First off, it has been FREEZING COLD over here, but thank the heavens that that's the case because literally EVERYONE we go to visit is home!!! 
No one wants to leave their house in the cold! Hahahaha it is the best.
This was one of the major highlights of my week:
A couple visiting from Germany came into the Visitors Center this week wanting to know about "the big white building" they drove passed on the highway. They spoke very good English, but using the LITTLE German I was taught by a sweet friend of mine who went to Madison High School as a foreign exchange student, I was able to greet them and make them feel welcome. They wanted to know everything that was inside, what it was used for, and how it was built.
After teaching them a little about the history and the sacred purposes of the temple, they asked, "So why are you called 'Mormons'?" This is literally my FAVORITE question of all time because it leads perfectly into the restoration of the church and how we have another volume of scripture called the Book of Mormon. We showed them a closet we have here at the Visitors Center that contains copies of the Book of Mormon in over 80 languages. When we offered them a free copy of the Book of Mormon in German, she said, "Well, I feel bad. If I don't read it, It'd be a waste!" But he asked her, "Well, when's the next time we're going to be here to get it?" She said, "Well... That's true. Okay yes, we want it."
It was incredible for me to see that they didn't even want to take their chances on finding a Book of Mormon in Germany. I could feel so strongly that they KNEW it was a sacred book!! Having grown up with the Book of Mormon and the stories of the ancient times prophets in my home, I know that I have not appreciated it as much as I should.
I LOVE being a missionary and I love seeing the Book of Mormon change peoples' lives!!! My hope and prayer is that we may NOT TAKE THE BOOK OF MORMON FOR GRANTED! Read from it every day. Study the words and pray to know if the message it contains is true.
"SEARCH DILIGENTLY, pray always, and be believing and all things shall work together for your good." D&C 90:24
I love you all! ♥️
Hermana Hayes
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