This week was a tough one but it went by really fast. Everything is going by really fast. I can't believe that its already the last week of the transfer and I'm almost done training. Its scary to think that i could be training next week. I think i could do it but it is an intimidating thought to think that someone would be relying on my German and my knowledge because i remember how clueless i was when i first got here. (and still am 2 transfers later.)
Monday we had a normal p day. We went and did our Emails and all that fun stuff. Then we went to go get haircuts we went to the Iraqis because they only charge $7 for a hair cut and not $25 like all the German ones charge. Then when p day ended we went looking for a guy that we had made an appointment with the week before. We went looking for walther rethnau straße 9 turns out that is a park and therefore room 209 doesn't exist. So then we went home before the demonstrations started.
Tuesday we had a lesson with Patrick. He is a student at the university and his religious background is Christmas\Easter catholic. We had the 3rd lesson with him and he had a lot of questions for us. We really like it when they have questions because it means they read and cared. We did all that we could to answer his questions and he said that it all made sense. He told us that he wasn't really searching for religion before but he thinks what we are telling him is really cool and says he really wants to find out if it is all true.
Then we went looking for train times so that we could go to Schönebeck. We bought the tickets and went and got some lunch before our train left. Then we took the train to meet a member who is the son we are teaching. When we arrived she wast there we called and there was no answer its 20 minutes by car to get to their house and we had no transport except by foot so there was no possible way to do this. We had to get on the next train back to Magdeburg and go teach our English and German classes.
The classes were a lot of fun. We had a couple of Asian guys come to them. And one had a question about the difference between a warrant and a warranty. (I sent a picture of our explanation. I don't really have a warrant out for my arrest(but that also could change because the i still have to wait a little to register in the city. Its taking a while))
Wednesday we went looking for less active members. Our ward list is extremely out of date and we figured it time to update it. We went by a lot and most have moved away. Some have died and some there is no trace of. It made for quite the day. Then after a full day of that we had a lesson with Fadi. Fadi is a man that we actually kinda stole from the other two elders that are in Magdeburg. They had found him before i got here and he liked them and wanted to meet with them but moved and lost contact with them. We found him and asked him if he wanted a book of Mormon and told him of the joy it has brought us. He said that's what the last two said and he really wanted to have this joy. He spoke of a really happy guy that talked about it and that he was a missionary like us. We knew immediately it was elder Morton that he was talking about.
But any was we had a sweet lesson with him he had a couple friends with him and they were really interested to. It was an awesome lesson.
Thursday we had a fun time looking for more less actives trying to do some more updating. Same story very few were there. And a lot of times the ones that were there weren't home. Then we had a lesson with a Russian guy. We went to his address and he doesn't exist. No one had heard of him. Then we went and had a lesson with Johanna. She is doing awesome. We taught the commandments again and she really taught us. Then we went home and went to bed because we had an early day the next day.
Friday we got up early and went to the train station because we had zone training meeting in Leipzig. We got to leipzig. Witch I'm told has the biggest train station in the world. Leipzig its a lot bigger than Magdeburg is. We have 9 bahn lines that run here they have 20. we went to ZTM and president was there it was a really good meeting and we had interviews and stuff and it all went really well. After it ended we were already an hour late for our train. And they wouldn't lit us just switch to the laer train that was the same kind. So we had to take the slower RE back to Magdeburg. We got home a few hours later than we planned but we went to see Marian and Galia because there were ok with meeting later. We had a really good lesson with them but it went a little long. We rant to the tram stop to possibly get home on time ( we are in the north north part of the city and the apartment is in the south part of the city) the next Bahn didn't come for twenty minutes so we told that we would be late. When the bahn finally came we got on and two stops later William got on. William is a crazy man that preaches the end of the world. He tells us he is the ''Covenant adviser'' for the city. This man belongs in a home but they don't have those here. Anyway after harassing us for 20 minute we finally got to where we could change to a bus that would take us home because the trams had stopped running past our house. The bus two stops later was filled with a bunch of Germans that were drunk but thats better than william because they don't tell us Christ is coming Sunday to destroy all the people who go to the dom church.
Saturday was a really frustrating day. The good news is i don't think i can ever be stood up more on valentines day again. First we went to the northern most part of the city looking for a building #40 the street numbers skipped everything in between 37 and 42 so that made for a fantastic appointment. We then had a few less actives in the area so afret quite the walk(because bahns don't run out in this part of town) we were looking for a building #8 this street went 1-7 and then 9-12 it was fantastic. Then after an incredibly long bus ride home we went to another appointment and she just decided not to be home. The only good thing was that afterwards the Romneys took us to dinner
Sunday we had church. that is always fun. the member are fun ( a little weird but fun) then Familie Wloka had us over for dinner. after dinner we played some games with them and shared a spiritual thought. then we went home and did our studies. it all made fur a fast but hard week.
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