We didn’t do anything this week, so we’ll keep it short. On Thursday I found out that I still don’t know how to read the train schedules. I got on a train line that I had never ridden before, and it flew right through the stop here at Dietlikon. I started counting the seconds to the next stop so I would know whether it would be too far to walk back. Then the train flew through the next stop, and the next, until finally we were about a half hour out of my way. By then I was in an area that my ticket didn’t even cover. I tried to get on a return train, and there was one waiting on a different platform. I ran over there and pushed the button to open the doors. The doors didn’t open. The train sat there for about 10 seconds and then pulled away, not wanting to take on any other passengers. I had to sit down and wait a half hour for the next train. 🙁 Poor Chad was so upset! When he came home and told me about it, that’s probably as close to crying as I’ve seen him. 🙂

Elisa is not sure about taking the next month’s German class. She has done 3 classes already, (3 months of 4-hour days). The new class isn’t as interesting and it isn’t moving quickly enough. I REALLY want to take the fourth class, for the results. Things had been going so well but now that the class is a bit less satisfying I’m getting frustrated really easy.

Today in Gospel Principles, or rather the English class, the missionaries led a discussion on the Holy Ghost. They asked what the difference between the Holy Ghost and the Light of Christ is. I have never had a really good handle on the differences myself, since I have known so many people who seem to have the blessings of the Spirit with them all the time that do not have the Gift of the Holy Ghost. Lucky me, Chad has taught me that asking questions that you think everyone might already know the answer to is not a bad thing. I confessed that I really wanted to know the answer myself. I think that it was a great way for us to teach each other on something we assume everyone already knows. I think I learned that we all have the influence of the Holy Ghost because it is a blessing when we follow the commandments regardless. However receiving peace, comfort and guidance are not the only blessings we can receive. Maybe when we have the Gift of the Holy Ghost we become blessed also by the other roles of the Holy Ghost. Maybe we are better prepared to be taught by the Spirit having made a covenant, and maybe it is only with the Gift of the Holy Ghost that we can truly be sanctified. I still have a lot to learn in this area but it was a great way to open myself up to new insights.