BTWs don't get the wrong impression of the picture lol. I promise my "smolder" is better than that. I was waking up on the train only to see Elder Felix taking a picture if my beautiful face haha. And that was really the only picture that I had for the week. Don't worry there is more.

So for last pday we went to check out a "castle". Our "maps me" stated that there was a huge castle in the middle of the forest so we decided to try it out.

Well after our epic expedition through the forest and rain (I swear it rains everyday here. I miss the sun.) We hiked 5 miles to get there and find out...

It's a freaking bee laboratory with hippies living everywhere. Okay nature preservation people are on part with hippies and they looked like them too. So we looked for the quickest way back and that's all I will say haha. Just look at the pictures. 

Now for the title of the email, Stalin is on fire. He flat out told us he wants to be baptized as a member and is reading lots from the book of Mormon. Man and he is Fellowshipping well with our mission leader Pascal. Stalin of all people. Just taught about the gospel of Jesus christ and he lived it and understood it. But on the downside I don't think I will be here to teach him in the future. Transfer calls are this Saturday and I am literally 100% sure that the call will come. I have been with Elder Taylor for 18 weeks, but hey. Still don't know what will happen.

We have been speaking with so many people on the streets lately. Probly just continue saying that I miss "normal" people. Actually everyone is normal here. Maybe it's just Mormons I miss haha. Or people that don't dance around me or brush their teeth haha. Black teeth are starting to gross me out.

Phillip is also on fire. We have three solid investigators who just make me happy to see that God has trusted to have me be put in the way of three amazing people who are ready for the gospel. But like I said, hate to see me not being able to teach them in the future, but will be happy for the fact that I did help them on their way, and that is what's important. 

Oh! And for a story. Our downstairs neighbor is an interesting guy. I don't know what was wrong with him, but will just state he is an abusive man and alcoholic and such, and he usually flips out every night at around the time we go to bed and is up until 3:00 in the morning, but a few nights ago he just lost it haha. He just screamed and yelled and as I lay edge on my bed, I heard splinters and wall just breaking everywhere. Pots and pans it was nuts. Then he walked outside of his apartment and wrecked the apartment complex door and just kicked the glass through. He just got kicked out of the complex I think haha. All of the neighbors were terrified of the sucker but for some reason this weird dude loved us missionaries. Seriously, if you are strange here you love the missionaries. Maybe we are also very weird cause we fit all categories. 

Here are my friends... 

❕Train drunk🍻

❕High bike guy

❕High turk friend who says he will go to church this Sunday as well as last Sunday and the one before (I honestly hope he doesn't if you get what I mean.) 

❕Homeless Pam with visions (I just called her Pam) 

❕Grandma with a beard who is a witch. ☹️

❕My vampire friends (they love me but they scare the crap outta me with their fangs.) 😲

❕Orange Mohawk hard Rock guy who wears the same clothes everyday

❕Evil Knievel who walks around the mall with a burning stick and chases us. (sometimes) 👎

And probably more but I can't remember the rest. But I will admit my favorite one is the train drunk. He makes my day and always sings me a merry ol song on the train when I am with him. Haha! He tries to hug me but I don't let him cause for reasons. 

Anyways for another story, contacted a guy and said his name was Thomas Mann. I learned a lesson from this guy haha. He said his name was Thomas Mann and lived in the Dorf way far out in a strange path, so we went there to meet him... 

Freaking Thomas Mann in German is "John Doe" for us. He totally trolled us and sent us to the wrong house and there was no connection home but a bus leading to the middle of nowhere leading us home. We lost the entire day. So we found on the way. 

Really all I can talk about. Who knows? Might be in a new city this next week. Really pumped to find out. 

Love yall friends and family. 

Elder Monroe 

1. The door the neighbor kicked

2-3 Route home from Bee laboratory 

4 Cool place in Saarlouis