I went on an exchange with Elder Glissmeyer in Köthen on Tuesday. We had a lesson with a man from the Middle East. We got out of there as soon as he said, "There is so much war and killing at home and I know that it is all because of the Americans." Wasn't going to stick around for anymore of that. I mean, we were obviously Americans so....
Following district meeting on Wednesday we had an appointment with Arianis, the Albanian boy we met last week. He lives in an orphanage for teenage boys from war-torn countries. We had a good lesson, he committed to reading the Book of Mormon. I am not sure how serious he was about it though. All of his friends came down and sat in on the lesson which was awesome but they were a little distracting. Here are the pictures from district meeting--going to miss these Elders!
We got a call from Elder Morton that evening to drop everything and go to the hospital because President Romney had a heart attack. We showed up there right away and were able to give him a priesthood blessing. We were expecting him to be unconscious or something but no--he was his normal, funny self. He was even trying to sit up for the blessing. What happened was not a full on heart attack--a blood clot passed through his heart. However, they still have him in the hospital because he has clots in his legs. He is on blood thinners and will hopefully be out tomorrow. Dad--here is a picture from the hospital--shout out to your company, a Hill-Rom bed!!
The rest of the week was a little crazy from then on. Elder Morton and Elder Gibbs were in charge of the Romney's car and driving Sister Romney everywhere she wanted/needed to go. They came to our lesson with Fadi Thursday night. Basically we had to reteach the same lesson again. He said he had tried to read but he stopped because it was "boring." And he won't read out of the Arabic version but he doesn't understand the English so...a little frustrating.
Friday we found an excellent new investigator who we then met with Saturday morning. He was really receptive to the Restoration and committed to reading/praying about the Book of Mormon. Hopefully he does!
Saturday we got transfer calls. I am leaving Magdeburg after six months and going to Bremen! I will be the district leader there. Bremen is big. There are four elders and two sisters there. Then we have two more elders and two more sisters in the nearby town of Bremerhaven who are also in our district. Should be really fun. Elder Pilling, my friend from my district at the Missionary Training Center, actually spoiled it for me. He called me that morning and said, "NO WAY, YOU'RE MY NEW DISTRICT LEADER?!" They had called my new companion and told him and then he told Pilling and then Pilling called me before the mission president's assistants did. Pretty exciting. My new companion and I are whitewashing (both coming in new to the area). So he was in the second companionship there in Bremen, but the other two elders are being transferred so he and I are taking over that first area. Should be interesting since neither of us really know the teaching pool.
I am really going to miss working in the same district as Elder Morton. We were companions in the Missionary Training Center and have been in the same district the first six months here in Magdeburg--very unusual to spend so much time working together but it has been great!
And of course the highlight of my time here in Magdeburg was helping teach Johanna who got baptized a few weeks back. What a blessing for her and for me to be a part of that.
Well, I am on a train to Bremen at 0900 tomorrow. I am excited to update you next week!
Love,
Elder Tanner Germann
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