Luther

This last Monday we headed to Wittenberg-Lutherstadt, to see “The Ninety-Five Theses” church from Martin Luther. So we grabbed our “wandering canes” and met up with the Magdeburg elders. The city was beautiful and full of memorials to Martin Luther and the other reformers. Unfortunately the church is closed until 2017 for the 500 year anniversary, but we were able to see a lot.

The reformers really did pave the way for the restoration of the gospel, these men understood what was important, and that thing was not of the world.

President McKay stated: “Man’s chief concern in life should not be the acquiring of gold, or of fame, or of material possessions. It should not be the development of physical prowess, nor of intellectual strength, but his aim, the highest in life, should be the development of a Christlike character.”

Because of these great men, great things followed. Because of the bible, Joseph Smith was able to put the “if any of ye lack wisdom” to the test. I’m grateful for the blessing and the things I have learned from the scriptures.

Funny moment this week, Elder Perkins and I were doing doors and there was a bunch of poorly organized cobblestone… I said “if this was my place I would redo this whole thing!” as he was trying to say how nice and “old Europe” it was, he instantly twisted his ankle and yelled, “Redo it! Redo it all!” (haha)

The work continues on, slow but moving, nonetheless.

Have a good one!
Elder Winkel