I decided to email you all last, because I was hurt by the
fact that you didn't need the rest of us to have fun. But I guess that's where we all got our party
animal side from (and drinking side, from mom.)
That seriously sounds like so much fun, and the Thrill
Coaster? Oh my gosh, that seriously drops straight down. Dad will ride that,
but not the Teacups? Next time we are in
Disneyland, I want you in one of those tea cups, because I know you can schaff
it! (sorry for the danglish, it just makes more sense to me than trying to
remember the English words)
I love that you guys visited a few church sites too, and I
know exactly what you're talking about, Mom. I remember seeing such historic sites, but
feeling upset by the absence of the Spirit there. You could distinctly feel
that it once was there, but no longer is, and that made it almost more
unsettling than never having had the Spirit at all. That is exactly how I feel
every time I walk into one of these ominous Cathedrals here in Germany built in
the 12th and 13th centuries. They are massive, very intricate buildings, but
they make you feel so empty, almost cold. They have so much truth, but so much
confusion too. It's not a place where I imagine coming closer to my Father in
Heaven and Jesus Christ.
Well, here's the news you have all been waiting for! 1. I
have a haircut scheduled for Tuesday! There is a member who has some
clippers, and I wasn't going to say no to dinner, so the haircut was just an
added bonus. I hope you are all happy and can accept me as your son again. Plus
I cannot stand the humidity and heat with this mop either, so I'm pretty
stoked. :)
2. Me and Anderson are staying together! Conference call was
this last Saturday, and I cannot even believe it has already been another
cycle! Time is going waaaay to fast, it freaks me out. They say it only goes
faster, and I want it to slow down so I actually feel like I have time to do
something! It just shows me how important it is that the missionaries entering
the field are worthy, prepared, and willing to work hard and FAST. The Lord is
speeding up his work, oh my goodness, I can testify to that, and we need to be
able to keep up. We are also getting a new zone leader down here in Nürnberg
who was up in Dortmund before, and from what I've heard he's really good at
getting some YSA (JAE auf Deutsch) activities going, which we are in desperate
need of, and I'm excited to see the work here really pick up.
Other than that, it has been a good, typical, unpredictable
week out here! Elder Anderson and I found a new potential investigator named
Lisa the other day! I was cleaning dishes (be proud, mother :) ) and he was
sitting on the windowsill, and started talking with a girl who was locking up
her bike, 4 stories below us. She was way cool, and ended up giving us her
number, and we invited her to a ward activity on Saturday which she came too,
and then when we invited her to church the next day. She said she would, but she's so busy with
school, but it ends this week and she'd love to come the next week! She is so cool, so
open, and we are so excited to be working with her. She is a 23 year old
student here in Erlangen, and lives in our same huge apartment complex! She is
a miracle, because Elder Anderson and I have really committed ourselves lately
to being exactly obedient. There wasn't much to change, but we just wanted to
make the edges even sharper, to show the Lord our commitment and faith in the
success that is waiting to be found in this area. I believe the Lord gave us
Lisa to show us that our faith and commitment will not go to waste.
We have a way packed week this week, we have four
appointments today (elders get brownie points for putting appointments on P
Days), 4 appointments on Tuesday, and another 4 on Wednesday that are already
planned out! We are way busy, and nothing feels better than coming home just
totally exhausted from being all over the place all day, and we're stoked for
this week. But sadly, since we're so busy, we gotta run, but I hope you all
know how much I love you!
I love you, I love
this church, I love Germany, and I love being a missionary. This is the craziest,
funnest, most unpredictable time of my life, and I wouldn't trade it for
anything! I would say don't have too
much fun without me this week, but you already did! I'll hear from you all next week!
Tchika-tschüs!
-- Eldre (whoa, now I'm in Ecuador) McGinn
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