Elder Miles Goes To Germany: 3-11-13

Hey everybody! Hope you are all doing well. :) I hear the weather is still warming up. Things here have been a little crazy. The temperatures dropped again over the weekend and we had some pretty intense snow starting Saturday night and continuing on through all of Sunday till this morning (Monday) when the sun started peaking out and melting it a bit. Crazy.

Random story. We were walking back to our appartment one day and a random guy walking down the street with his friend started calling out to us.

'Hey, seid ihr von der Kirche?' (Hey you guys from the church?) He seemed interested

'Ja, sind wir.' (Yes we are.)

'Der Orthodoxe Kirche?' (The Orthodox church?)

'Nein...' (No...)

He then held up an open hand as though to say 'I appologize for disturbing you, carry on.' and said 'Tschuss' (Bye) Respectful, but no longer interested when we weren't from that church.

Funny strange little moment. I think he may have been from Russia or somewhere. Had a bit of an accent. But we see a lot of foreigners in Germany. Russians, Turks and Africans mostly.

Well, at this point, hopefully my family will be able to take some chunks from my letter to mom to post in here so you guys can get some more content. :)

Spiritual thought!

Who is the Savior to you?

We have all sorts of titles for Him in the Scriptures. Shepherd, Savior, Light, Lamb of God, Son of Man (Man being capitalized to signify God, the ultimate Man so I have read), Son of God, The Prince of Peace, etc. But think about it. Which one do you connect with? What does Christ mean to you? What is your relationship to him?

He loves you. He is at your side. My favorite lately has been The Great Shepherd. What do you think? The words of the Scriptures and modern day Prophets tell us a lot about Christ. I challenge you to deepen your understanding. To come closer to Him and His Love for you. :) I testify that He is on your side, and that -you- hold a special place in His heart. And I say that in His name, in the name of Jesus Christ, amen.

Have an awesome week. Go find some awesome things. :) God be with you.

- Elder Michael Bright Miles

Cool old Church in our area