Last Transfer, Starts Now..

Hey everyone!

 Well this transfer call was very interesting! It was the last time I will here E.Popp, which was pretty weird to be completely honest. I dont think its hit me yet that Im in my last 5 weeks, maybe in a couple of weeks it will haha.. but yeah my son is finally getting to leave the nest.. He got transfered.. Which makes me sad.. After 3 transfer with someone, you pretty much are best friends haha So its going to be sad, he leaves tomorrow.. But Ill live... My new companion will be Elder Jenkins.. which is pretty sick.. we were in the MTC together. He is a transfer younger than me.. So pretty much, I get to just sprint to the end.. We both can speak german.. and have experience on what to do, so it'll be great! I was already in a district with him before, so we know each other really well! We were both shocked when we heard we were going to be serving together haha So Im happy with the person who is going to ''kill'' me haha But it was cool, cuz I prayed asking god to help me stay focused and to have the ability to run to the end.. because lets be honest, who doesnt have a problem staying focused when you know you will be back home in 5 weeks.. and I believe strongly that E.Jenkins was the  answer to that.. because we are just gonna work our butts off! Im gonna be pooped when I get home! haha

But enough of that.. This week was great.. alot of finding time, like usual.. But thanks to awesome members here, we get fed practically everyday haha and it is a riot with each and every one of them! They are so cool! even though they keep trying to convince me to stay in forst and marry somebody haha They already told me I would become their young mens leader haha I was like no way guys! Dont even think about it! haha but needless to say, we have alot of fun and we have a great relationship with the members! WHICH IS KEY!! We also went on splits again with a youth from the ward and also someone from the elders quorum.. We had a appointment lined up for it, so I thought it would have been a great experience for E.Ustach to take the older guy with him as a Joint teach, so he could get used to leading lessons.. but it fell out, which stunk, but they were able to visit some in-actives, which was great.. and I did the good stuff what we like to call ''finding'' haha I took this 15 year old kid and went dooring! haha It was great, he was shocked how bad people treat us sometimes.. but we had a sweet conversation with a guy for 30 minutes on the street.. So im pretty sure it was a good experience for him! We had fun.. Good thing I can sing disney songs in German, otherwise it wouldv been quiet! He was way nervous.. I think having some fun loosened him up, so it was good. Spaß muss sein!!! 

Well thats about it for this week.. We are really trying to get a real progressing investigator.. So if you could pray for us that would be great! I love you all and am thankfull for your support! 

Alles Gute!

Tschüß

E. JPOPP

The Zoo!

Hey everyone!

 Iv been so bad lately for not writing you all for the last couple weeks! Sorry.. It just im using my last Pdays to the fullest haha Trying to get everything in, in my last couple weeks! But todays will also be short but with pictures because we were at the zoo all day!! haha Yep in the snow, but it was awesome! but yeah things are going great in Forst.. Pretty small place but were working and doing everything we can..we found a really cool guy doing doors.. and we are now teaching someone so were pretty happy about that! but as for everything else, its going good. The members here absolutely love us.. In fact all of them want me to marry a member here and live in forst haha Dont worry thats not in my plans but its pretty funny! But im having a blast. The mission is awesome! I love you all and I hope you all have a great week!

Tschüß

Elder Jon Popp

Pic 1: Me about to climb this giant pyramid.. Its was in the middle of no where.. and it is usually surrounded by a giant lake.. So yes I am walking on a frozen lake! haha

Pic 2: Me On top of the pyramid

Pic 3: Sister Walker and I feeding Elephants!!

Pic 4: Just a ''Sexy'' Picture.. Had too... sorry :)

Im Back in the D.D.D.R!

HEy everyone!

 Well its nice to be back in the DDR haha not really.. but its cool. Just like Eberswalde.. but smaller and dirtier. Like there are literally like 4 or 5 giant factories in the middle of this city that have been totally blown to pieces and now bums just sleep in them. The town looks like its a ghost town haha Its pretty cool.. Good place for me to spend my last 2 months in Germany haha The city is pretty small.. a little bit bigger than my first city Glückstadt. So about 14 thousand people.. So everyone knows us its great haha! The members here are great they are just so willing to help us out with anything we need. I dont know If I have experienced that in any other gemeinde. I Love it! So Elder Ustach and I have been visiting alot of the areas surrounding Forst. We started working in forst and the members and random people we talk to on the street told us we have worked to much in Forst.. So we decided to work in the Dorfs surrounding Forst.. Now we have a no idea how to work with this.. Our 3 major dorfs are located on our branches boundaries.. and 2 of them we share with cottbus.. Now in order to get there we have to go through cottbus.. So this means if we find anyone they have to go to cottbus. So in short terms, it would make more sense for them to go to cottbus.. So Elder Ustach and I are a little troubled about that.. We want to start working in these dorfs but we dont know if it would be worth it to the gemeinde in forst. I mean Our purpose is to bring others unto christ, so whether they come to our gemeinde or theres, I dont think matters. BUt I guess we will figure it out haha But, we will see how things go.. We visited this crazy guy this morning, if wouldnt let us talk! haha made me so angry.. I would ask him questions and he would go off about WWII.. Im like here we go again more WWII stories.. haha but, its okay most of them are interesting.. but we want to teach dangit! Well thats all for this week I hope you all have a great week! Love you all.. oh and yes we are on the poland border.. We could literally be in poland in about 10 minutes walking lol.

pożegnanie/Tschüß/Bye!
E.JPopp

Address in Forst:
Hermann Str. #6
03149 Forst (Lausitz)
Deutschland

Ps: Ill send Pics next week!

Moin!

Moin!

 Hey everyone, well this week was great. It was awesome to talk with my family and be able to see them. Not too much longer that Ill see them in person! But yeah, we had a great christmas. We ate so much.. No Joke we all gained like 5 pounds haha.. Its so funny, we were dying though from how much we ate. Like its no fun when your stomach is just bulging and is crambed stuff with german potatoe salad.. I never want to eat that stuff again haha.. But yeah we enjoyed ourselves..Oh man last night was crazy.. We had a crayzy hail storm.. like these pieces of hail were the size of golf balls and we got caught in it haha I took a video, its awesome.. but we got soaked, that sucked.. So Here is the crazy thing.. We had transfer calls come in.. and Guess what E.Ustach and I are getting transfered but were staying together for a 3rd transfer and opening up a new area again lol.. We will be opening up a town called Forst.. They closed it down a little bit ago because of bad missionaries.. So we get the honor of opening it again haha but its like the size of my first city, Glückstadt.. Theres only like 8 thousand people there haha.. So it should be interesting.. So This will probably be my last city.. unless pres, decides to do something crazy but it wouldnt surprise me haha.. But its cool that Elder Ustach is staying with me.. He is a pretty cool guy and we get along great.. So were excited.. not too excited about the train ride tomorrow.. Its going to be about 10 hours long.. and were hauling all of our luggage with us.. So it should be interesting.. haha Na ja, thats life! Well I'll keep it short this week.. Ill I can say is Im loving life and Im doing great. I hope your all doing well! Love you guys! 

Tschüß

Elder JPopp

Forst Address: Just in case any of you want to write me..

Hermann Strasse #6

03149 Forst (Lausitz)

Deutschland