Immer Noch Müde! lol

Hello Friends!

 Well this week was pretty lame I have to say... because I got pretty sick and had to miss out on a bunch of appointments and president interviews... I just got like a cold or something, but I had like no voice for 2 days.. that was no fun... Man Sitting in a apartment for 2 almost 3 days, with just your companion, but then you have no voice, so you cant even talk with someone, LAME! haha

But I at least got to meet with Thomas ''The BFG''... It was pretty sad, we havent been able to meet with him for like 2 weeks and it was weird, he wwould be home but wouldnt let us in or what not... and while I was sick, we had to run to the store to get food, but I saw his light on and was like alright lets try again, and he let us in and he told us how he had lost his job and then his mother died, who he is deathly close too, and yeah he was just upset... so we just let him talk.. you could tell he just bundled everything in and he just layed everything out to us... that tells you how much he trusts us...but it was good for him to just release all that stress... we didnt teach much, just little things, but were gonna teach him the Plan Der Erlösung (Plan of salvation) next time... but all in all it was a great appointment and he is really making progress even through all of his challenges!

 Man this email just sounds depressing! haha and Im not a depressing person lol but thats literally all I got... NOt much happens on the mission when your sick! lol but thanks for all the support and prayers! I hope everythings good and home, and yeah Bis Dann! (Till Next time)

Schöne Woche

Tschüß

Elder Popp

Wolfert Family

Dear Parents,

yesterday we had your sons in our family for lunch.

We spend a nice time together and where talking about many things.

Elder Popp serving in Minden was here in Stadthagen for exchange.

He stand in our home together with Elder Blauer.

We noticed from Elder Popp that he knows the Hertado family, living in Las Vegas too. Best greetings to this family, we know also, when Brother Hertado stands near Stadthagen in the US army in Hess. Oldendorf.

He belonges to our ward at this time. I remember at a nice and lovely family.

I think you will enjoy this small message and the pictures from your sons.

kindly regards from Germany

from K. Heinz Wolfert family 

Yabba Dabba Doo!

Hey Everyone!

 Well sorry about no email last week.. My comp was pretty much, handicapped till thursday night... So Monday to thursday, we were in the apartment. haha Fun right? Not! haha I about jumped out our window, I was so bored! lol. As for my companion he is doing better, he was having severe panic attacks and hyperventilating alot... most of his sickness was mental... It was kinda weird ill have to admit, but the Mission doctor and sister pimentel talked with him alot on the phone and now he is doing alot better... I told him all were gonna do is chumming ( giving out pass along cards) so he can just relax but also feel like he is getting something done... This weekend we gave out over 2 thousand of them haha it was pretty cool..

Sunday was so cool though! We had 4 people at church! Man I was so happy, I wanted to be like scooby doo and scream Yabba Dabba Doo! haha We had a lady show up, her name is Lina Maier, she is from Nigeria and she absolutely loves our church! It was so cool, she told me she has visited every church and this one is the one that feels right...She was practically dancing at the end of the meeting! haha and then she asked me and a member to give her a blessing for strength so she could stay in the church and what not.. so we did that, and we have an appointment with her on Tuesday and will definitely give her a baptismal date for the beginning of march! Im so excited, and she is so cool and just ready... Its so nice when people are just ready! haha Then after church we had to drive an hour outside of minden to get to a members house, and they stuffed us full of food... seriously I thought my belly was just gonna pop! haha I swear you cant tell a german you dont want anymore food, they dont care, your eating all of it... and they eat like 3 bites and are like, Elders its all yours...Then I have to say a prayer that i wont die! haha Oh The Fun experiences of mission! hahah

Well thats all for this week, I hope everything is well at home.. Next week should be awesome! haha

Bis Dann, Tschüß!

Elder Popp

Pic: Here is a picture of a huge chips bag, members brought us! haha

The Unexpected!

Hey everyone!

 Well this week was great we got quite alot done and things are really starting to pick up speed here in Minden... My luck right when I might be out of this city next tuesday!..Oh well thats life..

 So On Tuesday, we helped a member literally remodel her apartment haha this is also the same lady we helped move her in when I first came to Minden.. She decided she was tired of sitting on the floor so she bought like every piece of furniture you could imagine to fill up her apartment haha, So let me explain to you the german thought process of doing work.... First we get together make a plan, then take a break for tea.... then we put together a couple chairs, then another break for tea, then we do something else, and break for tea... so on a so forth... Well I was tired of the german method so we did it the american way and put everything together from couches to tables to chairs to cabinets to coffee tables, i mean you name it in like 3 hours..Then drank tea afterwards haha Now if we would of done it the other way it wouldv been like 8 hours...They were shocked how fast we moved haha It was pretty funny..

 Wednesday we had Zone Conference in Hannover.. It was actually pretty good, usually im like, does this meeting ever end? haha but there was actually some pretty good talks I was impressed, so that was way cool...and yeah everything after that is a blank to me, I dont know why I cant remember haha Probably because there is this lady in front of me speaking some weird clicking language really loud..  Meine Gute!

Thursday wasnt too interresting, I just made calls to investigators to make appointments out and what not, Iv become pretty good and convincing people to let us over.. At first I was terrified to speak on the phone.. I swear, I remember my first phone call to someone... It was like I never had used a phone in my life... they said hello... they i gave the awkward.. hello? back haha and just stared at the phone wondering why someone was speaking german through it... haha and they ask who it is, then i just repeat back to them the same question... it was pretty funny haha should of recorded it... but, Now im the master! and most of the time i find myself joking with people on the phone for like 5-10 minutes haha im like whoops, the bills for the mission are gonna be going up! lol

Friday we went to the funneral for Sch.Riechmann... It was just like a funeral back home except the dont do the ceremony in the church.. It was really nice, and we even met someone there that we went and visited on Saturday.. But she didnt have to much interest just wanted us to move a fridge for her, but she fed us cake! Das Kann Gar Nicht Schief Gehen! haha

Sunday Was the sweetest sunday ever! We went to church and a investigator showed up! His name is Herr Von Bieren! He is pretty cool.. I called him up and invited him to come to a bible study class for wednesday night and he actually went! ( We werent there)... But he went and then came to church on sunday.. He seem to really enjoy it and then the bishop invited us and him to have dinner with them.. so we went and had dinner and played games... It was such a great sunday! and it was so Unexpected.. I thought it was just gonna be another boring ol' Sunday (oops did I say that)... I mean a wonderful sunday haha  and all of the lesson during church were about the Book of mormon and everything! It fit so perfect.. So we got him moving in the right direction!

Well thats it for me this week! Im a lil tired but im still chugging along! and its stinking cold! everything is just frozen, because its so humid here and its -5°C here! Oh yeah it was sweet, this member family here they gave me a sweet Nike Coat to go over my suit! Man its so nice and warm! I love it and them of coarse! haha

Well I hope you all have a great week!
Bis Dann!
Tschüß
Elder Popp