Dec. 20, 2010

HELLO. so, the number here is xxxx-xxxx-xxxx. I dont know the area code, or zip code, or country code, so find that out! For 1st christmas we're going to a concentration camp, and on 2nd christmas we're eating over peoples houses. (Germany celebrates Christmas for 2 days). I have not gotten my package yet. My passport isnt ready yet either. Im glad to hear broadway was cool. I love dodgeing cars in the city. Its awesome. Sorry to here about the crazy stuff with the plumbing. If it makes you feel better, theres a group of Satanist rising to power in the city, so it makes work alittle tricky. I have heard about Jolysa's mission and Scott's wedding. Shalese told me last week. I havn't heard from anyone else tho. I got letters from Aunt Mel, the Jankowskis, and the Shellys. So, im not entirely without mail. And uncle frank and aunt linda sent me a package, so i'll get presents to open on BOTH christmas's! Oh, I have to give a talk on Sunday. Im pretty sure im gunna slaughter the German language, but thats okay. I found out EVERYONE in my branch speaks english, but they dont speak it to me! But its fine. Its good practice. We got a tree yesterday from our Printer lady (whose not a member). She invited us to lunch with her and her husband, so we went with her to her dorf (Dorfs are REALLLY small towns out in the middle of nowhere. Theyre really old and pretty) and had an awesome lunch. We were there about 3 hours. We also got fed yesterday. I'M pretty sure ive gained like 4 pounds. Its exciting. I'd send pics today, but our computer doesnt have a USB input. Its still snowing. But not too bad. It getting cold. The sun is the brightest at 9 in the morning, and then it sets the rest of the day and is down by 4. I can understand people more! WOOHOO. And im tying to parrot everyone, and that seems to work. We really havn't taught anything. Its really slow during Christmas, which is to be expected. It should pick up after the holidays. But yeah. I cant think of anything else exciting (which is weird, cuz stuff happens all the time) So, hopefully i'll hear from you all on the 25th! K, ima write more. Bis Samstag! (Until Saturday).

Dec 13, 2010

Hello everyone. It is monday once again. And its suprisingly a nice day! Week was pretty good. Its been raining/snowing for awhile, so its a tad cold. If you think its cold there, come here. The sun never breaks over the horizon, so its usually 20 during the day, without the wind. The sun is down at 3:30, and thats when it starts snowing and getting windy. So, its usually 17 degrees at 4 and around negatives at 6. I guess this is the coldest winter Germany has had in 1000 years, and its not even winter yet. My testimony and knowledge are both getting a pretty good boost. We do alot of studying and reading during the day, so im definatly getting my fill. And the things we see during the day are also pretty solidifying for my testimony. YAY FOR PACKAGE ON THE WAY!!!! We´ve been anxiously awaiting my ipod, so i hope it comes soon. and i need shoes hahaha. Poor sick kitty. Thats what happens when you get one without me. Yay for your aniversery coming up and going to broadway! So, the language is still goin. I can basically understand almost everything, but saying what i want is still alittle tricky. It should come in about 5 months. We're not teaching alot of people. December is a hard month for missionary work, but we're trying none the less. P-days vary. No idea what we're doing today. I wanna do something cool. Alot of guys just wanna stay inside, but Im in Germany, so I wanna do stuff. Transfers are in 2 weeks. Ill probably stay, but theres no guarentee. I dont see why theyd seperate us yet. But, its not for me to decide. Zo-Ko was pretty cool. Nüremburg is quite pretty. Could you do some research on the knight statue you said the Sporbert side has? I wanna look for it. So, at the Nüremburg Bahnhof (train station), there were police everywhere, all with machine guns. Apperantly theres a nation-wide terrorist alert that we didnt know about. So, they were checking passports, and us Goldens dont have ours yet, so we had to hide and walk around and speak German. It was exciting. So, at the confrence I saw alot of the guys I came over with. It was only the Erfurt and Nüremburg zones, so I didnt see everyone. But I saw alot of people.It was awesome. We did alot of roll-playing too. those stink.  but they're good help. That was basically it. We had splits on Friday to Saturday. It was cool. I got to be in Gotha with one of my buddies companions. Hes also our distrikt leader. Hes pretty cool. And on saturday was our ward christmas party. It was small., but nice. I ate alot of sweets. OH. So ive basically been eating things that I would never eat back home. Its not too bad. Nothing gross yet. Its pretty cool.  And we had interviews with Pres. Ninow on Sunday. Those went really well. Hes awesome. So we've basically had a pretty chaotic week. But a good one. Thats about it for now. Hope all is well. OH. So, basically, I cant call home, So im gunna give you info on how to call on Christmas. We cant go anywhere, and cant call from our cell phones, so ill give you more info on Monday. K, gotta write more people. Tschüß!!!

December 6th, 2010

So,I guess its monday again. With the ipod, dont send headphones.We cant use them.Ill have to buy a charger for it or something. And peanut butter sounds great!  So yeah, its pretty cold. Its snowed like 4 days straight, so theres alot of slush. I hate slush. If you send me anything for christmas, I could really use some rockports. They dont have them here. And everyone says theyre really sturdrdy and waterproof. My shoes arent doing to well,so I got another cheap pair. Theyre not doing to well either lol. I just need something to keep the water out. Thats about it. So heres some things I thought I could write about: So, apperantly starting to learn russian was a really good idea. So many people speak it here, and we have a new investigator who is from eastern Ukraine (which is russian speaking). She just showed up to church on sunday after talking with one of the ladys from another ward. The lady felt compelled to talk to this non-member lady, and they talked for a while. She'll prolly get baptized really soon. We have Zone Confrence tomorrow in Nürenburg. Our train leaves at 6:30 am, so we gotta wake up really early. Im gunna see elder Prussy's buddy there,so itll be cool. Oh, and the money here is really cool. Alot of it is coins, like a 1 cent, 2 cent, 5 cent, 10 sent, 20 cent, 50 cent, 1 euro, and 2 euro. The smallest bill i've seen is 5 euro, then 10, then 20, then 50, and i havnt seen past that hahaha. I just got your letter today. So, about the non-alchoholic beer hahaha we only drink it at home, so no one sees us with it. we're very careful about our image. So, you got a kitty...without me. way to go. I hope you have to give it away. lol im kidding. but not really. but i am. So, yeah, lots of snow. So english class... Yes, we do teach english lol. But the past 2 times we've talked about religion alot, which I guess has never happened, so we're excited. With the duck and stuff on Thanksgiving, my comp did the cooking hahaha. He enjoys it. So.. no dangerous parts in Weimar. No dangerous parts inGermany actually. Its the safest european country. No real anti-america feelings. people here are kinda scared of us actually haha. Last p-day, we went to the Weinachtsmarkt in Erfurt, and its right below two huge cathidrels (i'll send pics real soon, prolly today). One chapel was catholic, and the other was lutherin or protestant. We went inside both, and they're soo cool. But they're kinda dark. I can imagine why most catholics dont go to church hahaha. So, yeah. Im not quite sure what else to write about. Transfers are in like 2 weeks. Not sure what goes on there, but we'll find out. So, yeah. Lots of fun and work out here. Um, so im not quite sure what else to write. OH YEAH! So, Presidant Ninow is awesome. Ive heard hes one of the greatest mission presidants in the field. He's really strict, but for a good reason. Hes supper nice and is just over all awesome. So, I just found out I can send picture over the internet, so im gunna do that in a seperate email so I dont have to waste money on post. K, i think thats about it. If I think of anything else, Ill let you know. K love you bye