21 January 2013 Thirty-second letter from Switzerland

Scott Sonne	Jan 21 (6 days ago)
to me

Hey Mom!

       Yep there is a Migros across the street from me! Yes it is a grocerey store and yes that is the one we shopped at today! we are living on the very top floor! Yep... not elevator... Just the stairs to stay in shape! :) 

Elder Volz is great to get along with... Its great. I get along with him well! 

     I will get pictures for you! I just cannot send them today! I had planned to send erica a picture of me in the alps and to have her photoshop dad into the pitcure when he was on a mission! 

     We are the only 2 missionaries here in the ward! 

     I'll get a picture of us for you ! :)  of jacob and I that is! My companion did go with Elder Bailey's companion! that was crazy! Wir spoke deutsch with one another! 

     I am working this month on my charity= the pure love of christ= Caring about others more than myself. That is my goal by the end of the month, to care more about the well being of others more than I do about myself!... Or in other words: to forget myself and go to work! I love it! 

     Yesterday, a family that we have taught 2 times since i have been here... Carlos, Annie and their 3 kids! It was the first time for them to come to church. He said, in fact, that he would not be attending this week, because he had something to do. We had planned to meet with them on the coming saturday and get them used to the church buiilding and get them feeling the spirit of it. We had planned to teach them the restoration and to get the whole family there for a church tour. They, instead came early, with the whole family,... and what did we talk about in sunday school?

The RESTORATION. 

And what was taught in priesthood?

 BAPTISM! 

He told me that he had become sick and could not go to work on friday, he couldn't go do something that he had planned on saturday and on sunday he felt much better, so they came with their whole family and little, 4 week old baby, born on the 24th of december! 

I love this family! I love the work. 

     We also found a less active man from Serbia on the street, and a woman was able to feel the spirit when she read in 2 nephi 32:3. I shared the scripture with her and immediately, she said: 

"Can one buy this book in switzerland?" 

I aksed her what she felt in her heart as she read. She said that she felt something special.

 I then showed her 2 Nephi 32:5, 2 verses later, where it says that the holy ghost will show you all things that you should do! I gave her the precious book of mormon! She will never forget that! 

There is power in the book of mormon! 

I'm just reading through the isaiah chapters and am understanding them so much better than ever before! 

I love you mama! The church is true! This is His work. 

Elder Sonne

14 January 2013 Thirty-first letter from Switzerland

14 January 2013
Wettingen, Switzerland

Dear Famile,

Just a quick update. I have been here in wettingen for a week and a half and I am loving it. We are finding a bunch of really cool people and are getting ready to teach them. We have 2 people with baptisimal dates :richard and Frau veras.

Richard is from switzerland, he is 22, and he is living with some friends and going to school. He has been taught for the past 4 months and really knows the vernacular of the gospel, he litterally talks like a member. He is shy and a little quiet, and very humble, he is considerate and has a lot of love for others.  He loves reading in the book of mormon and really feels the spirit when we meet with him! His baptisimal date is for the 9th of february! We invited him to baptism right after a lesson where the previous missionaries invited him to baptism and he said no. We had not planned to talk about baptism, but he asked questions and the spirit completely lead the lesson to what we should teach, namely: the atonement and the doctrine of christ. It was amazing and he is excited for his baptism.

Frau Veras is a woman from the dominican republic. She has been here for 8 years, and has been taught for the last couple of months. She has one daughter and a humband, who she will soon divorce. She knows the gospel is true... On the first visit with her, she told us the sad story of her family and how she didnt feel a part of her family growing up. She said that she wanted to be a good example for her daughter now and show her what she herself didnt have. We asked her what steps she could take to be that example. Her responce:Baptism. We invited her to baptism. Her only concern was not even a real concern, so its all worked out!... She will be baptised on the 23 of february.

I love the ward here... Its like a big family. They are so involved in missionary work it is ridiculous! They feed us so often, almost too often to get too much missionary work done! Haha its great here I love you and wish you a great week.

Just an update for Bertha, the equador woman I taught in bern... is still being taught, but does not want to set a date for baptism.

I know that the Lord lives and he only wants us to come to him so he can make us happy. Joseph Smith was his seer.

Elder Scott Sonne

Peggy Sonne <pjssonne@gmail.com>	Jan 13 (7 days ago)
to Scott

solar elder...

   I just looked up your address on google earth and it looks like you live in an apartment with red shutters and across from an office building...i also saw a pizza taxi car and a pizza place that says take away...is that right?....there is an apartment building next to yours that has blue shutters...anyway, that is what i found...did i find your apartment?

love, mom...looking for my missionary son!!!!!  love, mom

Scott Sonne	Jan 14 (6 days ago)
to me

thats the apartment!!!! Good find!!!