elder Hales talk.
I said good bye to Elder Williams this week. He ended up getting us a parking ticket right before he left, so I had to pay for that, but that's okay. My new companion is great, we get along really well. He's a hard worker too.
That's sad that Grandpa fell. I hope I get to see him. I can't wait to talk to him in German. It's been really cool to come back to the land of my forefathers and I'm really proud to tell everyone my Grandpa was born in Germany. They all look at me and say, "Ah Spangenberg, that's a German name". I say, "It is, Grandpa was born here and moved to America when he was 2". I love saying that, it makes me so proud that my ancestor came from here.
I've learned to love the north. I think I needed to come again to the north to change my attitude. The LeVitres gave me a book before my mission and there is a quote in there that says, "Life is 10% of your circumstances, and 90% what you make of it." Heide is really a great place. The members are really good to us, we have a great relationship with them. This last week we had 4 member appointments and this coming week we have 5. I feel like there is a reason why I'm here in Heide. We are working really hard. One day we were dooring and it was raining all day and we had people say mean stuff to us. One man chased us down and told us he was going to call the cops on us. He said, "Why are you guys going around asking for money?" We had to explain that we didn't ask for money and talk to him about what we do. Its been tough, but I really like it and feel stronger because of it.
The time is coming to an end soon and I'm going to try to make the most of every minute.
Love,
Elder Spangenberg
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