The Harry Potter Approach....

     First off let me thank you all for your prayers! I have felt so much better this week and I believe it is from all of you, so thank you! This week has again been tough, missionary work is definitely work! Its also has soooooo much to do with facing some of our greatest fears, doing things that are outside our comfort zone. I have such a fear of people... I really do. I fear people, talking to people, knowing what to say, how to say that in German and wow, I had no idea that talking to people was one of my greatest fears..

     This week, I have really been trying to work on talking to people, on the street, buses, trains, bascially everywhere.. And I would start off, "Sorry, excuse me.. Are you from here?" then they would respond and I would try to talk to them, which usually failed in my broken German. Anyways, I was starting to get really annoyed because this language and cultural difference is so difficult to deal with.... So after being all frustrated, I decided to do a dumb approach, which I call the Harry Potter Approach. Not to be confused with the Saratov Approach;) So that day I has wearing an orange and red tie and my big Mr. Mac coat and honestly I looked like someone from Harry Potter! So I approached this lady on the street and said, Excuse me... Are you from here? I am here talking about Hogwarts, Do you know about Hogwarts? She just stared at me, for what felt like 20 minutes and I was about to laugh so hard, but I kept my straight face.... She then said Ja? Then I bursted out laughing and my companion took over talking and she invited us to talk to her more some time this next week, it was so funny and everytime we approached someone I started laughing because I couldn't help myself. Anyways that was my Harry Potter approach^^... haha

     Well this week has still been pretty tough, but fun. Again thank you all family for praying for me... I can't believe Ash will be married in a few days and that school starts so soon.. Sorry to remind you Jessica:( Anyways, I love you all...

Love,


Elder Annen