9 July 2013

G'day everyone!
My email is a little late this week. I forgot to let you know this
week would be different due to our temple trip. We got up at four in
the morning to catch a train to Brisbane this morning. I love going to
the city. I love going to the temple even more. It felt like it had
been ages since I went last. I got a different view of the city this
transfer since we didn't drive. We got off the train and walked on a
nice boardwalk along the river. It was raining and pretty cool this
morning.
My companion is laughing next to me because he emailed his family,
"see you in a week." Its hard to think that this way of life we go on
in for two years has to end. I still feel like I'm just starting and
I've got ages to go, but I know that it will go fast. The first time
in my life when I actually want time to pass by slower and it passes
by quicker than ever.
We had a pretty good week. We have a new investigator who's name is
Jeffrey. He is an older man who lives alone. He lives very humbly. He
lives on a pension. He doesn't really go to church but he has strong
Christian faith. We tracted into him and taught him the restoration
and shared the first vision. He told us that he believes it. We shared
the Book of Mormon and invited him to pray about it and he told us a
week later that God is telling him it is true. This is what we do.
Missionary work isn't always miraculous, but it's always the truth.
I love you all and I wish I could email more but I am out of time!
Keep me in your prayers! Next week you'll hear about transfers. I'll
probably email Tuesday.
Love you!
Elder Thieme