Friday!

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Everybodys lookin' forward to the weekend weekend :)

B****** will be baptized on Friday!!!

We are really planning a baptism!  Sunday after church we tried on the clothing.  This morning we filled out the recommend.  We have the program set.  We learned how to turn on the water AND the water heaters.  After email time we are going to find the perfect taufe gift!  I am so excited!  

We had a great experience this week with planning by the Spirit.  We have been working with a less active member named Schwester B******.  We were planning one night and both had the idea to go by on her.  The problem was that the time slot we were trying to fill was 12-2 in the afternoon and she works until 7:30 at night.  There was no way she would be home.  We both just really felt like we needed to be there.  So we planned it in.  

Then the next morning we got a call from a member.  He  gave us the names of two of his friends that he wanted us to go by on.  He wanted us to do it ASAP and asked if we could get it done that day.  We said we would try, but weren't sure, because of our other appointments, if we would make it.  Then we hung up the phone and looked up the two addresses.

Where did they live?

Around the corner from Schwester B******!

We were able to contact them both that day.  It is always a cool experience to realize that God has a plan.  It happens so often on a mission, but it is still so powerful. It is also cool to learn that when we just act on the promptings He gives us, that we will be able to find out what His plan is.   We knew we needed to be in Sonnen Hügel that afternoon, we just didn't know why.  So we put ourselves in a position to be there and He showed us what we needed to do.

The church is true!

So this week was Thanksgiving!  Happy Thanksgiving, family!!
We celebrated Thanksgiving here in Osnabrück.  There is one American family in our ward and they invited us over.  We had a perfect American thanksgiving dinner.  Sister Frehner had made cranberry stuffing,  fruit salad, potatoes, turkey, roasted vegetables, sweet potato cupcakes, and even lion house rolls.  The rolls were probably my favorite because they reminded me of my cute mom!  

It was a really nice lunch and we were all so thankful for the invite.  It was fun to be with a family eating turkey on thanksgiving, even if it isn't your own family...  

We aren't allowed to play card games but we played a few rounds of Catch Phrase because they have the electronic game.  It was fun but I think the Cobabe/Brown Catch Phrase battles still win ;)

Christmas has hit Germany in full force! 

It is now Dezember so we are officially in the advents time. So pretty much every day is a holiday.  And Osnabrück got a weihnachtsmarkt!  Germany at Christmas time is awesome!  I am a huge fan of the winter teas and also lebkuchen (soft gingerbread covered in chocolate).  Pretty much a match made in heaven!

Enjoy your Christmas preparations in America!

I love you all!!

Love,
Sister Brown

Oh and this week I saw polizei on horses.  

Mind Blown!

More photos from the Zoo

District Bad Bentheim

The Weihnachtsmarkt came to Osnabrück!! It is basically a bunch of little stands that sell food and Christmas decorations and toys.  There are lights and Christmas music all over. There are even carnival rides.  it is so magical!!

Post!  My favorite thing to see :)