10.5.17 New Stuff and New Goals

Ladies and gentlemen Elder Monroe got a new companion! His name is Elder Taylor from Idaho. And he is way funny and we work really hard and well together. I look forward to working with the guy some more. Just went out yesterday and set out like 4 so 5 appointments and life is good right now.

We've set new goals and we have high expectations for this transfer. Things are already looking up. Got a cool appointment with a French family. She showed us to her house and wants her and her husband to hear the lessons. So cool! Her name is Jessie Pierre. That's like 100% French.

The other day we had dinner at a Mexican place. It tasted legendary and I miss my Mexican brothers. We were supporting this fundraiser for all the Mexicans that were effected by floods and hurricanes and I guess earthquakes. It was for a good purpose. The person that managed the fund raiser is an investigator of the other Elders and she is extremely friendly.

General conference then happened. It's way different in Germany, as it lasts two weeks for us. We watch the last session on the second Sunday. The others ones on this last Saturday and Sunday, and might I add that Elder Oaks just did an awesome job of roasting people trying to change the churches standards for today's problems. What a guy. I am glad he did that because someone needed to. We just hung out in a room by ourselves with chips and salsa and enjoyed the sessions. Really relaxing and great. 

Yea I guess not too much happened. Worked hard and enjoyed the week. 

Elder Monroe 

1 General conference environment 

2 us with our ward mission leader eating Mexican food. 

3 we got a ride from our ward mission leader and we just crashed... The other way.

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10.19.2017 Mission Reunion

This last Monday we had a huge mission reunion so to say. We all went to Frankfurt to hear an apostle of the lord speak... In person. Really cool and he wanted to shake all of our hands! So that was way cool. Really an honor for me to shake Russell M Ballard's hand. He is a spiritual giant. He came and gave advice and support for our mission. 

We also met everyone in the mission, which means we met everyone from the MTC. It's been six months since I have seen a few of them and let's just say it was way weird. Way cool to meet them again. 

This last week was a rough one. We set up about four or five appointments this week and they all fell out. So let's go for next week. 

Then we had a referral who lives an hour from us. We called him and he set up and appointment with us at three. We get there and we both heard what he said, wrote it down as soon as we heard it as well. Get there and find out it is at two... So he laughed at us and took the book of Mormon at least and then said he was too busy this week and all next month and left. What the flip. Lol. 

Learning how to cook here. Chili con Carne boss here. Haha that is like all I can make. Chili and noodles are good here. But my favorite things are those little pizzas where you just throw them in the oven because usually my companion and I are way to tired to cook anything else. 

Man when you realize that not too much happened this week because we were all on the streets. It's funny what these name tags do. Right as you talk to someone they look really close and right as they see Jesus christ they book it and run. For instance we doored a glass door. A lady comes to the door, looks through the glass and just stands there looking at our name tags. We wave and say hi, but she nods her head and walks back into her house. Like what the heck. 

And sisters ! My companion and I always make fun of the ability sisters have. We are on our way back to saarbrücken from Frankfurt and two sisters just sit next to this old guy on the train and they don't even have to say anything. Lol. The old guy just smiles at them and just engagés in conversation with them. Boom potential. 

Me and elder Taylor decided to try that. Hey that's way cool. We sit next to an old guy and the guy grunts at us so we were talking to him and he closes his eyes and grunts again. Darn it. Maybe if we grew out our hair we'd have more success or some thing. Like Samson.

Yea so that's really about it today. Nice about the family and hope they are all good. 

Elder Monroe