HI!!!!!!
I promise I didn't die. We just switched our P-day so that we
could do shopping and stuff. Apparently in Germany, May 25th is a holiday
called Fingsten, so everything is closed. No idea what Fingsten means, just
that everything was closed yesterday.
So, yeah, This week has been an adventure, what with getting
Sister Bates packed, tschüß termin (good-bye appointments) drivers licenses,
and then traveling to Dortmund, going on a drit split (tri-panionship split),
having companions get lost, strikes, and then adjusting to having a new
companion. It's been great. I think it's safe to say that this has been one of
my most adventurous weeks yet.
Yeah, so, Monday and Tuesday were packed full of
Tschüß termin (ß=ss). That was fun, and I was glad that I didn't have to say
goodbye to people. Wednesday, we had nothing scheduled in, so we went early to
the DMV to see if we could straighten out Sister Bates driver’s license fiasco.
Turns out our postman just needs glasses. He didn't see her name on the mailbox,
so he sent the license back to the DMV. She got it right there. MY fiasco was
also easily fixed. The lady who helped us this time was a lot more accommodating,
and didn't say I have to take the German driving test. She just looked up some
stuff, and asked when I got my license, then gave me a receipt, and we went and
paid for it. We'll see if our postman still needs glasses in a couple weeks.
Thursday was a long day. Sister Bates and I got up early (5:30)
so that we could get to Dortmund on time for Sister Bates to catch her train
down with the others being transferred. It was quite the adventure moving her
luggage so early in the morning. One of the handles ha d literally broken off,
and the other 2 were not coming up, so we used string and lanyards to attach
them all together, which made it easier, but was still fun because they were
not swivel suitcases. We had to get down 4 (short) flights of stairs in the apartment
building, down the massive hill we live on, back up the hill to the tram
station, up the stairs at Bahnhof (the trainstation), onto a train, off the
train, and then Elders came and helped us move them from one platform to the
other. it was really tiring.
After those of us who WEREN'T going down to Frankfurt for
Transfers sent our companions off, I went on a drit split, with Sister Davis
(Uathan, serving in Herne, in her 4th transfer) and Sister Merkle (a Swiss in
her 3rd transfer serving in Dortmund). we went back to the Dortmund sisters apartment
and did studies, and talked about our companions that we just sent off, and had
fun telling stories about family and stuff. it was fun. It was weird being the
"Senior companion," because I was the "oldest" on the
mission ('m in my 6th transfer now), but being the youngest, age wise. it was
just an odd situation. But it was fun. After lunch we did some LA go-bys, and
some dooring (I got to teach both Sister Davis and Merkle how to door. Never
though I'd be the experianced on in these situations. I've always been the one
learning, or my companion and I have been learning together. Yeah, it was just
weird. Anyway, we found the ODrtmund 2 new potentials dooring and doing some
unter wegs (en route) contacting. After that, we went home for dinner, and then
headed to Bahnhof to wait for our new companions to arrive. We ended up waiting
at Bahnhof for about 3 and half hours. It wasn't their fault. There was a strike,
so every plan the Tech Elders made was basically squashed. It was an
entertaining couple of hours, not knowing which gleis (track) they were coming
in on, whether it was bus, or train, or what time they were going to get there.
The Mülhaim Elders were nice enough to wait and watch with us. Mülheim is in my
district, just FYI. They finally arrived at Dortmund Hauptbahnhof (main
station) at about 7:30 pm, and we all went our ways to get our new
companions at least started settling into their new area.
Friday was Weekly planning, and getting Sister Eden settled
in. we talked a lot about missions, and life, and plans she has for the future.
Weekly planning was good because we got to talk about our expectations for what
we want to learn dooring this transfer, and some of the goals we want to set as
a companionship and everything. It was nice to get to know her better.
Sister Eden is in her last transfer, so she will be ghosting
here in Essen. Meaning, I only get her for one. Sad day. She is from Ogden,
Utah, will be studying Nursing when she goes home, and is really excited to see
her family again, which consisted of her, her parents, 2 younger sisters, and 2
dogs. Sister Eden is a really nice, quiet, silly, fun loving girl, who loves
Disney music, has a beautiful singing voice, and can play the piano like a
professional. I'm excited for the new adventures this new transfer will
bring :)
Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, were typical missionary
days, filled with Termin and studies. For my personal studies this week, I've
been studying the enabling power of the Atonement in third Nephi. it's really
cool to look at some of the choices the leaders make and to try to see how they
were inspired of God. Zum Beispiel (for example) in chapter 3, Lachoneous receives
an epistle from the Gadianton robbers saying "Give us everything you have,
or we'll kill you." What does Lachoneous do? He tells the people what's going
to happen, then says "Go pray for strength and encouragement that we'll be
safe when they come." Then they proceed to gather everything they have to
the land between Bountiful and Zarahemla, fortifying the cities, and preparing
in every way they can. What happens next? I challenge you to read the next
couple chapters, and you'll find out.
Lots of love from Germany,
-Sister Montgomery
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