Family,
Wow, that was the fastest 6 weeks of my life! I dont understand how it
is possible that time can go by so fast. Well lets get started with
what happened this last week. First, we had a week full of tausches
which means I was only with my comp for three of the seven days of the
week! Elder Miller and I had a solid tausch here in Stuttgart and then
right after that with Elder Donald in Stuttgart as well! We had stake
conference this last week which was a blast! We had an amazing zone
council! Transfer calls ( i am staying with elder hunt). My son Elder
Bates is having a son, so I will be a grandpa! Life is great! A
baptism in Innsbruck, a guy a taught one time there right before I
left, but it was cool to see that first lesson take place and know he
ein Bündnis mit Gott geschlossen hat! A mew baptismal date in our area
with Kevin! Sweet lessons with Felix! And a whole lot of good
conversations on the street and seeing the spirit working within them
as we testified of the truth! Love you all!
Elder Killpack
One more thing,
As we were at stake conference, one of the members from Pforzheim came
up to me. While I was there she had this disease on her hands. She had
had it for years, and could not get rid of it. The disease made her
hands blister all over and made her hands hurt really bad, and limited
her use of them, perhaps even harder for her, was how her young
students would act when they saw her hands while she was working with
them. She had a really hard time with it. She had tried many different
medicines but nothing seemed to be working. With our mortal
understanding, the situation seemed hopeless. As I was serving in
Pforzheim she very humbly asked me to give her a blessing after
church. We went into the primary room with her and her husband to
perform the blessing. I still can remember the tears coming down her
face as she explained the situation and how it was affecting her
physically and emotionally. I dont remember what was said during the
blessing, but I can still to this day remember what I was feeling,
thanks to the holy ghost. I remember feeling the greatest sense of
Love the Savior had for her. I remember feeling a peace after the
blessing that her faith would be made manifest through the healing of
her hands. I didnt think too much of it after though. The days just
passed by and then I was transferred. As I saw her again this last
sunday and shook her HAND, I realized there wasnt a SINGLE blister on
her hands. She just looked at me and starting crying and thanking me
for the blessing. I know it wasnt me and that it was the power of God!
And that because of her faith that her hands were finally healed after
years! I was over flowed with the sweetest joy to realize I was a tool
in the Lords hand in bringing somebody such joy. I am so grateful for
the power of the priesthood and the reality of its restoration!
Wow, that was the fastest 6 weeks of my life! I dont understand how it
is possible that time can go by so fast. Well lets get started with
what happened this last week. First, we had a week full of tausches
which means I was only with my comp for three of the seven days of the
week! Elder Miller and I had a solid tausch here in Stuttgart and then
right after that with Elder Donald in Stuttgart as well! We had stake
conference this last week which was a blast! We had an amazing zone
council! Transfer calls ( i am staying with elder hunt). My son Elder
Bates is having a son, so I will be a grandpa! Life is great! A
baptism in Innsbruck, a guy a taught one time there right before I
left, but it was cool to see that first lesson take place and know he
ein Bündnis mit Gott geschlossen hat! A mew baptismal date in our area
with Kevin! Sweet lessons with Felix! And a whole lot of good
conversations on the street and seeing the spirit working within them
as we testified of the truth! Love you all!
Elder Killpack
One more thing,
As we were at stake conference, one of the members from Pforzheim came
up to me. While I was there she had this disease on her hands. She had
had it for years, and could not get rid of it. The disease made her
hands blister all over and made her hands hurt really bad, and limited
her use of them, perhaps even harder for her, was how her young
students would act when they saw her hands while she was working with
them. She had a really hard time with it. She had tried many different
medicines but nothing seemed to be working. With our mortal
understanding, the situation seemed hopeless. As I was serving in
Pforzheim she very humbly asked me to give her a blessing after
church. We went into the primary room with her and her husband to
perform the blessing. I still can remember the tears coming down her
face as she explained the situation and how it was affecting her
physically and emotionally. I dont remember what was said during the
blessing, but I can still to this day remember what I was feeling,
thanks to the holy ghost. I remember feeling the greatest sense of
Love the Savior had for her. I remember feeling a peace after the
blessing that her faith would be made manifest through the healing of
her hands. I didnt think too much of it after though. The days just
passed by and then I was transferred. As I saw her again this last
sunday and shook her HAND, I realized there wasnt a SINGLE blister on
her hands. She just looked at me and starting crying and thanking me
for the blessing. I know it wasnt me and that it was the power of God!
And that because of her faith that her hands were finally healed after
years! I was over flowed with the sweetest joy to realize I was a tool
in the Lords hand in bringing somebody such joy. I am so grateful for
the power of the priesthood and the reality of its restoration!
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