Hamburg, Sick, and a Drit

 

Meine Familie,

Sisters Kitterman and Neukom in Langenhorn

Well, I think the subject kind of says it all for this week.  So to give kind of a brief of what has happened ... at the beginning of this transfer Sister Bush went to the hospital and got an x-ray done of her foot. I guess last summer she had surgery and a metal plate was put into her foot.  Her foot has been bothering her since she arrived in Germany in March. She was finally able to see a doctor in Kiel and it turned out she had a broken screw which was causing her pain. Ever since then we have been awaiting word from President and the mission doctors to see what needed to be done.  As a result, we found out last Monday that Sister Bush will be going home for surgery and when she is fully recovered she will return. So, we had Monday and Tuesday in Kiel and then on Wednesday I got sent to Langenhorn and she traveled to Berlin so she can fly out Thursday morning. So, I am in Langenhorn which is like the ouskirts of Hamburg. I am here in a drit with Sister Neukom, who is a golden and from Switzerland, and Sister Kitterman who is from Utah. I am with them until next Tuesday and then I will be going back to Kiel with a new companion because President said that there will be some new sisters coming in so I will be able to go back.  So, letters can still be sent and my stuff is still there except for what I needed for two weeks.



 So Langenhorn. It is a fun city and it is fun to serve with Sisters Neukom and Kitterman. We have all had a fun time. Though, I will say it is weird sometimes because I feel like I am just a tag-along because I am only here for a couple weeks. But it has been fun. The sisters have this 12 year old boy, Justin, that they have taught the lessons to and he was baptized on Sunday. His grandparents are members and his mom is not and his dad is a less active. It was a wonderful day and the spirit was felt so strong from the love and support this boy received.



So yeah, Monday and Tuesday was more of getting ready to leave Kiel and make sure that our investigators were being taken care of for a couple weeks and then Wednesday the sisters picked me up at the train station.  Later that day, we met with this guy Ray, who is actually from Texas...he has lived in Germany though forever. Sister Kitterman had promised to bring him Koolaid and he cried...he is like this 50 year old man and he cried when he saw the koolaid.  He says it is because he has not seen it in about 30 years since he has been in Germany...it reminded me...hey do you want to send me koolaid???? lol.  Thursday all of our appointments fell out so we just did finding.  It was fun though because with three of us, one of us goes off by ourself and the other two stay together and then we come back together and when it gets too dark we all stay together. Friday we had President Interviews...I have had a cold since Thursday and so I was not feeling the best, but interviews when really well and our zone leaders gave a lesson and their topic was marriage...lol.  It was scary to see how closly related marriage and a mission are. Ahh. Marriage scares me all together...YAY for missions!!!!!!!!!!. Saturday all of our appointments fell out once again, but that is ok because this one guy we talked to on the street said he would come to church and then on Sunday he showed up and made another appointment with us...that was so cool. Like I mentioned, on Sunday there was a baptism. It was awesome. And not to mention, there was also one in Leipzig!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Burcan got baptized!!!



Bürcan got baptized in Leipzig!
Irakli (he baptized Burcan), Burcan, Sister Rasmussen, and Sister Faerber



So yeah that was pretty much my week...crazy.  I have one more here in Langenhorn..not to mention I am way excited for conference. And to answer Mom....no, I did not get to see the RS broadcast. But yeah...I am ready for another awesome week of doing what I have dreamed to do my whole life....MISSIONARY WORK!!!! yay!

I love y'all and talk to you next week!!!!

love Sister Britt

p.s. Eric....you are welcome to call me Sister Britt..that is just what mom writes and so yeah...lol. thanks for the email!!!