8-25-15

So, last p-day, we headed to the Doku-Zentrum.  It's a museum about
the Nazi rallies in Nürnberg and the Nürnberg trails after the war.
It was so cool.  They gave us each this magnifying glass looking
thing, and every poster had a number on it that you would type into it
to get an English translation.  They also had films playing.  (They
were silent unless you pushed the number so as not to disturb the
others)

I took a lot more pics with my actual camera, but here are some I took
with the iPad:

1. Nürnberg the German city
2 & 3. At the end they had this rail track and it talked about all the
people who were transported to concentration camps via train.  Each of
those cards has one name on it, yet represents a thousand people.
(They actually didn't talk about the Holocaust that much.  Or the
actual war.)

we went to the church yesterday to call Albania.

I leave and you do all the fun stuff.  I'm sorry it's so quiet.  Good luck with adjusting to school life again.

So, about calling Albania...there is this cute Albanian couple we're teaching.  They speak very little English or German, so this amazing refugee whose been her seven months and has better German than me is translating for us. (They live in a refugee camp together and he translates for everyone he can.  He's amazing.) however, it is still difficult to teach and the poor translator has to do so much already, so we got permission to call the Albanian missionaries to see if they could teach them via Skype or FaceTime.  Whichever works best.

 

Love you too!

8-17-15

It's actually not hard to ride in a skirt.  We have those bikes that scoop down instead of the sport bikes with the bar across.  If that made any sense...  I've also learned a lot about bike gears, and Elder Bednar's talk about the parable of the truck makes a lot more sense.  Sometimes, you need more traction or else your going nowhere fast.

Is Jake still going to Snow?  He kinda stopped emailing me.

That's way excited for Laura!  I bet she's thrilled.

As for my week, German gives me a headache, but even though I don't understand completely ever single time I go into a lesson I just feel this overwhelming felling of love for the people.  It's amazing.  I love Germany.

Although Feucht lives up to its name.  It's really humid.  You know it's humid when cleaning makes you sweat.

I wish you luck with school and give you all my love,

Rachel

8-10-15

Guess what?  I get to ride a bike!  Feucht is one of the few Sister biking area and it is so fun! It's true that you never forget how to ride.  And the Ward is amazing.  It's small, but strong.  I love my new companions too.  We are all like different versions of the same person.  Their names are Sister Jackson and Sister Landeen. (I can't remember if I mentioned that yet or not.) Also, the members are awesome about my "German skills".

Laura's going to Willow Valley!? When did she get old?  

I don't know.  You'll come up with something awesome.  

Oh, and Michelle does look like Grandma. I can't get to the website because everything is restricted on the iPad.  Even mormonchannel.org.  And I would be interested if I knew who those people are...

Love you!

Rachel

8-3-15

This Thursday at 13:10 my time I will be on a  four hour train ride to Feucht.  (Technically 3:40) My new companions names are sister Jackson and Sister Landeen.  Feucht is just south of Nürnberg.  I know once I get there I'll be okay, but currently my heart feels like it's being ripped to shreds having to say goodbye to all the amazing people I've had the opportunity to get to know and love.  Sunday was rough and the next two days are going to be just as bad.  How do missionaries do this?

Do you think you could let Sister Rolfe know?  Also that a love their family and that they a re all amazing.

I actually do miss canning green beans.  That was my favorite thing to can.  That and juicing tomatoes.

Cool fact: Family History is addicting.  Even for nonmembers:)

I love you all and wish you luck getting canning done,

Rachel

P.S. Sorry I'm late, we had a crazy day

7-29-15

I go to the Temple now everyone thinks I'm dead. (Rachel didn't tell us that her p-day was moved.  We wrote her and told her that we were planning her funeral since we didn't hear from her on Monday)

 I love going to the Temple though.  It's closing in September for two
years, so I only have one other chance to go, no that's if I don't get
transferred next week.  Going only once every six weeks is hard
enough.  I don't know if I can wait 10 or so months.  I defiantly
appreciate having so many temple so close by back home much more.

I'm jealous that you got to see The Little Mermaid.  And Nicole would
have loved it.  Although, I hear Hale Theater is showing Beauty and
the Beast next summer...

I have no clue what I want from home.  Sister Rolfe is so sweet to offer.

The only news from over here is that Sister Aschle, an inactive who
became active on her own, is having her interview with the stake
president to go through the Temple tomorrow!  She's planning on
getting her endowments out before it closes.  She's just amazing.

I love y'all!

Rachel

flammkuchen

selfie at the Temple

1-20-15

I also wish I could just call you whenever.  It would make my life
easier.  Or get random texts about Kersten's dreams.  It's been a few
weeks since she's told me she dreamed I died though.

I do not think I could go out on that balcony.  Some members showed us
pictures of their trip to Garmisch, and you can walk along gorges on a
man made steel mesh thing.  Pretty as the Alps are, I'm not sure I
could do that. Nor do I think I could walk out onto that balcony.

So, Nicole's birthday.  My bad day was Wednesday, and then the next
day I saw God's hand in the tiny Miracles that cheered me up.  On
Saturday,  the German Ward Sisters took us to Lucy on the Rhein. (They
know about Nicole and wanted to do something for me.) we ate Asian
food and ate spaghetti ice cream. (whipped cream in the middle
surrounded by vanilla ice cream squeezed through this thing to make it
look like spaghetti with strawberry sauce and little white sprinkles
that look like parmesan cheese on top.) it turned out to be a good
day.

Lots of love,

Rachel

P.S. Here is a selfie Sister Roderer took on Saturday

 

7-11-15

Ya, Sister Rolfe is pretty amazing.  And I greatly enjoyed the gifts:)

So, now that I'm gone you do fun stuff. I see how it is.  I hope you
have fun and Ana doesn't get too excited about Beauty and the Beast.

Missionary work helps a lot with Nicole.  It helps get my mind off it.
I'm still not excited for Saturday.

 I taught my first lesson this week!  Her name is April and she shares
a stairwell with a member.  She wants time to look over the Book of
Mormon and stuff before she talked the next discussion.

Have fun down in St. George and good luck with everything.

Love,

Rachel