tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20877329809110097352024-03-13T03:03:49.353-07:00Elder Hayden BrownGermany Frankfurt Mission
March 2013-March 2015Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06703888571357016574noreply@blogger.comBlogger73125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2087732980911009735.post-26378675927821528572014-09-01T19:36:00.000-07:002014-09-03T19:36:56.390-07:00September 1, 2014<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">That's awesome that BYU won. And
pretty convincingly too. That's a good way to start the season. I'm wearing my
"Loyal, Strong, and True" shirt today for good luck. Hopefully they
show up in Austin on Saturday. That's cool that Ok St hung in there with
Florida State too. I bet there were a lot of Guyer Wildcats in the stands at
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This week was okay. All 3 of our
appointments with one investigator fell out, but then he showed up to church on
Sunday and said he had been in another city and that he was sorry he wasn't
there for any of them (he doesn't exactly have a super functioning phone so
it's just kind of an understood appointment haha) and that he'll be there this
week, so that was good. Other than that, we've started teaching the daughter of
a less-active member and she's pretty cool. We haven't had a super legitimate
appointment yet though so hopefully that happens this week.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Oh, and next week, we have something
pretty cool. Elder Bednar and Elder Ballard are in Germany right now doing a
lot of meetings and conferences and stuff, and one of them is a mission
conference! So that'll be sweet. It's going to be on transfer day too haha. The
whole mission is coming to Frankfurt.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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all so much, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Amanda~http://www.blogger.com/profile/05784634517047763684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2087732980911009735.post-47993862477791981642014-08-18T19:27:00.000-07:002014-09-03T19:27:48.448-07:00August 18, 2014<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The transfer went well, and I've
made myself at home here in Kaiserslautern. It's a cool place, and Elder
Shively and I get along well. The branch here is considerably bigger than Gera
- about 50 members, so that's nice. I blessed the sacrament and am giving a
talk next Sunday though so I still have stuff to do in the branch. There are
four branches/wards that meet in our building - us and three American wards. So
that's really weird on Sunday haha. It feels like I'm at home. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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good. I got to meet with a lot of people one last time and it was just a really
good goodbye. I was sad to leave, but change always helps to keep things
exciting. I did have time to make the guacamole for the members in Gera and it
was received well. They were a little skeptical but they got over it. Thanks
for the recipe!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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one thing.... on a burger is another. That's all I've got to say to that
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">That's so crazy that BYU football
starts so soon... I'm pretty excited for that. Hopefully they start it off
well. The Rangers are just taking a break until I get home. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">But yeah, things are good here. The
members are way cool, we've even got a couple Americans in the German branch,
so it's cool to talk to someone from home sometimes. But other than that, we've
started teaching a cool guy from Sudan, so that's interesting. We're teaching
him the Gospel and English at the same time so it's a party. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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for everything! I love you guys!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Amanda~http://www.blogger.com/profile/05784634517047763684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2087732980911009735.post-87712214540223049102014-08-11T19:26:00.000-07:002014-09-03T19:26:58.402-07:00August 11, 2014<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The transfer went well, and I've
made myself at home here in Kaiserslautern. It's a cool place, and Elder
Shively and I get along well. The branch here is considerably bigger than Gera
- about 50 members, so that's nice. I blessed the sacrament and am giving a
talk next Sunday though so I still have stuff to do in the branch. There are
four branches/wards that meet in our building - us and three American wards. So
that's really weird on Sunday haha. It feels like I'm at home. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">But my last week in Gera was really
good. I got to meet with a lot of people one last time and it was just a really
good goodbye. I was sad to leave, but change always helps to keep things
exciting. I did have time to make the guacamole for the members in Gera and it
was received well. They were a little skeptical but they got over it. Thanks
for the recipe!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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one thing.... on a burger is another. That's all I've got to say to that
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">That's so crazy that BYU football
starts so soon... I'm pretty excited for that. Hopefully they start it off
well. The Rangers are just taking a break until I get home. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">But yeah, things are good here. The
members are way cool, we've even got a couple Americans in the German branch,
so it's cool to talk to someone from home sometimes. But other than that, we've
started teaching a cool guy from Sudan, so that's interesting. We're teaching
him the Gospel and English at the same time so it's a party. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">That's about it from my side. Thanks
for everything! I love you guys!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Amanda~http://www.blogger.com/profile/05784634517047763684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2087732980911009735.post-5168858290967874022014-08-04T19:25:00.000-07:002014-09-03T19:26:08.394-07:00August 4, 2014<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The transfer went well, and I've
made myself at home here in Kaiserslautern. It's a cool place, and Elder
Shively and I get along well. The branch here is considerably bigger than Gera
- about 50 members, so that's nice. I blessed the sacrament and am giving a
talk next Sunday though so I still have stuff to do in the branch. There are
four branches/wards that meet in our building - us and three American wards. So
that's really weird on Sunday haha. It feels like I'm at home. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">But my last week in Gera was really
good. I got to meet with a lot of people one last time and it was just a really
good goodbye. I was sad to leave, but change always helps to keep things
exciting. I did have time to make the guacamole for the members in Gera and it
was received well. They were a little skeptical but they got over it. Thanks
for the recipe!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Corn and kidney beans in chili is
one thing.... on a burger is another. That's all I've got to say to that
haha. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">That's so crazy that BYU football
starts so soon... I'm pretty excited for that. Hopefully they start it off
well. The Rangers are just taking a break until I get home. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">But yeah, things are good here. The
members are way cool, we've even got a couple Americans in the German branch,
so it's cool to talk to someone from home sometimes. But other than that, we've
started teaching a cool guy from Sudan, so that's interesting. We're teaching
him the Gospel and English at the same time so it's a party. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">That's about it from my side. Thanks
for everything! I love you guys!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Amanda~http://www.blogger.com/profile/05784634517047763684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2087732980911009735.post-79920273724675858832014-07-28T20:19:00.000-07:002014-07-29T20:20:14.083-07:00July 28, 2014<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
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summers.... I don't know, probably just good memories of wanting to puke my
guts out on the football field haha. But yeah, we've definitely had no shortage
of heat here in Gera, but it hasn't been anything too uncomfortable. It was
kind of funny, I was on a split with Elder Christenson, who is from Utah and in
his first transfer, and we were walking outside. I said, "man, it feels
pretty good outside today." He didn't really reply and kind of let out a
little laugh, and I said, "what?" And he replied, "I would
probably say it’s a little warm." It would be funnier if you knew Elder
Christenson probably... haha. He's a really quiet, calm guy, so it was just a
kind of funny exchange because he said it so politely. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">But... to the news of the week. We
had transfers, and I will be going to Kaiserslautern on Thursday, and I will be
serving in the German branch there. There's also an American ward there and a
big American military base, and the Rammstein base is not too far away. So
it'll be interesting, but I'm excited for the change. Gera was fun and I
learned a lot... <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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to New Jersey, that'll be fun I'm sure. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">But to your question Dad, there are
"Mexican" restaurants in Germany, but they are horrible. Okay that
might have been strong but they're super Germanized, just like the American
burger places and stuff. For some reason they think we put corn and kidney
beans on everything.... <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Have a great week! Love you guys!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Amanda~http://www.blogger.com/profile/05784634517047763684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2087732980911009735.post-71154246183747987532014-07-21T20:19:00.000-07:002014-07-29T20:19:28.197-07:00July 21, 2014<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
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It will be enjoyed thoroughly. If not by the Germans, then by me. But they're
way excited about it... they even asked about it at church on Sunday. So I will
for sure let you know how it is received. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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initially I can't think of anything too crazy happening this week. We met with
our investigator Raymond, who's from Zimbabwe, so that was fun. He's a super
Rastafarian guy so he reminds me of a lot of the people that Griffin would talk
about from his mission. I actually wanted to show him the song that Griffin did
with one of his investigators... the "Keep the Commandments" one, but
I didn't know where to find it. He's super into reggae though so I think he'd appreciate
it. He's a way cool dude. I also wrote a pretty sick rap last night while Elder
Wright did his District Leader call-ins. Haha. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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last too long.... Germans get over things pretty fast. But it was fun while it
lasted. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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but today is a little cooler and cloudy, so that's nice. Might head down to the
park and play some soccer or something. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Amanda~http://www.blogger.com/profile/05784634517047763684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2087732980911009735.post-38260128847546737662014-07-14T14:34:00.000-07:002014-07-17T14:34:48.301-07:00July 14, 2014<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">So sehen Sieger aus!!!! Haha that
was sweet.... there were fireworks going off all night and yeah... pretty
awesome. Germany is the best. Literally. But the game was on Sunday night and
now it's P-day.... so I don't really know if the people are willing to listen
yet. They're probably all really hungover though so my guess would be no at the
moment haha. Maybe tomorrow.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sadly we were yet again not able to
go to the zoo. Maybe someday. It's just been raining a ton lately so
everything's kinda had a damper put on it. But it's better than brutal heat, I
guess. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">But this week was good. We had a
good Zone training in Jena where we talked for a bit about the history of East
Germany and its dedication/building of a temple here and what not. If you
haven't researched the church history here too much, I would definitely
recommend it, it's pretty sweet. President Monson has a book about his
experiences here called Faith Rewarded and it’s pretty awesome.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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week was helping build and take down a super sketchy rock wall as part of a
marathon being run here in Gera. One of our members does a lot of
organizational work for city events and he volunteered our help. So one of the
things we had to do was help build this wall which was basically a 30-40 meter
high scaffolding with rock wall clamped to the front. And we built it right up
against a tree, and we had to saw off a bunch of branches. So we're all
standing on different levels of this kinda shaky scaffolding, lifting things,
using tools, sawing off branches, just like no problem. No one really even
asked us who we were. It was tight.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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but good. We've got interviews with President Stoddard this week, so that will
be good. But yeah, that's about it. I hope you guys have an awesome week!!!
Love you all,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Amanda~http://www.blogger.com/profile/05784634517047763684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2087732980911009735.post-441669018506590902014-07-07T14:34:00.000-07:002014-07-17T14:34:17.568-07:00July 7, 2014<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
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down to Nurnberg again, for our welcome Zoko with President and Sister
Stoddard. It was really good, and they're both really cool...the mission is in
good hands for sure. It all seems to have transferred over pretty smoothly
though. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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to push the old people around the zoo again tomorrow.. so hopefully the weather
cooperates. But besides that, the week is looking pretty normal. We do have a
zone meeting in Jena on Thursday though so that'll be fun. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I bet the ward party was fun. For
the Fourth of July we and the other elders went and did some garden work at a
member's garden, and then grilled up a couple hamburgers and brats, so that was
our celebration. It was actually pretty fun. I don't know how it is back in
Texas, but here, member relationships have probably been the best part of my
mission. But that might just be a German mission thing. But to the sister
question, we do have 4 sisters in our zone, but none in our district. Our
district is kind of the warriors out in the wilderness haha. We're like a good
45 minutes away from Jena, which is kind of the center of the zone, and then
Werdau is about an hour past us. So we've got each other. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The week was good, we are just
working trying to get something started back up here. It's moving, slowly. But
we're gonna get it here soon. I'm having a really good time, and I'm happy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Amanda~http://www.blogger.com/profile/05784634517047763684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2087732980911009735.post-72023854794638021882014-06-30T07:32:00.000-07:002014-07-05T07:32:51.647-07:00June 30, 2014<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Nurnberg was cool, got to ride on an
ICE (the nice, fast long-distance trains) for the first time in a long time so
that was cool. But we didn't see a whole ton of the city, just walked from
Bahnhof to the church and back. But Zone Conference was good. President
Schwartz is from the Nurnberg area so his whole family was there as well, which
was cool. But it was pretty sad as well. He gave a relatively short
talk/farewell address thing, but not before cementing his legacy and showing us
the highlights of the USA-Ghana game on the projector haha. It was sweet. But
sadly we did not get to go to the zoo.... it rained and they cancelled it. But
it got rescheduled so there is still a chance.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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too well. They're just waiting for me to get back. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">But yeah, that's about it for this
week, things are going really well here. Gera is great, Elder Wright is great,
usw. I hope you all have a wonderful week!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Amanda~http://www.blogger.com/profile/05784634517047763684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2087732980911009735.post-75315277931647142002014-06-23T20:45:00.000-07:002014-06-26T20:45:24.830-07:00June 23, 2014<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;">
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Things are good here. We had transfers on Thursday, and the
new missionaries here in Gera are awesome. We all get along really well, and
I'm excited for the next few weeks here. I don't know if I said it in my last
email but my new companion's name is Elder Wright and he's a way cool dude.
He's from San Jose and we're pretty similar personalities so it's gonna be fun.
<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">The soccer tournament was really fun. We took 5th out of 6
places, so not too shabby haha. I scored a few times. But yeah, no serious
injuries. It was put on by Streetwork, an organization here in Gera that helps
out homeless people. So a lot of the workers played, and some of them weren't
very experienced at soccer. One of those girls was playing goalie and got
drilled in the face by a kid who was... very experienced at soccer haha. So
that was probably the worst that happened. She got over it though. And then
went right back in haha. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">We watched the Germany-Portugal game in a public viewing in
Gera with a potential investigator of ours. It was sick! And President gave the
whole mish permission to watch the USA - Germany game this week, so we're doing
the same again. Gonna be awesome!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">But yeah... 15 months. Pretty crazy. The 3 months since my year
mark have gone by way fast. Life is good
here. The week is looking good. Get to go to Nürnberg tomorrow, and might get
to push some old people around a zoo on Wednesday. Haha. Love you guys!<br />
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Elder Brown<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Amanda~http://www.blogger.com/profile/05784634517047763684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2087732980911009735.post-53818621587876962432014-06-17T19:54:00.000-07:002014-06-22T19:55:07.339-07:00June 17, 2014<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I moved into the other Gera
apartment when we went down to one companionship here. But don't worry, I've
still gotten everything - the other apartment is like 5 minutes away. But yeah,
I'm staying here in Gera and I'll be getting a new companion, Elder Wright. I
know him a little bit and he's way cool. I'm excited. But yeah, having the last
transfer call with President Schwartz was way weird and sad. But we're having
Zone Conference with him next week so it's not quite done yet. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">But the festival thing was way good.
We had some crafts and stuff for kids and that was where we saw the most
action, but that was still good because it was just exposure for the church,
which is pretty important here, seeing as we have 20 members and are jammed up
above a baumarkt haha. It was fun. We did give out a few Books of Mormons
though. And on Saturday, the daunting "die Mormonen" team will be
taking part in the soccer tournament which is the final event of the festival,
so that will be fun haha. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">But Happy Father's Day, Dad! I had
no idea.... sorry. But yeah it was last month here. Haha, but I did get a
Snickers bar at church so that was nice. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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weather, Germany destroyed Portugal last night, and yeah... it’s all good. Love
you all and have a great week!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Amanda~http://www.blogger.com/profile/05784634517047763684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2087732980911009735.post-3106925015980946782014-06-12T19:52:00.000-07:002014-06-22T19:53:07.926-07:00June 12, 2014<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">First off, I am sorry Mom that this
email is coming on Thursday. I can only imagine the heartache that this has
caused. Haha, we've just had a super busy week and haven't even had P-day yet,
and probably won't have it at all. We just came over to the Seelos's for dinner
and jumped on their computers for a little bit. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">But yeah, like I said, pretty busy
week. Monday was Pfingst Montag, so the mission moved P-day to Tuesday, so on
Monday we just did a bunch of visits to some former investigators. Not a whole
lot of results, but it was nice to get out and hit the streets ... But it's
also been pretty freaking hot lately, so that was fun. Then on Tuesday, which
should have been P-day, we helped with a move for the whole day basically and
then had our Gemeinde Abend. On Wednesday, we went to Jena for a joint district
meeting with the Erfurt district, so that was way fun. Elder Hawker (aka
Keaton, my EFY roommate from back in the day) and I are back together in the
same zone again, so that's pretty sweet. We took a picture on top of the
tallest building in Thuringen last week (29 stories!!! lol) so I'll send you
guys that on Tuesday hopefully - no Monday P-day again, sorry! But then today
we helped with the same move again, literally all day haha. So.... we're pretty
tired. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Saturday and Monday we have a huge opportunity at a festival called "Wir
alle sind die Welt" (We are all the world) where we're going to present
ourselves and the church as a part of world culture with roots in America, so
that will be fun. It's a big thing with people representing their countries
from all over the world, so it will be cool. We're going to get a lot of help
from other missionaries in the zone so we're excited. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Sounds like things are good with you
guys! And side note, the other elder from Gera and I are comps now since there
is only one companionship in Gera now, and fun fact, he was my MTC companion as
well, Elder Renn. Pretty interesting to be with each other over a year later.
But we've got transfers again on Saturday so we'll see what happens. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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my side. All is well. Hope you guys have a great week, und viel Spaß beim
Fußballgucken!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Amanda~http://www.blogger.com/profile/05784634517047763684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2087732980911009735.post-76834061109603757292014-06-08T21:10:00.002-07:002014-06-08T21:10:56.393-07:00<div class="MsoNormal">
Due to the “editors” travels these past few weeks,
communication with Elder Brown has been a little spotty the last few weeks. We
were able to Skype with him on Mothers
Day from his new area, Gera, and that was awesome. He looks great. Gera is in an area that was part of the old
East Germany and some research tells us that it is in one of the most
unreligious areas of the world! He is serving in a very small branch, so is
experiencing some new challenges. He
asks us to say hi to everyone and thanks for all the support.<o:p></o:p></div>
Amanda~http://www.blogger.com/profile/05784634517047763684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2087732980911009735.post-42694382670923992502014-05-05T20:23:00.001-07:002014-05-05T20:23:23.299-07:00May 5, 2014<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
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being Star Wars Day. That's pretty impressive that Dad knew about it though! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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week - I got transferred. Again! Woooooo! Haha I don't really know what I think
about it, but it's an interesting assignment for sure. I'm going out to Gera,
which is in what used to be the DDR, or East Germany. So that'll be something
new for sure. One of my old comps served there, and from what I can remember,
the branch is really small... so that'll be different than what I've had so
far. It'll be an interesting new challenge for sure. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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good time, still can't believe there's another kid around. Can't wait to see
him!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Sunday! Can't believe it's already time to talk again. But I will most
definitely be calling, most likely Skyping... but since I'm being transferred,
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Wetterau. I had a really good time here, despite the challenges. The members
here were super cool and I learned a lot. But I'm excited to see what new things I've
got ahead of me. It'll be fun.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Amanda~http://www.blogger.com/profile/05784634517047763684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2087732980911009735.post-23967225655181100232014-04-28T22:19:00.000-07:002014-05-03T22:19:31.303-07:00April 28, 2014<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
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was good.... and no I haven't gotten the packages yet. But DON'T WORRY!!! They
will find their way to me... it's all good. Haha.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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graduated... man. But at least he'll still be around... Or better be at least.
Sounds like you had some pretty good BYU experiences, volleyball games are
pretty fun. And Communal always is good. That's awesome that you guys rode in
the elevator with Elder Perry. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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a challenge for sure, but I'm doing pretty well keeping my head up and just
pushing forward. We had some good appointments with members though, and they're
way cool. I definitely have had cool wards wherever I've gone. So that's a
positive haha. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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more exciting ones... this week was kinda hard. I'm still finding ways to have
fun. But just not a lot to report on. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Happy Easter everyone! I had a good
one here in Germany. A lot of stuff is the same (Easter bunny, chocolate
bunnies, eggs, colored eggs....) but there is some kinda different stuff.
Karfreitag (Good Friday) is like the holiest of German holidays... so we
weren't supposed to really proselyte on that day. But we visited a member and
her husband and had grüne soße, a dish that a lot of Germans make on Grün
Donnerstag. It's basically sour cream mixed with some herbs and some
hard-boiled egg and served over potatoes... it's pretty good. They don't eat
meat on that day, or those days, I don't really have it all figured out. But
then on Easter Sunday we went to a family's house after church and ate the
Easter bunny! Haha we had rabbit... it was interesting. Really good though. And
then today we were at a member’s house again and had Schnitzel.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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There isn't a super huge load of new info to share... basically just trying to
make stuff happen. It's a challenging situation here, but I'm having fun. We
had a street display in Friedberg on Saturday morning and it was really fun. We
had a table set up for kids to draw Easter pictures and we had a TV playing
Mormon messages... it was cool. Not a whole lot of tangible success, but it was
a lot of fun and it's basically good whenever we're out in public here. And we
had it on the main street in Friedberg which is really nice and there were a
bunch of fruit carts and other food vendors out so it was really fun.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Amanda~http://www.blogger.com/profile/05784634517047763684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2087732980911009735.post-49609328484064065532014-04-14T19:12:00.000-07:002014-04-21T19:12:14.704-07:00April 14, 2014<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Why is Carlino transferring? Is that
a big loss or no? That's sick that Stephen Colbert is going to do the Late
Show. They might get me back on my late-night TV thing. In a year of course.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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came. Sounds like they're cool dudes. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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over here in Wetterau. It was a little tough leaving Mülheim behind and
adjusting to the country life, but I've adjusted to it and am enjoying myself.
The members here are really really cool, and I'm looking forward to working
with them. Investigator-wise, we've got some work to do. But I'm actually kind
of excited about that. It will be nice to get out and do some finding. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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I'm having a good time, getting adjusted to a very different area and way of
working and learning lots. I really am grateful for every day out here. You see
new things, meet new people, and learn new stuff every day, and that's pretty
sweet.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Sister Linton (awesome SS Teacher) and Sister Wawro (she's been emailing me and
I didn't get around to replying to todays.) <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Amanda~http://www.blogger.com/profile/05784634517047763684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2087732980911009735.post-13113783832487047112014-04-07T20:08:00.000-07:002014-04-16T20:08:52.417-07:00April 7, 2014<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 12pt;">
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I’m in the Wetterau area now. Our apartment is pretty sick.
And we've got four elders living in it so that keeps things interesting. But
it's an interesting area for sure. Definitely way different than anything I've
had before. We live in basically a village called Dorheim, part of a city
called Friedberg. And then the area is basically a bunch of really small towns
that we drive in between. And we have one car... for four elders. So planning
is exciting. Haha but it's way fun. The other elders are cool, and I'm excited
for the transfer. My comp's name is Elder Wells, from Idaho, so my second
non-Utah comp. And actually none of us here are from Utah. Kinda crazzzy. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">But congratulations Mom on your VMHMBT Championship. You're
a legend. Next year it's looking like I'll be fully conscious for the duration
of the tourney though so you better watch out.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Before I left I baptized the older brother and Elder Rock
baptized the younger one. They were confirmed by the YM Pres and one of the
Primary teachers, respectively. Who are also brothers. So that was cool. It was
a good way to end my time in Mülheim fa sho. One of the other elders, Elder
Smith, got transferred to Friedrichsdorf, where the temple is, which is also
right next to Wetterau, so we basically just followed each other.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">That's awesome about Olivia's morning exploits haha. And
yes, I have heard of (and heard) Frozen. That's sweet.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">I've seen all of General Conference except the Sunday
Afternoon session. It was really good. I liked Bishop Stevenson's talk from
Sunday morning a lot... at least I think it was Sunday morning. Regardless, it
was a good'n.<br />
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Cameron looks like an awesome little dude.. can't wait to influence his
childhood. And that's insane that the Championship game is a 7 vs. 8... that's
sweet. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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great last few days in Mülheim, and a great first few days here in Wetterau. I
hope you all have an awesome week! Love you!<br />
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Amanda~http://www.blogger.com/profile/05784634517047763684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2087732980911009735.post-61859870823278684002014-03-31T20:21:00.000-07:002014-04-02T20:21:06.825-07:00March 31, 2014<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
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sweet. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">But this week was good. We did
indeed have the baptism, and it was way awesome. And that morning I found out I
was being transferred, so that day was kind of a roller coaster. So on Thursday
I'll be moving to Wetterau, which is right outside of Friedrichsdorf, where the
temple is, so that's cool. And it's near Frankfurt, which means mail will
probably be less stressful, Mom! I'm way sad to be leaving Mülheim though, I
loved it here. But that's what happens. I'm looking forward to the new
challenge. It's a bigger area than any of mine so far, and we have a car.
And apparently there's 4 missionaries in the apartment so that will be
something new. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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good one. That's cool that Kentucky has gotten so far. I'll be interested to
see what happens next week.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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lot to report on. Just the transfer news. Bittersweet to say the least. Really
unexpected. But like I said, I'm excited for it. It's a part of the mish that I
haven't seen so I guess that's cool.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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morning about March Madness, but alas, I still have time to write you guys. And
I thoroughly enjoyed the tourney updates. Looks like the fam's got a good
chance of protecting our honor. Hopefully I make a respectable showing.
Blackhurst and Rock chickened out, the VMHMBT was too much for them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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started a whole new email instead of just replying... so I had to fill a
subject line. And what's the first thing that I think of when I'm thinking of
nothing? Newt Gingrich, of course. It's kind of like when Dan Aykroyd thinks of
the Stay-Puft marshmallow man in Ghostbusters. Hopefully I never am put in the
situation where my thoughts will determine the method of my destruction. No one
wants a giant Newt Gingrich tormenting the city. He'd probably be able to call
in reinforcements from his moon colony..... dang. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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up on the missionary board? I better not look like a goof in any of them. And
that's cool that Carina sent you a pic. If there's one thing I've learned on my
mission, it's that sisters are better at everything. But I sent a ton this
morning so hopefully that worked. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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member's house and had a very traditional German meal of Hackbraten, Rotkohl
and Knödel <<i>Google translation</i>: <i>meatloaf,
red cabbage and dumpling</i>>, so that was delicious. And then we played
some basketball and had a lesson with a recent-ish convert, of a couple years
who just got the Melchizedek Priesthood, so that was good. It was a good day.
We actually got down to Friedrichsdorf to the temple on Saturday with some
members, so that was cool. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Conference on Tuesday with Elder Dyches ("Wilt Thou be Made Clean?"
from last GC) of the Area Presidency, and that was really good. Then we both
were pretty sick with some cold stuff for the rest of the week, so we paced off
ourselves a little bit. The baptism is still happening on Saturday so that'll
be awesome. Looking forward to a good week. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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off again! "No expectations will always be exceeded." - Hayden Brown<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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to Taiwan, she'll be awesome. July though... that's a long way. I don't know if
I said this already, but Sonya, one of the JAE's from Solingen that I was tight
with just got her call to Poland. So that was sweet. Missionaries everywhere!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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thrilling haha. Sounds fun though. That Thai place in Southlake is good, I
remember that. Man... I miss shopping trips to Central Market... samples man!!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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member’s sons we’re teaching are doing super well. The older son came to church
in a white shirt and sport jacket yesterday, which was cool. So yeah, the
baptism will be happening next Saturday. We're excited. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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stuff happen. We found a new potential investigator through one of our members,
and it looks like that'll be sweet.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Amanda~http://www.blogger.com/profile/05784634517047763684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2087732980911009735.post-46238779166682846572014-03-10T17:57:00.000-07:002014-03-11T17:57:45.621-07:00March 10, 2014<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
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some music…<i>Explosions in the Sky</i> .
Spring Break... I wonder what that's like. The weather here is super super nice
right now. It's awesome. We're heading out to Herne (pretty close to Bochum
where we played last time) to play some soccer again. It's literally like
perfect today. I hope you're sensing my excitement about this. These days come
very rarely.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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sound fun. I can't really even imagine what Costco looks like anymore. The
grocery stores are tiny here, and the biggest thing we have is Kaufland, which
everyone thinks is insane but is really just like the food section of a Wal-Mart.
A small one. But it’s whatevs. One day I'll enjoy 72-oz bottles of Ranch
dressing again. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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here. Elder Rock and I are doing really well, and we've started to see some
things get rolling. The member’s sons that we’re working with will be getting
baptized on the 29th, so that'll be awesome. We're excited about that
obviously, and then we've got some sweet other people that we've met that we'll
hopefully be able to start meeting with. I also had an interview with President
Schwartz this week that was way good. Discussed a lot of good things and it
helped me a ton. Always good to talk to him. Crazy that he's only got like 3
months left. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Not a super crazy week, but we're excited for this one. Hope you all have an
awesome one as well. Love you all!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Amanda~http://www.blogger.com/profile/05784634517047763684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2087732980911009735.post-45767285317168836772014-03-03T17:56:00.000-08:002014-03-11T17:56:51.603-07:00March 3, 2014<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Crazy that the weather is still like
that... it's been pretty nice here the past week. Cloudy most of the time, a
good amount of sun though, and the temp hasn't been bad at all. And rain shows
up every now and then, but that's just a given here. Nothing too crazy though.
So there you go, a weather report for you guys in return. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">That's way cool that Ashley put her
mission papers in, it's always cool to hear of new people heading out and where
they're going. One of the YSA's from Solingen that I was tight with, just got
called to Poland. She's from Australia, and is back there now, so she's excited
to head right back over here in June. So I'll be excited to hear where Ashley's
heading. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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slightly handicapped kid joined us and he was the coolest kid ever. So that was
a good time. The Karneval party was way fun, we didn't make tacos though. Just
a bunch of egg sandwiches, würst, potato salad, noodle salad, and all your
favorite German tasties haha. They've got a unique taste. I like it though. And
you'll never guess what I witnessed being done by 40 dressed up Germans... the
Cupid Shuffle. It has taken over church dances all over the globe. I laughed so
hard when it came on.... good times.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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like it a lot... I'll be sad when I have to move out... but I'll just hope that
day is coming later rather than sooner.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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a ride down to the classic Golden-Trainer meeting... That seems like ages ago
when I was posted up in the Frankfurt stake center having my own. That was
actually the last time I was there... and at the same time, doesn't seem long
ago at all. Crazy.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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upon us again... that's insane. I'll do my best to do the family proud. Upper
half in the standings would be good enough for me... I'll keep my expectations
high though.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Rock and I are getting along really well. The member's son’s baptism is going
to be on the 29th now, because his little brother, who also takes part in the
lessons, will be turning 8 on the 24th, and we're gonna do a service for them
together. It'll be sweet. And church was way cool this week. A member brought a
friend and we talked to him for a while and traded numbers, and then another
guy just showed up and Elder Rock talked to him. He's been reading in the Book
of Mormon and stuff and wanted to see how it was. So we gave him a card and
stuff and he said he'd call us up... so we'll see.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Sunday was Stake Conference, and it was broadcast from Salt Lake with the 2nd
counselor in the Relief Society Presidency, Elder Bednar, and Elder Hales. My
friend Elder Barney and I were sitting together, and before Elder Bednar's
talk, we were wondering if he'd say anything in German. He then proceeded to
give his entire talk in German... it was pretty sweet. <i><note: Elder Bednar served his mission in Germany></i> Kinda
weird to be watching an Apostle give a talk not in English. But it was way
cool. Just thought I'd tell you before I forgot completely. Tschüß!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Amanda~http://www.blogger.com/profile/05784634517047763684noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2087732980911009735.post-54997656722077140892014-02-26T10:06:00.001-08:002014-02-26T10:06:41.611-08:00February 24, 2014<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt;">
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Elder Rock haha... T.J. Rock. And we were pretty good friends at BYU. He was
good friends with David's cousin Richard, and we were all a big group of
friends. There's actually a picture on my Instagram of us holding up the German
flag in his apartment back in the day, if you want to see a picture of us
together. Then you can imagine us actually being in Germany. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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hopefully happen on next Saturday, the 8th. We're gonna try pretty hard to make
it happen so we'll see.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Gonzaga... hopefully they can keep it going. It's just good pride points to get
into the tourney. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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well. Elder Rock and I are already having a lot of fun, and things are looking
good here. We've got a big ward party for Karneval (Carnival, like in Rio, they
do it big here in Germany) on Friday so that'll be fun. We're gonna head to
Bochum today and play some soccer. It's a beautiful day today. I'm pretty sure
winter's come and gone here. Which is cool. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Glad to hear that it got a little warmer for you guys this
week. It was actually kind of warm (relatively) here today, and I don't think
it's going to go down much before it starts moving up again. I'll probably eat
those words... but just a guess haha. German winter definitely didn't live up
to its reputation this year, and I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a little
disappointed. I kinda like the snow... but not one flake. Whatevs.<br />
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So... we had transfers last week like I said, and there is some news. Elder Langford
is shipping out, down to the mothership haha. He's gonna be on the Uni campus
in Frankfurt, so that's kinda cool. President told him he'd be moved down
there, but he didn't know in what capacity. He's pretty excited though I
think... And that brings us to my new companion. So, my friend T.J. and I
always joked that we'd be comps out here, but never thought it would actually
happen.... he is my new comp haha. So I'm kinda excited. "Elder Rock"
would be his proper name I guess. So transfer news were pretty good, despite
seeing Elder Langford leave.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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haha. Him and Elder Smith are staying together, which I'm excited about. We've
got a good setup here right now.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">Speaking of that, we pulled off our Taco Night on Saturday
with great success. It was way fun. TONS of work, but way fun. The members
loved it, and we got lots of compliments on our taco making skills. As well as
our pinata making skills haha. It was a good time. Bruder Garz, the first counselor
in the Bishopric, called us up to the stand yesterday and thanked us, and said
the ward should listen to our ideas more often haha. We kinda laughed at that.
It was a good experience though. Oh... and I thought Dad would like to know
that I kind of love onions now.... but yeah.... mushrooms still suck. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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kinda just wander around CentrO (huge mall here - by Europe standards) most
days. Today we got a steak lunch and went bowling. So that was fun. I continued
my reign of dominance in bowling on my mission. I'm unbeatable. At least by
subpar bowlers haha.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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guy seems like such a Pflaume. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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