Yeah, I'll go with the letters thing for referring to people.... but I can't promise I won't use the same letters for different people. bwahahaha! keep you on your toes.
Doo be doo be doo bah....
That reminds me that MN and her kids definitely had Phineas und Ferb on when we came to visit them. It was the episode where Doofenschmirtz wraps things up in nice little boxes. Not that anyone cares....
One exciting thing was On Tuesday night we watched "Joseph Smith and the Golden Plates" with our investigator, A. Oh man. I did not like that movie, and I felt pretty uncomfortable showing it to an investigator. I felt like it put the prophet in a wierd light, and it was pretty cheesy... A didn't seem to have too much of a problem with it though, and it is based on true stuff - I hope he got something good out of it. We ended up stopping the movie when he had questions, and had good conversation - he said he'd felt the good feelings we described as the spirit as he'd read the Book of Mormon, but didn't recognize it as an answer, but that there were good things in the book, not necesarrily making the whole thing true. Then he talked a lot about the infallibility of the Qu'ran. I really enjoy our talks with him, but I don't know that any of us are really making progress.
Then Friday was a super intense day. It was quite the party. In the morning we got up and went Jogging with one Br. N, which was nice. We went at a nice slow pace through the part near our Wohnung, so I was the only one that was dying. It was good to see that my shins are getting better, because though they hurt, it was nowhere near the decapacitating pain I had earlier from walking (or from trying to jog in the MTC). We're planning to keep doing it. Then the Google Maps car drove past us on our bikes - So if anyone happens to be looking at Elmshorn in the streetview by the Badewanne in the future, be sure to look for a couple of missionaries (For those of my loyal readership who happen to know that Badewanne means "bathtub," There is a point in the road referred to as such because it dips down under a bridge and is often filled with water during rainstorms, causing uncautious drivers major inconvenience). Then at the M family's we had lunch - Königsberger Klopse (meatballs), which we had actually made ourselves the night before at their house. Then we did splits so Elder Baake could ride around in the fancy Peugeot sports car they had while they were waiting for the more family oriented one they'd purchased. We took pictures of me sitting in it, but I don't have them at the moment... Later that day we went to C's along with Bruder M to give the Third Lesson. C's the one who's been coming to church for the last month or so thanks to Bruder M's invite. It was a really good lesson, and we set a goal with C for baptism, so that was super exciting. It's been wonderful to see some of his questions be answered, and how he wants to improve his life and the life of his son.
On Saturday, we went up to Kiel to have interviews with the President. It was really good to see Elder Turney, and lots of other crazy missionaries, President gave a great Thema on the limitless nature of the atonement, and it was overall a good experience.
Yesterday we did splits for home teaching with the Ms (yup, same Ms, they're amazing). We talked about General Conference for obvious reasons. One of the Families I went to were the same ones we'd had an eating appointment with earlier in the afternoon, so that was kind of funny. It was a nice experience.
I am super excited for General Conference, as always. I really hope our investigators will take the opportunity to watch it and to listen to what the Prophets are saying today. It's wierd to not be within a few miles of where it's taking place, and therefore have it taking place at different times of day. On Saturday at 6:00, we'll watch the Saturday Morning session live, then on Sunday at 11:00 we'll watch the Priesthood Session, followed by the Saturday afternoon at 2:00, and then we'll watch the Sunday Morning live at 6:00 sunday evening. Then just watch the Sunday Afternoon sometime the next week or something. Not that you care. We're going to Pinneberg for it, which is slightly less convenient than slipping out of bed at 10:00 and turning on the TV, but not bad at all, and totally worth it. Ever since I was little, one of the strongest points of my testimony has been that those men and women who speak in General Conference are called of God and know what they're talking about. The Spririt confirms so strongly what they are saying. I know Thomas S Monson is a prophet of God, and I know that he will not lead us astray. I know that as we strive to follow their council and apply the grace of the atonement, we can repent, grow, improve, and receive solace from all manner of suffering. In the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
Love your guts!
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