May 30, 2011

Hello,
Sounds like things are going...well? Hope everything works out for everyone. I also had a pretty hard week. I was sick for 2 days with headaches, runny nose (which I still have), throat aches, and just being physically exhausted. And on Friday morning, I took a nasty spill down a hill and sliced open my knee, cut my side way bad and destroyed my arm. I even had rocks stuck IN my hand- I cut them out with a knife, so its okay. But yeah, its healing up pretty good but Im still pretty sore. On Thursday we had interviews, and Pres. chewed me out BIG time- he said he heard from four or five missionaries that I was showing them rituals to summon evil spirits, which is so not true! That stuff scares me to death, and I dont even know rituals or anything. It made me really mad (im still kinda flared) because I havnt done anything, and he said that he´s gunna let the next mission pres. know so he can keep his eye out. He even threated to send me home! I like Pres. Ninow, but he jumped to a conclusion WAY too fast. But yeah, he just told me not to talk about stuff like that ever again. I dont even know who could have told him anything- maybe 2 people know that Elder Sorensen and I had a frightful experience, and he said I was trying to pull a school prank on the goldens. Yeah, Im feelin pretty trunky. Not home-sick, just really trunky. Like, I really want to come home. Really Badly. Its hard to focus, and the heats not helping anything. And now theres some disease going around in veggies thats legit killing people. Its called Kym or something. It appears as only diarrhea, and thats how it gets you cuz you think its only the runs. So i cant eat döners, or anything green. BUT, I did have legit chinese food on Friday. Thats was pretty good. And yeah, I wanna eat horse on my B-day. I want to be able to say Ive done it, and I hear its pretty good. We ran into Jehova´s Witnesses the other day.  All they do is bash us on how the Bible is the only thing that matters, as if we don't use the Bible too.  And Yes, we did sing on Sunday. It actually went pretty well. The castle was also really cool. Ive been doing a really bad job at uploading pics, but thats okay. I gotta get a memory stick or something soon, cuz im running out of room on my card. UM, im also out of PB :) just saying. Sunday was really stressful. Im not sure why, but I just blew a mental gasket. I think it had just been building up for 8 months and I just lost my mind. Im having a really stressful time. Its not my companion or the area, its just me. I cant focus, im really trunky, theres alot going on, I have a zone leader split tonight (not that thats a bad thing) into tomorrow, the ward is asking alot from us...yeah, im exhausted. Im sleeping really well, but its not enough. I dont know what to do. And Elder Hansen wants me to take over the area on Wed., so im going a little crazy. Tansfer calls are next week, but I dont think Either of us are going anywhere, cuz he´s going home next cycle. But, I cant really judge anymore- thats what I thought about my last area. Tell Trav he´s gotta stop being sick and buck up to shots. Bring him to a hypnotheropist or something. Im not sure what else to write. If I think of anything, blah blah blah (the usual) Yeah, okay, ill talk to you next week. Good luck with the surgery :D K, tschüß

May 23, 2011

helloiubga

Well, im doing a little better since last time. 
 Our Mission Leader is back-I think he was just having a bad day or something. Im not sure about
his english, and I dont have his address that you asked for. Um, yeah, so for PDAY today
we´re going to a castle FINALLY. Dont worry too much about the Ipod for my birthday.
Just send it to the mission home lol. Take your time with it. Im
actually with Elder Liebelt right now. He´s serving in Köln (or
Cologne), and they are coming with us to the schloss. Its getting hot
here, but its not too bad... Im gunna eat a horse for my birthday, cuz we found a
butcher that specializes in them. 
Yeah, so I never told you about the work here! So, we have 3 progressing investigators, one of which we
commited to baptisim, and he said yes, but we dont have a date set up.
The ward is about 50-60 members, and apperantly we´re singing with the
ward choir on sunday...*shutter*. Yeah, Elder Hansen will go home at the
end of July. I'll prolly take over here, but thats what I thought about
Wetzlar. Um, the Zone Leaders think im gunna start moving up the leadership
ladder, so thats kinda horrifying. But yeah, other than that, thats
about it. Cant think of anything else right now, so i'll write stuff
down for next week. K, ima go now. Have a nice week! Tschüß!

May 18th, 2011

heelloy

It feels kinda weird to write an email right now, and I dont know why. But yeah, things are going good here. I was just in Wesel while Elder Hansen was at a leadership training meeting in Dortmund for 2 days. I got to stand on the shores of the Rhein. But it rained for both the days I was there. Yeah, skype was pretty sweet.  By the way, for some unknown reason, our ward mission leader (the guy that you talked to) just went  inactive on Sunday. Know one knows why. He´s not taking calls from anyone from the church, he doesnt want a calling, nothing. He´s only gunna come for Sacrament. It kinda stinks a lot. And yeah, we cant contact people that might be muslim (which is everyone up here), or have any relation whatsoever. Its not that scary here...yet. Elder Hansen and I are doing great. He´s not even trunky, which is weird, cuz Im really trunky. Im not sure why, but these past 2 days Ive just wanted to be home doing something else. I want to come home, but I dont. Its kinda aggravating. 

The Glen Beck thing sounds sweet! Tell him I said hi! I havnt checked stuff for my license yet, because I havnt had the oppertunity to anmeld into Solingen yet, but I think we´re doing that real soon. I dont think I have to pay all that money again. They should just transfer all the information up here, and I can continue with my stuff. HERES MY ADDRESS:

 

Eiland 8

42651 Solingen

 

yeah, so ive been thinking about my birthday...lol. No, but really. Its gunna sound pretty outrageous, but read it out first: I want (not need, but would be cool to have, and if I dont have one I wont die), a 3rd Generation 32 gig Ipod Touch. THE REASON: Its small, portable, and you can put "LDS Apps" on it, which has EVERY church manual (except for the bishops manual), plus scriptures. So I can have more room in my backpack, I can look-up scripture refrences way fast, and If we need a scripture in a certain language for an investigator, it has, like, everything. Its the perfect missionary tool. The LDS APP only cost like $7, and I was looking on Amazon (dont kill me) to see how cheap they went for, because the new ones (4th generation) are €300, and on Amazon I saw one for $145 USED- i dont need a brand new one, and if you can find one for cheaper do it lol. But yeah, thats whats on the list. Like I said, if not possible dont worry about it. But it would be way helpful, AND usable after my mission. And maybe some Raman noodles too :D

 

Yeah, i cant think of anything else. We had Zone Conference last week in Düsseldorf, that was neat. And I had a split with one of the Zone leaders, that was neat too. I had actual A&W soda and REESES cuz they live right next to an international store. Um, I think thats all. Ill write again in a few days (on monday), so you can tell me about the prom, and what your thoughts are for the first of June, 2011. K, i talk to you later. Tschüß