When we went back on Friday to the SG office, we handed them the paper from the CG office and he went back into a room and then came out and told us not to come back for three weeks. This is getting ridiculous. Since transfers are Sunday night we are really hoping that Elder Stumpf doesn't get transferred. He needs to stay here with us to see this through.
Friday night the Elder's had set up a "Movie Night" at the chapel and had been passing out little notices all week long. They were going to show "The Restoration" (it's the only movie that have in Polish). We popped some popcorn and waited for people to show up. Only two people came, but the one lady, Lucynda, was really interested and asked the Sisters to teach her more. Which they have done and committed her to baptism in July. One by one they are coming.
Saturday was very hot! I can't remember what the temperature was, but I decided to open the window in the bedroom. Boy was that a mistake. There are no screens on any of the windows and when I got up in the morning, I had 17 mosquito bites all over my legs and arms and they were big and red. Wayne had a few, but not like me. I guess we learned a lesson. Our air conditioning consists of two fans, so I guess its going to be a long summer.
Sunday was really neat. We went with the Sisters to one of the branch members home. She was baptized last year and has an awesome testimony. The Sisters are teaching her the Temple Prep classes, so that she can receive her endowments. Our District has a temple trip planned in August to Germany. And we all want her to go. Anyway, when we went over there, she had read the pamphlet and was really concerned about the covenants she would be making and wanted to know more about what they were and what she was getting herself into. All of us bore our testimony to her about the temple and that the promises we make with Heavenly Father are just there to help us become a better people. It was a very special time and we know that she felt the spirit of the endowment and how it will help her.
Monday we woke up to a cloudy day. Since it was transfers Sunday night, we had apartment checks again. We went to the sister's apartment first. Sis. Bedzjian was getting everything packed and Sis. Blake, who has only been out for 8 weeks told us that she was getting one of the "Greenies" from the MTC and that she would be a trainer. She was really excited. We also learned that Elders Stumpf and Smith were staying in Wroclaw for the next 9 weeks also. While we were there, Elder Stumpf called and asked all of us if we wanted to go out to lunch. He had received a call from a Bro. Earl and he was going to take us all to lunch. We all wondered who this Bro. Earl was but decided to go out to lunch with him. The sisters remembered they had another appointment, so they didn't go. It was a very enjoyable lunch. Bro. Earl is from Las Vegas. He had his granddaughter and a family from his ward with him. There was a young man with them and came to find out that he had served in Poland 5 years ago. Bro. Earl just wanted to do something nice for all of the missionaries. And he spoke German. So Elder Stumpf and he had a very enjoyable time. We went to inspect the Elder's apartment after lunch. They must have used two cans of bleach on the tub, because you could see yourself in the bottom. It was awesome and they gave each other a "high-five" after I told them that.
Monday night it started raining and rained all day Tuesday and Wednesday. It didn't get above 58 degrees. It was down right cold. We had to put a blanker back on the bed.
When we walked over to the church on Wednesday for English class there was a great big sink hole in the park by "Tight buns". They had it all roped off, but it looks like part of the sidewalk will be dropping into it if it continues to rain.
Monday night we also got a call from the APs at the mission office. They asked us to drive Sis. Bedzjian to Katowice to catch the train there and then pick up our new sister coming in from Warsaw. So we will be leaving very early on Thursday morning to catch the train to Warsaw for Sis. Bedzjian and then have to wait a little while for the other train to come in.
Wednesday night we had 5 people at our English Class. For the game portion of our class we wrote down some idioms that we use in the US and asked them if they new what they meant. It was fun to see them try and guess what they were. Like - "you're barking up the wrong tree". They couldn't understand why someone would bark at a tree. Or "the cats out of the bag". Why do we put cats in bags. It is really fun to be here.
That's about it for this past week. Here are some more gnomes.
This little guy is by the "Naked Swordsman"
Here's the tax collector
Have a good week. We love you all.
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