Woche 102: Meine letzte Woche...

Meine letzte Woche...

Oh my goodness. I cannot believe that this is my last week!!! The time has gone by so fast!!! Insane, absolutely insane! Well, here was my week.

Montag

Monday, we cleaned, shopped, emailed, and then ate. Then we did some Area Book work. AKA, called people who have interest in the Gospel.

Dienstag

Tuesday, we had a lesson at the church with "F" and "A". Well, Francis was our joint-teach. We watched "Joseph Smith: Prophet of the Restoration." It was awesome. We talked a little bit more about the Restoration and invited "A" to continue reading in the Book of Mormon and to pray about it. He said he would! Wooh hoo.Then we headed on over to Velden am Wörthersee. We wanted to visit "C", but she was busy working, so we couldn't.

Mittwoch

Wednesday, we had District Meeting with the Christensens. It was awesome. They spoke about using the scriptures. So, pretty much tips on making study more effective. They also made a fantastic rice, chicken, noddle, pasta, macaroni salad thing. It was super good! After, we waited to have a lesson with someone, but he never showed up! Well, we were able to meet with "M", "C's" son. He is super cool. Like 15ish. Well, we gave him a Book of Mormon and told him all about it. He saw the Mormons on South Park and decided to look us up, so he knew a little bit about the church, haha. But he also wanted one for his teacher! And then we went by on some Frau "Z". Well, she was there! Her husband and two other guys were also there. She was getting ready to leave, so we thought we weren't going to be able to speak with her. Well, she actually was walking in the same direction as us! so we got to talk to her quite a bit! We talked faith in Christ, He being the rock, and also about the Plan of Salvation! It was awesome, and she was totally feeling the spirit. She opened up more with her faith, so that was awesome! It was such a great feeling, testifying of the Saviour! Nothing can compare!

Donnerstag

Well, Thursday was actually a holiday. Fronleichnam, or Corpus Christi in English. A Catholic holiday. So the trains and buses ran differently, and no one was out, or home. One of our lessons fell out, and so we went to St. Veit an der Glan. One of the people we went by on, was actually a Jehovah's Witness. They didn't have any interest, but were super nice and gave us water, because it has been hot. And they had an awesome collection of Bibles! Seriously, so many!!! Well, they were the only ones home... so we ate a Döner and went to Maria Saal. Well, we actually went to Ratzersdorf. Mostly no one was home. But, we did wave to quite a few people on the highway. When we got back to Klagenfurt, we missed our bus, and had to walk home. On our way, these two kids started fighting, and Elder Kaufusi got in between them. We had to call the police. It was crazy!

Freitag

Well, Elder Kaufusi finally got his Visa, haha, so that was good. We went to the church and did some studies. We were also supposed to have a lesson with someone but it fell out. So we went by on a couple of people, and then came back and did our fireside. Hopefully it went well.

Samstag

Saturday morning, we helped clean the church with the Christensen's and the Nielson's.  We then did some studies, cleared more stuff off of my iPad, and then we were supposed to have another lesson with "A". But that sadly fell through. So we ate lunch. Had goat cheese with a baguette, and some tortellini. Yummy. And then we went to the Police Station to be Witnesses. It was interesting. Well, all we did was meet with an officer and explain to him what we saw and heard. He told us that we were the most important people, since we weren't influenced or biased because of friendships or anything like that. He was also super extremely nice! Then we went to the Kaisers. We were supposed to do garden work, but things came up, and we came too late. Well, we did have some Mexican food. Her inspiration was Cafe Rio and Costa La Vido, so she did some dish. Well, never been to those two places, they are in Utah, but the meal was really good. We then had milkshakes.

Sonntag

Sunday, oh Sunday. Well, I gave my final testimony in Klagenfurt. That was sad. Ah, goodbyes still aren't easy... Well, "F" came. We got his membership record and got him all settled officially as a member here in Klagenfurt. So that was good. I also got to play in the Primary. Kids are so awesome! And I also played one last time for the choir. Man, I don't even know. Well, after church, we went to the Mauchs. They are great. Their son, Benjamin, cooked for us. It was awesome. some beef thing, sweet potatoes, green beans with bacon.  Lecker. Then we went by on "G". Well, he is still rock bottom. Man, it just makes me so sad. We talked about God, and how He loves everyone, no matter what! We talked about prayer, and how He yearns to hear from us! Man, I love the gospel! It brings so much light and happiness into my life! We got to share a little with Georg!

Well, I guess that was my week. I will be seeing y'all soon! Take care!

~Elder Albrecht~

Woche 101: Woche der Tausche!!!

Woche der Tausche!!!

Montag

Monday, we went to the highest mountain in all of Austria!!! Wooh!  It was insanely beautiful! We saw so many mountains! Green at the bottom and snow capped up top!!! It was crazy! We went to a little place called Heiligenblut! It has some church on a hillside and you can see Großglockner (the mountain) from it! And then we went to Kaiser-Franz-Josefs-Hohe. It is the outlook right next to a glacier and on Großglockner! It was cold as well. Unfortunately, my head and eyes started hurting super bad when we got up there, so I couldn't look at it too long, especially since the sun was reflecting off the snow! But, it was still a fantastic experience! It was just an incredible sight! There is no way, that that just happened by accident. It was a huge testimony strengthener that there is an Almighty Creator of all this!

Dienstag

Tuesday, I woke up late, because of yesterday's accident thing with my head and eyes. So we missed our initial bus to Graz. So we called, and planned on the next one, two hours later. So, we got ready and headed to Bahnhof. We printed out our tickets, and then went to the bus. Well, we accidentally missed the other ticket printing out, and thought that we were both on the one. So, we had to get off the bus and go get it. Well, it wasn't there. So we had to buy one and then when we went to the bus, it was leaving! So, we ended up having to take the next one, again, two hours later. In the meantime, we went to the church to make cookies for Sister Kinghorn's birthday. Chocolate No-Bakes. Yummy. And two of the kids from our ward came and brought us homemade Bagels with peanut butter. Awesome! And then we finally made it to Graz and went to the church. We also brought the cookies, because we are nice people. We also played Chair Football, fun stuff. And then we had an exchange with the Bruck Elders! Elder Kopischke and I went to Klagenfurt. Well, we actually missed our bus, again! Don't know what was going on. But we eventually got home, got our ingredients from the church and brought them home and then went to the Krenn's. They gave us tea and some amazing cheesecake!!! And then they gave us some invitation to give to a nonmember girl in Villach. Her parents are less active. So that was great!

Mittwoch

Wednesday, we went by on a ton of people! Our friend that came to church, "G" totally dumped on us for at least a week! Man, that was sad. I eventually took Elder Kopischke to the Wörthersee, because it is beautiful! The water was so pretty with the mountains behind it. And then we went by on "MZ". We finally reached her! Well, when we got there, she had just gotten back from work. Literally, she was outside already! We had a great talk with her! We testified of the Savior and His power to help us become better! And then we exchanged back! When we were at Bahnhof, we saw some friend of ours, "A". Well, he can't speak German or English very well. And I think he had been drinking. But we were able to make a different appointment out with him. And then we were walking, and this guy stopped us from a bench and said that he knew Mormons. So we started talking to him about the Book of Mormon, and then this lady came, kind of weird, and this guy left! Well, she sat down and started telling us about how her husband has cancer. We asked her how she was dealing with it all, and she said not good... It was so sad! We were able to bear testimony of the Savior and how He lives. We told her that He was always there and knows exactly what she is going through! It was really an amazing and spiritual moment!!!

Donnerstag

Thursday we had our official exchange with the Zone Leaders from Salzburg. I worked with Elder Erickson. We went by on people and talked to people on the way. Had some super good conversations. Talked a lot about the Book of Mormon and why it is so important. We then came home at dinner, and then Elder Christensen came and picked us up. He took us to Villach so we could deliver that invitation. Well, the people stepped out of the church, but were super friendly. We still gave them the invite to the brunch. And then we had some extra time, so we went dooring. We actually ended up running into someone whose dad was a member. She remembered the missionaries coming over all the time! What a miracle! They were super nice! And then we headed over to Frau "M"'s place. We talked about  our class from Sunday. She said that next step was baptism for her. so we talked about baptism, read from Mosiah 18. We read about Baptism, what it is, what the covenant is. Then we extended the invitation of baptism to her as well. She said that she was totally willing and wanted to, She just has to work Sundays, and doesn't know to far in advance when she has off. So, we talked about faith, and how we can believe that the Lord will help us out here. It was an awesome lesson.

Freitag

The Zone Leaders left Friday morning. We did studies and ate lunch. We then caught a train to Villach. Well, no one wanted to meet, so we ended up going by on some people. They also weren't home. And then we headed home for Tischtennis at the church. Well, no one showed up again. But we were able to have GMK with Vasilli! It was awesome! He is great.

Samstag

Well, three appointments fell out on Saturday. And it took out quite a bit of time! But, we went by on some people around the church, and then went to the Casella's. It was great! They made some amazing pasta dish with zucchini and salmon! It was super yummy!

Sonntag

Sunday was awesome! We went to go pick up "F" with Br. Casella. Well, he brought two friends with! It was awesome! They are all from Nigeria. So a member actually translated Sacrament Meeting for them! And then we taught the Restoration for Sunday School! They accepted and reacted to it pretty well! We also had a potluck after. It was mostly soups and salads. But they were still super good.

~Elder Albrecht~

Woche 99: No love comes closer to the love of Christ, than the love of a mother.

Woche 99

Montag

Monday, we shopped, cleaned, and did emails. After, we went Downtown to go buy Elder Kaufusi some Lederhosen! Wooh! They found some that actually fit! We also continued our Almdudler addiction. We also went by on some Less Active for his birthday, but he wasn't home, so we left him a card with some Sweet Tarts! Then we went by on some other people, who might have interest in the church, who live in the area.

Dienstag

Tuesday morning, I woke up feeling completely awful! But, we were able to go do some license business for elder Kaufusi and go check to see if his Visa ever came in. It didn't. But then I pretty much slept the rest of the day.

Mittwoch

Wednesday morning, I slept in just a little because of the day before, but I felt much better. We went to the church to have District Meeting with the one Senior Couple and the Genealogy Couple. It was super good! Sister Christensen made lunch. Enchiladas, well, close to it. (The Mexican in me is coming out!) But it was super yummy, along with the macaroni salad! We talked business, and then shared what we learned from the scriptures this week! Main points were:

     -Jesus Christ is all over the place in the Old Testament!!!

     -The Atonement is something very real, and should be used often! Jesus didn't suffer and die for us, just so we could admire him, but never be cleansed and saved by it!

     -We have all of the power we need(given to us by God) to overcome Satan! Thoughts and all. It all lies on us to use it!

Such a good meeting! We then had the German tip. Pretty much was how to use time correctly. After, we went to Villach to have a lesson with some guy we met two weeks ago on the street. Well, when we were on the train, we called him and he said he was busy and couldn't meet. So we ended up on the streets. We talked to a Free Christian Prophet. He doesn't believe in belonging to one church and is out to stop us pretty much. So, that was an interesting conversation. We talked to some guy from South Korea as well. He knows the church already! So cool.We then  talked to two guys on a bench. One was from Kenya, and the other was from Villach(Austrian City). The one from Kenya also knows the Mormons, and already has a Book of Mormon, and he loves us! We got talking with them about the church and how it was founded. We talked about the Restoration and Joseph Smith. Some other Austrian also came to the bench, a friend of theirs, and started listening. He was really intrigued by us and our message. We gave him a Book of Mormon, and he was super grateful that we gave it to him. He said that he was going to read it, and that he wanted to meet with us! Wooh! The Kenyan guy also said that he wanted to come check out the church in Klagenfurt, double wooh!

Donnerstag

Well, in case you were wondering, Thursday was a holiday. Christihimmelfahrt, or Ascension Day. So, everything was closed, and not a lot of people were out. Anyway, we did studies, like normal, and then ate lunch. After that, we did area book work, so we organized a ton of information, because it is still chaos, and called a ton of people who have potential interest in the church. Well, a couple answered and said that we could meet, so hopefully we can get that set up. We then made flyers for our Tischtennis on Fridays. Then we went and posted some. Along the way, we went by on some people by Bahnhof who potentially have interest in the church. No luck at the door.

Freitag

Well, Elder Kaufusi didn't feel well, so he slept in. I went ahead and did some studies. After he woke up and got ready, we ate lunch together. Ramen!!! Haha, and then we did Weekly Planning. So, in other words, we planned for the next week. It was good. After, he didn't feel too hot again, so he went and rested. I called some people that we had planned for. No answers We then went to the church for our Tischtennis. Well, no one showed up, so it was just us and Br. Mauch. So, we did our GMK, talked about the area and the work, and then went and played, and then his son came and played with us. He is super nice and chill. And plays Football. American football, so that was cool. And then we went home!

Samstag

Saturday, during studies, we got a text from the Kaisers inviting us to do some yard work! Woohoo! So we finished studies, ate lunch, and went on over to their place. We helped cut down the broken branches from the weird snow a week and a half ago. And then we helped move some Compost and set up a new container thing. We then dug a narrow ditch, to put up that concrete wall thing for flower beds and stuff like that. Anyway, rain came our way, and we went inside and ate. We had such a random dinner!

     -Stuffed peppers with Feta cheese

     -Potato Salad, an Austrian one

     -Grilled fish

     -Cooked Pipi, an Australian mollusk thing

     -And sausages

     -Dessert: Banana stuffed with chocolate and baked, served with ice cream and whipped cream

So good!!! All of it!!! Oh, and apparently there is a machine here used for whipped cream, that doesn't exist anywhere else!

Sonntag

Sunday, was Mother's Day. So all of the talks were on Mothers, and the divine role of one. They used the examples of Ruth, Esther, Mary Fielding Smith, and the mothers of the two thousand Stripling Warriors. And a quote from Jeffrey R. Holland, which pretty much said that no love comes closer to the love of Christ, than the love of a mother. We then helped in Primary, since the women were all in Relief Society and Sunday School. It was so much fun! Little kids are crazy, but great!!! And then after church, I skyped! And it was awesome!  Then we went to the Kaisers again. Had Zwetschgenknödel, so good! Also had a fantastic salad and some Muttertagskuchen! Yummy.

~Elder Albrecht~

Woche 98: I lost track...what week is it?

Woche...

Week something. I don't remember.  I lost track a while back. Anyway, my week was pretty good. Started off our week with P-Day. Didn't do too much. We went by on some people in the evening. Found out that a lot of them don't live there anymore. SO that was good.

 

 Tuesday we went to Velden am Wörthersee. I haven't been there yet, so it was going to be an adventure. Well, the place is somewhat small, and was more touristy. We were walking, and actually started talking to some shop owner. Well, this lady, "C", on the bench called us over. We started talking about the church and God and Jesus. She is from Brasil and loves Jesus. We had a great conversation. And we also met her son, "M".  We spoke in English with him.Well, her husband/boss  took the son to school or somewhere, don't really know. And then he came back and told us to leave. He didn't want us there. Well, we went into the store, she was taking care of something real quick, to say bye and exchange numbers. Well he came in, and then screamed super loud at us! Man, it was kind of scary... So we left, got ice cream and went to Villach. Then we took another train to Annenheim! And then we walked to the Herbert's house. We had dinner with them and then we shared a small thought from Alma 34. 

 

Wednesday, it snowed... -__- Tuesday was beautiful and green. Wednesday was snowy. It snowed 4-6 inches. And get this, the snow was too heavy for the blossomed trees and leaves, so huge branches were all over the streets because they fell off. There was apparently a ton of traffic. Someone even had to go to the hospital because a branch fell on them, a big branch. But they are alright. We had a lesson with Br, Aschan.  Well, he talked, non stop, pretty much the whole time... we squeezed in our thoughts. 

 

Thursday, we went to Salzburg. You could see the snow decrease as we went. There was actually no snow at all in Salzburg, crazy!!! But we had interviews with Pres. Kohler. They went well. Talked a lot about preparing to go home... and then we came back. We actually decided to start an Almdudler addiction. No worries.

 

 Friday we had Weekly Planning and GMK with Br. Mauch. We sang and then discussed the work here. We ate at the Casella's that night, as well as Sunday night. It was great.The first time, his parents were there, so there was a lot of English, German, and Italian going on. I think I want to learn Italian.

 

 Saturday, we had a service project at Sis.Schaunig's place. We were gathering the broken branches and cutting them to be smaller. She made homemade pizza, and it was so good!!! Then we went to Mattias' baptism. He is one of the Casella kids.  It was amazing. I got to the play the piano. Such a sweet experience.

 

 And then Sunday. It was super great at church. I love this ward so much!!! They have so much to offer! And the during Sunday School, we taught the Restoration during the Gospel Principle class, and it was super good! We had a great discussion on families and prophets. And then after church, we went to the Suppersberger'S! They are awesome!!!

~Elder Albrecht~