Week 1 of 2015
So,
where to begin with this week.... So, after emails last week, we went to the
town centre and went to get some photos printed and chilled before going
finding in Marktoberdorf!!! We decided in Weekly Planning last week that we'd
do more finding as we do loads of member work here, but really need to increase
our investigator pool, which is pretty thin at the moment, so finding is the
focus!!! Tuesday was District Meeting and did I ever tell you in our District
we always do a District Lunch after meeting, as it takes an hour for us to get
to Augsburg and an hour for Ingoldstadt to get there; so by the time DM is done
it is like 1.30, so we do lunch as a district.... It is really cool and helps
us to be more unified as a district, as we spend a bit more time together each
week in a more relaxed way!!! So that’s the enjoyable part of Tuesdays! Then we
went finding in a city called Memmingen, as on Tuesdays we have a Bayern ticket,
which is like the GA we had in Switzerland, but for just one day and only
covers Bayern (Bavaria). We took the
train there and then almost got stranded!!! We managed to get a train to
Kempton, which is another big city in the area, as there is no direct train to
Kaufbeuren, so we had to Umstieg (no idea what that is called in English). Our train from Kempton had a 100 minute
Verspätung.... that's right.... 100 minutes!!!! Crazy stuff with the snow we
had!!!! But that wasn't terrible compared to the train on the Gleis next to
us... it was meant to leave at 17.09, but was still there at 19.40 when we
finally left!!!!! Craziness!!!!
Wednesday,
was a cool day!!! Then we spent New Year’s Eve with our Branch President’s
family!!! They are the coolest family ever!!!! It was an awesome evening even
if we had to be home by 10pm...So New Year’s Day kicked the year off
awesomely!!!!! We had a load of vorbeis to do on less actives and potentials in
the south of our area... so A- We went to the Mountains and B- We went to
Austria... that's right I've worked in the 3 major countries of the mission and
I'm only in my 3rd transfer!!!!! Basically we have a couple of little chunks of
Austria in our area. And on Thursday we went down to Mittelberg. They really
got the name perfectly cause it is right in the middle of the mountains... The
drive was so freakin' stunning!!!! Especially the stretch from Oberstdorf to
Mittelberg... It's the Alps!!!!! Snow covered mountains, snow covered ski
towns, snow covered Alpine forests. It was the coolest, most beautiful view
EVER!!!! I really wish I remembered my camera that day cause those photos would
have been perfect.... unfortunately I forgot to take it with me on Thursday!!!
:( Plus it was the clearest night sky ever, so I'm sure you can imagine the
beauty I witnessed!!!!! Ahhhh! It was AWESOME!!!!!!!!
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| It has snowed so much (the Chapel in Kaufbeuren) |
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| Snow as far as the eye can see! |
Friday
we helped a less active member move house!!! So we helped fill her truck with
everything!!! This is the sister that has millions of dogs... I don't know if I
told you about her, but yeah there’s about 15 dogs and 10 cats and who knows
what else... chickens, parrots, horses.... Craziness, but it was a cool day!!!
Then Saturday was pretty boring and Sunday was church... We had a guy walk in
interested to know more!! He's apparently looking for the right church, which
was so cool!!!! So that was Sundays’ highlight … so there we have Week 1 of
2015 summed up!!!!!
It’s transfers
is next week!! And I have a funny feeling about it... but who knows! All will
be revealed on Saturday when we get the call!!! It is crazy weird how fast this
transfer has gone. I swear each one just gets faster and faster!!!! Last
transfer was only a 5 weeker as well and I'm sure this one has felt like half
the time!!! Weird!!!
Week 2 of 2015- Zone Training, Versetzungen Anruf
und Tschüss Zeugnis
We'll
begin with the low down of this week then!!! Monday evening we went to a couple
in the ward for dinner and it was a great evening!!! Tuesday is the highlight
of my week, I think!! Zone Training!!! I love this Zone!!! It really is
awesome! Zone training was brilliant! But there are 6 of us (including me) that
were in the same MTC group in our zone, so we couldn't let the opportunity go
by without a photo, cause I know how much you love photos!!!!! Plus, Elder
Nebeker is in the zone, which really brightens Zone things up!!!! Plus, a
couple of new rules that got brought up at Zone Training!!!
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| At Zone Training with some of my MTC Group (after 3 Transfers) |
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| Catching up with my MTC Comp at Zone Training |
"We
are a German Speaking Mission, therefore we speak German!" Rule number 1
from that is all meetings are to be done in German (District Meetings, Zone
Conferences, Zone Training, etc.)- I feel bad for the Goldens, who will get
nothing out of them! I'll probably get the majority of it, but I'm not sure
about participating, as actively as I have been in them anymore!!!! :/ Rule
number 2 is we must speak German and German only between 9am and 9pm!!!! I
think one or all of you best get learning German cause I won't remember much
English when I get back if I can only speak English to people who don't speak
German on the street or in the ward! So that's a fun one to be sticking to!!!
But it is definitely useful having it as a rule instead of a ‘You can do this
if you want’!!! My German really will improve.... I hope!!!!
I
legitimately cannot remember much from this week, if I'm honest!!! And I have a
new planner, so I can't even look back!!!! Oooh, on Wednesday we went to
Familie Spring again!!!! I love going there, amazing food; always a good
spiritual discussion and then awesome service!!! Even if we were shovelling up
horse manure!!!! I will definitely miss going there each week!!!!
I want
to say big “thank you to everyone” from me for all the Christmas cards and
stuff!!! At zone training I got 2 packages! One from the YSA of the
Lichfield Stake wishing me a Happy Christmas?... It was pretty nice, so a
special ‘blog shout out’ from me, to thank any YSA who are reading this!!!! I
also had a package from the ward, but the office forgot the other mail!!! That
came later though and they put it out on a table in 3 piles! 1 pile was a mix
of missionary’s mail, then the other two were just huge piles; one for a Sister
and the other was for.... you guessed it, people Love me!!! It was ridiculously
huge!! Then I also had a couple of cards and stuff in the mixed pile!!!!
Craziness!!! So a blog shout out that I
love you all!!!! .. You made my Tuesday!!!!
Reminder....
I think I mentioned this on my family Christmas Skype, but I legit become a ‘Sister
Missionary’ tomorrow!!!!! It becomes 18 months until I come home!!!!!! That is
crazy ridiculousness!!!!!!!!
As you
know, it’s moves this week (Thursday) and I’m moving back to Switzerland. My new area will be Bonstetten 2 with Elder
Requillart from France. I believe it’s
the actual city of Zürich!!! I will let
you know more next week. I was speaking
to my cousin Jake (Elder Robertson) just now, who is also moving back to
Switzerland and he thinks that Wetzikon (the area he is moving to) is in the St
Gallen zone, so who knows we may or may not see one another! I'll find out for
sure when we go back to the apartment!! But we do get a nice 4 1/2 hour train
ride to Zürich together on Thursday!!! Wahey! Bonstetten and Wetzikon are only
40 miles apart, so we’re still pretty close, even if we are still in different
zones.
In
closing I want to say how much I know this church is true! I know it with all
my heart!!! I have no doubt in my whole being that it is true!!!
I am
so grateful for your prayers for me!!!!
I LOVE
YOU!!!
Elder
Ammon Robertson xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
