I talked to someone from every one of those countries this week. One of my old companions had a list of which countries he has met people from, I think it was something like 80 or so. It's crazy how diverse the streets of Germany are.
This week was INCREDIBLE!!!! Super crazy as well. I'll just tell you some of my different nationality stories...
Russia and Ukraine: All the missionaries and members that speak Russian came to the temple this weekend... or at least were supposed to. There was a huge storm that cancelled all trains to and from Freiberg for the whole weekend... SO.. we were sent out with our trusty car to find and pick up all the Elders that got stuck on their way to Freiberg. On that day, everything went wrong. A couple elders were completely lost without a phone, another elder was alone and took a taxi all the way to the temple without anyone knowing it, an elder left his suitcase on a train and his ipad on a bus... and then as we were driving to pick up everyone, we got a flat tire. In the end we had to knock on the doors of a couple members and ask if they would drive us to go and save some other elders that were stranded in this little village. We made it home at about 1am, but everyone was safe.
In the end, we ate borscht together, sang together, and it was an incredible weekend.
We also met someone from Nepal who was born in a mountain village. He said that if he wants to go back home, he would have to climatize to the altitude so that he doesn't get sick.
Our friends from Iraq are going to get baptized this Thursday! They are very ready and excited.
I don't have a whole ton of time tonight, but you should all ready Alma 32:16, I have been thinking about that scripture all week long.
Enjoy the pictures!
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