On Thursday we got to have a wonderful, very American
Thanksgiving dinner. We got to invite our investigator Jagnesh as well.
We started off our week with an appointment with a lady we
had introduced ourselves to last week. She called us up and said that she
"urgently needed our help". We showed up at her house and this is
basically how it went down:
Frau Kühnel:
Elders, I really need you to go do something for me.
Us:
Happy to help! What can we do you for?
Frau Kühnel:
I need you boys to walk across the street...
Us:
Yes, and?
Frau Kühnel:
Go into the store...
Us:
Alright...?
Frau Kühnel:
and buy me a bottle of water, some cheese, some chocolate
cakes, and some cat food. *hands us 10€*
Us:
....
We did her little shopping trip, but we don't have any plans
to go back. She didn't really have that interest in the first place, and now we
know that she really didn't understand our purpose.
We had a few more lessons with Jagnesh as well, he's so golden!
We love him to death, he's super cool and super receptive. He came to church on
Sunday and stayed for all three hours. Afterwards, he asked who gets to give
talks. We explained to him that nobody gets paid for it, that the bishop
assigns people and they get to share their thoughts and testimony on a topic.
He then asked if he could give a talk next Sunday! He'll get to bear his
testimony for fast Sunday. =D He is so cool.
We also got to meet with a convert, Emeka Nwese, who is
preparing to receive (I hate this word. The e and the i are backwards for
German pronunciation) the Melchizedek priesthood and go to the temple. We get
to teach him about that, and we will also be working with him to help him learn
to read and speak German. He is a super cool guy and I love him so much!
On Friday we had our first zone conference, HohoZoco, and it
was pretty fun. I don't know all that many people yet, but I got to see Elder
Huckabay, Sister Kohlert, and several of my comp’s old companions and friends.
Have some pretty Berlin Weinachtsmarkt pictures!
Our big scary adventure took place this Sunday after church.
We got invited to the Gäbler's house (they are all so cool, und Bruder Gäbler
ist der Branch President). We had a wonderful meal but sometime during my second
plate I started feeling a little funny. Apparently they had asked if there was
anything that we couldn't eat (twice) and Elder Mayer forgot that I have a
peanut allergy. There was so little in the food that I couldn't taste it or
smell it, but by the time we were on our way home I wasn't feeling all that
hot. I broke out in hives, my lips swelled up really big, and it started
getting pretty difficult for me to breathe. I took some medicine (thanks for
the Benadryl, Momma) and after conking out for an hour or so I woke up and was
feeling a little better. I feel almost totally better today, but I don't plan
on doing that again anytime soon.
Elder Mayer showed me a few interesting pictures (not for
your eyes) that he took during this, and I'm sure a few more exist, but I'll
let him do what he will with those and he can answer for that at the judgement
day. XD
Today on P-day I got to try my first döner, and it was
pretty good. I recommend it to all of you who get the opportunity.
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| First döner with Elder Mayer |
Anyway, as is the norm enjoy a few random pictures, and
here's Elder Spaulding, signing off.
Liebe Große,
Elder Spaulding
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