Winston's Missionary Experience

That is right 9 days left.  On Monday, Winston and his companion hung out with the sister missionaries!  They tried to visit a castle and it was closed and then they tried to visit a museum and it was also closed.  In the end, they got something to eat followed by ice cream.  He didn't have long to talk, so I am not sure what else went on during his week.  We mostly talked about our travel plans back to his mission once he comes home next week.   (written by his mom)

This week I had my first exchange and it was a ton of fun. The Erfurt Elders came over and I spent the day with Elder Obrist.  He is super cool! He is 22, which makes him older than the rest of us. Before leaving for his mission, he worked in the house-building industry and served in the Swiss military, so I was able to learn a lot from him. We had companionship study together and then we went to Schwester Karl's place for an appointment. Schwester Karl is the sweetest lady and always loves having the missionaries over. When we were leaving she gave us a ton of food to take home with us which was dope. I also finished my Technology training this week so I can finally use Facebook now. I'm thankful that we have the blessing of technology as it opens so many opportunities for sharing the love that Jesus Christ has for us with others. On Thursday we got notified that my mission President is currently in the hospital and will need surgery, so it would mean the world to me if you co...

Hey Guys!! My first week in the mission field has been great so far. I'm serving in Leipzig right now if you didn't already know. Leipzig is a really cool city and there's so much history here. I love my companion, Elder Wandtke, he's super kind and has been a great trainer. He's from Draper, Utah, and loves to skateboard, is a really good cook, and has great taste in music. We have been super busy going out and teaching and it feels so awesome to share with them the love Christ has for us. I went to Church yesterday in person for the first time in what felt like forever and it was so refreshing. I bore my testimony and felt the Holy Ghost so strongly. Our friend that we met on Friday came and he loved it. We were able to teach him after and we plan to meet later this week. Then we went to a member's house for dinner and she fed us a wonderful dinner. She fed us stuffed peppers and potatoes along with homemade ice cream. Today is P day which is a free day for m...