Note to future missionaries: When writing to your mom, it really does not matter how many times you tell her not to panic, especially if it involves blood, she will anyway, so just get to the point - quickly! (I will admit she did a good job of telling the story however.)
Okay. So. Mom, do you remember that time when you made me promise not
to get hurt at the MTC? The good news is, I did not get hurt at the
MTC. Now stop panicking and just listen/keep reading because I can't
actually tell you with my voice to stop panicking.
I am fine. But, to "celebrate" being out of the MTC for a week, I
guess I decided to go and trip and then hurt myself. It's actually a
really funny story, and it has a good ending, so just bear with me for
a minute.
Last Wednesday, our Zone Leaders were stopping by our apartment to
drop off a box of Books of Mormon for us to give out. Now, we had a
pile of trash by our front door because we hadn't figured out where
the garbage bins were yet for our building. So the Elders show up, and
they klingeln (ring the doorbell/push the button that let's us know
they're here so we can open the door to let them into the building)
and then we realize that we have this pile of trash and we can't let
the Elders see it because that's super embarrassing. So I run over to
go and move the bags into the kitchen so they don't see it. As I'm
running, there is a small (like, less than 2 inches) step between our
study room/living room and the hallway to the front door and me, being
the klutz I am, basically kick it as I run to move our garbage bags.
It hurt. Quite a bit.
But I figured that I just stubbed my toe and decided that the garbage
wasn't important and then went and sat back down at my desk. A minute
later, I moved my foot and noticed that the floor was very slippery.
That's a bit unusual. So I looked down and there is my foot, covered
in blood, with a nice pool of blood surrounding it on the white tile
floor. Yep. It was lovely. So then I hobble to the bathroom, trying
not to get any more blood on the floor because I don't want to have to
clean it up once I've patched myself up. Then, of course the Elders
get to our door and knock. So I'm in the bathroom washing my bloody
foot and trying to figure out where all the blood came from int he
first place, and Sis. Knuston is talking to the Elders and laughing
and pointing out my pool of blood and the Elders are kind of worried
but then I poked my head out of the bathroom and was laughing because
the whole situation was just kind of absurd. It was great, and it was
actually really funny and there was a lot of laughter to be had by all
of us. Because, you know, that's how I deal. I laugh. And really it
was a funny situation and it would only happen to me. Anyways, to wrap
it up, I just cut my toe a bit and it decided to bleed an awful lot.
It's fine now, and I'm counting it as a mission miracle because it's
already healed and is perfectly fine. So yeah. That's the exciting
story of the week.
The rest of the week was really dull and mildly frustrating. We have
made 3 separate appointments with Gabriela and her mom and all of them
have fallen through. I think it's because we decided we wanted to
recommit her to baptism. But, part of why all the appointments have
fallen through is because they have a new apartment! So now Gabriela's
dad can live with them and we can finally meet him and he can realize
that Gabriela can be baptized and maybe he will want to be baptized
too by the time we're done and I am super excited. It's going to be so
good.
We're planning on asking Zeynep if we can meet with her family to talk
to them and maybe explain what baptism is and what it means to be
baptized in our church. I'm really hoping that goes well.
Today we're going to Rothenburg for P-Day, so I'm excited. Once
December hits we're going to ALL of the Weihnachtsmarkts we can for
all four P-Days in December and maybe for the last one in November
depending on when all of the markets get set up. It's going to be so
good. I'm really looking forward to finding something special for Sis.
Bakker because I know she really wanted to come to this area because
of all the Christmas markets. Also, I'm going to try and find you a
super nice nativity set, Mom. I know you have the crystal one and it's
amazing. I just figured that while I'll technically have two chances
to get a German nativity, I might as well do it now rather than later.
Also, Elder Smith was telling me how his mom's only request from all
of his siblings who have been on missions was that they bring back a
nativity from the country they served in. I just thought that was kind
of cool. But if you want something else, let me know and I'll look for
something else. I am going to send Ellie some chocolate. I just have
to figure which kinds to send first. I'm not allowed to send Kinder
Eggs out of the country so that's out. I'll figure something out.
Sorry this letter is kind of short, but it was a really slow week.
Almost all of our appointments fell out, and knocking on doors is
good, but it doesn't always work out the best. But it's okay, because
this next week is going to be so much better! We already have 5
appointments set up with less-active members and two potential
investigators, so it's going to be so good! I'm really excited!
That's it for this week. So have a fantastic day, an even better week,
and don't forget that you are a beloved child of God and He loves you!
I love you too, but that doesn't sound quite as cool as God loving
you. But both of those statements are true. That's pretty neat.
Love you!
Love Always,
Sis. John
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