The castle we visited a few weeks ago (Schloß Burg)So we actually found out this week that the world is ending on May 13! It came up when we were talking to a guy on the street who knew who the Mormons were. We tried to make an appointment with him, but he said it didn't matter anyway becuase he knew the world was ending. It's really unfortunate, because I won't get to finish my mission. I made sure to put the world ending in our calendar on May 13 though. Elder Hyatt asked me where I was putting it, and I said that right after lunch would probably be good. Nur Spaß (all fun, don't panic or anything)! The refrigerator we pushed through a windowWe helped the Della Corte family, who just moved in, get their refrigerator into their house through the window this week. Brother Della Corte, showed us around Wülfrath a little. I found out this week that there are multiple cities included in the Wuppertal area. Wuppertal is where we live, but we also do missionary work in Wülfrath and Schwelm. Wülfrath is a little medieval town, and the reason we had to push the refrigerator through the window is because the house was built in the 1600's! Brother Della Corte told us the story of how the city has burned down numerous times, mostly because they would always have big celebrations after they rebuilt the city from being burned down, and then it would burn down again. It was great to meet with the Della Cortes--they are so excited about missionary work! The forest we walked throughWe met with a man named Herr H. this week. He is the man who called us after getting handed a pass-along card and wanted to meet with us--we were so excited! We taught with a sister from the ward, who thought it was funny that his name was Hummel, becuase that translates to bumblebee. On Sunday she told us she was excited for our lesson with ''Mister Bumblebee,'' which Elder Hyatt and I thought was hilarous. The lesson went alright, but we're not sure how much he understood. I'm always so happy to be in a lesson. We had another great lesson with Frau Augustin! She's still making progress, which we are so happy about. She agrees with what we tell her, and she's been reading in the Book of Mormon. She described to us how she has such a good feeling when she meets with us and then it's gone when the appointment is over. We taught her about the commandments to read the scriptures and pray, which I didn't feel like I had the vocabulary for since I never got the chance to teach the commandments in the MTC. I scraped through though! Frau Augustin is a native German and very bright, so I think she knew what I meant. This week it has been hard for me to keep going, but I want to testify of the importance of pushing through! So much joy can come from trying your best to go out and do, instead of deciding that your effort is for nothing and putting in less effort. Word of last week: Schwerbehinderteparkplatz Definition: an only barely decipherable and sterotypically long German word that means disabled parking place. Word of this week (I learned this one from Elder Heller, the new German Elder in our district): Heißhunger Translation: A craving for something, especially for candy according to Elder Heller. Easter candyWuppertal bumper sticker featuring Tuffi the Elephant escaping from the SchwebebahnTuffi was a female circus elephant that became famous in Germany in 1950 when she jumped from the suspended monorail in Wuppertal into the river below. On 21 July 1950 the circus director Franz Althoff had Tuffi, then 4 years old, take the Schwebebahn in Wuppertal, as a marketing gag. The elephant trumpeted wildly and ran through the wagon, broke through a window and fell some 12 metres (39 ft) down into the Wupper river, suffering only minor injuries. A panic had broken out in the wagon and some passengers were injured. Althoff helped the elephant out of the water. Both the circus director and the official who had allowed the ride were fined. (Wikipedia) The old districtThe new districtComments are closed.
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