Easter! - 4/21/14

This week was pretty fun with appointments, sun, rain, easter, drunk people, and you know the Easter Markets and such things like that. Not to mention, TWO INVESTIGATORS CAME TO CHURCH!!!

We had many appointments this week and they were all pretty great! I love talking to people now, it actually is pretty funny sometimes...you know what people say.

Speaking of which, we met a new person...from ITALY. Super cool. We stopped him and we told him we could come by and bring a Book of Mormon in Italian. Okay. We stopped by the next day and he wasn't there and then he called and said he probably didn't have time. But as we were talking to someone else who comes walking down our way? Our Italian guy. We had a spontaneous lesson and he came back with us to the RIZ so we could get a translator. He took the Book of Mormon and even asked good questions. We told him he could get an answer by praying...and he asked, how. YES. That makes me so happy when people are actually interested. I swear, I live in a little mixing pot of people.

Sister Schmidt's trainer came to visit! What?! Yeah, weird. She came and taught at an appointment with us. That was cool. And strange. But cool. 

We went to go play basketball and a new place this week, and got invited to play soccer instead! What?! Let's just say, our Elders are pretty good at soccer! They are definitely in the right country to serve a mission. I am totally going to practice for my Frühsport. For sure.

We had a grill party at a members house where there were many non-members and they got to see that missionaries are people, too. You might not believe it, but some people thing missionaries are robots...ha...ha..that's what they think. Ha. It was great!

Easter was great! I loved it. It is such a great time to remember what Christ did for us. I mean, everytime is a good time, but this is a REALLY good time. :) Just check this film out!

http://easter.mormon.org/?cid=HPTU041514694

 I LOVE YOU ALL!

ZTM - 4/14/14

Went on exchanges this week, that was cool. I was in Chemnitz and some member totally came up to us pretending to be a potential investigator...well, it was good for practice and quite a laugh. I laughed so hard because I fell for it! Dang it! Ha.

The next day was Zone Training Meeting, that was fun! My comp and I taught a lesson on Finding through the Holy Ghost! It was legit. We came up with a theory, we call it the Yoda Theory. I would show you a picture, but I forgot to take one. So basically, take Yoda's quote on the dark side.

Fear leads to Anger, Anger leads to hate, insert no Holy Ghost and that leads to suffering. BUT the opposite is true. Faith leads to Repentance, Repentance Baptism, The gift of the Holy Ghost and onto Eternal Life. Let's just say, it was awesome! We even had a roll play! Take that Germany! E'rrbody's gonna be getting baptized! Bwahahahahahahahha.

My investigator likes to have me play piano for her, she has tons of classical music, it makes me feel really cool playing Mozart, Bach, Beethoven, basically, stuff I never played before, only heard. I am totally coming back Proffie. Yes!

We taught Bible Class and BoM class this week, it went really well! I was very proud of us! We lit it up like Silvester in Germany! This week we also said goodbye to the JW's, they don't really want to read the BoM so yeah, but we left on friendly terms. It was great.

Basketball Finding and Football finding were really good this week, we have some new contacts and I am totally getting fitter every time. Maybe I won't get to fat here! I am constantly running for the tram anyhow.

We did lots of service this week doing moves! So many stairs. So. Many. Goodness, moving in America is a lot easier than moving in Germany. But...it gives us more missionary opportunities. I love those. I have become quite accustomed to being a missionary, I don't really remember what I did at home. Oh well.

We had 2 investigators at church this week and were able to teach them there! Happiness! My joy just gets crazy over like, one person. How great is that. Plus...I bought more Guarana'. Oh yes, I did. So good. Also Ginger Ale. Okay, I am done I talk wayyy to much about food. 

Also, there was a Marathon in Leipzig! I cheered for the runners like my usual track self and all the Germans on the side of the road thought I was nuts. I guess they don't like to motivate people that they don't know...AMERICA.

I LOVE YOU ALL AND EXPECT YOU ALL TO BE HAPPY. but seriously.

Also, I found an American Hot Air Balloon...not really, it is just American colors.

Love you!

Love,

Steph

Giant Mutant Strawberry - 4/7/14

So. I must mention this first. It's important. But I bought strawberries...and found a MUTANT STRAWBERRY! It looks like an elephant and was almost as big as my hand...that is...until I ate it with powdered sugar! YUM!

This week, we received a new district leader, he is from Bayern, and only speaks German. Goody. I am going to sound Bayrisch later. Wooo. Ha. Not really, I will sound....something. I dunno. 

ANYWHO

This week was also a week of EXCELLENCE. We found a total of 6 investigators...that is one more investigator than the Standard of Excellence. So. Yes, this week was EXCELLENT. Bwahahaha. Love life. 

Also, General Conference is LEGIT. I hope you all paid attention and were listening and not sleeping. You call got to see an extra session that I have to wait for next Sunday to see. Man-o! 

Meghan may be the only one who understands the word, 'Feierabend'....but indeed, it is our joke and it is indeed FEIERABEND. I can't do anything, I am busy doing nothing! People say they are busy one their free nights. Sure...what are you doing? Watching some paint dry? hahaha. not really, but seriously.

There were tons of Polizei at the Bahnhof this weekend, I thought heck, they must know that it is General Conference! Haha, silly me, it was a SOCCER MATCH. People are crazy here when it comes to Soccer Matches, which reminds me, I bought a Soccer Ball, we are going to find so many people with it. :D yeah.

I also said bye to my ward mission leader this week, we will miss him! Bye Eric! Mostly we'll just miss his baby, Motts. Okay okay, We will miss all of the Tilgners! Fine, I said it. Goodness. 

BUT I want to hear what you all learned in conference. Plus, I bet you didn't have so much fun as I did between sessions. I watched as my district leader got Fanat poured all over his face, sorry, I don't have  a picture of that, or I would have sent it. Hahahaha. Bwahahahahaaha. :D

LOVE YOU ALLL

FEIERABEND

Sis Rimmasch

 (Note from Meghan: Feierabend is what you say when you are off work. It's literally the words "party" and "evening" put together. So when someone says they have "feierabend," it means they're done for the day.)