Hey guys! I really
enjoyed Skyping with you all yesterday on Mother's Day! It was a lot of fun!
You guys are super great and I miss you all a
ton.
As far as last week is concerned, it was pretty good! We had lots of member appointments come out of
nowhere so that was fun! Last Tuesday,
we had an appointment with a member from our ward who lived in Essen. We were in Herne for a District meeting. Then, we had to go back to Essen but the Deutscher
Bahn (German railway a huge train company) was on strike. We traveled by bus and street train all the
way there. We had to change trains and
buses a lot. It took us about 3.5 hours
to get there. It was way longer than it should have been. We ended up getting to the Familie Kühn house about
30 minutes early. Elder Trippe and I found
a bench so that we could sit down and prepare something to talk with them
about. As we were doing that, some super
crazy wind and rain home out of nowhere! While that is going on, my companion
pulls out his umbrella and sat there as the wind occasionally turned it
inside-out. Then, we sat there in the
rain. I having left my umbrella at home because
I thought that I wouldn't need it. I am
too lazy to carry the 'extra weight' also. We only sat in the rain for about 15 minutes
before I told Elder Trippe, "I don't think they will mind if we show up to
their place 20 minutes early. Let's
go." We then walk to their place. At
this point, I am completely soaked, except for my butt and back of my legs,
because I was sitting down. My hair is
matted and water is just dripping off me. We get there and they gave me a towel to dry
my face and my hair. Luckily, I was
completely dry once we left. My jacket,
on the other hand, felt like I just pulled it out of the washer machine and
forgot to put it into the dryer. That
felt nice.
A couple days pass and we have an appointment with a less
active named Bruder Rech. He is a super
cool guy and we had a lot of fun talking with him. Our spiritual thought was interesting. Pretty much, Elder Trippe and I shared what we
have been studying and what we have learned in the past week. We talked about how we have been, are, or
going to apply what we learned. We then
had Bruder Rech do the same. While doing
this, we had a really good discussion about tons of different topics. Later on, he was going to grab a Bible but
couldn't find the right one. He had like
4 different kinds. I asked him why he
had so many, and he said, "That is a good question. I don't know. Here, you can have this one." He drops a little blue book in front of me. It's a tiny New Testament with the book of
Psalms. He said that he got this while
in Military service and he could always get more so he just gave it to me. I was shocked but he insisted. I was also really stoked! I like it a lot. It is a lot smaller than my other German bible. I just need to get a mini Old Testament
someday. He also asked us if we wanted
anything to drink. I said sure. He pulls out a whisky bottle that was on one
of his shelves and he pours us some. He
reassured us, "Don't worry, It is peppermint tea. I cleaned out the bottles and then put tea
inside to make it look like it is full. It
looks better than an empty flask on a shelf." It was really good. Bruder Rech is a super cool guy!
We then went to Game Night at the church. While coming home for the night, some people
got on the street train. The ticket checker
(Conductor) came by. One of the checkers
did not even check for this guy's ticket. The Conductor simply and calmly told him to
get off the train and just leave. The
other guy, said no. Eventually, it gets
to the point where the two of them are yelling and the passenger guy gets
thrown out. Then, another guy comes and
he stands between the conductor and the first guy, trying to keep the passenger
out. The passenger, being kicked off,
keeps yelling and then throws a punch, which was deflected by the passenger
helping the conductor. The passenger keeps yelling to the guy, helping
the conductor, to come out and fight. He
doesn't. The train then keeps moving. It was cool. By the way, we find out later that it had
nothing to do with a ticket, it was all personal.
The next day we had two member appointments that were fun. Later that day though, there was a concert
going on and there were lots of people on the trains and drunk. Two guys start to yell at each other and their
girlfriends try to make them stop. They
keep yelling and they are right in each other's faces. No fists flew though. It just got loud and intense. I was watching this all happen, just waiting
for it to explode. Somehow it did not. I think the hung over guy sitting next to me
was thankful because he was just closing his eyes and trying to cover his ears.
If there was anything that I learned
that day, it's that I never want to get involved with alcohol. It just riles people up and they don't feel
good afterwards.
The next day was Sunday. We went to church and had really
good classes and a really good sacrament meeting. All 4 of the elders and the young men and
young women joined the primary in singing the primary song "Love is Spoken
Here." It was pretty good. After, we went to the family Hübner with the
Ziegners for Mother's day. We drove with
one of the Hübner's sons in his really nice Audi. It was great! I have ridden in it before but
Elder Trippe has not. He took us on the
Autobahn. He went really fast and it was
great! I loved it! (140 MPH)
We then made it to the Hübner's. We ate amazing food and had a great BBQ. I don't know how or why, but I was starving
and I just pounded tons of food. It was
unreal. I ate several Bratwursts and
several more mini Wursts, along with a Steak and a half, a plate of salad,
noodles, baked potatoes, and bread. That does not even include the two helpings
of dessert and about a liter of drinks. I
was still hungry after all that, but I decided to stop. It was unreal. I think the last time I have eaten so much was
when I was younger and about to hit a growth spurt. Maybe I will grow a couple inches taller? Na. Tough
luck. Then, at about 17:00, 9am back at home, I Skyped home. It was super awesome! I really had an awesome time talking with my
family. They are just the greatest people, did you know? I really love them to pieces. After that, we thanked the Hübners for the
food and the Ziegners for their computers. We, well....I, ate a little more and
then headed home. It was a great week!
I hope everything back at home is going great for you guys
and I wish all you a Frohe Mutterstag (Happy Mother's Day)!
Elder Grow
Photo - Brother Ziegners who Feeds us all the time!
Photo - I put on the jacket of an Elder who is double my size. I look like a primary kid.
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